The full impact of the flood in Tibet is unclear. China has released information through state media outlets showing the devastation around the border, but has given few details about the victims or the impact on local villagers. In Nepal, nearly 3,500 people have been left homeless and displaced in 27 sites – mostly schools,…
Washington/TehranU.S. President Donald Trump has denied reports that his administration is pressing Iran to return to negotiations, asserting instead that Washington now has “almost total control” of the Strait of Hormuz and that Iran’s economy is “totally collapsing.” Meanwhile, Pakistan has reiterated its commitment to pushing for dialogue between Washington and Tehran despite a sharp…
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned airlines, insurance companies and operators using Russia’s major airports that flights face a sharply increased risk due to growing drone activity in Russian airspace.Zelensky said that intensifying Ukrainian drone operations are making Russian airspace “completely dangerous.” He stressed that Ukraine does not target civilian aircraft, but that…
After the catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border a week ago, more than 1,000 people have died and nearly 4,000 more are missing, according to Nepal’s disaster agency. The BBC has travelled to the district of Betrawati in Nepal, as some people return to their homes to see the devastation caused by the floods….
Tehran has launched missile and drone attacks at US targets in Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq and Bahrain after American forces resumed strikes against Iran on Tuesday. The Iranian Red Crescent said five people, including a child, were killed and more than 50 injured when shrapnel from a US missile attack hit a home where a wedding…
The suspect continued up Seventh Avenue towards 42nd Street, which is where she stabbed the second victim, Piacenti, who did not survive after being taken to hospital. Bank of America said in a statement to the BBC: “We are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague. She was a valued teammate…
Spanish prosecutors say 23 sexual assaults, including nine against children, have been recorded in Ceuta since the mass influx of migrants into the Spanish exclave at the end of July. That number meant there was almost one case every day, Ceuta’s chief prosecutor Silvia Rojas said. She told El País newspaper migrant girls were “particularly…
Earlier, Palestinians in a crowded part of western Gaza City had reported a heavy Israeli bombardment, with two vehicles hit and turned to wreckage. Videos captured chaotic scenes, with the sound of gunfire and the aftermath of strikes. Reports say that Israeli special forces and pro-Israeli Palestinian militiamen had entered the area, but their presence…
Following a lull of several weeks, the United States launched new strikes on Iran, prompting Iranian retaliation against U.S. bases in the Middle East. U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to inflict “severe damage” on Iran. On Sunday, U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, in what…
Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, Abdolnaser Hemmati, said on Tuesday that despite U.S. sanctions and mounting economic pressure, Iran holds substantial foreign currency reserves. Responding to claims by U.S. President Donald Trump, Hemmati said, “Iran has foreign currency, and it has plenty of it.”According to the semi-official Tasnim News Agency, speaking at a…
