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A Japanese-owned chemical tanker was targeted by a drone strike off the coast of India, according to the Pentagon. This incident marks an expansion of risks to commercial shipping beyond the Red Sea. The tanker, named MV Chem Pluto, was operated by a Dutch entity and owned by a Japanese company. The drone strike occurred 200 nautical miles off the coast of India and no US Navy vessels were nearby. This is the first time that the Pentagon has openly accused Iran of directly targeting ships since the start of Israel's war on Hamas. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/YvC6fdI

In a central Florida shopping mall, multiple people were injured in what authorities have characterized as an "active shooting" incident on Saturday. The Ocala Police Department responded to the incident at the Paddock Mall, situated approximately 80 miles northwest of Orlando. The suspect reportedly fled, prompting the evacuation of the mall. Authorities advised people to steer clear of the area. Eyewitnesses Calvin and Diana Amos, who were in the JC Penney store, described their evacuation as quick and expressed feelings of fear and apprehension. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/LPUFV74

Twelve Turkish soldiers have been killed over two days in separate attacks on bases in northern Iraq, the defence ministry said Saturday. Turkey has operated several dozen military posts in northern Iraq for the past 25 years in its decades-old war against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a group blacklisted by Turkey and many of its Western allies as a terrorist organisation. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called for retaliation against "terrorists" in northern Iraq and Syria. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/mXRFg6M

Fadi Sckak, one of the three American sons of a Palestinian couple, is desperately trying to help his mother, Zahra Sckak, escape the violence in Gaza. Zahra, along with an ailing American relative, is trapped in a building with 100 others in Gaza City. Fadi's father, Abedalla, was shot and died without treatment after their family was forced to flee their shelter. US citizens and legal residents, like Borak Alagha and Yasmeen Elagha, are stranded near Gaza's Rafah crossing, pleading for help. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/bsT4IaA