Iranian Navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
(LONDON) -- An oil tanker was seized by the Iranian Navy in the waters between Iran and Oman on Thursday, according to state media.
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Biden administration faces growing pressure to strike back at Iranian-backed Houthis
(WASHINGTON) -- Following weeks of warnings from U.S. officials to Houthi rebels that there would be repercussions if their assaults on vessels in the... Read More.
More than 100 prison guards held hostage in Ecuador amid state of emergency
(NEW YORK) -- At least 125 prison guards and 14 administrative staffers were being held hostage in five prisons in Ecuador, as nationwide civil... Read More.
Britain’s UKMTO receives report of gunmen boarding ship in Gulf of Oman
(LONDON) -- The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said Thursday that it has received a report of several gunmen boarding a ship in... Read More.
In grim milestone, 1% of Gaza Strip population killed since Israel-Hamas war began
(LONDON) -- The death toll in Gaza has reached a grim milestone, with one of every 100 Palestinians there killed since the beginning of... Read More.
Israel-Gaza live updates: Dozens killed in strike near hospital
(NEW YORK) -- More than a month after a temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended, Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza.
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Gunmen storm Ecuador TV station after president declares state of emergency
(NEW YORK) -- Armed and masked gunmen stormed a television station in Ecuador during a live broadcast on Tuesday, taking the hosts hostage and... Read More.
Man pretending to be Queen Elizabeth’s footman, selling ‘antler walking stick’ that never belonged to her sentenced
(LONDON) -- An internet seller who tricked eBay users into bidding for a walking stick that he falsely said belonged to Queen Elizabeth II... Read More.
Blinken announces deal to launch UN assessment mission in northern Gaza
(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken emerged from a series of meetings with high-level Israeli officials on Tuesday with an agreement to launch... Read More.
US Navy and UK Royal Navy shoot down 18 Houthi drones and three missiles
(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Navy and the U.K.’s Royal Navy foiled a major Houthi attack Tuesday night in the Red Sea, shooting down 18... Read More.
Israel-Gaza live updates: Blinken back in Israel amid rising tensions across region
(NEW YORK) -- More than a month after a temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended, Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza.
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Hospital sees 30% rise in seriously wounded Ukrainian soldiers, says doctor
(DNIPRO, Ukraine) -- The number of heavily wounded soldiers being treated at one of Ukraine's largest trauma hospitals has risen by as much as... Read More.
