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Ship traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb strait has fallen to its lowest daily level in months after Houthi attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure heightened fears that another major Middle East energy corridor could become unsafe for commercial vessels.Only 11 commodity-carrying ships crossed the narrow waterway on Sunday, vessel-tracking data showed. The passage links the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and serves as a vital route for oil shipments and container trade between Asia, Europe and the Mediterranean.Seven of

Brent crude tumbled more than 6% on Monday as the United States and Iran halted military strikes, easing fears of an immediate disruption to energy supplies and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.The international benchmark fell as much as 7% during early trading before recovering part of its losses. Brent futures were down $6.20, or 6.4%, at $90.58 a barrel by 0620 GMT, after briefly slipping below $90. West Texas Intermediate dropped $5.80, or 6.5%, to $83.51.The sharp decline reflected

Two people were killed and five others, including a two-year-old boy, were wounded after gunfire erupted at a crowded food festival near Seattle’s Space Needle on Sunday evening.The shooting occurred shortly after 6pm at Seattle Center during the final hours of the Bite of Seattle, an annual event that attracts hundreds of food vendors, performers and large crowds. Police detained a person in connection with the incident, although investigators had not disclosed the individual’s suspected role, a possible motive or

Ryan Gosling will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Ghost Rider, leading a standalone film planned for 2028 under director Shawn Levy.Marvel Studios unveiled the project during its presentation at San Diego Comic-Con, confirming months of speculation linking Gosling to the supernatural anti-hero. The announcement places one of Hollywood’s most prominent actors at the centre of Marvel’s attempt to expand beyond its established Avengers, Wakanda and multiverse storylines.Gosling appeared at the Hall H presentation alongside Levy and Marvel Studios president

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai The mother of NEET aspirant Akanksha Chaturvedi has rejected Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as sufficient accountability for the examination paper leak, demanding stringent punishment for those responsible and the resignation of the government’s top leadership.Neelam Chaturvedi said the departure of the education minister did not deliver justice for her 18-year-old daughter, who died by suicide after the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test was cancelled and a fresh examination was announced. She called for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai A viral Instagram post attributed to Archita Sachin Rahar, daughter of BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi, has triggered anger within the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Odisha unit after appearing to celebrate Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as Union Education Minister.Screenshots circulating across social media show an Instagram story featuring Pradhan against the national flag and carrying the words: “Dharmendra Pradhan resigns amid massive student protests over NEET leak fiasco.” The post emerged after Pradhan stepped down on Saturday, July 25,

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he is prepared to challenge US President Donald Trump publicly when Britain’s national interest requires it, setting out a more assertive approach to the country’s most important defence and diplomatic partnership.Burnham made the commitment during his first major broadcast interview since succeeding Keir Starmer, while stressing that disagreement would not prevent close cooperation between London and Washington. He described his first telephone conversation with Trump as warm but declined to give an unequivocal answer

Fast-moving wildfires forced about 92,000 people from their homes and holiday accommodation across southwestern France and central Spain on Friday, as intense heat, dry vegetation and shifting winds overwhelmed containment lines.French authorities ordered the evacuation of the entire Cap Ferret peninsula on the Atlantic coast after flames advanced through pine forests west of Bordeaux. Thousands of residents and tourists left through the peninsula’s only main road, while emergency crews deployed hundreds of boats to move people from coastal villages where

China has imposed penalties totalling 5.18 billion yuan on Trip. com Group after finding that the country’s largest online travel platform abused its market dominance and restricted competition among hotel-booking services.The State Administration for Market Regulation said Trip. com had used exclusive arrangements, preferential traffic allocation and price-control requirements to strengthen its position in the online accommodation market. The practices affected hotels operating on rival platforms and limited their freedom to set room rates independently.The total penalty includes the

The United States has imposed a 25% tariff on a broad range of Brazilian goods, escalating a dispute over digital payments, market access, intellectual property protection and environmental policy.The duties took effect on July 22 following a year-long investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The measure covers products including farm machinery, footwear, textiles, wood products, chemicals and ethanol, while excluding several imports considered important to US consumers and manufacturers.Coffee, beef, energy products, aircraft, aircraft components, rare-earth

