Blasts rocked two tankers from Russia’s shadow fleet in the Black Sea near Turkey’s Bosphorus strait on Friday, causing fires on the vessels, and rescue operations were launched for those on board, Turkish authorities and sources said.

Actors Kate Winslet, Hannah Waddingham and Chiwetel Ejiofor will be among the stars joining the British royals for the annual Christmas carol service at London’s Westminster Abbey hosted by Kate, the Princess of Wales, her office said on Saturday.

Europe’s Airbus (AIR.PA), opens new tab said on Friday it was ordering immediate repairs to 6,000 of its widely used A320 family of jets in a sweeping recall affecting more than half the global fleet, threatening upheaval during the busiest travel weekend of the year in the United States and disruption worldwide.

The push for answers on human rights violations from 1987 dominated proceedings as Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka appeared before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

The Ministry of Agriculture is stepping up efforts to tackle the Asian subterranean termite.

This weekend’s women’s rugby at the HSBC SVNS Dubai 7s will trial the new ball.

Residents of Navakasigani in Wailevu, near Labasa, are growing concerned about visible soil erosion along the Wailevu River.

The New Zealand Men’s Development is the latest team confirmed for the McDonald’s Coral Coast Fiji 7s with celebrated All Blacks Sevens veteran Scott Curry appointed as head coach for the campaign.

The death toll from floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra island has risen to 174.

R360, the proposed global rugby series targetting the game’s top stars, has pushed back its launch date two years to 2028, raising doubts over the project’s viability.

The United States Soccer Federation and the soccer federations of Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica submitted their formal bid book to FIFA to co-host the 2031 Women’s World Cup by Friday’s deadline.

Hong Kong’s anti-graft body on Friday said it had arrested eight people in connection with a fire that ripped through a high-rise apartment complex killing at least 128 people with 200 still missing in the city’s worst fire in nearly 80 years.