Indonesia ends search at collapsed school as death toll reaches 61
Indonesian authorities have ended rescue operations at a collapsed Islamic boarding school in East Java, where 61 people were confirmed dead in the co...
A U.S. airstrike on Yemen’s Ras Isa oil port has killed at least 74 people and injured 171 others, marking the deadliest known attack in President Trump’s renewed campaign against Houthi rebels and raising alarm over the widening scope of the conflict.
Oil Depot Strike Marks Deadliest Incident in U.S. Campaign on Houthis
U.S. airstrikes on Yemen’s Ras Isa oil port, controlled by Houthi rebels, have left at least 74 people dead and 171 wounded, in what is now considered the deadliest known attack in President Donald Trump’s renewed offensive against the Iran-backed group. The port strike, which ignited massive fireballs and caused significant environmental damage with oil leaking into the Red Sea, underscores a major escalation in the monthlong American campaign.
The U.S. Central Command has not released official casualty figures or details on the targets, making independent verification difficult. Meanwhile, the Houthis, who tightly control access to the affected areas, released graphic images from the site but provided limited clarity on whether casualties were military or civilian. Analysts say the lack of transparency from both sides makes it challenging to assess the true toll.
The Ras Isa port serves as a vital lifeline for the Houthi-controlled regions, supplying gasoline, diesel, and liquefied petroleum gas. Its destruction could exacerbate the already dire humanitarian conditions in northern Yemen. The Houthis condemned the strike as “a completely unjustified aggression,” accusing Washington of deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure.
Satellite imagery analyzed by the Associated Press shows widespread destruction at the port, with several oil tanks and vehicles obliterated. The strike also coincided with broader regional tensions, as the Houthis launched a missile toward Israel later that day—intercepted by Israeli defenses—as the war continues to regionalize.
Complicating the geopolitical landscape further, the U.S. accused a Chinese satellite imaging firm, Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd., of providing intelligence support to the Houthis. While China denied direct involvement, the accusation adds another layer to rising international concerns.
The campaign, launched on March 15, marks a departure from previous U.S. approaches and represents an intensifying shift in Washington’s policy in the region. The strike on Ras Isa is also notable as the first acknowledged by the Houthis to have caused mass casualties, suggesting a potentially deliberate public messaging shift by the group.
With additional Iran-U.S. nuclear negotiations set to take place in Rome, and accusations flying over international satellite support to the Houthis, the situation continues to escalate. Observers warn that without restraint and diplomacy, the Yemeni conflict risks spiraling further into a multinational crisis.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on 13 September with no tsunami threat, coming just weeks after the region endured a devastating 8.8-magnitude quake — the strongest since 1952.
Authorities in California have identified the dismembered body discovered in a Tesla registered to singer D4vd as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who had been missing from Lake Elsinore since April 2024.
Indonesian authorities have ended rescue operations at a collapsed Islamic boarding school in East Java, where 61 people were confirmed dead in the country's deadliest disaster this year.
Heads of state are due to start arriving in the Amazonian city of Belém in a month’s time for the United Nations climate summit, yet much of the infrastructure intended to welcome them remains incomplete.
The Syrian army and the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reached a ceasefire deal in two districts of Aleppo city, Syria's state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday, following a spike in tensions between the two sides.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to meet in person following a friendly video call on Monday, raising hopes of improving relations strained by tariffs and political disputes.
Clashes have broken out in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo after Kurdish YPG militants allegedly violated a ceasefire agreement and attacked Syrian forces and civilians.
You can download the AnewZ application from Play Store and the App Store.
What is your opinion on this topic?
Leave the first comment