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Oman: Three French tourists dead after boat capsizes in Muscat | World News

Three French tourists died after a tour boat capsized near Muscat, Oman/Image: X A boat carrying French tourists capsized in waters near Muscat, Oman , today , resulting in three deaths and prompting rescue operations and an official investigation by Omani authorities.The incident took place in the Wilayat of Muttrah in the Muscat Governorate during […]

‘Major explosion in dock area’: US hits drug boat loading facility in Venezuela, Trump announces

Donald Trump on Monday said that the United States had “hit” an area in Venezuela where boats are loaded with drugs, which would mark the first known time the US carried out operations on land in Venezuela since a pressure campaign began against the President Nicolas Maduro government.“There was a major explosion in the dock […]

‘Reviewing it right now’: Hegseth noncommittal on releasing video of sept 2 strike that killed survivors on alleged drug boat

US defense secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday declined to say whether the Pentagon will release video footage from the September 2 operation targeting an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the Caribbean – an attack that killed eleven people and has drawn renewed scrutiny after reports that a second missile killed survivors of the initial strike.“We’re reviewing […]

Caribbean boat strikes: Survivors were ‘waving in clear distress’ after first missile hit them, say sources

Two people who survived the September 2nd US strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean were seen waving before they were killed in a second follow-up strike, sources familiar with a video shown to lawmakers revealed. One source said the gestures could be interpreted as the survivors either calling for help or surrendering […]

US strike in Pacific: Four killed in blitz on alleged narco-terror boat – watch

The US military said four people were killed on Thursday in a strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific, the latest action in a counter-narcotics campaign that has drawn intensifying scrutiny. According to a post by US Southern Command on X, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted the strike on the orders […]

‘No problem’: Trump backs release of alleged drug boat strike footage; repeats warning of land strikes in Venezuela

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would support the release of any footage of the multiple strikes on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat from September 2, while backing the “decision to knock out the boats.” The Trump administration and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth in particular have been under scrutiny in recent days after […]

Congo disaster: Boat capsizes on Lake Mai-Ndombe due to violent winds; 20 dead

Representative image credits: IANS At least 20 people died, and several remain missing after a boat capsized on Lake Maï-Ndombe in northwestern Congo, according to local residents. The vessel, traveling from the town of Kiri to the capital, Kinshasa, included a newly ordained Catholic deacon, the local Diocese said in a statement on Friday.The boat […]

‘Double-tap’ strike: Hegseth ordered second attack on Caribbean drug boat; here’s why

Pete Hegseth (File photo) The US military reportedly carried out a second strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean on September 2 to kill survivors.Defence secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly instructed the military before the operation to ensure no one survived. “The order was to kill everybody,” a source told Washington Post. America’s Spy […]

‘Do not get on a boat’: UK rolls out toughest asylum overhaul in decades – all you need to know

Britain on Saturday signalled a far harsher turn in its immigration approach, unveiling plans for what officials are calling the most sweeping overhaul of the country’s asylum system in modern times.The reforms, modelled on Denmark’s much-criticised hard-line framework, represent a major shift for the Labour government as it faces growing anti-immigration sentiment and mounting pressure […]

Watch: US strikes another vessel in eastern Pacific; ‘lethal kinetic’ attack on alleged drug boat kills two

The US carried out another strike at an alleged drug vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two people, as part of a months-long maritime campaign now totalling at least 66 deaths.Defense secretary Pete Hegseth shared a video of the strike on his X. “Today, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried […]