Some 20,000 seafarers are stranded in the Gulf amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Some 20,000 seafarers are stranded in the Gulf amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Rescue efforts are still under way after a huge explosion ripped through China’s fireworks capital.
The Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate blamed US and Israeli attacks on Iran’s ports and commercial fleet for deaths.
China has detained nearly 70 Panamanian-flagged ships after Supreme Court ruling on Panama Canal, US officials say.
New Zealand’s Defence Force says a North Korean ship was observed engaging in a possible transfer of illicit goods at sea.
Japan is pushing the legal limit of ‘defence’ as it faces its ‘most severe and complex security environment’ since 1945.
![United States President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi walk on the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at a US naval base, before speaking to members of the military in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, on October 28, 2025 [Mark Schiefelbein/AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AP25301364841273-1776925513.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Beijing has leveraged its strong economic relationship with the US, Israel, Iran and the Gulf to keep its stakes safe.
The global economic outlook for 2026 looks grim if the Iran war continues, but some industries are booming.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with top Chinese leadership to discuss the Iran war and other concerns.
