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A distress call to the coast guard was made just after 11pm local time. The search and rescue operation is ongoing.
A passenger ferry carrying 116 people sank off the coast of Guyana, with 67 people rescued so far, according to Guyana authorities.
BBC News – World A distress call to the coast guard was made just after 11pm local time. The search and rescue operation is ongoing.
A distress call to the coast guard was made just after 11pm local time. The search and rescue operation is ongoing.
BBC News – World The vessel capsized between Georgetown and Port Kaituma, with 53 people so far rescued.
NYTimes – World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a 15-point Gaza plan put forward by Donald Trump's Board of Peace, which aimed at Hamas disarming alongside an Israeli withdrawal. Netanyahu said Israel's military will not pull out of Gaza until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed.
Sky News – Front Page Some Taylor Swift songs have been removed from social media videos posted by Donald Trump's campaign and the White House, including a 3 August video that linked her "Red" album to Republicans, after efforts to mock the pop star.
NPR – World Iran-aligned Houthi forces claimed a drone attack on Saudi Aramco's Jazan refinery on Sunday. The strike came two days after Saudi Arabia signed a defence pact with Turkey. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed as Iran and the United States dispute terms for reopening it and for broader negotiations.