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A German warship in the Red Sea almost shot down a US drone in a narrowly averted case of friendly fire, according to reports. A German warship in the Red Sea almost shot down a US drone in a narrowly averted case of friendly fire, according to media reports A German naval frigate sent to protect commercial ships in the Red Sea nearly shot down a US drone by accident, German media reported on Wednesday. The German Defense Ministry confirmed a drone incident involving an allied nation occurred on Monday, without naming the country. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said the Hesse frigate, which arrived in the region at the weekend as part of an EU mission to help secure international shipping from attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis, opened fire after efforts to identify the unknown drone "were unsuccessful." Ministry spokesman Michael Stempfle said, "The case was resolved when it turned out that it wasn't a hostile drone, which only became clear in ...

  After a rise in attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis, the world's largest shipping firms are staying away from the Red Sea and Suez Canal. Could the world see a repeat of the post-COVID supply chain crisis? The US and other countries have vowed to increase security in the Red Sea Over the past week, most of the world's largest shipping firms have said they will avoid the Red Sea and therefore the Suez Canal after Yemen-based Houthi rebels fired missiles at cargo ships over the Israel-Hamas war. Instead, ships traveling from the Far East to Europe will need to make a detour around the entire African continent, via South Africa's Cape of Good Hope. The journey will take more than a week longer and will add about 3,500 nautical miles (6,482 kilometers) to the journey.  The Suez Canal, which connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, is the shortest route between Europe and Asia. About 1...