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U.S. sends eight deported men from Djibouti to S. Sudan
The Columbian - Washington State
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WASHINGTON — Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African nation of Djibouti while their legal challenges played out in court have now reached the Trump...
Russia Increases Fertilizers and Agricultural Exports to Africa
The News Chronicle
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July 6, 2025
With geopolitical developments shaping the world, Africa is expectedly changing with the times. It has gone far, particularly with Russia, opened new directions in bilateral economic cooperation after their joint historic summits. It is also time...
Germany summons Chinese envoy over laser-targeting of surveillance plane
The Guardian
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July 8, 2025
The German foreign ministry has summoned the Chinese ambassador in Berlin after a Chinese warship used a laser to target a German aircraft taking part in an EU operation helping to protect shipping in the Red Sea. “The endangerment of German...
Two crew dead after attack on Greek vessel in Red Sea
RTE Ireland
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July 8, 2025
Two crew members of the Liberia-flagged, Greek-operated, bulk carrier Eternity C have been killed following an attack by sea drones and speed boats, Liberia's shipping delegation told a meeting of the UN shipping agency IMO. The incident is...
Ethio-Djibouti Railway Registers 7b Birr in Revenue
The Reporter Ethiopia
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July 5, 2025
The Ethio-Djibouti Railway has generated seven billion Birr in revenue over the first 11 months of its first full year of operation under Ethiopian and Djiboutian nationals, according to Alemu Sime, minister of Transport and Logistics. In an...
BREAKING: Hours After Supreme Court Ruling, Obama Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin From Transferring 8 Illegals in Djibouti to South Sudan
The Gateway Pundit
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July 4, 2025
Happy Independence Day! Just hours after the Supreme Court issued a ruling, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump Administration from transferring the 8 illegal aliens stuck in Djibouti to South Sudan. Judge Randolph Moss, an Obama...
Houthis say they sank Greek bulk carrier off Yemen
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 7, 2025
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi militants claimed responsibility on Monday for a drone and missile attack on a Greek-operated bulk carrier in the Red Sea, saying the ship had sunk. Sunday’s attack off southwest Yemen was the first such incident...
US Supreme Court allows Trump to deport migrants held in Djibouti to South Sudan
Saudi Gazette
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the Trump administration to deport to South Sudan a group of migrants who have been held for weeks on a military base in Djibouti. The high court’s unsigned order came days after a...
Supreme Court OKs Trump 'Third Country' Deportation of Men Held in Desert Shipping Container
Common Dreams
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July 3, 2025
The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the Trump administration to send eight men deported from the United States and currently in limbo on a U.S. military base in Djibouti to South Sudan, where only one of the deportees is from, under...
BREAKING: Supreme Court Sides with Trump, Grants Request to Lift Biden Judge’s Order Blocking Deportation of 8 Illegals Stuck in Djibouti – Sotomayor FUMES
The Gateway Pundit
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July 3, 2025
The US Supreme Court 7-2 on Thursday granted the Trump Administration’s request to lift a Biden judge’s order blocking the deportation of the 8 illegals currently stuck in Djibouti. Liberal Justice Elena Kagan joined the conservative justices and...
Japan plans to expand OSA aid to align with US' Indo-Pacific strategy and pursue military ambitions, analysts say
Global Times
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Latest news Japan plans to supply defense equipment to Thailand, Tonga and six other nations in the current fiscal year as security aid, a government source said Friday, with the aim to ensure safe sea lanes in the Indo-Pacific region where China...
Red Sea Crisis: Houthi Attack Risks Sinking Freight Ship
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) A freight ship was at risk of sinking in the Red Sea on Monday after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis attacked it with gunfire, rockets and remote-controlled explosive-laden boats, in their first known attack on the high seas...
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Another ship attacked in Red Sea day after Houthis claimed to have sunk bulk carrier
Firstpost
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July 8, 2025
Two crew members of a Greek-managed vessel have been wounded and two are missing after a drone attack off Yemen on Monday, hours after Iran-aligned Houthi militants claimed an assault on another bulk carrier in the Red Sea, saying the ship had...
The Bleak Unifying Principle of This Supreme Court Term
Slate Magazine
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July 8, 2025
Get clear, smart takes on every major ruling. Subscribe to support Slate’s legal coverage. Join Slate Plus On Thursday afternoon, the Supreme Court issued a brief order condemning eight migrants to banishment in South Sudan, where they face the...
China Military Uses Laser on NATO Nation's Aircraft: What to Know
Newsweek
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July 8, 2025
By Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including China. Brendan joined Newsweek in 2018 from the...
Chinese warship targets German plane with a laser over Red Sea
Daily Mail
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July 8, 2025
By ELENA SALVONI Published: 05:26 EDT, 8 July 2025 | Updated: 06:19 EDT, 8 July 2025 A Chinese warship has targeted a German aircraft as it worked to protect marine traffic over the Red Sea, Berlin has revealed. Beijing's military 'endangered...
Unacceptable: Germany accuses China of laser attack on its jet during EU mission
India Today
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July 8, 2025
Tensions flared between Berlin and Beijing after the German government on Tuesday accused the Chinese military of targeting a German reconnaissance aircraft with a laser during an EU-led mission in the Red Sea. The incident prompted the German...
Egypt vows to block Ethiopia’s Red Sea bid after El-Sisi talks with Hassan Sheikh
Shabelle Media Network
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July 8, 2025
Cairo, July 8, 2025 – Egypt vowed to oppose Ethiopia’s push for Red Sea access and pledged to accelerate military support to Somalia, deepening a security alliance amid rising regional tensions. After talks with Somali President Hassan Sheikh...
Second Greek Ship Attacked by Houthis in The Red Sea
Greek Reporter
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July 8, 2025
Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping escalate despite the presence of the EU Naval force. Credit: EUNAVFOR Operation ASPIDES A Greek-owned cargo ship, the Liberian-flagged Eternity C, was attacked in the Red Sea on Monday, resulting in at least two...
Houthi rebels strike 2 Filipino-manned vessels; 2 seafarers suspected missing
Philippine STAR
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July 8, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Two foreign-flagged vessels with mostly Filipino crews were attacked by Houthi rebels, with two crewmen possibly missing, according to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Tuesday, July 8. The first ship was the MV...