US Central Command says there were no injuries or damage reported, adding that this was the 26th Houthi attack on commercial shipping lanes in the Red Sea since 19 November.
The attack on the tanker STRINDA took place about 60 nautical miles (111km) north of the Bab al-Mandab Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at about 2100 GMT.
Russia's defence ministry said 'designated targets' were hit by the crew of a warship of the country's Black Sea Fleet. No comment from Ukraine about infrastructure being hit overnight reported.
Pakistan has claimed a missile without warhead entered its airspace from India. While its description of missile matches that of BrahMos, sources said no projectile was aimed at Pakistan.
The test was conducted as part of the trials being conducted by the Indian Navy. A land-attack version supersonic cruise missile was also successfully test-fired earlier this week.
The Army Tuesday carried out a ‘live missile test’ of the 290-plus km range BrahMos missile, but efforts are on to extend its range to 400, 800 and 1,500 km.
Roman Babushkin, deputy chief of mission, Russian Embassy, said Moscow is ‘concerned’ over India-China border standoff because if not settled soon, ‘other players’ might take advantage.
India successfully tested a hypersonic missile-capable vehicle Monday that can move at 6 times the speed of sound. It plans to develop such a missile in 5 yrs.
Here's what's happening across the border: Hundreds of couples get hitched at a mass wedding in Karachi; Pak cruise missile Babur sails through test.
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Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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