2+ hour, 36+ min ago   (443+ words) Prime Minister Andy Burnham is taking part in the Great North Run to raise money for a homelessness charity. Mr Burnham, wearing a Number 10 bib, was running in the half marathon to raise money for Changing Lives, which he visited…...

1+ min ago   (322+ words) An Iranian commercial ship was struck early Sunday near the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed, Iranian state media say. Meanwhile, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said they fired drones and missiles toward southern Saudi Arabia, putting new…...

1+ min ago   (1469+ words) The US military, which has previously struck Iranian vessels in the region, did not issue an immediate statement A crew member was killed after an Iranian commercial ship was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz early on Sunday, Iranian media…...

1+ min ago   (1130+ words) Brazilcore has morphed into a massive, multi-faceted global phenomenon Brazil is enjoying a moment. The country is seeing a surge in global popularity, with celebrities and unprecedented numbers of tourists wearing green, yellow and blue arriving across the country. The…...

1+ min ago   (292+ words) Beijing is banning the possession of drones within city limits in new rules announced Sunday that further tighten its regulations on drones, which already include a May ban on sales of the devices. The ban on possession will come into…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago   (128+ words) State-run media say an Iranian commercial vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed and three wounded. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations monitor separately reported a vessel was hit by…...

5+ hour, 4+ min ago   (232+ words) Prime minister’s office says tragedy ‘result of strong winds and marine warnings not being heeded’ Emergency teams were searching for more than 30 people after an inter-island ferry sank in Vanuatu, leaving at least one person dead. The MV Matui went…...

5+ hour, 22+ min ago   (159+ words) Authorities say vessel’s last known position was in Java Sea Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation on Sunday after a passenger ship carrying 240 people lost contact while traveling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo island, officials said. The…...

7+ hour, 41+ min ago   (487+ words) A federal judge has ruled that a plan by the Trump administration to slash staffing at the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters by 50% was unlawful. The opinion issued late Friday marked a victory for labor groups who had…...

11+ hour ago   (624+ words) Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samo a after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who wrongly checked a box saying she was a U.S. citizen. The…...