U.S. strikes Iran after Trump reportedly issues menacing new threat
The fighting shattered a brief period of calm after weeks of escalation between the U.S. and Iran over the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
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Trump reportedly issues menacing new threat after Iran targets U.S. forces in thwarted missile attack
The fighting shattered a brief period of calm after weeks of escalation between the U.S. and Iran over the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Iran launches attacks on U.S. targets, shattering dayslong lull in fighting
The fighting shattered a brief period of calm after weeks of escalation between the U.S. and Iran over the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Iran launches attacks on U.S. targets, shattering days-long lull in fighting
The fighting shattered a brief period of calm after weeks of escalation between the U.S. and Iran over the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Iran launches fresh attacks on U.S. targets, shattering days-long lull in fighting
The fighting shattered a brief period of calm after weeks of escalation between the U.S. and Iran over the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
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熊本 日本製紙の八代工場 2人心肺停止 2人大けが 7人安否不明
震度6強の揺れを観測した熊本県八代市にある日本製紙の八代工場では2人が心肺停止の状態となり、2人が大けがをしました。依然として7人の安否がわかっておらず、警察と消防が捜索を続けています。
熊本震度7 台湾“要請あれば4時間以内に救助隊出発可能”
熊本県の地震を受けて、台湾の消防を管轄する内政部トップの劉世芳部長は、救助隊の派遣に向けた準備を整えていることを29日明らかにしました。そのうえで「要請があれば、4時間以内に出発できる」と述べ、日本側から要請があれば熊本県に台湾の救助隊を派遣する考えを示しました。
US thwarts ‘surprise’ Iran missile attack, and joins forces with Saudis to hit targets in Iraq
Oil price spikes after flare-up of fighting and claimed Iranian attacks on three tankers in strait of HormuzThe US military said it knocked down an Iranian missile barrage and worked with Saudi Arabia forces to strike sites in Iraq that Tehran-backed militias have used to launch attacks in recent days.In what Washington cast as “an attempted surprise attack” by Tehran, Iran had launched multiple...
Death toll in Japan quake rises to 18 as rescuers comb through rubble
Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping centre and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors on Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people in southwestern Japan. The magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit a day earlier in the Kumamoto area on the southern main island of Kyushu, also left at least 62 people injured, six of them seriously, the...
Japan quake death toll rises to 13 after newly reopened Aeon Mall collapses in Kumamoto
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said 13 people have been found dead after a powerful quake shook part of southwestern Japan and rescue work was continuing Wednesday morning for the missing. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kumamoto area on the southern main island of Kyushu late on Tuesday afternoon. “There are people who are still waiting to be rescued, and it’s a race against time,” ...
Japan quake death toll rises to 13 after newly reopened Aeon Mall collapses
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Independent bookshop of 50 years to close after national security raid
A 50-year-old independent bookshop has announced it will close when its lease ends, following a raid by Hong Kong national security police earlier this month. Greenfield Book Store, located on Sai Yeung Choi Street in Mong Kok, took to social media during the early hours of Wednesday morning to announce its plans to close. “The shop will close down after the end of the lease. Thank you, everyone, ...
After 50 years in business, bookshop to close following national security raid
A 50-year-old independent bookshop has announced it will close when its lease ends, following a raid by Hong Kong national security police earlier this month. Greenfield Book Store, located on Sai Yeung Choi Street in Mong Kok, took to social media during the early hours of Wednesday morning to announce its plans to close. “The shop will close down after the end of the lease. Thank you, everyone, ...
Rescuers scramble to locate survivors as death toll climbs to 13 after powerful quake hits southwestern Japan
Dozens more remain trapped underneath the rubble as authorities race against the clock to save as many people as possible during the critical 72 hour rescue period. The tremor is the most powerful to hit the region in 10 years since a 7.0 magnitude quake recorded in 2016.
Queensland and NT reject Labor’s push to ensure that power-hungry AI datacentres use renewable energy
Federal-state stoush comes as rating agency warns that electricity bills could skyrocketFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland and the Northern Territory have rejected the federal government’s plans to mandate that AI datacentres use renewable power, rubbishing Anthony Albanese’s proposals to regulate the booming ...
