Maritime safety dominates the day’s world news, with deadly ferry disasters in Indonesia and Vanuatu leaving rescuers searching rough seas for scores of missing passengers. Elsewhere, tensions around energy and shipping lanes sharpen as Donald Trump presses Ukraine over strikes o...
Maritime safety dominates the day’s world news, with deadly ferry disasters in Indonesia and Vanuatu leaving rescuers searching rough seas for scores of missing passengers. Elsewhere, tensions around energy and shipping lanes sharpen as Donald Trump presses Ukraine over strikes on Russian diesel and an Iranian vessel is hit near the Strait of Hormuz.
A passenger ferry travelling between Java and Borneo capsizes in bad weather in the Java Sea, killing at least one person and leaving scores missing. More than 100 people are rescued after the Virgo Transport 8 loses contact soon after departing Surabaya, and Indonesian authorities continue a large search operation for the remaining passengers and crew.
A ferry sinks in Vanuatu during rough weather, leaving one person dead and more than 30 others missing. The MV Matui fails to arrive after an inter-island voyage, prompting a government-led search and rescue effort as authorities try to account for those on board and assess conditions at sea.
An Iranian commercial ship is struck near Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one person and injuring several others. Iranian authorities describe the incident as a projectile attack as the vessel passes through one of the world’s most important shipping chokepoints, raising fresh concern over security in the waterway.
Donald Trump says he is urging Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop Ukrainian strikes on Russian diesel facilities, arguing the attacks are worsening global fuel shortages. He links the strikes to pressure on diesel supplies and elevated prices, injecting energy market concerns into the debate over the war’s wider international effects.
Mary Gaudron, Australia’s first female High Court judge, dies at the age of 83. Her death prompts broad tributes to a jurist whose appointment marked a milestone for the country’s legal system and whose work on the bench helps shape Australian law over more than a decade.
Elena Rybakina wins the 2026 US Open women’s singles title after beating Aryna Sabalenka in the final. The match’s aftermath is marked by Sabalenka’s visible frustration, including smashing her racquet and shouting at a television cameraman, in a tense scene following the loss at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Top World stories
- Indonesia rescuers search for dozens after passenger ferry sinks in Java Sea (29 sources)
- Trump urges Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian diesel refineries (18 sources)
- Indonesian ferry Virgo Transport 8 capsizes; rescuers search for missing passengers (14 sources)
- Iranian commercial ship struck near Strait of Hormuz; one dead, several injured, reports say (14 sources)
- Vanuatu ferry MV Matui sinks; one dead and more than 30 missing (12 sources)
- Sabalenka fires at cameraman after US Open final loss to Elena Rybakina (10 sources)
- Ferry capsizes off Java; one dead and over 100 rescued as scores remain missing (9 sources)
- Charlie Kirk memorial statue defaced with red paint outside TPUSA headquarters in Phoenix (9 sources)
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