Houthi rebels claim latest attack on cargo ship in Gulf of Aden
A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels hit an Antigua- and Barbuda-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, the latest assault on shipping in the region. The missile hit the ship’s forward station late Saturday, starting a fire that those on board later put out, the private security firm Ambrey...
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Aid delivered to Gaza from newly repaired US-built pier: US official
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Haiti’s new Prime min hospitalized
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‘274 killed in Israeli raid that rescued 4 hostages’
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China & Pak vow to protect CPEC from ‘adversaries’
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China’s exports grow 7.6%, despite trade tensions
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Biden apologises to Zelenskyy
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US to send new $225 mn aid package to Ukraine: Officials
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4 Indian medical students drown in St. Petersburg
Four Indian medical students drowned when they entered a fast-flowing river near St Petersburg in Russia, authorities said on Friday, in the worst tragedy to hit the Indian student community in the country. The four students from Maharashtra - Harshal Anantrao Desale, Jishan Ashpak Pinjari, Jia Firoj Pinjari and Malik Gulamgous...
‘Russia’s economy growing despite heavy sanctions’
President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the Russian economy is growing despite heavy international sanctions and the country has expanded economic ties with countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, as he sought to court investors. Addressing the leaders of Bolivia and Zimbabwe and business leaders at the...
Records tumble in US as temp soar well into triple digits and 122 in Death Valley
Records tumbled across the Southwest United States as temperatures soared past 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) from southeast California to Arizona, where the region’s first heat wave of the year was expected to maintain its grip for at least another day. Although the official start of summer is still two...
Boeing’s astronaut capsule arrives at space station after thruster trouble
Boeing’s new capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday, delayed by last-minute thruster trouble that almost derailed the docking for this first test flight with astronauts. The 260-mile-high (420-kilometer-high) linkup over the Indian Ocean culminated more than a day of continuing drama for Boeing’s astronaut flight debut carrying...
S African opp parties holding crunch talks on ANC’s unity plan
South African opposition parties were meeting Friday and will continue crunch talks into next week to consider the ruling African National Congress’ offer to become part of a government of national unity. ANC failed to secure a majority in last week’s highly contested election, but some opposition parties are already...
‘Fewer women, children died in Israeli strike on school than reported earlier’
The hospital where bodies were brought after an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in the Gaza Strip has amended its records to show that fewer women and children were among those killed. The Israeli military says it carried out a precise strike early Thursday on three classrooms in the U.N.-run...
‘Actions against Philippines in SCS threaten global security’
Sweden’s defense chief has expressed alarm over Beijing’s repeated dangerous maneuvers against Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, saying such actions threaten security, undermine stability and underscore the need to invest “for our security and freedom.” Defense Minister Pål Jonson spoke Thursday night in a diplomatic reception in Manila...
