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independent.co.uk > news > world > europe > rome-italian-silvio-berlusconi-roman-catholic-vatican-b3049438.html

Mourners in Rome pay last respects to Italian activist Emma Bonino

2+ hour, 9+ min ago   (497+ words) Hundreds of people queued outside Rome’s city hall on Sunday to pay their last respects to Emma Bonino, the prominent Italian politician and human rights campaigner who died on Friday, aged 78. A woman carrying a sunflower was the first to…...

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independent.co.uk > news > djibouti-somalia-strait-of-hormuz-mogadishu-iran-b3049424.html

Somalis rethink trade routes as Houthis disrupt established shipping channels

2+ hour, 20+ min ago   (339+ words) Somalia's business community is seeking alternative shipping routes due to disruptions and security concerns around the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Strait of Hormuz after Iran-backed Houthis captured a key port city and an island, sending thousands of Yemenis fleeing…...

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independent.co.uk > news > world > americas > willis-towers-watson-lawsuit-boston-lockton-b3047620.html

18 insurance agents quit just minutes apart. Now, their former employer is suing them

6+ hour, 3+ min ago   (414+ words) The departing workers generated more than $5 million in annual revenue for Willis Towers Watson, according to court documents Global insurance brokerage and risk management firm Willis Towers Watson has filed a lawsuit in Boston after 18 employees resigned within 44 minutes and…...

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independent.co.uk > news > russia-kyiv-moscow-poland-crimea-b3049358.html

Ukrainian drones kill 2 in Russia as Moscow hits main port hub in Black Sea

6+ hour, 16+ min ago   (505+ words) Civilians were killed and injured overnight as Russia and Ukraine continued to attack each other with waves of drones. Two people were killed in Russia’s Tatarstan, according to local officials, while Ukrainian authorities reported Russian drone attacks on the Black…...

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independent.co.uk > news > world > middle-east > iran-us-war-latest-live-houthis-yemen-saudi-arabia-pipeline-b3049346.html

Iran latest: Houthis claim attack on Saudi base as advance intensifies

6+ hour, 34+ min ago   (1169+ words) The US military, which has previously struck Iranian vessels in the region, did not issue an immediate statement Separately, a crew member was killed early on Sunday when an Iranian commercial ship was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz, according…...

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independent.co.uk > news > vatican-city-american-lord-chicago-st-peters-square-b3049338.html

Pope commemorates 9/11 attacks with prayers for peace and for those who died

6+ hour, 38+ min ago   (328+ words) Pope Leo XIV, history's first American pope, called for a renewed commitment to peace on Sunday as he marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on his home country. The Chicago-born pope made his first public comments to commemorate the…...

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independent.co.uk > news > indonesian-surabaya-java-sea-japanese-bali-b3049315.html

Search underway for about 130 people missing after Indonesian passenger ship overturns

8+ hour, 44+ min ago   (587+ words) Indonesian rescuers say about 130 passengers and crew are missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people sank in bad weather in the Java Sea on Sunday. At least 107 people were rescued and the bodies of six passengers were recovered as…...

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independent.co.uk > news > yemen-saudi-arabia-strait-of-hormuz-houthi-persian-gulf-b3049288.html

Iranian media say 1 killed in ship strike on the Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast developments

9+ hour, 45+ 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…...

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An Iranian commercial ship is struck near Strait of Hormuz with 1 dead, Iranian media say

11+ hour, 16+ 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…...

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independent.co.uk > news > world > australasia > vanuatu-ferry-sinks-deaths-latest-b3049271.html

One person dead and 30 missing after ferry sinks in Vanuatu

14+ hour, 48+ 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…...