Red Sea

Danish shipping firm Maersk said on Monday that another of its vessels successfully navigated the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait, weeks after it tested the route

Yemen’s southern separatists welcomed a Saudi call for dialogue as fighting eased in the south, raising hopes of de-escalation in a rare public rift between Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Yemen's more than decade-long civil war has flared up after a United Arab Emirates-backed separatist movement swept through territory in the south, splintering the Saudi-led coalition.

Israel is the first to recognize Somaliland, but the move may deepen clan divisions, fuel extremism, and damage Israel’s regional standing.

The Houthis’ leader also accused Israel of aiming for the “further disintegration and fragmentation of other countries,” and demanded that all of Yemen act against Israel.

Some may see it as creating a new era of international competition in the Horn of Africa - but the real issue is it may appear more of a strategic chessboard than it is.

The Red Sea war is exposing global connectivity’s fragility and speeding a quiet new partnership as Israel, the Gulf, and India link defense tech, logistics, and data systems

Maersk said that while it had no plans yet to fully reopen the route, it was considering continuing a "stepwise approach towards gradually resuming navigation" via the Suez Canal and the Red Sea.

Bank of America observes that the most likely scenario is to maintain the status quo of "no war, no peace," with a continued risk of disruptions to shipping in the Red Sea.

Four incidents affected the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group during their deployment against Houthi terrorists, including losing two F-18s and crashing into a merchant vessel.