European naval force detained six suspected pirates after they fired at an oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden. Houthi rebels have been attacking ships in the Red Sea, disrupting commercial traffic.

The U.K. Carrier Strike Group passed through the Suez Canal—a strategic waterway in Egypt that connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea—on May 24. The group conducted operations in the Red Sea for ...

The European Union has launched a naval mission to help protect cargo ships in the Red Sea as attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen continue to threaten maritime traffic, hamper trade and drive up prices.

Yemen's Houthi rebels killed 3 mariners with an attack on a ship in the Red Sea, a European naval force says, fueling concern over a possible new wave of attacks by the Iran-backed group.

Britain tested the idea to senior EU diplomats at a meeting in Brussels, saying it would not involve the European Union, NATO or the United States directly, the diplomats said.

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