Black Rain and Health Fears After Strikes on Iran Fuel Depots
Health experts warn of long-term respiratory and neurological risks as smoke from burning oil spreads across the region.
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New Supreme Leader Inherits Sprawling, Secretive Office That Dominates Iran
His father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had turned what was traditionally a religious affairs office into a shadowy national security juggernaut.
After Global Economy Shudders, Trump Zigzags on Whether War Is Nearing End
The president told reporters at a news conference in Florida that the fighting is “going to be ended soon” but added that the U.S. would strike Iran harder if needed.
U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows
The evidence contradicts President Trump’s claim that Iran was responsible for a strike at the school that killed 175 people, most of them children.
Oil prices fall and stocks rebound after Trump says Iran war could end ‘very soon’
FTSE 100 opens higher and European markets rise as US president describes conflict as ‘very complete’Business live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesOil prices have tumbled from four-year highs, capping an extraordinary 24 hours in global markets and prompting global stocks to rebound after Donald Trump suggested the US-Israel war on Iran could end “very soon”.Brent crude, the international benchmark, surged as high as $119.50 a barrel on Monday as the Middle East conflict intensified fears of a deepening energy supply crisis. Continue reading...
Texas welder called ‘highway hero’ for stopping unconscious driver
Rene Villarreal-Albe averted possible crash by pulling truck up to car and halting it as driver faced medical episodeA Texas man who recently was driving on a highway reportedly pulled his truck out in front of a car with an unconscious man behind the wheel, gradually slowed it down with his back bumper and ultimately stopped it to avert what could have been a major crash.Rene Villarreal-Albe’s good deed was captured on dramatic cell phone video recorded by his wife, Andrea Walker, and then shared online by his sister, Cortney Trinidad, as the Texas news outlet Kens 5 reported. The video and action-movie-like story behind it gained widespread attention on corners of the internet dedicated to finding positive news, generating some comments that hailed Villarreal-Albe as a “highway hero”. Continue reading...
Middle East crisis live: Trump claims Iran war will be over ‘very soon’ but Tehran says it will determine when
US president says war is ‘very complete’ and threatens worse strikes if passage of oil via strait of Hormuz is blocked; IRGC says it will not let out ‘one litre of oil’Oil prices drop sharply after Trump moves to reassure marketsTrump says Iran war is ‘very complete, pretty much’ as economic toll risesInvestor hopes for a swift resolution to the Middle East conflict propelled Australian shares higher today, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 finishing the day up 1.1% and recovering about $35bn in value after yesterday’s $90bn plunge.Oil prices surged to a four-year high early in the week before coming back down below $US90 a barrel after Donald Trump suggested the Iran conflict would end soon, sending global stock markets higher. Continue reading...
Who Is Balendra Shah, The Rapper Set to Be Nepal’s Next Prime Minister?
Balendra Shah’s party won a landslide in the election that followed Nepal’s Gen Z revolution. His style is pugnacious.
Australia Grants Humanitarian Visas to 5 Members of Iranian Women’s Soccer Team
Concern for the safety of the players had grown after Iranian state media criticized them for not singing the national anthem at a game in Australia.
Indian cricket team to pocket $14 million for historic T20 World Cup win
India's cricket board announces a $14.24mn bonus in addition to the $2.34mn awarded to the champions by the ICC.