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World News | Ship Attacked by Yemen's Houthi Rebels Sinks in Red Sea, Six of 25 Aboard Rescued
Dubai, Jul 10 (AP) A Liberian-flagged cargo ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels sank on Wednesday in the Red Sea, and a European naval force in the Mideast said only six of the 25 people who were on board have been rescued. The attack on the...

Estonia may veto EU's 18th sanctions package if Russian oil price cap not lowered, foreign minister says
Estonia may veto the European Union's 18th sanctions package against Moscow if the Russian oil price cap is not lowered, Foreign Minister Margus Tsakhna told Estonian outlet ERR in an article published July 9. "We have a very clear position:...

Nation's high-speed rail 'a source of inspiration'
Representatives pose in front of high-speed trains at the National Railway Test Center in Beijing on Wednesday, during the "Tour on HSR Innovation", one of the key events of the 12th World Congress on High-Speed Rail. [Photo by Zou Hong/China...
Putin’s Fear Grips Europe; Starmer & Macron’s Big NUCLEAR Declaration | ‘Will Use Nukes If…’
'Sea Drones, Rockets...': 4 Dead, 2 Hurt In Houthi Assault On Greek-Owned Vessel In Red Sea At least four crew members were killed and two injured after sea drones and rocket-propelled grenades struck the Eternity C, a Liberian-flagged,...
Why 18th century European kids were designing their idea of Australia
Two hundred years ago, a 10-year-old Scottish girl named Margret Begbie threaded her needle. Carefully and precisely she stitched the finishing touches on a piece of embroidery that had occupied her for weeks: a grand house surrounded by birds and...

Russia guilty of shooting down MH17, killing 298 people on board: European human rights court
In a landmark ruling, the European Court of Human Rights found Russia guilty of shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in 2017, killing all 298 passengers and crew onboard read more Europe’s top human rights court delivered damning judgements...

How to Travel in the Baltics on a Budget of $50/Day
Old Town Riga in Latvia. Photo by iStock Today, I bought breakfast, visited two museums, got lunch and dinner, saw the opera, went out for a drink and then stayed the night in accommodations overlooking Riga – Latvia’s picturesque capital – all...

'The sorry still echoes': Victims of plane crash remembered in ceremony 55 years on
Fifty-five years ago, Dan Air flight 1903 crashed, killing 105 passengers and seven crew. The victims were flying out to Spain on holiday to Barcelona when tragedy struck. Rescuers survey the crash scene in 1970 (Image: Archive) Despite the...

Watch: Houthi attack sinks second ship in a week; 19 of 25 onboard missing, releases video
Houthi rebels attacked the Liberian-flagged cargo vessel, Eternity C, in the Red Sea, marking the second such incident this week. The EU naval mission reports rescuing six crew members, including five Filipinos and one Indian. Video footage...

Astrolight successfully tests Laser Communication Terminal with Lithuanian Navy, providing unjammable free-space laser link between ships
July 9, 2025 – Vilnius, Lithuania. In a demonstration of secure, unjammable communication, Lithuanian space and defense tech company Astrolight has successfully tested its POLARIS free-space laser terminal at sea in collaboration with the...

UK-led satellite mission aims to boost Europe’s space weather forecasting
A UK-led mission aims to launch scientific instruments into low-Earth orbit (LEO) to mitigate risk from space weather phenomena. Space weather is a consequence of the behaviour of the Sun, the nature of Earth’s magnetic field and atmosphere, and...

singapore Singapore must develop deeper relationships with China, US, Europe: Shanmugam
SINGAPORE — In a multipolar world, small countries like Singapore have to develop even deeper relationships with other nations, Singapore's Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said on Wednesday (July 9). "There are more powers playing the game as it...

‘We created sign language to communicate with our deaf dog which we brought to the West Midlands from Spain’
A couple has come up with a playful sign language to communicate with their deaf dog. Skye Tibbetts, 27, and her husband Daniel Tibbetts, 29, had no idea Bruno was deaf when they rescued him. But the pair quickly realised that their new pup didn’t...

TOM HARRIS: Yet again it's patients who will be the casualties in a battle over who really runs Britain
The battle lines have been drawn. We know who the combatants are in the latest pay row in the NHS – the doctors and the Government. And, sadly, we know who the casualties will be – the patients. Junior doctors – whose extraordinary self-regard is...
UK and France to declare plans to work together on nuclear deterrents to defend Europe
THE UK AND France intend to declare plans to co-ordinate their nuclear deterrents if necessary and to jointly respond to any “extreme threat to Europe”. A declaration, due to be signed tomorrow, will state that the respective deterrents of both...

UK, France to enable ‘co-ordinated’ nuclear deterrent
France’s President Emmanuel Macron (L) delivers a speech next to Lord Mayor of the City London Alastair John Naisbitt King (C) and his wife Brigitte Macron during a State Banquet at the Guildhall in London, on July 9, 2025, on the second day of a...

4 killed as Houthis sink another ship in Red Sea attack
ATHENS: Rescuers pulled six crewmembers alive from the Red Sea on Wednesday and 19 were still missing from the second of two ships sunk in recent days in attacks claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels after months of calm. Four of the 25 people aboard...

Ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels sinks in Red Sea with only 6 of 25 aboard found
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A Liberian-flagged cargo ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels sank Wednesday in the Red Sea, with a European naval force in the Mideast saying only six of the 25 on board had been found so far. The attack on the...

Ukraine, EU begin screening procedure in energy sector
Ukraine and the European Union have started a screening of Ukraine’s legislation as part of European integration talks. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Energy Ministry, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Screening is an...

Keir Starmer strikes major deal with France on key weapon
Britain and France will ramp up their efforts to create a new Storm Shadow missile, Sir Keir Starmer has announced. The countries will order more of the highly lethal arms while work to design a replacement deepstrike and anti-ship weapon...