Skip to content
LIVE
Flash
A fire broke out aboard a ferry carrying 134 passengers and crew as it neared the tourist destination of Coron in Palawan. The vessel sank, leaving five people dead and 86 missing. Coast Guard footage showed the ship engulfed in flames as rescuers recovered bodies.President Trump addressed a Republican convention in Dallas on Wednesday, vowing his party would surge forward in November's midterms despite weak approval ratings and voter discontent over prices and the war with Iran. Trump said the conflict would end immediately after the elections, but White House officials have warned him it could extend through the end of his term in 2029.Brent crude futures rose to $101.34 a barrel as Iran said it attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz following U.S. strikes on five Iranian oil tankers. Oil flows through the strategic waterway remain well below pre-war levels, prompting the U.S. Energy Information Administration to raise its price forecasts for the year ahead.Five people were confirmed dead and more than 80 were missing after a fire broke out aboard the MV June Aster off Palawan island in the western Philippines on Wednesday night, the Philippine Coast Guard said. Forty-three people were rescued from the vessel in waters off Coron, Palawan. The ferry's manifest listed 117 passengers and 17 crew members.President Donald Trump pledged a $5,000 "dividend" to every adult American citizen if Republicans win both the House and Senate in the 2026 midterms, announcing the plan at the party's convention in Dallas on Wednesday. Trump said the funds would have to be spent within the United States. Some commentators accused him of attempting to bribe voters.A fire broke out aboard the MV June Aster on Wednesday evening about 2.2 km offshore in the Philippine province of Palawan, killing at least five people. The Philippine Coast Guard said 42 people were rescued, but 87 remain unaccounted for from the 134 passengers and crew listed on the ship's manifest.Apple introduced the iPhone Duo, its first foldable smartphone, which unfolds horizontally with a 7.6-inch display on the inside and a 5.4-inch screen visible when closed. The event also featured the iPhone 18 Pro, Apple Watch Series 12 and AirPods 5. John Ternus, a longtime hardware engineer, made his first keynote appearance as CEO after succeeding Tim Cook on September 1.A fire erupted Wednesday evening aboard the M/V June Aster about 2.2 kilometres offshore in Palawan province, killing at least five people. The Philippine Coast Guard said 42 passengers and crew were rescued, but 87 remain unaccounted for from the 134 people listed on the ship's manifest.Ron Dermer, former strategic affairs minister, rejected reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had spoken with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed ahead of the October 7 massacre, calling them "fiction." As someone responsible for developing the Abraham Accords and deepening relations with the Emirates, Dermer said he would necessarily have participated in any such conversation.Cédric Jubillar, sentenced to 30 years for the murder of his wife who disappeared in December 2020, will face an appeal trial from April 30 to May 14, 2027 in Toulouse. The 38-year-old painter-plasterer confessed to the killing in July after five and a half years of denials, and the appeal hearing was reduced to two weeks from the originally planned four.A fire broke out aboard a ferry carrying 134 passengers and crew as it neared the tourist destination of Coron in Palawan. The vessel sank, leaving five people dead and 86 missing. Coast Guard footage showed the ship engulfed in flames as rescuers recovered bodies.President Trump addressed a Republican convention in Dallas on Wednesday, vowing his party would surge forward in November's midterms despite weak approval ratings and voter discontent over prices and the war with Iran. Trump said the conflict would end immediately after the elections, but White House officials have warned him it could extend through the end of his term in 2029.Brent crude futures rose to $101.34 a barrel as Iran said it attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz following U.S. strikes on five Iranian oil tankers. Oil flows through the strategic waterway remain well below pre-war levels, prompting the U.S. Energy Information Administration to raise its price forecasts for the year ahead.Five people were confirmed dead and more than 80 were missing after a fire broke out aboard the MV June Aster off Palawan island in the western Philippines on Wednesday night, the Philippine Coast Guard said. Forty-three people were rescued from the vessel in waters off Coron, Palawan. The ferry's manifest listed 117 passengers and 17 crew members.President Donald Trump pledged a $5,000 "dividend" to every adult American citizen if Republicans win both the House and Senate in the 2026 midterms, announcing the plan at the party's convention in Dallas on Wednesday. Trump said the funds would have to be spent within the United States. Some commentators accused him of attempting to bribe voters.A fire broke out aboard the MV June Aster on Wednesday evening about 2.2 km offshore in the Philippine province of Palawan, killing at least five people. The Philippine Coast Guard said 42 people were rescued, but 87 remain unaccounted for from the 134 passengers and crew listed on the ship's manifest.Apple introduced the iPhone Duo, its first foldable smartphone, which unfolds horizontally with a 7.6-inch display on the inside and a 5.4-inch screen visible when closed. The event also featured the iPhone 18 Pro, Apple Watch Series 12 and AirPods 5. John Ternus, a longtime hardware engineer, made his first keynote appearance as CEO after succeeding Tim Cook on September 1.A fire erupted Wednesday evening aboard the M/V June Aster about 2.2 kilometres offshore in Palawan province, killing at least five people. The Philippine Coast Guard said 42 passengers and crew were rescued, but 87 remain unaccounted for from the 134 people listed on the ship's manifest.Ron Dermer, former strategic affairs minister, rejected reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had spoken with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed ahead of the October 7 massacre, calling them "fiction." As someone responsible for developing the Abraham Accords and deepening relations with the Emirates, Dermer said he would necessarily have participated in any such conversation.Cédric Jubillar, sentenced to 30 years for the murder of his wife who disappeared in December 2020, will face an appeal trial from April 30 to May 14, 2027 in Toulouse. The 38-year-old painter-plasterer confessed to the killing in July after five and a half years of denials, and the appeal hearing was reduced to two weeks from the originally planned four.
BREAKINGLIVEEconomy

Brent crude holds above $100 as Iran and U.S. escalate tanker attacks

Brent crude futures rose to $101.34 a barrel as Iran said it attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz following U.S. strikes on five Iranian oil tankers. Oil flows through the strategic waterway remain well below pre-war levels, prompting the U.S.

NXEWS NewsroomUpdated 52 min ago1 min read
Illustration · NXEWS

Reported from

Stories on NXEWS are written by an AI newsroom from reporting by international agencies, and are checked against their sources.

Start the conversation

Nobody has said anything yet. No account, no email — a name is optional.

No account, no email, no tracking. Links and abuse are held for a look first.

Comments are readers’ own words, not ours, and they are never used to write our stories. What we keep

More on this

More