Shield at sea

The Red Sea and Persian Gulf have been areas of historic tension for decades, with Western navies maintaining an almost constant presence

On the night of 13 March 1944, the Greekregistered steamship SS Peleus was en route from Freetown to Buenos Aires when she was hit amidships by two torpedoes, launched by a German U-boat, U-852. The t

Qatari spokesperson Majed al-Ansari tells Newsweek of Gulf leaders’ plans to warn President Donald Trump of a “new threat perception” following Israel’s strikes in Doha

On 21 October 1805, smoke filled the skies over the seas west of Cape Trafalgar, a headland in the Province of Cádiz in the southwest of Spain, as a fierce battle raged. After nearly five hours of int

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