Search ends for those missing after Yemen's Houthi rebels sink ship in Red Sea
The announcement came as satellite photos show long, trailing oil slicks from where the bulk carrier Eternity C sank, as well as another where the sinking of the bulk carrier Magic Seas by the Iranian-backed Houthis took place.
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Palestinian American Saif Mussallet's killing in Israeli-occupied West Bank draws U.S. call for investigation
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