The UK-owned bulk carrier was struck on February 18 with multiple missiles resulting in an oil slick in the Red Sea. The cargo ship Rubymar, which was abandoned in the southern Red Sea after being targeted by Houthi rebels last month, has sunk, according to Yemen’s internationally recognised government. “The MV Rubymar sank last night, coinciding with weather factors and strong winds at sea,” a crisis cell of...

United States military cargo planes have air-dropped food into Gaza, in the first of series of aid drops as humanitarian groups criticise Israel for blocking access to the besieged and bombarded strip. The US, together with Jordan’s air force, “conducted a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop into Gaza … to provide essential relief to civilians affected by the ongoing conflict”, US Central Command said in a statement on Saturday....