Tanker hit by multiple projectiles off north coast of Qatar, UKMTO says
The UK maritime agency has reported a rise in attacks on vessels in the vital Strait of Hormuz.

The UK maritime agency has reported a rise in attacks on vessels in the vital Strait of Hormuz.



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A Flydubai plane travelling from Dubai to Israel made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
Tu-95 plane crashed during training flight in uninhabited area of Amur region, Defence Ministry says.

Public transport drivers in Manila begin a three-day strike over soaring fuel prices.
Tehran filed a UN complaint against US sanctions forcing regional cancellations of Iran flights.
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Ali al-Zaidi government urges dialogue to de-escalate regional tensions amid US sanctions on Iranian airlines.
Forty-nine passengers have been rescued and a search is under way for the missing.
Iran official says Baghdad and Muscat airports will not accept Iranian flights from midnight on Wednesday.
Storm is moving northeast, away from Japan’s eastern coast into the Pacific, leaving a trail of destruction behind.