Australia's defence minister announced Monday the gifting of a naval patrol boat to the Maldives to "maintain regional ...

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"So we basically have a band of pirates, you know, with guided precision anti-ship weaponry and exacting a toll system in one of the most important shipping lanes in the world," Rubio said.