An explosion struck a Hong Kong-flagged container ship Tuesday traveling north through the Red Sea, sparking a major fire that forced its crew to abandon the vessel, shipping industry officials said.

Each year, tens of thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa cross the Red Sea, trying to reach the wealthy Gulf countries to escape wars, natural disasters, or poverty. The IOM recorded more than 60,000 migrant arrivals in Yemen in 2024 and at least 97,200 in 2023.

The U.S. Navy should consider the unintended consequences of revealing sensitive air and missile defense capabilities to China through persistent display of these systems during Red Sea operations. The answers to these questions could lead to a reevaluation of U.S. strategy in the Red Sea.

As a landlocked country, Ethiopia has expressed dissatisfaction at its reliance on the Port of Djibouti for access to the Red Sea. Recently, Prime Minister Abiy stated that control of the Red Sea and the Nile is critical for Ethiopia’s survival. The MoU with Somaliland represents Ethiopia’s bid to secure a port in this strategic region.

Shipping companies expressed caution about using the shorter route between Asia and Europe that many ships have avoided for more than a year.

A United States Navy destroyer has been spotted with "kill marks," revealing details about its Red Sea combat, where Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked American warships and civilian vessels.

President Donald Trump redesignated the Yemeni Islamic terrorist group, Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). He first designated the Houthis as an FTO during his first administration,

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The new administration must urgently focus its efforts on strengthening the U.S. military’s combat credibility in the Western Pacific through investments in capabilities that enable at-sea and distributed logistics.

Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabie has told shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk there are signs of stability returning to the Red Sea, and urged the company to take that into account when planning sea routes,

Supply chains have had to deal with higher shipping costs, product delivery delays, and increased carbon emissions as a result of this diversion. The Gaza ceasefire gave some hope that the disruption would finally end. But shipping lines will not hurry back to the region until long-term security is guaranteed.

A fire aboard the Hong Kong-flagged ASL Bauhinia on Tuesday was not linked to Houthi attacks, the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Joint Maritime Information Center said on Wednesday. A maritime security source told Reuters that the fire resulted from hazardous cargo on board.