Yemen Houthi rebels target oil tanker in Red Sea
(): An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, as a nearby Saudi-flagged tanker ship also allegedly came under fire from the group. The attacks are believed to be the latest in the Iranian-backed rebels’ campaign that has disrupted...
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129 people killed in Congo prison jailbreak attempt
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11 killed, 13 injured in China bus crash
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Putin challenges arrest warrant during Mongolia visit
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Chocolate future could hinge on success of growing cocoa
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Azerbaijan holds parl election, expected to retain the presidential party’s dominance
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Storm creeps through Japan, bringing heavy rainfall to some spots
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Iran needs more than $100 bn in foreign investment: Prez
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Wreckage of missing helicopter located, 17 bodies discovered
Rescuers have located a helicopter that went missing in Russia’s far east with 22 people on board, officials said on Sunday. Russia’s emergencies ministry said the bodies of 17 people have been found and that rescuers were continuing to search for the remaining occupants. All those on board are presumed to...
Russia says it downed over 150 drones
Russian air defences intercepted and destroyed 158 Ukrainian drones overnight, including two over Moscow and nine over the surrounding region, the Defence Ministry said on Sunday. Forty-six of the drones were over the Kursk region, where Ukraine has sent its forces in recent weeks in the largest incursion on Russian soil...
Pak’s ruling party PML-N opposes talks with PTI
Amid reports of an “indirect dialogue” with the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has strongly opposed talks with their political nemesis. Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday conditioned the holding of any dialogue with the PTI with an apology by party founder and former prime minister...
Police order return of looted ammunition by September 3
Bangladesh police on Sunday ordered citizens to return by September 3 all arms and ammunition looted from police stations during the recent violence which led to prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s ouster, according to media reports. The violence that hit the country during the massive quota reform protests saw widespread attacks...
Families in B’desh fight for justice against forced disappearances
In a dimly lit room in Dhaka, Baby Akhtar clutches a faded photograph of her husband, Tarikul Islam Tara, who vanished twelve years ago after allegedly being taken by Bangladesh’s security agencies, a personal tragedy reflecting the broader nightmare of enforced disappearances that has haunted Bangladesh for over the last...
Norwegian princess Martha marries American self-styled shaman
Social media influencers, reality stars and TV personalities were among the guests as the Norwegian king’s eldest child, Princess Märtha Louise, married an American self-professed shaman on Saturday in a wedding ceremony following three days of festivities. The 52-year-old Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett, who claims to be a sixth-generation...
On the first day without X, Brazilians feel disconnected from world
The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and many Brazilians had difficulty and doubts over navigating other social media in its absence. The shutdown of Elon Musk’s platform started early Saturday, making it largely inaccessible on both the...
