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Houthi rebels’ attack severely damages a Belize-flagged ship in key strait leading to the Red Sea
Ship-tracking data from MarineTraffic.com analyzed by The Associated Press identified the vessel targeted as the Rubymar. Its Beirut-based manager could ...

Fastest-growing black hole and brightest object in universe discovered
“In the adolescent universe, matter was moving chaotically and feeding hungry black holes. Today, stars are moving orderly at safe ...

Israel hits Gaza with new air strikes ahead of UN Security Council vote
Gaza Strip (Palestinian Territories): Israel hit Gaza with new air strikes on Tuesday as world powers grappled with how to ...

Taiwan protests after China boards a tourist boat near Kinmen Island
TAIPEI: Taiwan on Tuesday protested China’s boarding of a tourist boat, as tensions rise around the Kinmen archipelago, which lies ...

Building collapse in Beirut suburb kills 4 and rescuers are searching for others
BEIRUT: A building collapsed in a southern suburb of Beirut late Monday, killing four people and injuring three others as ...

The UN Security Council is voting on a Gaza cease-fire on Tuesday, with the US certain to veto
U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood told several reporters Monday that the Arab-backed resolution is not “an effective mechanism for trying ...

WikiLeaks founder Assange starts final UK legal battle to avoid extradition to US on spy charges
To his supporters, Assange is a secrecy-busting journalist who exposed U.S. military wrongdoing in Iraq and Afghanistan and is entitled ...

Long after pope’s abuse summit, victims still traumatized by the system meant to address their cases
SOME SAY VICTIMS SHOULD SKIP PURSUING JUSTICE FROM THE CHURCHBut even in the US, victims and canon lawyers say the ...

Proposed ‘fast unto death’ strike to depend on outcome of talks with govt: Ladakh’s Sonam Wangchuk
LEH: Sonam Wangchuk, a key campaigner for constitutional safeguards for Ladakh, on Tuesday said the proposed “fast unto death” protest ...