By Steve Gorman Aug 9 (Reuters) – Many evacuees among the tens of thousands forced to flee a cluster of wildfires near Spokane, Washington, were allowed back to their homes on Sunday as firefighters stepped up efforts to extinguish the remaining hot spots. Despite another round of hot, dry weather over the weekend, nearly 1,700…
Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti says Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of the US-backed Gaza plan is no surprise. Aljazeera Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a proposal by U.S.-backed mediators for disarming Hamas, hardening his position after earlier voicing misgivings at the suggestion that Israel reciprocate with phased pullouts from Gaza. “Israel does…
Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain to eastern China on Monday, causing hundreds of flight cancellations even as the storm weakened and some cities resumed public transport. Typhoon Dolphin weakens but disrupts travel in east China The weather system has lost power after making two landfalls along the coast of Zhejiang province on Sunday, with China’s…
BERLIN (AP) — The heat waves roiling Western Europe this summer toppled an average temperature record for the June-July period set in 2022, according to the European climate agency Copernicus. Globally, so far this is the third-hottest year, behind 2024 and 2025, climate statistics show. But 2026 still has time to catch up. Thanks to…
The landmark Mecca Joint Defense Agreement was signed on Friday by the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as the three countries seek to deepen security cooperation amid heightened tensions between the United States and Iran. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Sunday the…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine exchanged strikes overnight that killed civilians and injured many others on both sides, local authorities reported. Large-scale Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities have become almost routine in recent weeks, with Moscow exploiting Ukraine’s critical shortage of interceptors for the U.S.-made Patriot systems — the sole air defense…
US President Donald Trump is willing to end the West Asia conflict without a deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme if the Strait of Hormuz is fully reopened, The Wall Street Journal reported Tehran’s latest demands suggest that Trump’s options of walking away from the conflict have narrowed even further, (Bloomberg) The report suggests that Trump…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reportedly met Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei to discuss the country’s military and economic situation, days after Israeli media reports claimed that Khamenei was in an “extremely critical condition”. Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei meets Pezeshkian, discusses war, economy and military affairs (File photos) The meeting comes amid heightened tensions over the…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed that Iran would not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons, regardless of whether Tehran reaches an agreement with the United States or diplomacy produces a broader deal. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a session at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, before it dissolves ahead of the 2026…
Israel has rejected Trump’s Gaza peace plan New Delhi: Israel has rejected US President Donald Trump’s 15-point peace plan for Gaza, and will not withdraw until Hamas fully disarms, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today. “Israel rejects the 15-point document. The IDF will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is genuinely disarmed and will…