Insuring ships against piracy could become more expensive and subject to tighter conditions following a rise in piracy cases in the Indian Ocean and along the Horn of Africa over the past year.A ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A European naval force in the Middle East helped free a Yemeni fishing boat seized by suspected Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa, authorities said.

The Liao Dong Yu was “liberated”, the European Union’s Atalanta naval force (EUNAVFOR) said in a social media post, citing ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected Somali pirates have seized a Yemeni fishing boat off the Horn of Africa, authorities said late Monday. A European naval operation in the Mideast, known as ...

The Chinese Navy announced that one of its warships successfully foiled a potential pirate attack targeting a commercial vessel transiting the Gulf of Aden in the Red Sea. In a statement issued on ...

Israel is considering plans to send Gazans to Puntland, an autonomous region of Somalia, after Donald Trump’s pledge to ...

Mogadishu (Commentary ) — One month ago, Mogadishu welcomed Mohamed Abdi (aka Afweyne), a former pirate kingpin. He served ...

U.S. Navy and Air Force warplanes carried out airstrikes on northern Somalia on Saturday targeting the Islamic State. It was one of the first major U.S. military operations since Trump took office.

WASHINGTON—The US military has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump’s second term.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This photo provided by U.S. Africa Command, the U.S. military conducts coordinated airstrikes against ...

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