Amid a rise in online bets being made in the wake of the ongoing war between the United States and Iran, alarm bells are now ringing inside the White House, with several officials under scrutiny. Marine One, carrying U.S. President Donald Trump, departs from the Ellipse in front of the White House as construction on…
Rescuers on Saturday evening found five survivors, including a 7-year-old girl, from a passenger boat that sank earlier in the week in eastern Indonesia waters and were searching for 20 other people still missing. The Makassar Search and Rescue Office previously reported that the boat was carrying 74 people when it departed from Jampea Island,…
As Iran and the US have a go at each other and Tehran’s neighbours also bear the brunt, the Iranian leadership might also be fighting an internal fight — the perception of being part of a soft coup against the Islamic Republic. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Head of Judiciary…
The US is urging Americans to reconsider traveling to the Middle East as war with Iran continues to escalate in the Gulf region. The State Department warned Friday that Saudi Arabia in particular is not safe for Americans after the Iranian-backed Houthis terror fired a ballistic missile at Saudi Arabia. “Due to high tensions in the Middle…
World News An attack set off hostilities that put the two countries on a path back toward war less than a month after they agreed to stop fighting. A billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump lying on what appears to be a coffin and bearing anti-Trump messages, including the phrase “We Kill Trump,” is seen…
CHONGQING, China (AP) — Rescue crews on Saturday raced to find survivors from a landslide in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing that killed at least eight people and left 34 missing. The landslide occurred in Pengshui County on Friday morning on the outskirts of Chongqing municipality, when massive amounts of rocks and soil washed…
A week after the United States and Iran signed a preliminary deal aimed at ending the war, an Iranian drone slammed into a cargo ship sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. There were no casualties or major damage, but the June 25 attack set off a chain of hostilities that would put the two countries…
School playing fields are being sold off across the country including in the home towns of the England squad, which could jeopardise the development of the next generation of World Cup stars. England’s schools have lost 189 playing fields over the last decade, with some sales being for new homes, according to The i Paper‘s…
US said that strikes against Iran were designed to “continue degrading Iranian military capabilities.” US forces launched strikes against Iran for a seventh night in a row on Friday, the US military said. US Central Command, in a post on X, said the strikes, which began at 1900 GMT, were designed to continue degrading Iranian…
KINSHASA, July 17 (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions on leaders of armed groups operating in eastern Congo including Rwandan-backed AFC/M23 rebels and the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), which fights alongside the Congolese army. • The conflict in eastern Congo is rooted in the fallout from neighbouring…