Authorities in Italy have opened a manslaughter investigation into the sinking of a superyacht, which killed seven people off the coast of Sicily earlier this week. Announcing the probe, prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio said investigators found it was not the weather that caused the ship to sink, but was a result…

Three fires blazed on a Greek-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said on Friday, one day after rescuers evacuated its crew in the wake of an assault by Yemeni Houthi militants. The Iran-aligned Houthis, who control Yemen’s most populous regions, said on Thursday that they had…

Ukraine’s audacious foray into the Russian region of Kursk has been a triumph for its military intelligence and tactical agility – and equally a signal that, despite its advantage in terms of men and armor, the Russian military has plenty of vulnerabilities. Just as importantly, it’s also sent a political message to Kyiv’s allies…

Khin Mar Cho worries for her 4-year-old son as she struggles to scrape together enough food to feed him in a makeshift displacement camp at a crowded monastery in western Myanmar. Soldiers had stormed their village of Byine Phyu, Rakhine state, and forced her and other family members out of…

Away from the frontlines, Ukraine is waging a different battle against Russia as it seeks to remove Moscow’s influence from religious institutions. President Volodymr Zelensky signed into law a bill banning religious groups with ties to Russia Saturday, Ukraine’s Independence Day. The bill’s main target is the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC)…

French authorities are investigating a purported arson attack on a synagogue Saturday morning. The incident took place in La Grande-Motte, a southern seaside town not far from Montpellier. Observant Jews typically go to synagogue on Saturday morning to celebrate the Sabbath. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on X that…