Hijacking pirates exploit regional chaos to return to seas off Somalia
Tue, 08 Sep 2026 04:00:27 GMT
US-Israel war on Iran and political instability in Somalia lead to pirates targeting cargo ships off Horn of AfricaThe scourge of Somali piracy targeting cargo ships and smaller dhows off the Horn of Africa has returned to levels not seen in a decade, driven by a convergence of factors including dis
Weather tracker: Typhoon Saudel causes mass evacuations in south-east China
Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:27:08 GMT
Torrential rain causes widespread damage; while north-west South Africa hit by thunderstorms and central-southern US faces oppressive heatTyphoon Saudel brought days of torrential rain to Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong provinces in south-east China last week. The city of Putian, in Fujian p
Egyptian TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death for drug crime
Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:00:15 GMT
Sarah Khalifa, 39, charged with forming organised criminal gang to manufacture and traffic drugsAn Egyptian court sentenced a well-known television presenter and 11 others to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics in a sprawling drug case, official media reported on Saturday.The presenter
