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US strikes Iran for first time in a month, Tehran retaliates
"US forces are monitoring the area closely and remain prepared to protect the free flow of commerce through this essential waterway," he said.
Nepal army trying to save 100 people trapped in tunnel at...
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the disaster on Wednesday was caused by a glacial collapse that triggered a vast flow of icy debris.
US judge urged to rebuff restoring Trump name to Kennedy Center
Judge Christopher Cooper ordered Trump’s name removed from the facade of the performing arts center in May but the Republican president’s handpicked Kennedy Center board voted this month to restore it.
The missing in Nepal-Tibet flash floods
The new Nepal Tourism Board figures Thursday said that 127 Nepali visitors were among the 667 it listed as missing.
North Korea vows ‘powerful response’ after US approves arms sales to...
Pyongyang's foreign ministry spokesperson, in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency, said that "we cannot overlook the adverse effect of the US sale of its weapons to the ROK on the regional security environment", referring to South Korea.
Nepal says 517 foreigners out of contact after deadly floods
Among the missing are 178 from India, 65 from the United States, 53 from Ukraine, 51 from Malaysia, 35 from Australia, 33 from Britain and 25 from Canada.
What scientists know so far about Nepal’s deadly floods
It is too soon to draw any firm links to climate change, but there are well-documented trends in the "Roof of the World" that have increased the likelihood of such hazards.
Iran president says ‘US will achieve nothing’ with economic pressure
Iran's leaders, however, have dismissed the impact of the new measures, having already endured decades-long crippling sanctions since shortly after the 1979 revolution.
South Korea says Russian military planes entered its air defence zone
Seoul's defence ministry said multiple Russian aircraft had entered and then left its air defence identification zone over the East Sea, also called the Sea of Japan.
US vows ‘economic asphyxiation’ of Iran with new sanctions
President Donald Trump was making phone calls to world leaders with requests to stop interactions with Tehran, Bessent said.
