VIENNA -- Global oil demand is forecast to grow by 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2026 year-on-year, down from last month's assessment, said the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Wednesday.
OPEC made the forecast in its latest monthly oil market report. In its previous report in July, the organization estimated a global oil demand growth of 800,000 bpd year-on-year for 2026. (OPEC-oil-demand-forecast)
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JAKARTA -- A total of 112 people were rescued after a passenger ferry, the Putri Yasmin, caught fire in waters off Lombok island, Indonesia's West Nusa Tenggara province, on Wednesday morning, local authorities said.
A local official told media that a nearby ferry had evacuated 36 people and brought them back to Bali, while a search and rescue agency vessel evacuated 59 people. Additionally, a navy vessel picked up another 17 people. (Indonesia-Ferry-Fire)
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WELLINGTON -- New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon survived a caucus confidence vote on Wednesday and will remain leader of the governing National Party, after an hours-long caucus meeting in the capital Wellington.
Luxon said he had survived the confidence vote with the "full support" of his caucus and confirmed he would remain National Party leader at a press conference at parliament. (New Zealand-Party Leadership-PM)
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HARARE -- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday declared a state of disaster following a boat capsize in Lake Kariba, as police confirmed the death toll from the tragedy had risen to 44.
In a statement, Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe said the declaration enables the government to mobilize extraordinary measures and resources necessary to assist and protect persons affected or likely to be affected by the disaster. (Zimbabwe-Boat-Capsize-Death) Enditem
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