Houthi attack kills six in first fatalities in Red Sea in over a year; U.S. strikes containership

Six people are dead after a Houthi attack in the Red Sea, the first fatalities there in over a year, CNBC US Top News reports. A cargo ship and a container ship were hit in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Oman, and the U.S. struck back at a containership. The Houthis, a Yemeni armed group, have targeted shipping in the region before, and the strikes add fresh strain to some of the world's busiest maritime trade routes.

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