Rybakina beats qualifier Zheng to reach US Open semifinals

0:00Now the news, I'm Kenyu. A fire broke out Wednesday evening aboard a vessel carrying over 100 passengers near tourist hotspot in the Philippine province of Palawan, leaving at least 5 people dead. The Philippine Coast Guard said 5 casualties were initially reported and brought ashore. It said in a post on social media that 42 people have been rescued. GMA News reported that ashore had been carrying 117 passengers and 17 crew. Eight countries, including Turkey, Egypt, Indonesia and Jordan, have welcomed the decision of Britain to ban the imports of goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory. In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of the countries also welcomed Britain's decision to introduce restrictions on services linked to such settlements. The ministers reiterated their call for Israel to rescind all measures taken in connection with settlement activities.

1:00They stressed that the only viable path to achieving a just, lasting and comprehensive peace is the implementation of the two-state solution. On Tuesday, Israel announced countermeasures against Britain, including closing the British consular general in East Jerusalem and removing British personnel from a U.S.-Lad Gaza coordination center in response to London's decision to ban imports from its Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The Saudi-led coalition supporting the internationally recognized government in Yemen says the Houthi group has launched ballistic missile and drone attacks targeting three Saudi cities. A spokesperson says the coalition's joint forces command will respond to protect the Kingdom's sovereignty, national assets, civilians and civilian objects. The attacks came amid a sharp escalation between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia. Earlier on Wednesday, the Houthi group said dozens of Saudi air strikes had struck areas under its control. The cross-border exchanges have unfolded alongside a sharp escalation inside Yemen where government

2:05forces and the Houthis are fighting on several fronts, most intensely in the country's western areas. European natural gas prices surged to their highest level in more than three years on Wednesday. Dush TTF frowned-mouth futures the benchmark for European gas crossed 80 euros per megawatt hour for the first time since early 2023. Prices later eased to around 79 euros per megawatt hour. The rise came as disruptions to LNG supplies from the Middle East and fresh concerns over Russian gas infrastructure tightened the supply outlook. The international energy agency has warned the competition for limited LNG cargo during periods of acute stress could lead to extreme price volatility and significant economic impacts. Chinese automaker Gili Otto has launched his new electric vehicle the Gili E2 in Madrid. It marked the introduction of his third model in Spain less than six months after it entered

3:05the Spanish market. Gili currently has 50 sales and service points across Spain and plans to expand its network to 80 by the end of this year. China has recognized 11 new occupations and 23 new specialties under existing occupations, reflecting evolving labor demand driven by technological advances, industrial upgrading and changing consumer needs. The new occupations include shore-based shift management engineering technicians, embodied intelligence robot technicians and sprawls data analysts. The new specialties under existing occupations include low-altitude logistics operators and age-friendly renovation designers. China is aiming to explore new employment spaces during the 15th 5-year plan period. In tennis, second-seed Illina Rabikina ended Chinese qualifier Jun Qing-Wen's remarkable US Open Brown with a 36-6164 victory on Wednesday. Rabikina advanced to the semi-finals and secured the World No. 1 ranking for the first

4:10time. Jun is the first qualifier to reach the quarter-final stage since Britain and Maraudu-Carnel's title round in 2021. China-ached past Puerto Rico 75-72 in Berlin on Thursday to reach the women's basketball World Cup quarter-finals. China and Shu let with 21 points and 11 rebounds. As the so Asian team remaining, China will next face France, Japan and South Korea were eliminated earlier in the tournament. And that's the news. I'm Tianyu.