Orcas sink sailing yacht in Strait of Gibraltar
The passengers reported feeling sudden blows to the hull and rudder before water started seeping into the ship. Read more
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The passengers reported feeling sudden blows to the hull and rudder before water started seeping into the ship. Read more
China claims almost all of the South China Sea, including parts claimed by the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam. Read more
The fire, which started on Friday, covered over 5,280 hectares (13,050 acres) and had reached 2.5 kilometers (1.6 miles) west of Fort Nelson by Monday morning. Read more
Russian troops surged across the border last week to open a new line of attack near Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, capturing at least nine settlements and villages. Read more
Hamas said its fighters were engaged in “fierce clashes” with Israeli soldiers near Jabalia and that the fighters had fired heavy-caliber mortar shells at Israeli forces in Zeitoun. Read more
The workers, mostly museum attendants, have sent a petition to the Vatican’s “Governatorato”, the body that administers the Vatican City State, lamenting rules that cause “labour conditions undermining each worker’s dignity and health”, said lawyer Laura Sgrò, who is representing them. Read more
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the state will rebuild what was destroyed. Read more
Daniel Duggan, 55, a naturalized Australian citizen, feared requests by Western intelligence agencies for sensitive information were putting his family at risk, the lawyer said in a legal filing seen by Reuters. Read more
Residents in a town in British Columbia were evacuated while many in Fort McMurray, an oil hub in Alberta that faced extensive damage from wildfires in 2016, were asked to prepare to leave. Read more
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The Chinese embassy in Manila did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the Philippine assertions, which could deepen the bilateral rift. Read more
The conclusion came in a State Department report to Congress required under a new National Security Memorandum (NSM) that President Joe Biden issued in early February. Read more
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian called the comments provocative and said Chinese diplomats in the Philippines had to be allowed to do their job. Read more
Night-time videos shared on social media showed passengers running away from a plane whose left wing appeared to be on fire. Read more
A senior Israeli official said that the latest round of indirect negotiations in Cairo to halt hostilities had ended. Read more
Bainimarama was initially spared jail in the case during sentencing last month, before being overturned on appeal. Read more
President Joe Biden is warning that a new surge of cheap Chinese products poses a threat to American factories. Read more
Under the campaign named Volt Typhoon, American officials say China aims to leverage the access it has gained into U.S. organizations in the event of a war or conflict - a nod to escalating U.S.-China tensions over Taiwan. The Chinese have previously dismissed such allegations as groundless. Read more
Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 39 of 55 missiles and 20 of 21 attack drones used for the attack. Read more
Israel has threatened a major assault on Rafah to defeat thousands of Hamas fighters it says are holed up there. Read more
Cannabis was decriminalized for medical use in 2018 and recreational use in 2022 under a previous government. Read more
It was not clear whether Hamas revealed how many of the 33 are still alive and how many are dead. Read more