I survived a missile strike in the Strait of Hormuz, but my friend has not been found

Sunil Puniya was on his first sea job when a missile struck the oil tanker Skylight at the start of the Iran war.

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Rubio tries to reassure Nato allies over US troop deployments

President Donald Trump says he wants to send more troops to Poland, a week after his officials cancelled a similar deployment.

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Senegal's president sacks prime minister Sonko after months of tensions

Bassirou Diomaye Faye also dissolved the government, creating uncertainty amid a debt crisis in the country.

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One dead and dozens of firefighters injured in Staten Island shipyard explosion

More than 30 people, including firefighters, were hurt in the incident, which was described as "a complex, fast-developing emergency situation".

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Angry crowd sets Ebola hospital tents on fire in DR Congo

Grieving relatives and friends of a suspected Ebola victim were prevented from taking his body for burial.

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Musk's SpaceX postpones Starship launch as mega share sale looms

It comes just a day after the firm revealed plans for a record-breaking stock market debut.

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US military jets and drones tracked near Cuba as tensions rise

Tracking data shows several flights by US Navy reconnaissance jets and drones during the last week.

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