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A boat carrying hundreds of migrants from Djibouti to Yemen sank Saturday night near Obock, killing almost 140 people and leaving more than 80 missing, according to the International Organization for Migration. Djiboutian authorities said 82 people were rescued, and most passengers were from Ethiopia.Pete Ross on Global News Podcast
Hurricane Simon, previously a Category 4 storm, was moving parallel to Mexico’s Pacific coast about 60 to 70 kilometers offshore, bringing torrential rain and winds of up to 220 kilometers an hour. President Claudia Sheinbaum urged residents in four states indoors, while flights to Puerto Vallarta stopped.Nida Tofik on Global News Podcast
Donald Trump’s administration announced a deal to open Russian diesel to US markets after diesel and gasoline prices more than doubled since the war against Iran began. A bipartisan group of senators said the move violated a congressional ban on Russian energy imports and urged Trump to reverse it.Pete Ross on Global News Podcast
Donald Trump declared an immediate energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine on Sunday, but President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the announcement was news to him. Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy sites continued, including a strike that killed three people and injured more than 20 near Kharkiv.Pete Ross on Global News Podcast
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck Riyadh’s main international airport on Sunday, killing one person in their third Saudi attack in four days. A Saturday airport strike killed at least 13 people and injured more than 300, as Saudi Arabia pledged retaliation.Pete Ross on Global News Podcast
Pope Leo, 71, said doctors found a localized lung nodule at an early stage and advised surgery to remove it. The Vatican said he was expected to enter hospital within days and recover in about a week, without providing further details.Pete Ross on Global News Podcast
BBC Africa Eye reported that police shot and killed mourners Vincent Ogutu, Evans Kichei, and Gida Burka at a Nairobi stadium during a farewell for former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga. Kenya’s Interior Minister Kiptumbe Murkomen said action would follow an investigation, while police acknowledged lessons were needed.Pete Ross on Global News Podcast
Australia recorded roughly eight to 10 shark attacks annually in the 1990s, compared with an average in the high 20s since 2020, including a great-white fatality last month. Justine Barwick, attacked by a likely tiger shark in 2018, underwent multiple operations, including an 18-hour leg reconstruction.