Fewer than 20 ships transited key Strait of Hormuz over weekend
Only four commodity vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, following 13 transits a day earlier, as disruptions continue to restrict traffi...
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Russia launched a major ballistic missile attack on Kyiv on Saturday, killing at least nine people and injuring 28 others, including four children, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. More than a dozen explosions were heard across the city as Russia intensified its attacks on the Ukrainian capital. Russia has not yet commented on the attack.
Spain said most of the more than 50,000 people who entered its North African enclave of Ceuta by land and sea had returned voluntarily. Authorities said 57 bodies were recovered on the Spanish side of the border, with further casualties possible in Morocco. Moroccan forces used batons and tear gas to push back crowds attempting to enter the Spanish territory, which borders Morocco.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan and Kuwait welcomed an agreement to implement the next phase of the comprehensive peace plan for the Gaza Strip, urging Israel to fully comply with the deal, withdraw its forces and ensure the uninterrupted flow of humanitarian aid. The reactions came after U.S. President Donald Trump and the Board of Peace announced an agreement to move forward with the next stage of the ceasefire plan.
Yemen’s Houthi-run maritime coordination body denied reports that it planned to impose fees on commercial ships passing through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, saying transit through the strategic waterway remains free. The statement came after a Reuters report, citing regional sources, said the Iran-aligned group had discussed possible charges for ships using the southern Red Sea route after declaring a maritime blockade of Saudi shipping.
Separately, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed eight Saudi oil tankers had been forced to reroute via the Cape of Good Hope because of the blockade. The claim has not been independently verified.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said he had dropped plans to sell a stake in a new $20 billion subsidiary overseeing the World Cup. He said the proposal had created divisions and was no longer served its intended purpose. He said the plan to offer private investors up to 20% of the FIFA Forward Enterprise unit "will not proceed," and that he intended to reconvene stakeholders to support football’s continued growth, particularly in countries most in need of support.
Iran on Saturday denounced U.S. plans to announce new sanctions that could put further strain on the Islamic Republic's economy and have an impact on its most important trading partners including China.
A large-scale drone attack has hit Russia's Samara region, damaging facilities and disrupting operations at an Ozon logistics complex, according to regional authorities and the company.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected calls for a wartime election, arguing that holding a vote while Russia's full-scale invasion continues would divide the country and undermine national unity.
A newly created pro-government political party has secured a commanding victory in Kazakhstan's snap parliamentary election, according to exit polls, strengthening President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's influence at a pivotal moment in the country's political transition.
Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan have elevated bilateral ties with a Treaty on Eternal Friendship signed by Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Tashkent on 23 August. The leaders also agreed to expand trade, investment, transport, and regional cooperation.
Russia reported a major fire at an Ozon logistics hub in Krasnodar after a drone attack on Monday, while Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied Kyiv’s official involvement in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline blasts.
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New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Monday that his party will introduce a bill to ban children under 16 from using social media. The proposal would allow fines of up to 10 per cent of a platform’s global revenue for non-compliance.
Icelanders will vote on Saturday, 29 August, on whether to begin negotiations with the European Union, in a referendum that could reopen the country’s long-debated membership question.
At least 30 people have been killed after a massive landfill collapsed onto homes in Guinea's capital, Conakry, following heavy overnight rainfall that triggered a deadly landslide of waste in one of the city's densely populated districts.
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