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Merchant ship strike in Hormuz Strait kills one, injures three
TEHRAN, Sept 13 — A ship was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, killing one person and injuring three, local Iranian authorities said, as Tehran and Washington clash […]
Search for June Aster victims continues as death toll in Philippine ferry disaster hits 76, ‘some were found in an embrace’
CORON, Sept 13 — The bodies of 41 victims of the worst Philippine ferry disaster in over a decade made their way through the blue waters of a resort area […]
Iraq to reopen two Iran crossings after drone attack near Saudi pipeline shuts three
BAGHDAD, Sept 13 — Iraqi authorities announced on Sunday a timeline to reopen three crossings with Iran, a day after closing them following a drone attack originating from their shared […]
Indonesia races to find missing ferry from Surabaya carrying over 200 passengers in Java Sea
JAKARTA, Sept 13 — An Indonesian ferry carrying 243 passengers and crew is out of contact while sailing north in bad weather from Java to Borneo, rescue officials said Sunday. […]
Indonesia rescue 103 passengers aboard Java-Borneo ferry caught in storm, one dead
JAKARTA, Sept 13 — One person was killed and more than 100 were rescued on Sunday after a ferry sailing between the Indonesian islands of Java and Borneo was hit […]
Brics leaders unite on Middle East calm despite deep divisions
NEW DELHI, Sept 13 — Members of the 11-nation Brics group including China, Russia, Iran and India called for calm in the Middle East at a summit in New Delhi […]
No ships in, no revenue out: US says it’s turned back 100 ships from Iranian ports in two months
WASHINGTON, Sept 13 — The US military said Saturday that it has pushed back 100 commercial vessels in the past 60 days under its blockade of Iranian ports. “ZERO ships […]
X marks the spot: Turkiye mounts fresh crackdown on LGBTQ accounts after Erdogan’s ‘perverts’ jab
ISTANBUL, Sept 13 — Accounts of more than a dozen Turkish LGBTQ organisations have been blocked on the X social media platform at the request of authorities advocating traditional family […]
Fewer bullets, fewer bombs: How Sweden is turning the tide on gangland violence
FARSTA, Sept 13 — “Good job!” Outside Stockholm’s Farsta subway station where a 2023 shooting killed two innocent bystanders, locals thank Max Akerwall and his police team for turning the […]
Same Himalayan flood, two truths: How China and Nepal control the story
HONG KONG, Sept 12 — China and Nepal have taken different approaches to information after a Himalayan flood, shaping what the public saw of a disaster that killed more than […]