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 A ship traveling through the R stanley termohrnek ed Sea came under repeated missile fire Friday in a likely attack launched by Yemen   Houthi rebels, authorities said, the latest targeting the crucial maritime route.Five missiles landed near the vessel as it traveled off the coast of the rebel-held port city of Hodeida in Yemen, the British military   United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said. The missiles landed near the vessel, but caused no damage, the UKTMO added.The Houthis did not immediately claim the attack. However, it can take them hours or even days before they acknowledge an assault.Story continues below this adThe rebels have targeted more than 60 vessels by firing missiles and drones in their campaign that has killed a total of four sailors. They seized one vessel and sank two since November. A US-led airstrike campaign has targeted the Houthis since January, with a series of strikes on May 30 killing at least 16 people and wounding 42 others, the rebels say.The Houthis maintain that their attacks target ships linked to Israel, the United States or Britain. However, many of the ships attacked have little or no connection to the Israel-Hamas war 鈥?including some bound for Iran.Late on Tuesday, Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen.  stanley cup Yahya Saree said the group was responsible for an attack Monday on the Liberian- stanley cup flagged, Greek-managed container ship MSC Sarah V. On Wednesday, the Houthis claimed they used a new hypersonic ballistic missile in the assault, which t Kwbu On German visit, Barack Obama to push trans-Atlantic trade deal
 Japan   Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is also ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader, shakes hands with his supporters after an election campaign rally in Fukushima, Japan, October 10, 2017.  Source: REUTERS Election campaigning began in earnest in Japan on Tuesday with conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aiming to shake off suspected cronyism scandals and repulse the challenge from a stanley cup n upstart new party to extend his near-five year hold on power. The Oct 22 election pits Abe   Liberal Democratic Party-led coalition against the less than one-month-old Party of Hope headed by popular Tok stanley termosky yo Governor Yuriko Koike, a former LDP lawmaker often floated as a possible first female Japanese premier.Calling for a snap election, Abe had said he needed to renew his mandate to cope with a national crisis stemming from rising regional tensions over North Korea   nuclear and missile programmes and the demographic time-bomb of Japan   fast-ageing, shrinking population. Opposition disarray and an uptick in his own ratings, which had rebounded after sinking due to a series of scandals, had encouraged the 63-year-old Abe to take the plunge. But, the sudden emergence of Koike   party, which also appeals to conservative voters, could upset Abe   calculation. The main opposition Democratic Party imploded last month and a big chunk of its candidates are running on the Party of Hope ticket. Others created a small, liberal  stanley cup party. In his first offic