Divers have found a total of 25 bodies after a massive fire destroyed a boat off the coast of California on Monday.
According to media reports, nine people are still missing.
The coastguard declined to confirm the figures but confirmed search operations are underway.
Flames ripped through the scuba diving vessel Conception, as it was moored off Santa Cruz Island, trapping the passengers below deck.
Officials said five of the six-strong crew managed to escape in an inflatable boat.
Trump says operation to reopen Strait of Hormuz will be 'paused'
US President Donald Trump has announced on Tuesday that he would briefly pause the operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, dubbed "Project Freedom", citing "great progress" towards an agreement with Iran, while the blockade remains in force.
Ukraine says Russia violated ceasefire initiated by Kyiv
Ukraine accused Russia of violating a ceasefire initiated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at midnight on Wednesday, with officials reporting one person killed and three wounded in frontline areas in the north and east of the country.
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to head to Spain after being granted permission
A luxury cruise ship that has been hit by an outbreak of the deadly hantavirus was preparing to travel from Cape Verde towards Europe on Wednesday after the Spanish government gave permission for it to dock in the Canary Islands.
Russian attacks kill 27 before deadline for ceasefire proposed by Kyiv
Russian attacks throughout eastern Ukraine have killed at least 27 people on Tuesday, including 12 in one of the worst strikes so far this year, hours before a midnight deadline ushering in an open-ended ceasefire proposed by Kyiv.
Eight dead in fire at shopping centre west of Tehran, Iranian media say
At least eight people died and 36 were hurt after a fire broke out in a shopping centre west of Tehran on Tuesday, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported.
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