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US destroyer intercepts Houthi missiles fired at US-owned container ship, official says
A U.S. destroyer intercepted ballistic missiles fired by Houthi terrorists at a U.S.-owned container ship in the Red Sea on Wednesday, a U.S. official told Fox News.
The Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists fired three anti-ship ballistic missiles at the U.S. flagged and U.S. owned M/V Maersk Detroit Commercial Container ship transiting the Gulf of Aden in the Southern Red Sea, a U.S. defense official told Fox News. The missiles were fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.
The USS Gravely, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, intercepted two of the missiles while the third splashed down into the sea, the official said.
The U.S. container ship is continuing its transit and, according to initial reports, there were no injuries and no damage to the ship, the official said.
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The USS Gravely is an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. On Wednesday, U.S. defense officials said the destroyer intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles fired at a U.S.-flagged and U.S.-owned container ship. (U.S. Navy via Getty Images, File)
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters at a briefing on Wednesday afternoon that two ships were targeted.
«What I can tell you and what I do know of what happened today was that there were three Houthi missiles fired at two merchant vessels in the Southern Red Sea,» Kirby said. «One missile missed by something like 200 kilometers. The other two were shot down by a U.S. Navy destroyer.»
CENTCOM CONFIRMS US AIRSTRIKES ON HOUTHI ANTI-SHIP MISSILES NEAR RED SEA
This is the third U.S.-owned ship the Houthis have attacked in recent weeks.
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It marks the first Houthi attack since Jan. 18 and the 36th attack on commercial vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since Nov. 19.
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UK election exit polling suggests Labour is headed for landslide victory
An exit poll in the U.K.’s general election suggests it will be a landslide victory for the opposition Labour Party after nearly a decade and a half of Conservative rule.
The poll, released moments after polls closed on Thursday, indicated that Labour leader Keir Starmer will be the country’s next prime minister.
«Today, Britain’s future is on the ballot,» Starmer wrote in an X post prior to the election.
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Labour Party leader Keir Starmer and wife Victoria arrive at a polling station to cast their vote in London on Thursday. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
If Starmer wins the general election, it will be the Labour Party’s first win since 2005.
Labour pledged to get the U.K.’s sluggish economy growing, invest in infrastructure and make Britain a «clean energy superpower.»
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a Conservative general election campaign event in Edinburgh, Scotland, on June 24. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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Rishi Sunak has served as prime minister of the U.K. and leader of the Conservative Party since 2022.
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