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traffic halted in Suez canal after oil tanker crashed into stranded LNG tanker
A Singapore-flagged liquefied natural gas tanker called 'BW Lesmes' ran aground yesterday evening in Egypt's Suez Canal, which is one of the important transit points for world trade. Following the incident, an oil tanker named "Burri" from…
Russia sends cargo ship to ISS
The Russian Federal Space Agency announced that the Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying the Progress-MS-24 cargo spacecraft was successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 04:08 local time. The spacecraft, which carries…
greece wildfires make unusable houses in turkish villages
The struggle with the fire in the Rhodope region of Greece has been going on for two days. The fire spread to the Turkish villages in Komotini and several houses became unusable. The locals were evacuated, and the fire near the settlements…
storm harold hits padre island in texas
Storm Harold reached land on Padre Island in the south of Texas, US, affecting the region with heavy rains and strong winds blowing at 80 kilometers per hour. The US National Weather Service said floods might occur and storms might blow…
UN’s OCHA report reveals current status of sudan
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced that 60 people were killed and 250 injured in clashes between the army and Rapid Support Forces in South Darfur, Sudan, between August 11 and 17. The…
Iran introduces new drone ‘Mohajer 10’
Iran introduced a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) named 'Mohajer 10' during Defense Industry Week. The new UAV was advertised as being capable of staying in the air for 24 hours, operating at an altitude of 7,000 meters for 2,000…
Indonesia to pruchase 24 ‘F-15EX’s from US company Boeing
Indonesian authorities announced the purchase of F-15EXs, the most advanced version of the F-15 type warplane, from the US aircraft manufacturer Boeing in order to modernize its air force. At the meeting held with Indonesian Ministry of…
SpaceX sends 21 more Starlink satellites into orbit
SpaceX, the aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company owned by Elon Musk, has sent 21 more Starlink satellites into orbit. The Falcon-9 rocket carrying the satellites was successfully launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in…
Wagner leader Prigojin releases first video since rebellion
Wagner leader Evgeny Prigojin, released a video message for the first time since the internal rebellion he started, accusing the Russian army of attacking the Wagner camps. Wagner said on his social media post that he was in Africa with his…
200 ships stranded on panama canal
The drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon in the Central American region disrupted transportation on the Panama Canal. The traffic on the Panama Canal was restricted and 200 cargo ships were stranded on the canal due the extremely…