Jordan said that the air defence system intercepted and downed tonight three missiles coming from Iran. Jordan’s army said on Monday that air defences had downed three Iranian missiles targeting the kingdom, with no injuries or damage reported. “The air defence system intercepted and downed tonight three missiles coming from Iranian territory that entered Jordanian…
Hong Kong’s short-haul visitor arrivals plunged by 15 per cent in June despite an overall growth in traffic, as higher fuel costs linked to the Middle East conflict reduced flight capacity and weaker regional currencies dampened travel demand, tourism authorities have said. The Hong Kong Tourism Board said on Thursday that the city received 3.72…
Trump has been publicly critical of Netanyahu in recent weeks. (File) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump spoke on Friday and agreed to meet “soon” in the United States, the premier’s office said. The conversation comes after the United States and Israel fought alongside each other in their military campaign against…
US-Iran War Live Updates: US, Iran signed a 14-point deal to end the war on June 17 US-Iran War Live Updates: The United States and Iran have traded strikes after Washington accused Tehran of attacking a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command said the strikes were a “powerful response” to an attack on…
It was fight night on the White House lawn. Beneath a great steel canopy nicknamed “the Claw,” Justin Gaethje did a backflip off the caged ring in the center of the South Lawn after winning the Ultimate Fighting Championship title card. In the audience, the president, newly 80, had just announced that the Iran war…
Iran said it has the “right to sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz”. Iran’s chief negotiator on Wednesday repeated Tehran would charge ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz after a 60-day fee-free period stipulated in a memorandum of understanding with the US. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in an interview aired on state television that the…
Iran claimed that Israel had violated the ceasefire in Lebanon “84 times” since the deal was announced. Iran’s military threatened on Tuesday to respond to Israel after strikes in southern Lebanon killed four people despite a deal between Tehran and Washington ending the Middle East war, including in Lebanon. “If the child-killing army of the…
U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran is taking “too long to negotiate a deal” and that “now they will have to pay the price.” It wasn’t clear what exactly that would mean for Tehran. A woman walks past a mural depicting a U.S. aircraft carrier under missile attack in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 8,…
HONG KONG — China’s exports picked up pace in May, rising 19.4% from a year earlier, its customs agency said Tuesday, as technology-related shipments remained robust despite impacts from the Iran war. The stronger than expected performance was an improvement from April’s 14.1% year-on-year increase. Imports in May jumped 27.4%, also at a faster pace…
The red carpet, chanting children and military ceremony looked almost identical, but the similarities between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s visits to Beijing ended there. Five days after the US president’s trip, Putin met his “good and old friend” Xi Jinping on Wednesday and witnessed the signing of 20 agreements, ranging from trade to tech,…