Two China-linked supertankers carrying about four million barrels of Saudi crude have exited the Red Sea through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, defying threats against vessels connected to the kingdom’s oil trade.The Xin Long Yang and Cosnew Lake completed the passage on Thursday after sailing south along Yemen’s coast. Their movement provided an important test of whether Saudi Arabia can continue using its Red Sea export route while traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains severely disrupted.Both very large crude carriers

Argentine football supporters have launched an online petition demanding that FIFA replay the 2026 World Cup final after Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 in extra time.The Change. org campaign crossed 61,000 signatures within days of the July 19 final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Support continued to grow on Thursday, with separate live counts showing the total moving well beyond the figure that first drew international attention.The petition was started by Gisela Sánchez, who accused Slovenian referee Slavko

Britain’s youngest workers are becoming less confident that the economy can deliver secure jobs, meaningful savings or attainable homes, as rising youth unemployment and weak entry-level hiring cloud their financial prospects.The unemployment rate among people aged 16 to 24 climbed to 16.4% in the three months to May, its highest level in about 11 years. The increase means roughly one in six young people participating in the labour market is unable to find work, compared with an overall UK unemployment

The United States and Saudi Arabia have signed a landmark civil nuclear co-operation agreement that could eventually allow the kingdom to enrich uranium, opening a new chapter in their strategic partnership while intensifying concerns over nuclear proliferation in the Middle East.US Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman signed the accord in Washington on Wednesday. The agreement, known as a Section 123 pact under US law, establishes the legal framework required for American companies to

Yemen’s Houthi movement has positioned missiles and drones near the Bab el-Mandeb strait and is prepared to resume attacks on commercial shipping, raising the risk of disruption across one of the world’s most important trade corridors.Maritime security monitors have raised their assessment of the threat after the group declared a blockade targeting vessels connected to Saudi Arabia. Ships calling at Saudi ports have been warned that they could face attack while sailing through the southern Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb and

Tobe Hooper’s landmark horror film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is being transformed into a fully hand-animated feature using rotoscoping, offering audiences a new visual interpretation of the 1974 production while retaining its original performances and unnerving atmosphere.Dark Sky Films and Exurbia Films have confirmed that the project is in production for a planned 2027 release. Artists will trace the original live-action footage frame by frame, recreating its characters, rural landscapes and violent confrontations through traditional illustration rather than computer-generated

US carmakers are racing to remove Chinese-designed communications hardware and software from connected vehicles as federal restrictions force a costly overhaul of supply chains, engineering systems and supplier relationships. The industry faces its first major deadline with model year 2027 vehicles, when covered connectivity and automated-driving software linked to China or Russia will be barred from new cars sold in the United States. Restrictions on vehicle connectivity hardware will take effect for model year 2030, or from January 1, 2029, for

Dozens of people were feared dead after a government-operated passenger ferry capsized off Guyana’s Atlantic coast, leaving rescue crews searching a vast stretch of water for those still missing.The MV Barima was carrying 116 passengers and 17 crew members when it overturned late on Saturday while travelling from Georgetown to Port Kaituma. Sixty-seven people, including 15 children, had been rescued by Sunday afternoon, but authorities reported no further survivors as operations continued into Monday.The confirmed survivors comprised 41 men, 11

Uganda has begun a 42-day countdown towards declaring its Ebola outbreak over after the final confirmed patient tested negative twice and was discharged from hospital on Thursday.The patient, a national of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, had been receiving treatment at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala. Health authorities said the country could be declared free of the outbreak if no additional infections are detected during the monitoring period.Uganda has recorded 20 confirmed cases of Ebola disease caused by

Microsoft energy executive Darryl Willis will speak at African Energy Week 2026 as governments and investors examine how artificial intelligence and data centres could reshape electricity development across the continent.Willis, Microsoft’s corporate vice-president for the energy and resources industry, is expected to address the links between AI, cloud computing, power generation and grid expansion at the conference in Cape Town from October 12 to 16.His participation places digital infrastructure alongside oil, gas, renewable energy and electricity access on the event’s

Smoke from wildfires burning across Canada and northern Minnesota blanketed large parts of the United States on Thursday, pushing air pollution to dangerous levels and placing millions of people under health alerts from the Upper Midwest to the East Coast.More than 20 states were affected as dense smoke travelled south and east on north-westerly winds. The sharpest deterioration was recorded around the Great Lakes, where parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and Ohio experienced air quality ranging from unhealthy to