17+ hour, 25+ min ago   (341+ words) MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia's business community is seeking alternative shipping routes due to disruptions and security concerns around the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Strait of Hormuz after Iran-backed Houthis captured a key port city and an island, sending thousands of…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (503+ words) An Iranian commercial ship was struck early Sunday near the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed, Iranian state media say. Meanwhile, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said they fired drones and missiles toward southern Saudi Arabia, putting new…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (426+ words) Jorge Estevez has a closer look at national headlines, including stories from reporters who are embedded in the… JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian rescuers searched for eight people who went missing at sea while heading to a volcanic island to report on…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (470+ words) HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court is set to sentence Friday three activists who for years organized vigils in remembrance of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, in a case that is widely seen as a barometer of the city's freedoms as…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (132+ words) BEIJING — A cargo ship docked for repairs in a Chinese port caught fire, killing 25 people, Chinese state media reported Thursday. A total of 42 people had been on the vessel, and 12 of them were safely evacuated, Xinhua reported. Five were injured…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (253+ words) An Israeli strike killed at least four people in northern Gaza, including two children. And a media outlet controlled by Iran-backed Houthi rebels claims Saudi-backed forces have launched airstrikes on several areas. Here's a look at the latest news in…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (559+ words) LONDON — British police said Wednesday that they have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that anti-immigration party Reform UK broke rules barring foreign donations. Last week, Channel 4 broadcast an undercover investigation in which two senior Reform UK officials appeared to…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (211+ words) Finnish influencer Olivia Oras has died at the age of 27. A spokesperson for Oras’ family confirmed her Sept. 3 death, saying that she passed “after an aesthetic procedure gone wrong,” People magazine reported. Helsinki Police Department released a statement online on…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (427+ words) LONDON — U.S. President Donald Trump's latest map-making exercise has rattled the North Atlantic. During a flurry of social media posts over the long holiday weekend, Trump posted a map showing the U.S. sprawling across all of North America and extending…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (286+ words) A woman in Missouri was sentenced to probation instead of jail time after she was convicted of endangering the welfare of a child, a felony. Breanda Deutsch, 71, was initially sentenced to seven years behind bars and three years of state-supervised…...