Indian Navy seizes ship from Somali pirates and rescues 17 crew
Reuters Indian naval forces including special commandos seized a cargo vessel that had been hijacked by Somali pirates, rescuing 17 crew members, a spokesperson for the navy said on Saturday. The navy said in a post on social media platform X that all 35 pirates aboard the ship, the Maltese-flagged bulk cargo vessel Ruen, had […]
Updated: Gaza ceasefire possible, US says; South Africa again asks World Court to intervene
Updated: 12:15pm (AEDT) Cairo, Egypt/Rafah, Gaza Strip Reuters The US said on Wednesday that talks on a ceasefire and release of hostages in Gaza could still reach an agreement between Hamas and Israel as the enclave’s humanitarian crisis prompted South Africa to ask the World Court for new emergency measures. Negotiators from Hamas militants, Qatar […]
Postcards: Yemeni city looks to ancient past to survive climate change
MAYA GEBEILY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Yemen where officials say that, as global warming fuels extreme weather in climate-vulnerable Yemen, restoring the Tawila Cisterns could help avert future disasters…