French President Emmanuel Macron denounced on Thursday, behind the attacks in the Red Sea, an "intolerable threat" from Yemeni Houthi rebels, supported by Iran.
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French President Emmanuel Macron denounced on Thursday, behind the attacks in the Red Sea, an "intolerable threat" from Yemeni Houthi rebels, supported by Iran.
In this region, a crossroads of global maritime transport, he stated, "The Houthi threat to freedom of navigation is intolerable," addressing French soldiers deployed in Jordan and commending the "essential role" played by the French Navy in countering it in recent days.
An apparent drone attack - claimed by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia - hit central Tel Aviv in the early hours of Friday, killing one man and slightly wounding four others, the Israeli military and emergency services said.
Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Wednesday that disruption to its container shipping via the Red Sea had extended beyond trade routes between the Far East and Europe to its entire global network.
Kaja Kallas, who resigned as Estonia's prime minister on Monday to become the European Union's next foreign policy chief, is known for her tough stance on Russia, which may raise doubts as to whether she can represent views from across the bloc.
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