Ship attacked in Red Sea off Yemen with gunfire, rocket-propelled grenades: U.K. maritime agency
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre said that an armed security team on the ship had returned fire and that the 'situation is ongoing'.
'Authorities are investigating,' it said.
Yemen's Houthi rebels have launched attacks in the Red Sea over the Israel-Hamas war, but a ceasefire largely has been holding. Pirates from Africa also have operated in the region.
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Epstein Files: DoJ & FBI conclude that the sex offender has no client list, died by suicide
US President Donald Trump's DoJ and FBI concluded that they found no evidence that sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had a 'client list,' also confirming that the British financier died by suicide. read more US President Donald Trump's Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have concluded that they have no evidence that convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein kept a 'client list' to blackmail powerful figures. According to the memo, obtained by Axios, the authorities also found that Epstein died by suicide, dismissing the murder theory. In light of this, the Trump administration is planning to release a video — in both raw and 'enhanced' versions — that it claims indicates that no one entered the area of the Manhattan prison where Epstein was held the night he died in 2019. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The authorities noted that the video evidence supports the examiner's finding that Epstein committed suicide, Axios reported. As per the memo, the investigators closely examined the footage of Epstein's Manhattan prison cell between around 10:40 pm on Aug. 9, 2019, when the convicted sex offender was locked in his cell. He was found unresponsive around 6:30 am the next morning. DOJ and FBI would make no further disclosure in the case The administration repeatedly maintained that no one entered the Manhattan prison cell at night. 'The FBI enhanced the relevant footage by increasing its contrast, balancing the colour, and improving its sharpness for greater clarity and viewability,' the memo says. The memo also noted that the investigator found that there was 'no incriminating 'client list' " of Epstein's, 'no credible evidence … that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals,' and no 'evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.' Another controversial part of the memo is that the DOJ and FBI said in the memo that no 'further disclosure' of Epstein-related material would be appropriate or warranted.' The memo argued that much of the material relates to child sexual abuse, details of Epstein's victims, and information that would expose innocent individuals to 'allegations of wrongdoing.' 'Through this review, we found no basis to revisit the disclosure of those materials and will not permit the release of child pornography,' the memo furthered. Why it matters This was the first time the Trump administration had officially contradicted conspiracy theories about Epstein's activities and his death. Interestingly, these two theories were actively pushed by the FBI's top two officials before Trump appointed them to the bureau. When he was a social media influencer, Kash Patel (now the director of the FBI) and Dan Bongino (now deputy director) were among those in the MAGA world who questioned the official version of how Epstein died. Since then, both Patel and Bongino admitted that the British sex offender died by suicide. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Interestingly, the findings of the DoJ and the FBI were released just weeks after Tesla CEO Elon Musk accused US President Donald Trump of being "in the Epstein files." In response to this, Trump took to TruthSocial to post a statement from former Epstein lawyer David Schoen, saying Trump wasn't implicated in any crime. Schoen was the same lawyer who represented Trump during his first impeachment trial. Musk eventually deleted the tweet in which he hurled the accusations and later admitted that ' he went too far'. Still, the questions about whether Trump's name is in the government's Epstein files have persisted because they had been acquaintances who attended the same parties in the 1990s. However, the POTUS maintained in 2019 that he was 'not a fan of Epstein' and hadn't 'spoken to him for 15 years.' He also said he had barred Epstein from his golf resorts in the early 2000s. However, Democrats have been demanding a deeper dive into the relationship between Trump and Epstein. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
News18
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Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Killing Wife During Argument Over Property
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Ghislaine Maxwell was once a fixture at every major party in London and New York. She had powerful friends, a British accent that turned heads in the U.S., and connections to the world's most famous people, from Bill Clinton to Prince Andrew. But in 2021, a jury found her guilty of grooming and trafficking young girls for Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier. She was sentenced to 20 years in jail. At the time, her name made headlines across the world. But even now, many still ask: Who was Ghislaine Maxwell, and how did she end up behind bars while Epstein's so-called 'clients' remain unnamed? Why the case still doesn't feel over The U.S. Justice Department recently confirmed there was no client list and no blackmail material in the Epstein investigation. They also said Epstein died by suicide. This shocked many people who believed his crimes involved other powerful people. Now, the internet is asking a serious question: if there's no list, no blackmail, and no more arrests coming, why is Maxwell in jail at all? 'She's doing time for a system that protected everyone but her,' one user posted on X. Another said, 'So Epstein had no clients and yet Ghislaine is guilty of helping him serve... who exactly?' These posts aren't trying to clear Maxwell's name. People agree that what she did was wrong. But they're pointing out how strange it is that she's the only one paying the price while the rest walk free. Her childhood shaped everything Maxwell's childhood was difficult. Her father, Robert Maxwell, was rich, feared, and emotionally abusive. Though he spoiled her, he also expected loyalty. After he died in 1991, she left the UK and moved to New York, where she met Epstein. The two became close. While some saw her as his assistant or 'best friend,' court files said she helped him run his life and his abuse. Maxwell found victims, scheduled massages, and gave strict rules to staff. Victims said she played a big part in what happened. Her role in the abuse Prosecutors said Maxwell knew what Epstein liked and brought him young girls to groom. They worked as a team. And even though she wasn't rich at first, she later lived in luxury with homes, parties, and influence all around her. In 2020, the FBI found her in a quiet home in New Hampshire. A few months later, it came out that she had secretly married a tech CEO. But in court, none of it helped. She was found guilty and jailed. Now, she's spending her days under watch in a small cell, far from the world she once ruled.
