A cargo ship has run aground on Istanbul’s coast, prompting authorities to close Bosphorus strait.
There were no reports of injuries or casualties.
The Liberian-flagged Songa Iridum, which was headed for Istanbul's port of Ambarli from Ukraine's Odessa, reported of an engine failure shortly before the collision.
Russian drone strike kills 12 miners in Ukraine
At least 12 people were killed and seven wounded after a Russian drone struck a bus carrying miners in Ukraine's southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, energy firm DTEK and government officials said on Sunday.
Five-year-old boy returns to Minnesota after ICE release
Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father have returned to their home in a Minneapolis suburb after being detained by US immigration officers and held at a detention facility in Texas, a lawmaker said on Sunday.
Reopening of Gaza's Rafah crossing expected Monday
Gaza's main border crossing in Rafah will reopen for Palestinians on Monday, Israel said, with preparations underway at the war-ravaged enclave's main gateway that has been largely shut for almost two years.
Winter storm death toll in United States reaches 90
Nearly 90 people have died in bitter cold affecting areas of the United States from Texas to New Jersey, according to media reports citing local authorities.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, inaugurated the World Laureates Summit.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable of condolence to Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari, on the terrorist attacks in the Pakistani province of Balochistan, which resulted in a number of deaths.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Sunday, to discuss cooperation between the UAE and the IMF, with a focus on sustainable development and global economic growth.
