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An oil tanker struck a naval mine and exploded in the Strait of Hormuz on 26 July, reportedly after deviating from Iran's designated shipping lane — the same day Iran described navigation talks with…
A single boiler fire on an LNG vessel off Cox's Bazar has plunged Bangladesh into an energy emergency — slashing gas supply by…
A vehicle ploughed into Berlin’s Christopher Street Day parade on Sunday, killing one and injuring 17 in one of Europe’s largest…
With US-Iran airstrikes still fresh and a Houthi-Saudi Red Sea front opening, Qatar's PM and Saudi FM held an urgent phone call…
PTI is heading to court after Lahore's Deputy Commissioner went silent on their August 5 protest request — a rally timed to mark…
France has set a grim national record in 2026 — 98,000 hectares burned and counting — as over 220,000 people flee Gironde's…
A police response to an attempted armed robbery in Cairns turned into a two-victim shooting on Foster Road, Mount Sheridan. With…
Spain's wildfire season has reached crisis point — 91,000 people displaced, 45,000 hectares scorched in Madrid and Avila alone,…
Afghan authorities rounded up over 100 drug-dependent people in Daykundi in a single operation — even as police separately seized…
