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China’s newest aircraft carrier not as capable as 50-year-old US ship in one key respect, former US officers say

China’s newest aircraft carrier may only be able to conduct air operations at about 60 percent the rate of a 50-year-old US Navy carrier, two former US carrier officers say, a substantial combat limitation for a vessel meant to revolutionize Beijing’s fleet. The officers told CNN the configuration of the flight deck of the Fujian, …

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Israel seizes final ship of 42-vessel Gaza aid flotilla, hundreds of activists detained

The Global Resilience Flotilla for Breaking the Siege on the Gaza Strip announced that the Israeli navy intercepted the last remaining ship of the Gaza aid convoy on Friday, according to Al Jazeera. The Resilience Flotilla indicated that the Israeli Navy has now intercepted all 42 boats that comprised the convoy. Earlier, the Israeli Broadcasting …

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Italy blocks arms ship for Israel in solidarity with Gaza

Italian authorities announced the seizure of two containers containing explosive materials at the port of Ravenna, which were en route to the Israeli port of Haifa. This action comes amid rising public and union protests against Israel and the massacres it is committing in Gaza City. According to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, the Mayor …

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Israel bombs Huthis in Yemen after rebels attack commercial ship for first time in months

CNN  —  Israel has carried out its first strikes against Huthi targets in Yemen since the Israel-Iran ceasefire, attacking ports and a power plant around midnight local time Sunday night into Monday morning. The strikes come after at least three Huthi ballistic missiles were launched at Israel, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), including …

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Aid ship bound for Gaza catches fire after alleged Israeli drone attack off Malta

CNN  —  A Gaza-bound activist aid ship caught fire and issued an SOS, after what its organizers claimed was an Israeli drone attack off the coast of Malta in international waters in the early hours of Friday. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), which is campaigning to end Israel’s blockade of Gaza, told CNN activists were …

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Taiwan detains Chinese-crewed ship suspected of cutting undersea cable

Taipei, Taiwan CNN  —  Taiwan’s coast guard detained a cargo ship and its Chinese crew on Tuesday and said it was investigating whether the vessel had deliberately cut an undersea internet cable, in the latest possible breach of the island’s communication lines. The vessel suspected of damaging the cable connecting Taiwan to its outlying Penghu …

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