The attacks, which the group says are in solidarity with Palestinians living through Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, ended months of relative calm in the Red Sea.

Four sailors were confirmed dead on Wednesday after Yemen’s Houthi rebels hit a cargo ship in the Red Sea, marking the most lethal attack in the Iran-backed militants’ campaign against vessels in the ...

Crude inventories rose by 7.1 million barrels to 426 million barrels in the week ended July 4, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a draw of 2.1 million barrels.