Drone delivery company Zipline has closed a new funding round that boosts its valuation, alongside an expanded delivery partnership with Walmart. Specific financial terms of the raise were not detailed in available reporting.
wsj.com
· 2026-11-06
Iran-backed Houthi fighters have reportedly captured territory along Yemen's Red Sea coast, including Perim island, which sits in the narrow Bab al-Mandab Strait linking the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea and Suez Canal. Directly across the water lies Djibouti, a small nation hosting military bases from the US, China, France, Japan and Italy due to the strait's importance to global shipping.
bbc.com
· 2026-09-11