LiveLive Updates September 09, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeSeptember 09, 2026UpdatesOne killed and one crew member missing after incident involving oil tanker off DubaiA seafarer was killed in an incident involving the Gibraltar-flagged oil products tanker Hercules Star while at anchorage off Dubai, the vessel's charterer Peninsula said on Wednesday."It is with deep sadness and regret that we confirm one fatality," Peninsula said in a statement without providing details on what caused the death. "In addition, one member of the crew is missing and a specialist team is working to locate them. All other crew members are accounted for."According to initial assessments from maritime security sources, the vessel may have been hit by drone.British navy-affiliated agency UKMTO said separately that it had received a report of a vessel listing 24 nautical miles off the United Arab Emirates' Port Rashid while at anchor, "possibly indicating water ingress following an attack from an unknown projectile".The location was close to the Hercules Star, maritime security sources said, according to their assessments. A tanker carrying about 2 million barrels of Iraqi fuel oil was struck by a drone in Iraqi territorial waters on Wednesday, port officials said.CNN: Surge in construction at suspected Iranian Pickaxe Mountain nuclear siteA clear surge in construction was seen in 2026 at Iran's Pickaxe Mountain site, near the Natanz nuclear complex, CNN reported.According to a Center for Strategic and International Studies analysis of six years of satellite imagery, the increase in construction continued during the war between Iran and the U.S.The underground facility at Pickaxe Mountain was not damaged in recent wars and experts estimate it could withstand even the most powerful bunker-busting bombs.Palestinian reports: Israeli airstrikes hits refugee camp in Gaza, several woundedThe Israeli military carried out an airstrike on the Al-Shati refugee camp in western Gaza City, according to Palestinian reports, with medical officials saying several people were wounded.A video shows a building being hit by an airstrike in the Al-Shati refugee camp in western Gaza City.
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