southern

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A further 24 Indian crew were rescued from a ship off Oman's southern coast on Monday after sending a distress call saying the vessel was on fire and sinking following a US strike.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

During the US strikes, Iranian media reported at least two series of explosions along Iran's southern coast near the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

On Tuesday, Israel ramped up strikes on Tyre, a city that before the war was home to about 100,000 people and considered southern Lebanon’s economic heart.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

After the 2025 fires in southern California even pols like Mr. Newsom at least pretended to acknowledge the need to manage the Golden State’s landscape aggressively to reduce fire risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The essential agreement reached at Philadelphia in 1787, Baldwin claimed, was the decision to remove slavery in the southern states from any influence by the northern states.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis