DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States conducted a new round of airstrikes early Monday targeting Iran after announcing the death of another American service member, hitting around a northwestern city believed to be home to underground missile bases. Iran responded by launching an attack targeting Bahrain, the home of the U.S. Navy’s…
At least one more US service member has died following a massive Iranian missile attack in the continuing Middle East conflict, US Central Command said Sunday. The unidentified soldier was killed in action Saturday during a controlled detonation of unexploded devices from a downed Iranian attack drone – while newly discovered human remains may belong…
The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry condemned on Sunday what it described as an Iranian attack on a power generation and water desalination facility, calling it a direct strike on vital civilian infrastructure. The repeated targeting of civilian facilities amounted to a dangerous escalation and violated international law, the UN Charter and UN Security Council Resolution 2817,…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A ferry carrying 116 passengers and crew capsized in Guyana, with 67 people rescued so far, authorities said Sunday. The MV Barima was sailing from the capital, Georgetown, along the North Atlantic coast to Port Kaituma, said Guyanese Prime Minister Mark Phillips, who is leading the government’s response. A distress call…
By Ryan Patrick Jones and Maria Cheng July 19 (Reuters) – The Canadian government said on Sunday it would deny entry to any foreigner who has been to Congo within the past 21 days as part of new, temporary border measures to combat the spread of Ebola. The ban contravenes advice from the World Health…
At least five people were killed and 21 injured after two earthquakes struck a mountainous region of Peru, the country’s civil defense chief said on Sunday. People pray next to the bodies of four victims of the earthquake of magnitude 5.6 that struck Central Peru on Saturday. (REUTERS) The quakes, measuring magnitudes 5.1 and 3.7,…
Gas prices in the United States are rising again after fighting between the US and Iran started once more. Earlier, many Republicans believed falling gas prices would help improve voters’ views on inflation before the midterm elections. But that hope has weakened because the Iran peace deal backed by President Donald Trump has fallen apart…
Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has spoken of how hostile the environment was even when he and other officials from Tehran were holding talks with US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff. He said he asked Witkoff during the talks whether he had ever sat in talks with “a chance of being bombed at any…
South Korea’s Incheon Airport is considering changes to its check-in areas after a series of incidents in which passengers allegedly bypassed queues, leaving several airline employees injured as they tried to restore order. The issue came under the spotlight after a video recorded on July 2 began circulating online. (Screengrab@Gfreedman9) Airport authorities are considering installing…
US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (File Photo) The Trump administration has agreed to allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium on its own soil, sidestepping the tough international safeguards countries normally must accept to keep nuclear weapons development in check, according to sources and documents reviewed by CNN. Trump still…