At Least 139 Migrants Dead, 84 Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Djibouti
The U.N. migration agency says at least 139 migrants have died and 84 remain missing after a crowded vessel capsized while heading from Djibouti to Yemen.
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Kyiv Says Russia Kept Striking Energy Sites After Trump Announced Ceasefire; Moscow Silent
Trump announced an immediate Russia-Ukraine “energy ceasefire,” but Kyiv says Russian attacks continued afterward, including a strike on a Kharkiv power plant. Moscow has not confirmed the arrangement.
Hurricane Simon Weakens to Category 3 Off Mexico’s Pacific Coast
Hurricane Simon weakened to a Category 3 storm with 115 mph winds off Mexico’s Pacific coast, per NHC Advisory 20A. Hurricane warnings remain in effect for Playa Pérula to El Roblito and Las Islas Marías.
Russian Glide Bombs Kill 23 in Zaporizhzhia, Including Four Children, Ukraine Says
Five Russian glide bombs struck residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, killing 23 people including four children and wounding more than 30, Ukrainian officials said after rescue operations ended.
Police Kill Man Who Held 13 Children Hostage at Brazilian Kindergarten; All Children Rescued Alive
CURITIBA, Brazil — Brazilian police shot and killed a man on Friday after he held 13 kindergarteners hostage at knifepoint…
Allegedly Stolen Car Hits Woman Near Melbourne Marathon, Nearly Reaches Runners
MELBOURNE — The driver of an allegedly stolen car hit a woman near the Melbourne Marathon course on Sunday morning…
Drone Attack on Tanker MT GEM NO. 2 at Sharjah Anchorage; All 22 Indian Crew Safe
SHARJAH — The Panama-flagged crude oil tanker MT GEM NO. 2 was targeted in a drone attack at Sharjah Anchorage…
Pakistan Lawyers’ Body Backs PTI Long March, Warns Against Governor’s Rule in KP
PESHAWAR — The All Pakistan Lawyers Action Committee has thrown its weight behind PTI’s long march toward Islamabad, describing the…
Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize; U.S. Sanctions the ICC Hours Later
OSLO — The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, the 85-year-old…
UAE Coast Guard Rescues 22 Crew Members From Burning Oil Tanker in Arabian Gulf
The UAE National Guard says its Coast Guard rescued 22 crew members from an oil tanker that caught fire in the Arabian Gulf. The vessel was not identified; a reported projectile strike on the tanker GEM NO.2 a day earlier remains unconfirmed as the same incident.
