At least 15 Rohingya refugees have been confirmed dead and dozens more reported missing after a ship capsized in the Bay of Bengal.
The victims were from camps near the resort town of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh, officials added.
As many as 73 people have been rescued, with search operations currently underway for the rest.
According to the authorities, the ship, packed with around 130 people on board, was heading to Malaysia.
Zelenskiy presses allies for security guarantees, foreign troops in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday he had urged Kyiv's Western allies to give "a clear position" on security guarantees including about a potential foreign troop contingent on Ukrainian soil with a US backstop.
Tornadoes strike US South, killing 10 people amid rising risk
At least 10 people were killed in Missouri as a series of tornadoes hit the US Midwest and Southeast overnight, raking a path of destruction that was still being assessed early on Saturday, police said.
Israeli airstrike kills 9 in Gaza, medics say, amid ceasefire disputes
At least nine Palestinians were killed, including two local journalists, and others wounded on Saturday in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza's northern Beit Lahiya town, the health ministry said, as Hamas' leaders hold Gaza ceasefire talks with mediators in Cairo.
Trump weighs expanding travel ban to 41 countries
The Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of 41 countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter and an internal memo seen by Reuters.
Stuck NASA astronauts one step closer to home after SpaceX crew-swap launch
NASA and SpaceX on Friday launched a long-awaited crew to the International Space Station that opens the door to bringing home US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stuck on the orbital lab for nine months.
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