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Somali piracy resurges as Iranian vessel seized carrying 23 crew

Somali piracy resurges as Iranian vessel seized carrying 23 crew

Maritime security monitors warned that the ship could become a floating base for further attacks Somali pirates have seized an Iranian fishing vessel carrying 23 people, the European Union’s Maritime Security Centre Indian Ocean (MSCIO) said, warning that the ship was approaching a commercial shipping lane and could become

Ancient Roman treasure unearthed at military base, two coins aren't what they seem

Ancient Roman treasure unearthed at military base, two coins aren't what they seem

Roman emperor's face discovered on ancient silver coin in Sweden A final metal detector sweep led archaeologists to an ancient Roman silver treasure near a farmhouse foundation at a Swedish military base. The discovery included 45 coins, two of which may have originated in what is now Ukraine,

Russian strikes cut power to thousands in Ukraine as drones damage Russian facility

Russian strikes cut power to thousands in Ukraine as drones damage Russian facility

Russian strikes left hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians without power on Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, while Russian authorities reported major damage to an industrial site following Ukrainian drone attacks on Nizhny Novgorod region. Even as a six-day local ceasefire held on its final day around the Russian-controlled

These Senate races may help determine the fate of Social Security

These Senate races may help determine the fate of Social Security

Senators elected this November must answer a crucial question before their six-year term ends: What will they do to fix Social Security? The program's trustees project that the trust fund Social Security relies on to help pay retirement benefits may be depleted in the fourth quarter of

Social Security may have to cut retirement benefits in six years. Here's how much money is at stake for beneficiaries

Social Security may have to cut retirement benefits in six years. Here's how much money is at stake for beneficiaries

Social Security retirement benefits may face an automatic, across-the-board cut in just six years. Without intervention before then, the Social Security retirement trust fund, formally known as the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, which helps pay benefits to eligible workers and qualifying family members, will run

Communist Party pledges to reach deeper into China’s tech, digital platform sectors

Communist Party pledges to reach deeper into China’s tech, digital platform sectors

Advertisement China will crack down on corruption involving cryptocurrency, cross-border funds and blockchain technology, according to fifth plenum report 3-MIN READ3-MIN Xinlu Liangin Beijing China’s ruling Communist Party will step up “party building” across the country’s tech sector and deploy digital tools to fight corruption,

Why is Morocco celebrating the defeat of a UN resolution on Western Sahara?

Why is Morocco celebrating the defeat of a UN resolution on Western Sahara?

The mandate for UN mission that was tasked to monitor 1991 truce and hold referendum in disputed territory expires. Morocco has welcomed the defeat of a US-drafted resolution which sought to extend the mandate of the UN mission in the disputed Western Sahara. The mandate of the United Nations