Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - The U. S. Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war on Iran, saying the risk of attacks is too high for now, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Shark attacks turned deadlier in 2025 -- with fatalities spiking 125% worldwide, a new study shows. There were 65 unprovoked bites and nine deaths from those encounters with the toothsome predator, according to Florida Museum of Natural History's annual International Shark Attack report.

SYDNEY, Jan 24 (Reuters) - An Australian boy had died in hospital after being bitten by a shark in Sydney Harbour, his family said on Saturday after a series of shark attacks along the country's east coast.