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      <title>Four Pakistani sailors freed from Somali pirates land in Karachi today after five months in captivity</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Four Pakistani sailors freed from the hijacked tanker MT Honour 25 are due to arrive at Karachi's Jinnah International Airport at 4:40pm on Sunday on Ethiopian Airlines flight ET694 from Addis Ababa, a day later than announced, while efforts continue to repatriate the bodies of three compatriots killed during the ordeal.</description>
      <author>Sarah Whitfield</author>
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      <source url="https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/976013-four-pakistani-sailors-freed-from-somali-pirates-due-home-today">Dunya News</source>
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      <title>Pakistan arranges repatriation of three sailors killed in Somalia tanker rescue</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Pakistan's Prime Minister's Office says arrangements are under way to repatriate the remains of three Pakistani sailors killed in the operation to recover the hijacked tanker MT Honour 25, with a Rs12.5 million relief package for each family.</description>
      <author>Sarah Whitfield</author>
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      <title>US sends 9,000 troops and third carrier toward Iran as tanker struck in Hormuz</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The Pentagon is dispatching roughly 9,000 troops aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group and an amphibious group as President Trump weighs new strikes on Iran, while a tanker was hit by an &quot;unknown projectile&quot; in the Strait of Hormuz.</description>
      <author>Sarah Whitfield</author>
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      <source url="https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/us-moves-thousands-of-troops-to-middle-east-as-trump-weighs-iran-strikes-3004154">Arab News</source>
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      <title>Three tankers struck by unknown projectiles in Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO says</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>UKMTO reported three separate projectile strikes on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, with no casualties assessed and no attribution, as Iran said Washington had replied to its seven-day reopening plan.</description>
      <author>Sarah Whitfield</author>
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      <source url="https://shafaq.com/en/Middle-East/Three-tankers-hit-in-Strait-of-Hormuz">UKMTO via Shafaq News</source>
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      <title>Puntland forces rescue tanker MT Honour 25 from Somali pirates after five months</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Security forces from Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland state have rescued the Palau-flagged tanker MT Honour 25, seized by pirates in April with 17 crew members aboard, including 10 Pakistanis.</description>
      <author>Sarah Whitfield</author>
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      <source url="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/puntland-forces-rescue-another-hijacked-ship-somali-pirates-2026-09-29/">Reuters</source>
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      <title>Indian seafarer killed after bulk carrier MV Cape Dao struck by torpedoes off Oman</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>An Indian seafarer was killed after the bulk carrier MV Cape Dao was struck, reportedly by two torpedoes, off Oman's Musandam coast on Wednesday; an Omani warship rescued 27 survivors.</description>
      <author>James Calloway</author>
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      <source url="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/09/23/indian-sailor-killed-as-two-torpedoes-hit-merchant-ship-off-oman/">The National</source>
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      <title>Unknown projectile strikes tanker entering Strait of Hormuz, injuring two crew</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>UKMTO said a tanker on an inbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz was hit by an 'unknown projectile' on Monday, leaving two crew with minor injuries.</description>
      <author>James Calloway</author>
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      <source url="https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/a-projectile-hits-a-tanker-as-it-enters-the-strait-of-hormuz-3889256/">Associated Press</source>
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