Australia news live: Icac hears of ‘shit sheet’ on former NSW Liberal minister’s alleged affair; police treating mother and child’s deaths as murder-suicide
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Haitians living in fear as Temporary Protected Status ends in the US
New York’s Haitian community is living in limbo and fear after Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was terminated Monday.
九州で危険な暑さ 熊本も猛暑日の見込み 熱中症対策徹底を
29日も広い範囲で気温があがり、九州では午前中から危険な暑さとなっています。28日、震度7の激しい揺れを観測した熊本県でも猛暑日となるところがある見込みです。熱中症対策を徹底してください。
US Senate confirms Clayton as Trump’s new spy chief
The US Senate confirmed Jay Clayton as Donald Trump’s top intelligence official Tuesday, putting a permanent chief in charge of the country’s spy agencies as the president revives unsupported election fraud claims ahead of the midterms. Senators voted 51-47 to confirm Clayton’s appointment, with all Democrats in the upper chamber voting against it. “Jay is outstanding in every way, and will do a s...
【29日】熊本 震度7 活動が活発 同程度の地震に1週間ほど注意
28日、熊本県熊本地方でマグニチュード7.1の大地震が発生して熊本県の宇城市と氷川町で震度7の揺れを観測し、熊本県では大きな被害が出ています。その後も震度5弱を観測する地震が3回発生するなど地震活動が活発になっていて、気象庁は今後、1週間ほどは最大震度7程度の地震に注意するよう呼びかけています。熊本県では29日、猛烈な暑さが予想されていて、復旧作業などの際は熱中症対策を心がけてください。
EU’s US$17 million maritime aid for Philippines targets Asian ‘fault lines’
The European Union’s upgraded partnership with the Philippines signals the bloc’s aim to diversify its Indo-Pacific strategy beyond trade into the security arena. Such a move shows Brussels is seeking a larger role in a region where maritime disputes and challenges to the rules-based order could damage its extensive interests, according to analysts. On Friday, Philippine Foreign Secretary Maria Th...
China has 6 of world’s 10 most innovative humanoid robot start-ups: report
China is widening its lead over the United States in the race to develop humanoid robots, with Chinese firms accounting for six of the world’s 10 most innovative start-ups in the sector, according to a new report tracking global patent data, as Washington moves to restrict imports of robots, including those made in China. Firms from China dominated the ranking released by legal research platform L...
Iran missiles target US forces in Jordan after a five-day pause in war
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Middle East live: Iran state TV says US carried out air strikes near Iraq border
Iranian state television said Wednesday the US struck a city in the country's northwest in the Piranshahr border area with Iraq. Washington and Riyadh earlier launched strikes against members of the Popular Mobilisation Forces in Iraq, killing at least 20 people. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
Middle East live: US and Saudi Arabia launch strikes on Iraq, target Iran allies
US and Saudi warplanes carried out strikes on Tuesday against Iran-backed militants in Iraq who launched more than two dozen drone attacks in recent days, the US military said. Meanwhile, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they struck and halted three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz early Wednesday. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
Live: US and Saudi Arabia launch strikes on Iraq, target Iran allies
US and Saudi warplanes carried out strikes on Tuesday against Iran-backed militants in Iraq who launched more than two dozen drone attacks in recent days, the US military said. Meanwhile, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they struck and halted three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz early Wednesday. Follow our live blog for the latest developments.
元東京地検特捜部の検事 懲戒免職へ 女性との不適切な関係で
東京地検特捜部に在籍していた男性検事が、事件の捜査で取り調べた女性と不適切な関係を持ったとされる問題で、法務省がこの男性検事を懲戒免職処分にする方針を固めたことが、関係者への取材でわかりました。男性検事は去年まで東京地検特捜部で現場の検事をとりまとめる「キャップ」を務めていて、最高検察庁が調査を進めていました。
Daniel Andrews says Ben Carroll ‘can win’ Victoria election in rare public statement
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Israel kills Palestinian, destroys mosque in Gaza
Israeli settlers also attack a Palestinian family in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.
‘Dodged a bullet’: inflation eases to 3.8%, reducing chances of interest rate rise for Australia’s mortgage holders
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