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‘Entirely unacceptable’: Germany says Chinese military laser-attacked its security mission in Red Sea
Firstpost
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July 8, 2025
Germany on Tuesday said that Chinese military targeted a German aircraft operating in the Red Sea area with a laser. In a post on X, German Foreign Office said that the Chinese vessel targeted the German ship during its deployment in the Red Sea...
Germany summons China’s ambassador after military aircraft lasered in Red Sea
Yahoo News - Canada
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July 8, 2025
Germany's Foreign Office said on Tuesday that it has summoned the Chinese ambassador to protest after a Chinese warship used a laser against a German military aircraft in the Red Sea. "The endangerment of German personnel" and the "disruption of...
Berlin says China military targeted German plane with laser over Red Sea
Hong Kong Free Press
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July 8, 2025
Berlin on Tuesday said the Chinese military had targeted a laser at a German aircraft participating in an EU-led mission to protect marine traffic in the Red Sea. German military’s Tornado (front) and Eurofighter combat aircraft flying together in...
Germany accuses China of targeting one of its military aircraft with a laser
Sky News
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July 8, 2025
Germany has accused the Chinese military of targeting one of its aircraft with a laser during an EU operation over the Red Sea. The Chinese ambassador has been summoned to the German foreign ministry over the incident it claims took place at the...
China beams LASER at German military plane ‘endangering personnel’ on mission in WW3 flashpoint Red Sea
The U.S. Sun
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July 8, 2025
A CHINESE warship fired a laser at a Nato aircraft in a high-stakes showdown in the Horn of Africa. Furious German officials slammed Beijing for playing with fire after the incident in Djibouti – the only country in the world with both US and...
Japan plans to expand OSA aid to align with US' Indo-Pacific strategy and pursue military ambitions, analysts say
Global Times
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Latest news Japan plans to supply defense equipment to Thailand, Tonga and six other nations in the current fiscal year as security aid, a government source said Friday, with the aim to ensure safe sea lanes in the Indo-Pacific region where China...
Germany summons China's ambassador after a plane is lasered over Red Sea
Yahoo News
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BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Foreign Office said Tuesday it has summoned the Chinese ambassador to protest after a Chinese warship used a laser against a German aircraft in the Red Sea. The surveillance aircraft was part of the EU mission Aspides,...
Germany summons China’s ambassador after a plane is lasered over Red Sea
Associated Press
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July 8, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Foreign Office said Tuesday it has summoned the Chinese ambassador to protest after a Chinese warship used a laser against a German aircraft in the Red Sea. The surveillance aircraft was part of the EU mission Aspides,...
China Military Uses Laser on NATO Nation's Aircraft: What to Know
Newsweek
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July 8, 2025
By Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including China. Brendan joined Newsweek in 2018 from the...
Egypt vows to block Ethiopia’s Red Sea bid after El-Sisi talks with Hassan Sheikh
Shabelle Media Network
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July 8, 2025
Cairo, July 8, 2025 – Egypt vowed to oppose Ethiopia’s push for Red Sea access and pledged to accelerate military support to Somalia, deepening a security alliance amid rising regional tensions. After talks with Somali President Hassan Sheikh...
Ethiopia looks to natural gas to fuel its growth
Zawya
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Ethiopia says it will start exporting natural gas, part of a turnaround plan for an economy weighed down by shortage of foreign currency. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told parliament on Thursday that his administration would begin its first-ever gas...
International News Briefs for Monday, July 7, 2025
Havana Times
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July 7, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Monday, July 7, 2025. Trump Signs Bill to Cut Taxes on the Rich, Gut Social Programs and Speed Mass Deportations Jul 07, 2025 President Trump signed...
Top 10 African countries with the highest international air ticket charges
Business Insider Africa
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July 7, 2025
Africa’s tourism sector is showing strong recovery and promise, with 66.3 million international tourists visiting the continent in 2024 and generating $38 billion in total receipts, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization...
Trump Administration Expels Eight Men to War-Torn “Third Country” South Sudan
The Intercept
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July 7, 2025
The Trump administration succeeded in its quest to deport the eight men it imprisoned on a U.S. military base in Djibouti to violence-plagued South Sudan on Saturday, expanding its globe-spanning effort to expel immigrants to so-called third...
China and Ethiopia reaffirm alliance at meeting on sidelies of BRICS summit
Africanews
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July 7, 2025
At a meeting with his Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said the two countries are ready to work together to expand bilateral trade and investment and promote the sustainable development of the Addis-Ababa-Djibouti...
US deports barbaric criminals to African state
Colorado Star
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The men sent to South Sudan are so heinous that even their own countries refused to accept them, a Homeland Security official has stated The United States has deported eight people it labeled "barbaric criminal illegal aliens" to South Sudan, a...
Rising tensions in the Horn of Africa
Geopolitical Intelligence Services
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July 7, 2025
Geopolitical ambitions, ethnic divisions and contested access to the sea and fresh water are intensifying anxieties in Ethiopia, Eritrea and the Tigray region. The port of Massawa is one of the largest natural deepwater ports on the Red Sea and is...
Nigerian travellers pay N274,500 different taxes on each international flight – Findings
Business Hallmark
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July 7, 2025
Air passengers flying out of Nigeria are paying one of the highest amounts in taxes and charges across Africa, with an average cost of $180 (N275,500) per international departure, nearly three times the continental average of $68, according to a...
China ready to boost trade, investment with Ethiopia -- Premier Li
CGTN
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China stands ready to work with Ethiopia to promote the sustainable development of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway, a flagship project of the high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and expand bilateral trade and investment, Chinese Premier Li...
Eight migrants deported from Djibouti to South Sudan, Homeland Security says
The Indian Express
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July 5, 2025
The Trump administration has deported to South Sudan eight migrants who had been held for more than a month by the US at a military base in Djibouti, the Department of Homeland Security said on Saturday, after the migrants lost a last-ditch effort...