WorldPosted at: Mar 25 2025 12:15PM


One dead, 1 missing in sea collision in southern Philippines

Manila, Mar 25 (UNI) One person died and another remained missing after a Philippine-flagged tugboat hit a Panamanian-flagged vessel off Sarangani province in southern Philippines on Tuesday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said.
The PCG said on social media that the head-on collision occurred on early Tuesday morning in the waters off Maasim, and that rescuers had found the body of the tugboat's captain.
A search and rescue team continued to locate the last missing crew member, the PCG said.
Please log in to get detailed story.
Tags: #One dead# 1 missing in sea collision in southern Philippines
More News

Regional envoys from Afghanistan's neighbouring states urge Taliban to resume dialogue with Pakistan for resolving differences in Tehran

17 Dec 2025 | 2:29 AM

Tehran, Dec 16 (UNI) Senior officials from Afghanistan's neighbouring states along with Russia have urged Islamabad and Kabul to resume diplomacy and resolve their differences through dialogue, upon concluding a regional meeting in Tehran on Monday.

see more..

Bangladesh's NCP carries out march on Victory Day chanting anti-Indian slogans

17 Dec 2025 | 2:15 AM

Dhaka, Dec 16 (UNI) Bangladesh's student-led political faction, the National Citizen Party (NCP) held an anti-aggression march on the country's Victory Day, chanting anti-India slogans and demanding justice for the shooting of prominent July Uprising activist, Sharif Osman Hadi.

see more..

Russia accuses NATO, UK, EU of stoking anti-Moscow narrative for justifying collective bid to seize frozen Kremlin assets

17 Dec 2025 | 2:03 AM

Moscow, Dec 16 (UNI) Senior Russian official and presidential aide, Kirill Dmitriev, slamming the UK, NATO, and EU for their constant escalation of anti-Russian rhetoric, said that the demonisation was little more than a ruse to justify their plans to seize frozen Russian sovereign assets to support Ukraine's war effort.

see more..

Iranian rial plunges to all time low of 1 3 million to USD, compounding worries of bankruptcy

17 Dec 2025 | 1:04 AM

Tehran, Dec 16 (UNI) The Iranian rial has plummeted to an all-time low, as regional hostilities and post-war recovery have left the Islamic Republic in dire straits, heavily devaluing its debilitating currency and plunging it a new record low of more than 1.3 million to the USD.

see more..

India, Ethiopia elevate ties to strategic partnership as PM Modi visits Addis Ababa; PM Modi conferred Ethiopia's highest honour

17 Dec 2025 | 12:54 AM

Addis Ababa/New Delhi, Dec 16 (UNI) India and Ethiopia on Tuesday elevated their ties to Strategic Partnership as Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his first ever visit to the east African nation. PM Modi was also conferred the nation’s highest honour by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

see more..