WorldSat, 14 Nov 2026 · 23:04 PKT What caused New Orleans tanker crash? What we know
Investigations are ongoing to find out why the tanker named Atlantic Asphalt "lost control" and collided with an anchored river cruise ship in New Orleans on Friday, resulting in the overturning of the cruise ship and passengers being dumped into the Mississippi River.
By Zainab Qureshi · Diplomatic & World Desk Editor (Islamabad)
WorldFri, 13 Nov 2026 · 15:00 PKT Iran says tanker carrying LNG hit mine, suffered explosion in Hormuz
Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy said a tanker carrying liquefied natural gas struck a naval mine and suffered an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday while using what they described was an "unauthorised and dangerous route", state media reported.
By Zainab Qureshi · Diplomatic & World Desk Editor (Islamabad)
WorldFri, 13 Nov 2026 · 10:23 PKT 14 killed in UAE as driver loses control of truck
A crash and fire involving a truck and several other vehicles in the United Arab Emirates’ Fujairah emirate killed 14 people and injured 30 others, police said on Thursday, in one of the UAE’s deadliest road crashes.
By Zainab Qureshi · Diplomatic & World Desk Editor (Islamabad)