The ship was docked in the port city of Qingdao for repairs at the time of the blaze, whose cause remained unclear, according to state media.
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BBC News – World Of the 42 people on board, 17 were were evacuated, CCTV reports.
NYTimes – World Australian MP Helen Haines, 65, remains in critical condition after a leg was amputated following a deliberate car attack outside her office in Victoria. A suspect, identified by family as Brendan Nugent, is in custody and has been charged; his father said the family had known Haines for more than 20 years. Australia's counterterrorism team was activated after the incident.
Sky News – World Japan launched an uncrewed MMX spacecraft on Tuesday to collect samples from Phobos, the larger of Mars's two moons, in a mission joined by five international space agencies. The $578 million project aims to return dust, soil and rocks to Earth in 2031 to help study how the moons formed and the origins of the Solar System. Reports differ on whether the mission duration is three or five years.
The former soldier had been living in exile since 2020, and said in a video posted this month on TikTok that he feared for his life.
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