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Iran Says Struck Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Vessels transit the Hormuz Strait off the coast of Iran's southern port city of Bandar Abbas on September 7, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
Vessels transit the Hormuz Strait off the coast of Iran's southern port city of Bandar Abbas on September 7, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
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Iran Says Struck Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Vessels transit the Hormuz Strait off the coast of Iran's southern port city of Bandar Abbas on September 7, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
Vessels transit the Hormuz Strait off the coast of Iran's southern port city of Bandar Abbas on September 7, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Friday they struck an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, according to state news agency IRNA, as a British maritime agency also reported an attack.

Iran has maintained its stranglehold on the strategic strait as Washington continues pressing its counterblockade of Iranian ports during the Middle East war, said AFP.

The Iranian republic wants to charge ships for passage, attacking vessels it accuses of attempting to circumvent its preferred route.

"The Togo-flagged oil tanker 'Trend' had been targeted and detained after a fire broke out on board" late on Thursday, the statement said, calling it an attempted "illegal passage".

Early on Friday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said a ship was hit by an "unknown projectile", causing a fire that was extinguished.

The monitoring agency had also reported a "security incident" in Hormuz late on Thursday, without giving details.

It was unclear if the IRGC and UKMTO reports referred to the same incident.

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Police Move Ceuta Migrants Off Beaches in Spanish Enclave

The Spanish National Police transfer hundreds of migrants who had been sleeping on the street to a new location consisting of several tents, aiming to prevent them from continuing to sleep outdoors, in Ceuta, Spain, 13 September 2026. EPA/Reduan
The Spanish National Police transfer hundreds of migrants who had been sleeping on the street to a new location consisting of several tents, aiming to prevent them from continuing to sleep outdoors, in Ceuta, Spain, 13 September 2026. EPA/Reduan
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Police Move Ceuta Migrants Off Beaches in Spanish Enclave

The Spanish National Police transfer hundreds of migrants who had been sleeping on the street to a new location consisting of several tents, aiming to prevent them from continuing to sleep outdoors, in Ceuta, Spain, 13 September 2026. EPA/Reduan
The Spanish National Police transfer hundreds of migrants who had been sleeping on the street to a new location consisting of several tents, aiming to prevent them from continuing to sleep outdoors, in Ceuta, Spain, 13 September 2026. EPA/Reduan

Police on Friday began moving hundreds of migrants from the beaches of Ceuta to the Spanish enclave's port area.

During the transfer, the police struggled to contain crowds of people jostling to secure a spot at the new tented site after weeks of living on the beaches, AFP said.

Tens of thousands of migrants flooded across the border from Morocco in July and though most returned, several thousand remained.

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Türkiye Jails Four Fund Executives in Market Manipulation Probe after Volatility

FILE PHOTO: A Turkish flag flies on a passenger ferry with the Bosphorus in the background in Istanbul, Türkiye, January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
FILE PHOTO: A Turkish flag flies on a passenger ferry with the Bosphorus in the background in Istanbul, Türkiye, January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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Türkiye Jails Four Fund Executives in Market Manipulation Probe after Volatility

FILE PHOTO: A Turkish flag flies on a passenger ferry with the Bosphorus in the background in Istanbul, Türkiye, January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
FILE PHOTO: A Turkish flag flies on a passenger ferry with the Bosphorus in the background in Istanbul, Türkiye, January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Turkish ‌authorities jailed four people pending trial and imposed travel bans and asset restrictions on 51 others on Friday in investigations into alleged market manipulation, a day after authorities rolled out measures to support markets after recent volatility.

The investigation followed a ‌criminal complaint ‌by the Capital Markets Board (SPK) ‌over ⁠alleged manipulative transactions in ⁠some investment funds and shares, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said.

Turkish authorities did not name the people affected.

The four jailed suspects included a fund ⁠board chairman and board members, ‌Gurlek said, ‌adding that the court ordered restrictions ‌on accounts and assets to ‌prevent them from being transferred.

The announcement came a day after authorities moved to shore up financial stability after ‌a small number of funds struggled to meet client ⁠withdrawals ⁠amid a stock market selloff.

The capital markets board ordered liquidation of several investment funds worth around $18.3 billion managed by seven portfolio management companies.

Authorities also launched proceedings against people accused of using social media to manipulate capital markets, with 16 suspects jailed pending trial, the minister said.

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Polish Official Says Potential US Army Base Would Be in Western Poland

A Polish Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter flies over military vehicles and soldiers during a military training demonstration at the Nowa Deba training ground, ahead of the International Defense Industry Exhibition (MSPO) in Kielce, Poland, September 7, 2026. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
A Polish Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter flies over military vehicles and soldiers during a military training demonstration at the Nowa Deba training ground, ahead of the International Defense Industry Exhibition (MSPO) in Kielce, Poland, September 7, 2026. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
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Polish Official Says Potential US Army Base Would Be in Western Poland

A Polish Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter flies over military vehicles and soldiers during a military training demonstration at the Nowa Deba training ground, ahead of the International Defense Industry Exhibition (MSPO) in Kielce, Poland, September 7, 2026. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
A Polish Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter flies over military vehicles and soldiers during a military training demonstration at the Nowa Deba training ground, ahead of the International Defense Industry Exhibition (MSPO) in Kielce, Poland, September 7, 2026. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

A potential permanent US Army base in Poland would definitely be in the country's west, Deputy Defense Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka said on Friday, after US President Donald Trump said progress is being made towards ‌its establishment, said Reuters.

* ‌Poland has ‌been pushing ⁠for a bigger ⁠allied presence on NATO's eastern flank for years, and has intensified those efforts since Russia's invasion of neighboring Ukraine ⁠in 2022.

* In June, Polish ‌Defense ‌Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said the ‌US Department of Defense ‌was open to Poland's offer to host a permanent US military presence in Poland, ‌but that no decision had been taken.

* Last ⁠week, ⁠US officials came to Poland to assess potential sites for the facility, Polish government officials said. They visited Poznan and Powidz, both in western Poland, officials from the National Security Bureau told reporters.