The intensified military pressure comes as the U.S. and China are attempting to steer relations back on track after an icy couple of years. For example, at their meeting, Sullivan and Wang confirmed the plan to launch a collaborative U.S.-China “Counternarcotics Working Group” on Tuesday to address the fentanyl crisis. “Mr. Sullivan underscored during the … Read more
Updated Jan. 16, 2024 2:07 pm ET The U.S. military was searching for two Navy SEALs lost at sea during an operation that seized Iranian-made missile parts bound for Houthi rebels in Yemen, as the U.S. launched another series of strikes against the group. The waters off the Yemen coastline have become a zone of … Read more
Updated Jan. 11, 2024 3:37 pm ET The Middle East braced Thursday for U.S.-led coalition strikes on Houthi positions, after the Yemeni rebel force defied an ultimatum to halt its attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea with a barrage of missiles and drones Tuesday. Maritime executives have been told by Western diplomats that targets … Read more
Updated Jan. 8, 2024 2:26 pm ET A burning inferno on the runway, followed four days later by a midair emergency involving a gaping hole in the side of the plane, isn’t the way the airline industry wanted to start 2024. After a fraught 2023, in which safety specialists and regulators raised alarms about mounting … Read more
Updated Jan. 6, 2024 10:31 pm ET The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a temporary grounding and immediate inspections of dozens of Boeing 737 MAX jets, after one of the planes made an emergency landing when a section of the aircraft ripped away in midair. Passengers and flight attendants described a harrowing incident during an Alaska … Read more
Updated Jan. 4, 2024 2:13 pm ET In its certification, Airbus was required to prove that its A350 aircraft can be evacuated in less than 90 seconds. In Tuesday’s collision in Japan, the last crew member escaped the aircraft after 18 minutes—but there were still no casualties. The sizable discrepancy, for the moment, represents a … Read more
Updated Jan. 3, 2024 5:30 pm ET WASHINGTON—The U.S., Britain and key allies issued what officials described as a final warning to the Houthi Yemeni rebel group Wednesday to cease its attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea or bear the consequences. “Ongoing Houthi attacks in the Red Sea are illegal, unacceptable, and profoundly … Read more
By Carrie Keller-Lynn, Saeed Shah and Anat Peled Updated Jan. 1, 2024 2:45 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) TEL AVIV—Israel began preparations for prolonged fighting in the Gaza Strip, reshuffling forces as it weighs how to sustain lower-intensity fighting over the long term. Israel’s top general said that it would take at least … Read more
Updated Dec. 26, 2023 10:15 am ET Iran has tripled production of nearly weapons-grade uranium in a move likely to deepen its confrontation with the West as Tehran helps allied militias to attack Israel and U.S. forces in the region. Iran’s decision to triple its production rate of near-weapons-grade uranium marks the collapse of quiet … Read more
Updated Dec. 22, 2023 4:08 pm ET Iran’s paramilitary forces are providing real-time intelligence and weaponry, including drones and missiles, to Yemen’s Houthis that the rebels are using to target ships passing through the Red Sea, Western and regional security officials said. Tracking information gathered by a Red Sea surveillance vessel controlled by Iran’s paramilitary … Read more