WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump told senior aides late Tuesday that he approved attack plans for Iran but has withheld a final order to see if Tehran would abandon its nuclear program, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing three people familiar with the … Source link
It’s important to note that there’s a huge difference in why protesters wear masks as opposed to law enforcement. Not only can masking help with the tear gas often deployed by officers at protests, but it’s a safety measure employed by many immunocompromised people to combat COVID and other infections. Other protesters wear masks to…
A rumor that circulated online in mid-June 2025 claimed Iranian state TV announced, “Tonight, a great surprise will occur, one that the world will remember for centuries.” For example, on June 17, an X user posted (archived), “BREAKING: Iranian State TV has said: ‘Tonight, a great surprise will occur, one that the world will remember…
If the policies of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. aren’t reversed, “a lot of Americans are going to die as a result of vaccine-preventable diseases.” Unfortunately, that quote is not attributable to Chicken Little. Instead, it’s the opinion of Dr. Fiona Havers, formerly a top scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,…
LEMBATA, Indonesia (AP) — Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia erupted Tuesday, spewing towering columns of hot ash into the air. Authorities raised the eruption alert to the highest level and expanded the danger zone to 8 kilometers (about 5 miles) from the crater. Indonesia’s Geology Agency said in a statement it recorded…
An Air India flight was forced to make a U-turn due to a technical scare soon after takeoff Monday, just days after another of the airline’s Boeing Dreamliners crashed, killing at least 270 people. Flight AI315 took off from Hong Kong at 12:20 p.m. local time, bound for New Delhi, when the aircraft began an…
HONG KONG — Hong Kong police on Tuesday accused a mobile game application of advocating armed revolution and promoting secessionist agendas, saying that those who publish it or share it with others online may risk violating national security laws. The announcement — the first to publicly denounce a gaming app — indicates that authorities are…
Open this photo in gallery: More attention is being turned to the health benefits of fibre, with some dubbing the trend ‘fibremaxxing.’iStock Isheeta Borkar has always been fairly health-conscious. Earlier this year, however, the 33-year-old began seeing a number of fibre-focused social-media posts that made her pause and take stock of her diet. There was…
BEIJING, HONG KONG, TAIPEI (AP) — For most Chinese, the 36th anniversary of a bloody crackdown that ended pro-democracy protests in China has passed like any other weekday. And that’s just how the ruling Communist Party wants it. Security was tight Wednesday around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, where weeks of student-led protests shook the party in…
LONDON (AP) — The hard-right party Reform UK led by Nigel Farage won a seat in Parliament by a handful of votes and looked set to make more gains in results Friday from local elections the party hopes will show it is a major player in British politics. Reform’s Sarah Pochin was declared winner of…