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US Central Command / XThe US military says it has begun a new round of strikes against Iran to “further degrade” its capabilities to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz.The strikes – the 10th consecutive night of attacks – come after US President Donald Trump vowed to punish Iran for the deaths of US soldiers, saying it would pay “many times over”.He earlier said Iran had been hit “very hard” the previous night “in honour” of three US soldiers killed recently – two in Jordan and one in Iraq. Iran’s military and communications sites were struck.Iran said it had…
Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump (L), Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney (R).US President Donald Trump has signed an order imposing a 50% tariff on a wide range of goods imported from Canada, in retaliation for what he called “unequal treatment” of US cars, dairy and alcohol. The duties take effect on 19 August and mark a major escalation in trade tensions between the North American neighbours. The White House said the tariffs were necessary to protect American businesses. Goods targeted range from everyday consumer items like wine and hockey sticks to industrial goods such as commercial cement. However, several key…
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — Federal health officials said Monday they remain focused on lettuce from Taylor Farms as the source of a multistate outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite, despite inaccurate test results that the government briefly publicized over the weekend.Food and Drug Administration officials on Monday said a laboratory test incorrectly identified a positive result for cyclospora on a sample of lettuce from Taylor Farms. The FDA posted the finding to its website on Saturday but then said Sunday that the result had been a false positive.Federal and state authorities have been investigating a rise in cases of the parasite,…
EPAThe Houthis said the embargo was a response to a Saudi blockade of ports and airports in YemenYemen’s Houthis have announced a “maritime embargo” against Saudi Arabia.The Iran-backed group’s military spokesman said it would begin immediately and was in retaliation for a Saudi blockade of ports and airports in Houthi-controlled north-western Yemen.He gave few details about the embargo but a Houthi media official said they were closing the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which is the southern gateway to the Red Sea, to Saudi vessels.There was no immediate comment from Saudi authorities.Second tanker in three months hijacked off Yemen by suspected Somali…
ReutersZambada being taken into custody in July 2024One of the most notorious figures in Mexico’s drug cartels, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, will spend the rest of his life in prison, a US judge ruled has ruled, two years after Zambada was lured to the US in an elaborate sting operation.The 76-year-old, who founded the violent Sinaloa Cartel with Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, was also ordered to pay $15bn (£11bn).In 2024, El Chapo’s son led Zambada to believe they were travelling to northern Mexico to inspect clandestine airstrips, when their plane instead landed in Texas and he was arrested. Last year,…
Metro North HealthAn Australian woman has given birth to rare, naturally-conceived identical quadruplets after a pregnancy described as “extremely high risk” by the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.The four girls, who were delivered via caesarean section at 28 weeks and four days on 14 July, were monozygotic quadruplets – where a single fertilised egg splits into four embryos.The hospital said the girls’ mother, 34-year-old Jenitar Na’amoana, and her husband Jortham, already had four children and were taken by “immense surprise” when told to expect quadruplets.Dr Alexa Bendall, who cared for the mother from the start of her pregnancy, estimated identical…
Getty ImagesTens of thousands of people attended Monday’s protestsThousands of supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a youth-led protest movement seeking education and employment reforms, defied a police ban and tried to march on parliament to demand India’s education minister resign.Police wielding canes used tear gas to disperse crowds in central Delhi. Several demonstrators said they were injured in the cane charges. Police did not comment. Some in the crowd threw stones, reports said. The march followed weeks of protests over alleged exam paper leaks and accusations of a wider education system crisis.The movement has broadened into one of…
Andrii SybihaAttacks on cargo ships in the Black Sea have increased as Russia seeks to disrupt the last maritime export corridor outside of UkraineThe death toll of a Russian strike on a cargo ship off the coast of the Ukrainian city of Odesa has risen to 10. The Guinea-Bissau-flagged ship was hit by Russian cruise missiles on Sunday, the Ukrainian Air Force said, causing a fire.A search and rescue operation was launched and lasted all night. By Monday morning, Ukraine’s seaports authority said nine crew members had been killed, as well as one of its pilots. India later said four…
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