Rescuers pulled six crew members alive from the Red Sea after Houthi militants attacked and sank a second ship this week, while the fate of another 15 was unknown after the Iran-aligned group said the...

In just days, Yemen’s Houthi rebels have begun a new, more violent campaign of attacks targeting ships in the Red Sea, sinking two of them and killing some of their crew.

Oil prices slipped on Wednesday as investors weighed a surprise build in U.S. crude stocks last week against attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and a forecast for lower U.S. oil production.