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Norway's Princess Astrid dies at 94, two days after her brother's funeral
The last surviving child of King Olav V will be buried at state expense, with flags flying at half-mast across Norway.
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India, Japan and Ukraine seek corrections to the UN's new world map
Three countries that did not oppose the Equal Earth resolution now dispute how Kashmir, the Kuril Islands and Crimea are shaded on the map.
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Hormuz transits fall to seven ships a day, against 125 before the war
Ship-tracking data put Thursday's Strait of Hormuz transits at seven vessels, down from 11 a day earlier and far below the pre-war norm for a waterway carrying.
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Houthis take Perim Island, completing control of the Bab al-Mandeb strait
Fighters reached Mayyun island at the heart of the strait after government forces withdrew, putting Iran-aligned forces at chokepoints on both ends of the.
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UNFPA hands Sri Lanka US$250,641 in emergency supplies for women and girls
Australia- and New Zealand-funded supplies include 1,283 maternity kits, 1,659 dignity kits and solar-lit tents, to be pre-positioned in disaster-prone.
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US marks 25 years since 9/11 with a new moment of silence for the dust victims
Nearly 3,000 names were read at Ground Zero on the 25th anniversary, and for the first time a seventh silence honoured those killed by toxic dust illnesses.
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Algeria severs diplomatic ties with the UAE and gives its ambassador 48 hours
Algiers cited a pattern of "provocative or hostile" acts by Abu Dhabi without naming one, and will close its airspace to UAE-registered aircraft from Friday.
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India hosts BRICS summit this weekend with Iran and the UAE on opposing sides
Xi Jinping's attendance is confirmed for the September 12-13 New Delhi summit, where the Iran war has left two members at odds over a joint declaration.
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Hong Kong court convicts Wall Street Journal publisher over press union role
Hong Kong journalist Dow Jones convicted of preventing reporter Selina Cheng from testifying.
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Houthis seize Mocha as fighting closes in on Bab al-Mandeb shipping route
The capture of the Red Sea port brings Iran-aligned forces within 60km of the strait, with the Strait of Hormuz already blocked at the other end of the.
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64 million fewer people received humanitarian aid last year, report finds
Global humanitarian funding fell to US$33.3 billion in 2025, down from US$47.5 billion peak.
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Italian Navy's ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi calls at Colombo for replenishment
The 180-metre landing helicopter vessel was welcomed with naval honours, the second foreign warship in Colombo this week.
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Five dead and 87 unaccounted for after ferry fire off Palawan
The MV June Aster caught fire off Coron in the western Philippines on Wednesday night. The coast guard says 42 of 134 people aboard have been rescued.
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At least 25 dead in cargo ship fire at China's Qingdao port
The Liberia-flagged Ocean Melody was under maintenance at a Qingdao shipyard when fire broke out. Of 42 people aboard, 17 survived and five are in hospital.
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Trump offers every American adult $5,000 if Republicans hold Congress
The pledge at the first Republican midterm convention carries an estimated $1.3 trillion price tag, with no funding mechanism named beyond tariff revenue.
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Environment Minister reports bilateral gains from UN desertification summit in Mongolia
Dammika Patabendi says talks with Mongolia, Iran and Fiji opened cooperation on land degradation, agricultural technology and value-added tea and coconut.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa receives new Chinese Ambassador Wei Huaxiang in Colombo
Former President meets China's new envoy at residence as Indian Defence Minister visits capital.
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Nepal's army turns to cargo drones for flood relief as helicopters stay tied up in rescue
Four Chinese-donated DJI FlyCart 100 drones are making 10 to 16 aid runs a day to communities cut off by destroyed roads and bridges.
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Tanker holding 2 million barrels struck off Iraq as Iran says it attacked 10 ships
The Panama-flagged New Andros caught fire in Iraqi waters. UKMTO reported merchant vessels hit by disabling fire across the northern Gulf overnight.
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Philippine defence chief reads out China's note on stage at Seoul security forum
Gilberto Teodoro paused a panel discussion to read a note passed to him rejecting the 2016 South China Sea ruling, then answered it in front of the audience.
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Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first post-colonial leader, dies at 89
The shipping magnate took over from Chris Patten in 1997 and resigned in 2005 after mass protests against a national security law.
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US strikes five Iranian tankers and sinks one, as Iran fires 20 missiles at a base in Jordan
Centcom says the tankers funded the IRGC. Jordan intercepted 18 of 20 missiles. Brent neared $100 as Iran threatened tankers at Kuwaiti and Bahraini ports.
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Houthis strike four Saudi cities, wounding 73 and setting oil installations ablaze
Drones and missiles hit an airbase and Aramco targets in Abha, Najran, Jazan and Khamis Mushait. Brent rose above $99 a barrel.
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India test-fires first fully indigenous AK-203 rifle at Korwa plant
Every component and raw material for the Russian-designed rifle can now be sourced within India, ahead of an order for more than 600,000 units.