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Getty ImagesIran’s state-run broadcaster reported that the country’s army had carried out separate attacks on US targets Iran has threatened to block further trading routes in the region, as the US launched a new strikes on military targets.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the Strait of Hormuz would remain shut until the US ended its “acts of aggression”. It also threatened to close off other regional oil and gas export channels.It came as the US military’s Central Command (Centcom) said it had struck Iran on Wednesday morning, following another operation overnight. It also said its forces had redirected two…
Dramatic video shows wildfire surround freight train in CanadaCN Rail told the BBC that operations were temporarily suspended in the affected area in the province of Ontario.2 hrs agoUS & Canada
Getty ImagesA man has been arrested over an alleged threat to shoot Reform UK leader Nigel Farage made in a social media post. The arrest relates to a post made on X which was reported to police on 8 May, a day after the local and mayoral elections.The Met Police said a man in his 20s was arrested in south London on Tuesday this week on suspicion of sending threatening communications to a Member of Parliament.He has been bailed pending further inquiries.The Parliamentary Liaison and Investigation Team informed Farage of the arrest on Wednesday.Farage said: “This is the first time…
LIVETodd Blanche says ‘mistakes were made’ over Epstein files release at confirmation hearingSenators are questioning the president’s former personal lawyer before they vote to confirm his role as attorney general.
Cnews agenciesE CANAVERAL, Fla. (news agencies) — Astronomers have discovered a faint, elusive planet orbiting a young star after more than a decade of cosmic hide-and-seek.In an unusual twist, two groups working independently detected the cold gas giant a few days apart late last year using different telescopes. It’s the dimmest planet ever directly imaged from Earth, scientists reported Wednesday.A Scottish and German-led team spied the new planet around the star Beta Pictoris using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile, then dug through archives to confirm its orbit. The planet had remained hidden in the data all…
The revolving-door leadership of the nation’s top public health agency took another potential turn on Wednesday, as Dr. Erica Schwartz’s nomination came before a U.S. Senate committee.Schwartz, 54, is up for director of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is charged with protecting Americans from preventable health threats.Her career has largely been spent in military uniform, including in a leadership position at the U.S. Coast Guard where she oversaw the organization’s system of 41 clinics and 150 sick bays — as well as policies promoting vaccinations of service members. She later served as deputy surgeon general, where…
LIVEEngland v Argentina Q&A with Phil McNulty: Messi or Kane? Should Madueke be dropped for Saka? Would Lionel Messi be as successful if he was English? Should Bukayo Saka start ahead of Noni Madueke? Join chief football writer Phil McNulty for a Q&A ahead of England’s World Cup semi-final against Argentina.
ReutersRussian attacks overnight into Wednesday hit a residential building in OdesaEight people have been killed across Ukraine in overnight and early morning Russian attacks, local officials say.In the Black Sea port of Odesa, three people were killed and another three injured in a “massive” drone and missile strike, regional head Oleh Kiper said. It was the fifth day in which Russia has hit the region. In the north-eastern city of Sumy, three people were killed and 17 injured in shelling by guided aerial bombs, said acting Mayor Artem Kobzar. Another two casualties were reported in the central Dnipropetrovsk region and…
AFPOne person has died and three others are missing after a pontoon boat capsized around 600 yards from Alcatraz Island on Tuesday. San Francisco Fire Department received a report at 15:37 local time of a vessel in distress, department chief Dean Crispen said at a news conference.A marine unit first on the scene witnessed a man in the water “in severe distress” and initiated CPR, Crispen said. He was declared deceased when brought to shore. He said 20 people were on the three-deck pontoon boat, mostly family members, who were “engaging in some kind of memorial service”. Three people on…
AFP via Getty ImagesThe Rastafarian community says the ban on smoking cannabis infringes on their rights to religious freedomKenya’s High Court has dismissed a bid by a Rastafarian group seeking to legalise the use of cannabis for religious purposes.The Rastafarian community had argued that the ban on smoking cannabis infringed on their rights to freedom of religion and belief guaranteed under the constitution.In a landmark judgement, Justice Bahati Mwamuye said the community had failed to prove drug laws violated their constitutional rights, but acknowledged the need for a broader national debate on cannabis.There has been a continued push to legalise…