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About 130 missing after Indonesian passenger ferry capsizes in Java Sea
The passenger ferry Virgo Transport 8, carrying more than 240 people from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan, overturned in rough seas in the Java Sea on Sunday, September 13, 2026, after its captain radioed a distress call reporting waves up to 3 meters and a severe list. At least 108 people were rescued and six bodies recovered as of Sunday, leaving roughly 130 passengers and crew still missing, with ships and a helicopter deployed to widen the search around the vessel's last known position. Indonesia's Directorate General of Sea Transportation said it was still investigating whether the sinking was caused by natural, technical or human factors.
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About 130 missing after Indonesian passenger ferry capsizes in Java Sea
The passenger ferry Virgo Transport 8, carrying more than 240 people from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan, overturned in rough seas in the Java Sea on Sunday, September 13, 2026, after its captain radioed a distress call reporting waves up to 3 meters and a severe list. At least 108 people were rescued and six bodies recovered as of Sunday, leaving roughly 130 passengers and crew still missing, with ships and a helicopter deployed to widen the search around the vessel's last known position. Indonesia's Directorate General of Sea Transportation said it was still investigating whether the sinking was caused by natural, technical or human factors.
Russian drone hits train near Ukraine-Poland border minutes after European dignitaries' train passed through
A Russian drone struck a train at the Yahodyn border crossing on the Ukraine-Poland frontier on Saturday, September 13, 2026, shortly after a diplomatic train carrying former UK prime minister Boris Johnson, former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt and security advisers from several EU states departed the station earlier than its published schedule, following the Yalta European Strategy security conference in Kyiv. A second train still at the station, carrying former CIA director David Petraeus, was evacuated as the drone approached, and no one was hurt, but analysts say it is highly probable the Russian drone's intended target was the diplomats' train. The strike came amid a broader wave of Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine that day, including 453 drones and loitering munitions overnight.
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A Russian drone struck a train at the Yahodyn border crossing on the Ukraine-Poland frontier on Saturday, September 13, 2026, shortly after a diplomatic train carrying former UK prime minister Boris Johnson, former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt and security advisers from several EU states departed the station earlier than its published schedule, following the Yalta European Strategy security conference in Kyiv. A second train still at the station, carrying former CIA director David Petraeus, was evacuated as the drone approached, and no one was hurt, but analysts say it is highly probable the Russian drone's intended target was the diplomats' train. The strike came amid a broader wave of Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine that day, including 453 drones and loitering munitions overnight.
Kushner and Netanyahu's Likud clash over credit for Doha strike and Gaza hostage deal
Senior Trump adviser Jared Kushner said in a remote address to a Kyiv security conference on Saturday, September 13, 2026, that the US leveraged Israel's 'global isolation' following its 2025 strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, which he called 'a terrible thing' and militarily 'unsuccessful,' to pressure Israel into the Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal. Netanyahu's Likud party fired back the same day, insisting the prime minister's decision to strike Hamas leadership in Qatar and send troops into Gaza City, combined with pressure from President Trump, is what forced Hamas to drop its demands and release the remaining 48 hostages. The public disagreement exposes a rift between Washington and Jerusalem over how the deal that ended the fighting in Gaza was actually won.
Read more →Kushner and Netanyahu's Likud clash over credit for Doha strike and Gaza hostage deal
Senior Trump adviser Jared Kushner said in a remote address to a Kyiv security conference on Saturday, September 13, 2026, that the US leveraged Israel's 'global isolation' following its 2025 strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, which he called 'a terrible thing' and militarily 'unsuccessful,' to pressure Israel into the Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal. Netanyahu's Likud party fired back the same day, insisting the prime minister's decision to strike Hamas leadership in Qatar and send troops into Gaza City, combined with pressure from President Trump, is what forced Hamas to drop its demands and release the remaining 48 hostages. The public disagreement exposes a rift between Washington and Jerusalem over how the deal that ended the fighting in Gaza was actually won.
Saudi Arabia and Houthis trade strikes over Bab al-Mandeb as key oil pipeline shuts down
Fighting between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi forces escalated over the weekend of September 12-13, 2026, around the Bab al-Mandeb strait, with Yemen's army reporting Houthi vehicles hit in Dhubab and Mocha as the two sides exchanged strikes over the vital Red Sea chokepoint. Riyadh suspended operations on its East-West oil pipeline as a precaution after a drone launched from Iraqi territory targeted the line, and Iraq temporarily closed three border crossings with Iran in response, while Houthi forces holding Mayun (Perim) Island tightened their grip on the strait. The escalation threatens to further squeeze global shipping and oil traffic through one of the world's most critical maritime chokepoints amid the wider regional war.
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Fighting between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi forces escalated over the weekend of September 12-13, 2026, around the Bab al-Mandeb strait, with Yemen's army reporting Houthi vehicles hit in Dhubab and Mocha as the two sides exchanged strikes over the vital Red Sea chokepoint. Riyadh suspended operations on its East-West oil pipeline as a precaution after a drone launched from Iraqi territory targeted the line, and Iraq temporarily closed three border crossings with Iran in response, while Houthi forces holding Mayun (Perim) Island tightened their grip on the strait. The escalation threatens to further squeeze global shipping and oil traffic through one of the world's most critical maritime chokepoints amid the wider regional war.
Tech layoffs surge past 2025's full-year total in first 10 days of September
New job cuts at Uber, PayPal, Apple, Zomato and Oracle in the first ten days of September 2026 pushed the tech industry's 2026 layoff tally past all of 2025, with tracker Layoffs.fyi recording more than 128,000 workers cut across roughly 290 companies by September 10. Uber's cuts, announced September 2, account for about 3,300 roles — 10% of its staff and its biggest layoff since the pandemic — as CEO Dara Khosrowshahi moves to strip out management layers he said had made the company too complex, part of a broader restructuring to shrink its manager ranks by 20%. Industry trackers and analysts point to AI-driven automation and cost reallocation toward AI infrastructure as a primary driver of the accelerating cuts.
Read more →Tech layoffs surge past 2025's full-year total in first 10 days of September
New job cuts at Uber, PayPal, Apple, Zomato and Oracle in the first ten days of September 2026 pushed the tech industry's 2026 layoff tally past all of 2025, with tracker Layoffs.fyi recording more than 128,000 workers cut across roughly 290 companies by September 10. Uber's cuts, announced September 2, account for about 3,300 roles — 10% of its staff and its biggest layoff since the pandemic — as CEO Dara Khosrowshahi moves to strip out management layers he said had made the company too complex, part of a broader restructuring to shrink its manager ranks by 20%. Industry trackers and analysts point to AI-driven automation and cost reallocation toward AI infrastructure as a primary driver of the accelerating cuts.