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‘Turn back’: Israel orders military to block ‘antisemite’ Greta Thunberg-led aid boat from reaching Gaza

Climate activist Greta Thunberg stands near a Palestinian flag after boarding the Madleen boat and before setting sail for Gaza along with activists of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, departing from the Sicilian port of Catania, Italy, on June 1, 2025. (Pic credit: AP) As Greta Thunberg sails towards Gaza with other activists carrying aid for […]

Israel-Palestine conflict: En route Gaza, Greta Thunberg’s boat rescues 4 Sudanese migrants from Mediterranean Sea

A vessel en route to Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid with climate activist Greta Thunberg on board has rescued several migrants from the Mediterranean Sea near Crete, an island in Greece. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, of which Greta is a member, launched the vessel named Madleen, which had received a distress signal from a boat […]

16 Mexican migrants detained near San Diego in third major boat interception in months

The US Coast Guard intercepted a 25-foot sailboat carrying 16 Mexican nationals off the coast of California on Saturday and handed them over to border patrol, the agency said.The overcrowded boat was first spotted by a Coast Guard lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft about 54 miles off the coast of Point Loma near San Diego. A […]

Caribbean island gripped by fear after boat with 11 decomposed bodies washes ashore

This is a representative AI image Authorities in St Vincent and the Grenadines have launched a major investigation after a vessel carrying the decomposed remains of at least 11 people washed ashore on the small Eastern Caribbean island of Canouan earlier this week.The Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) said it received […]

Abandoned boat and 11 bodies found on eastern Caribbean island with Mali passports | World News

Authorities in the Caribbean country of St Vincent and the Grenadines say they have discovered an abandoned boat and the remains of 11 people along with passports from the west African country of Mali. The boat was found on the shores of Canouan island in the eastern Caribbean, police said in a statement Tuesday. Authorities […]

5 people charged after migrant boat capsized, killing 3, including 14-year-old boy from India

Del Mar lifeguards looks over a capsized boat on the beach (Image: AP) SAN DIEGO: Federal officials filed charges Tuesday against five people in connection to a boat carrying migrants that capsized a day earlier off San Diego’s Pacific coast, killing three people, including a 14-year-old boy from India.The boy’s 10-year-old sister is still missing […]

Two Indian children missing as migrant boat capsizes in California leaving 3 dead

A small boat believed to be carrying migrants capsized off the coast of San Diego on Monday morning, leaving three people dead, four injured, and seven missing. The US Coast Guard responded promptly, deploying a helicopter and boat to search for the missing individuals.Among the affected individuals is an Indian family, with two children still […]

Florida Boat Crash: Florida hit-and-run ferry crash: Mass casualty reported as boat collides near Clearwater, authorities hunt fleeing vessel | World News

A number of individuals were hurt in a spectacular crash Sunday when a boat rammed into a ferry near Clearwater’s Memorial Causeway Bridge, fleeing the area before authorities arrived, officials reported. The accident, which was met with a mass casualty response, occurred as the ferry was transporting over 40 passengers.The Clearwater Police Department confirmed the […]

Twelve children and teens drown in Ivory coast boat capsize: Minister

ABIDJAN: A boat overturned during a church outing for Easter on a lagoon near the city of Abidjan in Ivory Coast, killing 12 children and teenagers, a government minister told AFP Tuesday.“Twelve bodies have been recovered and are being taken to the morgue,” said Sports Minister Adje Silas Metch, who went during the night to […]

At least 143 killed in DR Congo boat fire, dozens still missing

At least 143 people have died and dozens remain missing after a fuel-laden boat caught fire on the Congo River in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, officials said Friday. “A first group of 131 bodies were found on Wednesday, with a further 12 fished out on Thursday and Friday. Several of them are […]