WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. military announced on Sunday the first American casualties of President Donald Trump’s intensifying attack on Iran, as a new poll showed only one in four Americans supported strikes against the Middle Eastern country. As the conflict entered its second day, Trump said 48 Iranian leaders had been killed...
AKROTIRI, Cyprus, March 2 (Reuters) – A drone strike hit Britain’s Royal Air Force base of Akrotiri in Cyprus overnight, causing limited damage and no casualties, the island’s president and Britain’s defence ministry said on Monday. The first attack on the British military facility since a rocket attack by Libyan militants in 1986, the incident...
JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV/DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) – Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran on Sunday and Iran responded with more missile barrages, a day after the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei pitched the Middle East and the global economy into deepening uncertainty. U.S. and Israeli strikes – and Iranian retaliation – sent...
The Incident:Heavy smoke was seen billowing from Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port on Sunday (March 1). According to the Dubai media office, the fire started a day earlier at one of the berths due to debris resulting from an aerial interception. Official Cause:While the initial statement did not specify the source of the interception, this event...
Residents in Shibing County, in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, gathered on Friday night to celebrate the traditional firecracker dragon event as part of Chinese New Year festivities. The centuries-old custom features a distinctive dragon dance performed with a bamboo dragon, setting it apart from dragon dances seen elsewhere in China. During the performance, spectators throw...
ARGUNGU, Nigeria — Drummers, dancers, fishermen, and government officials gathered Thursday in Argungu, in Kebbi State, as the Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival resumed for a second day, marking its return after a six-year suspension. The four-day festival, last held in 2020 before being halted by the COVID-19 pandemic, is expected to attract thousands...
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/DUBAI, Feb 28 (Reuters) – The United States and Israel carried out military strikes on Iran on Saturday, targeting its top leaders and plunging the Middle East into a conflict that President Donald Trump said would end a security threat to the U.S. and give Iranians a chance to topple their rulers. Tehran called the...
WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV/DUBAI, Feb 28 (Reuters) – The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, targeting its leadership and plunging the Middle East into a new conflict that President Donald Trump said would end a security threat to the United States and give Iranians a chance to topple their rulers. The strikes put...
Feb 27 (Reuters) – Bill Clinton told lawmakers on Friday that he “saw nothing that gave me pause” when he spent time with Jeffrey Epstein, as the former president gave closed-door testimony about his relationship with the late sex offender. Clinton’s closed-door appearance before the House of Representatives Oversight Committee marked the first time a...
TIRANA, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Social media platform TikTok is back in Albania after a year-long ban expired this month, in a case illustrating the complexity of imposing bans in a politically fragmented region and sparking questions over online safety and censorship. The ban, imposed last year and ostensibly linked to the death of a...
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