US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that American forces could have intercepted a Venezuelan vessel suspected of carrying illegal drugs, but President Donald Trump ordered it destroyed instead, killing 11 people. “Instead of interdicting it, on the president’s orders, we blew it up — and it’ll happen again,” Rubio told reporters in Mexico…
Russia attacked a Ukrainian Navy ship, killing one crew member and injuring several others, Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk on Thursday said. Other details of the attack, including the time and location, have not yet been disclosed. The name of the ship was also not disclosed. According to a report in Kyiv Independent, Dmytro Pletenchuk…
More than 40 people were missing in a boat accident in Nigeria after a boat conveying 50 persons to a popular market in northwest Sokoto State capsized on Sunday, the country’s emergency agency said. The passengers were travelling to Goronyo market, a popular food produce market in the state, when the boat capsized. Ten people…
A Chinese Navy vessel and a Chinese Coast Guard ship collided in the South China Sea while pursuing a Philippines patrol boat. Video footage released by Manila shows the collision. Beijing claims almost the entire South China Sea, despite an international ruling that asserts this claim has no legal basis. The international ruling stated China’s…
A boat carrying 154 migrants capsized on Sunday in waters off the coast of Yemen, leaving at least 68 African migrants dead and 74 others missing, the United Nations’ migration agency confirmed. Abdul Qadir Bajameel, a senior health official in the province, said only 10 survivors had been rescued so far — nine of them…
At least 27 people died after a tourist boat capsized in stormy weather in Vietnam’s Halong Bay on Saturday, state media reported. The boat, carrying 53 people, tipped over at around 2 pm local time (0700 GMT), as Storm Wipha approached the country across the South China Sea. Strong winds, heavy rainfall and lightning were…
Indonesian rescuers were searching for 11 people missing after a boat capsized in bad weather off the Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra province, the local search and rescue agency said on Tuesday. Seven people had been rescued after the incident, which happened on Monday at around 11 AM (0400 GMT), the rescue agency said in…
A peaceful birthday bash turned into a tragic event when a boat loaded with family members and friends overturned on Lake Tahoe, killing eight individuals, including DoorDash executive Josh Pickles. The accident happened on June 21 in DL Bliss State Park during a summer outing to celebrate Pickles’ mother’s 71st birthday. The 27-foot Chris-Craft boat…
A Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists arrived at an Israeli port Monday after Israeli forces stopped and detained them — enforcing a longstanding blockade of the Palestinian territory that had been tightened during the Israel-Hamas war. The boat, accompanied by Israel’s navy, arrived in Ashdod in the evening, according to Israel’s…
An aid boat carrying international activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and French Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Rima Hassan, was intercepted by Israeli forces in the early hours of Monday after it attempted to breach the naval blockade of Gaza. The vessel, a British-flagged yacht named Madleen, was part of a mission…