Egyptian authorities have announced that a giant ship, which has been blocking the Suez Canal for nearly a week, has finally been freed.
The giant container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week was fully floated on Monday and traffic in the waterway would resume, the canal authority said in a statement.
A shipping tracker and Egyptian TV showed it positioned in the centre of the canal.
More than 100 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have killed at least 104 people on Wednesday, according to Gaza health authorities, with Israel stating they remain committed to the US-backed ceasefire.
At least 121 killed after Brazil's deadliest operation against drug gangs
The deadliest police operation against drug gangs in Brazil's history has killed at least 121 people, authorities said on Wednesday, as Rio de Janeiro residents lined a street with dozens of corpses found overnight.
Melissa kills 25 in Haiti, nearly 30 total as hurricane batters Caribbean
Hurricane Melissa barreled through the northern Caribbean on Wednesday after thrashing Cuba's second-biggest city, isolating hundreds of rural communities, unleashing devastation in Jamaica and drenching Haiti, where at least 25 were killed.
Russia tests nuclear-capable Poseidon super torpedo
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia had successfully tested a Poseidon nuclear-powered super torpedo that military analysts say is capable of devastating coastal regions by triggering vast radioactive ocean swells.
Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba hours after devastating Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa slammed into Cuba early on Wednesday, hours after causing devastation in neighbouring Jamaica as the strongest-ever storm on record to hit that Caribbean island nation.
