In a concerning development, Germany accused China of firing a laser at one of its aircraft as it navigated the skies over the Red Sea. The German Foreign Ministry expressed its alarm by stating that the act "endangered personnel" involved in a European Union-led mission on Tuesday.

A CHINESE warship fired a laser at a Nato aircraft in a high-stakes showdown in the Horn of Africa. Furious German officials slammed Beijing for playing with fire after the incident in Djibouti –

Germany said its aircraft was in the middle of a routine flight in support of the European Union's counter-Houthi mission.