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A passenger ship carrying 243 people lost contact in the Java Sea early on Sunday during bad weather. The Virgo Transport 8 had departed from Surabaya bound for Banjarmasin when it ran into the storm. Rescuers evacuated 103 people, one of whom died, and deployed teams, ships and a helicopter to search for the 140 still missing.A second crypto billionaire, Christopher Harborne, has donated £36 million to Reform UK, matching Ben Delo's gift. Reform UK says the two donors want "nothing" in exchange for their combined £72 million.Real Madrid defeated Rayo Vallecano 4–1 at the Bernabéu on Saturday, with Kylian Mbappé scoring twice and providing an assist. Jude Bellingham and Álvaro Carreras also scored, moving Real Madrid level with leaders Barcelona in La Liga.Over 240 passengers were aboard the Virgo Transport 8 when it went silent Sunday while crossing the Java Sea between Surabaya and Banjarmasin. The vessel lost radio contact about 148 kilometers short of its destination, triggering a rescue operation. No casualties have been reported so far.The MV Matui sank in rough seas on Friday while travelling between the islands of Santo and Ambae with more than 40 passengers and crew aboard. One person has been confirmed dead, 15 survivors accounted for, and more than 30 remain missing. Vanuatu's prime minister's office attributed the loss to strong winds, unheeded marine warnings and possible vessel overloading.Maritime trackers received reports of an attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. The British navy-affiliated agency UKMTO said a projectile hit the ship, with damage and crew status unknown. The report comes after Saudi Arabia temporarily closed its East-West pipeline following a drone attack that Baghdad and Riyadh said originated in Iraq.Ukraine's president offered to meet Russia's leader at the G20 summit in Miami to advance talks on ending the war. The Kremlin rejected the proposal, saying Zelensky should travel to Moscow if he wants to meet Putin, and added it had not yet decided whether Putin would attend the summit.The United States advanced to the women's basketball World Cup final for the fifth consecutive time, defeating Spain 76-66 in Berlin on Saturday after pulling away in the fourth quarter. Stewart contributed 16 points while Copper added 13, setting up a championship matchup with France that will replay their 2024 Paris Olympics gold medal contest.Lando Norris claimed pole position for the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix at the new Madring circuit in Madrid on Saturday with a time of 1:31.824, beating championship leader Kimi Antonelli by 0.011 seconds. Norris said it was one of the best laps of his career, with everything coming together on the final lap.Russian airstrikes across multiple Ukrainian regions on Saturday killed six people and injured dozens, damaging residential buildings and infrastructure. In the Odesa region alone, 37 people including an infant were injured in overnight attacks, with two people reported missing. The governor of Zhytomyr region said a Russian strike on a grocery store in the town of Zvyahel killed two people.A passenger ship carrying 243 people lost contact in the Java Sea early on Sunday during bad weather. The Virgo Transport 8 had departed from Surabaya bound for Banjarmasin when it ran into the storm. Rescuers evacuated 103 people, one of whom died, and deployed teams, ships and a helicopter to search for the 140 still missing.A second crypto billionaire, Christopher Harborne, has donated £36 million to Reform UK, matching Ben Delo's gift. Reform UK says the two donors want "nothing" in exchange for their combined £72 million.Real Madrid defeated Rayo Vallecano 4–1 at the Bernabéu on Saturday, with Kylian Mbappé scoring twice and providing an assist. Jude Bellingham and Álvaro Carreras also scored, moving Real Madrid level with leaders Barcelona in La Liga.Over 240 passengers were aboard the Virgo Transport 8 when it went silent Sunday while crossing the Java Sea between Surabaya and Banjarmasin. The vessel lost radio contact about 148 kilometers short of its destination, triggering a rescue operation. No casualties have been reported so far.The MV Matui sank in rough seas on Friday while travelling between the islands of Santo and Ambae with more than 40 passengers and crew aboard. One person has been confirmed dead, 15 survivors accounted for, and more than 30 remain missing. Vanuatu's prime minister's office attributed the loss to strong winds, unheeded marine warnings and possible vessel overloading.Maritime trackers received reports of an attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. The British navy-affiliated agency UKMTO said a projectile hit the ship, with damage and crew status unknown. The report comes after Saudi Arabia temporarily closed its East-West pipeline following a drone attack that Baghdad and Riyadh said originated in Iraq.Ukraine's president offered to meet Russia's leader at the G20 summit in Miami to advance talks on ending the war. The Kremlin rejected the proposal, saying Zelensky should travel to Moscow if he wants to meet Putin, and added it had not yet decided whether Putin would attend the summit.The United States advanced to the women's basketball World Cup final for the fifth consecutive time, defeating Spain 76-66 in Berlin on Saturday after pulling away in the fourth quarter. Stewart contributed 16 points while Copper added 13, setting up a championship matchup with France that will replay their 2024 Paris Olympics gold medal contest.Lando Norris claimed pole position for the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix at the new Madring circuit in Madrid on Saturday with a time of 1:31.824, beating championship leader Kimi Antonelli by 0.011 seconds. Norris said it was one of the best laps of his career, with everything coming together on the final lap.Russian airstrikes across multiple Ukrainian regions on Saturday killed six people and injured dozens, damaging residential buildings and infrastructure. In the Odesa region alone, 37 people including an infant were injured in overnight attacks, with two people reported missing. The governor of Zhytomyr region said a Russian strike on a grocery store in the town of Zvyahel killed two people.
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Mbappé scores twice as Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 4–1

Real Madrid defeated Rayo Vallecano 4–1 at the Bernabéu on Saturday, with Kylian Mbappé scoring twice and providing an assist. Jude Bellingham and Álvaro Carreras also scored, moving Real Madrid level with leaders Barcelona in La Liga.

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