Former Himachal Pradesh minister quits BJP after party gives tickets to Congress rebels

Ram Lal Markanda is the frontrunner for the BJP candidate from Lahaul and Spiti. (document) Shimla: Former Himachal Pradesh minister and BJP leader from Lahaul and Spiti assembly constituency Ram Lal Markanda quit the party on Tuesday in protest against the Congress which defeated him in the last assembly elections The advent of rebel Ravi … Read more

Türkiye warns of offensive against Iraqi Kurdish rebels

Turkey says it is preparing to launch a large-scale military operation in Iraq to combat Kurdish insurgents operating from there. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to end what he says is the threat posed by the Kurdish rebel group the PKK, which has been fighting Turkey for decades. As Dorian Jones reports from … Read more

US says it attacked three underground storage sites belonging to Houthi rebels in Yemen

Washington — The U.S. military said on Friday it had struck three underground storage facilities used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels as Iran-backed rebels continued their attacks on Red Sea shipping. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement that the U.S. military “conducted self-defense attacks on three underground Houthi storage facilities in areas controlled by the … Read more

Houthi rebels attack oil tanker in Red Sea, crew unharmed

Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked an oil tanker in the Red Sea early Friday, but the crew on board was not injured, authorities said. It is the latest action against shipping by the opposition over Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The British military’s Maritime Trade Operations Center initially reported that the ship … Read more

Russian rebels say Britain and Europe failed to stop Kremlin killings abroad

Russian dissidents in Britain and Europe have called on Western governments to introduce security measures to crack down on the Kremlin’s operations abroad, following a series of attacks on regime opponents across the continent. Leonid Volkov, the former chairman of Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF), was seriously injured in a hammer attack outside his home … Read more

Himachal court gives relief to independent MP, father of Congress rebels

Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday granted interim anticipatory notice to the father of independent Hamirpur MP Ashish Sharma and Gagret MLA Chaitanya Sharma On bail, they were booked by the police for “electoral offences” and criminal conspiracy. After hearing the anticipatory bail applications filed by Rakesh Sharma and Ashish Sharma, father of … Read more

US launches missile strikes against Houthi rebels after latest Red Sea attack

The U.S. military carried out an airstrike on Monday against an underwater drone and 18 anti-ship missiles, the latest response to a campaign by Yemen’s Houthi armed group to threaten Red Sea shipping lanes. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reported six attacks hours after Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles at the Liberian-flagged, … Read more

US destroyer shoots down missiles and drones launched by Houthi rebels

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – A U.S. destroyer shot down drones and missiles fired at it by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, officials said early Wednesday, and the Indian Navy released a video of a U.S. destroyer fighting a fire on a container ship earlier targeted by the Houthis. Image. Tuesday’s attack apparently … Read more

Ship hit by Houthi rebels sinks in Red Sea

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – A ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sank in the Red Sea days after taking on water, officials said on Saturday, the first vessel to be completely destroyed in their campaign against Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The sinking of the Rubymar, which was carrying fertilizer and … Read more

Rubymar ship attacked by Houthi rebels eventually sinks in Red Sea

A British ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sank in the Red Sea days after taking on water, the first vessel to be completely destroyed in the rebels’ war against Israel against Hamas in Gaza. The sinking of the Ruby comes as the vital waterway transporting goods and energy from Asia and the Middle East … Read more