live Iran, U.S. make competing claims over control of Strait of Hormuz
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz remains under its control, rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim of “total control” over t...
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1.Trump warns Nigeria over alleged Christian killings
U.S. President Donald Trump has warned Nigeria of potential military action over what he called the “killing of Christians.”
"If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, 'guns-a-blazing,'" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
2. RSF killed 300 women after entering El-Fasher, says Sudanese minister
Sudan’s Minister of State for Social Welfare, Salma Ishaq, said that Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed 300 women within the first two days of entering El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur.
Ishaq described the situation as catastrophic for civilians in the region.
She warned that anyone traveling from El-Fasher to Tawila faces extreme danger.
3. Blaze at Mexico store kills 23, including children
A festive holiday weekend turned tragic for families in northwestern Mexico on Saturday when a deadly blaze engulfed a discount store in the city centre of Hermosillo, killing at least 23 people and injuring a dozen.
The chief of the city's firefighters said it was still being investigated whether there was an explosion.
4. U.S. carries out another strike on narco-trafficking vessel in Caribbean
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the military conducted another deadly strike on a narco-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean under President Trump’s orders.
He stated that the target was operated by a designated terrorist organisation and known to be involved in drug smuggling.
Three men aboard the vessel were killed in the operation, with no U.S. casualties reported.
5. 9 left with life-threatening injuries in UK train stabbing
British police say a mass stabbing on a train in Cambridgeshire has left nine people with life-threatening injuries.
A total of ten victims were taken to the hospital following the attack, according to the British Transport Police.
Authorities have declared a “major incident” in response to the event.
Counterterrorism officers are assisting with the investigation to determine the motive behind the stabbings.
Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has increased the strategic importance of Bab al-Mandab, raising fears that instability in both waterways could trigger a wider global energy and trade crisis.
Flights at Catania airport in Sicily will remain suspended until early Friday as ash from Mount Etna continues to disrupt air travel, following hundreds of cancellations and diversions over the past week.
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz remains under its control, rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim of “total control” over the strategic waterway and insisting it will not reopen until Washington fulfils its commitments under an interim deal.
Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source who said there had been no progress in talks to revive the interim deal agreed in June and define a timeframe to implement it.
Russia has accused Ukraine of threatening global grain supplies after recent strikes on Black Sea agricultural infrastructure, while Moscow carried out a new overnight attack on Ukraine’s major Danube port of Izmail.
One person has been killed and six others injured after an explosion at a petroleum storage facility at the Port of Rotterdam, prompting an investigation into the cause.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday for talks focused on Gaza, Palestinian statehood and regional security.
Taiwan staged military defence drills on Wednesday as China concluded joint naval exercises with Indonesia in waters east of the island.
Washington’s counter-narcotics push is expanding as Colombia’s new conservative government backs deeper security cooperation.
Meta said it had removed more than 750,000 Facebook and Instagram accounts suspected of belonging to Australians under 16, as the country’s internet regulator weighs enforcement action over its teen social media ban.
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