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Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 arrives in Sri Lanka, entering the port of Colombo a year after a similar port call by a spacecraft-tracking vessel raised security concerns from neighbouring India. New Delhi is suspicious of China's increasing presence in the Indian Ocean and its influence in Sri Lanka, which is strategically placed halfway along key east-west international shipping routes. IMAGES
A Chinese research vessel enters Sri Lanka's Chinese-run southern port of Hambantota despite concerns from India and the United States about its activities. The Yuan Wang 5 entered the port after securing permission to enter Sri Lankan waters on condition it will not engage in any research. The Indian government has lodged a complaint with Colombo over fears the ship could spy on its activities, and the United States has also expressed concern. IMAGES
Images from the Greek coast guard show rescuers responding to a fire that broke out on an Italian-flagged cruise ship sailing through the Mediterranean's Ionian Sea with 237 passengers and 51 crew on board IMAGES
A Hong Kong cruise ship carrying 3,700 people was ordered back to port on Wednesday for virus testing after nine people were found to be close contacts in an Omicron variant outbreak. IMAGES
The Costa Smeralda ship, Costa's flagship vessel, leaves the port of Savona in Italy for the company's first cruise since service was interrupted last December due to Covid. IMAGES
The bodies of the civilians killed in clashes in Mali's capital Bamako are brought to the mosque of influential imam and opposition coalition leader Mahmoud Dicko for funeral prayers. Mali is experiencing the worst civil unrest in years as demonstrators push for the resignation of President Ibrahm Boubacar Keita. IMAGES
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