Yemen’s Houthis claim missile attack on Saudi Arabia oil tanker
The Houthis recently declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea, targeting several tankers.
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Florida becomes first state in nearly a decade to execute two people on same day
State kills Dominick Occhicone, 80, and James Duckett, 68, as Ron DeSantis pushes executions before term endsFlorida on Tuesday became the first state in nearly a decade to carry out two executions in a single day, putting to death an 80-year-old man who was the second oldest inmate known to receive a lethal injection in modern US history.Hours earlier, the state executed a former police officer c...
Musk’s X launches invite-only ‘X Money’ payment service
Elon Musk’s social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, launched its own bank account-like product where users can send money to one another. The service, known as X Money, is not a new bank. X Money is using technology and banking services provided by Cross River Bank and branding that backbone as X Money. It is common for new financial companies to use a traditional bank’s backbone to lau...
Elon Musk launches invite-only X Money where users can send cash to one another
Elon Musk’s social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, launched its own bank account-like product where users can send money to one another. The service, known as X Money, is not a new bank. X Money is using technology and banking services provided by Cross River Bank and branding that backbone as X Money. It is common for new financial companies to use a traditional bank’s backbone to lau...
UK faces ‘very difficult trade-offs’ in budget because of Iran war, say analysts
Leading thinktank says higher oil prices and inflation will give Andy Burnham a ‘challenging inheritance’Andy Burnham has been warned by a leading thinktank of “very difficult trade-offs in the next autumn budget” if the Iran war keeps oil prices and inflation high.The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) said the new prime minister faced a “challenging inheritance” and his p...
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Trump pausing Iran attacks shows US military power is not enough on its own
Tehran has not been bombed into submission, leaving America unable to enforce its demands without a ground war that it does not wantHas Iran won a war it didn’t start against the United States? It is not a victory in any conventional military sense: about 3,500 Iranians have been reported killed and the US-led bombing has caused anywhere between $150bn and $270bn of damage.Yet Donald Trump’s decis...
Australia news live: Dan Tehan sidesteps questions on Angus Taylor’s links to Icac inquiry; former Melbourne gangster sentenced to life in prison in Iraq
Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSpecially designed Airbus completes marathon 24-hour flight before joining Qantas fleetA specially modified Airbus A350 plane touched down in France Tuesday after a record 24-hour test flight from Australia, ahead of it joining Qantas’s fleet next year, Agency France-Presse reports. Continue reading...
US teen gets life for killing 4 in Georgia high school shooting
A US teenager who shot dead four people at a high school with a gun his father gave him as a Christmas present was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday. Colt Gray, 16, pleaded guilty to carrying out the September 2024 attack at Apalachee High School in the town of Winder, Georgia. Gray was 14 years old when he shot dead two 14-year-old pupils and two teachers, while also wounding nine other peop...
Life in prison, no parole, for US teenager who killed 4 in Georgia school shooting
A US teenager who shot dead four people at a high school with a gun his father gave him as a Christmas present was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday. Colt Gray, 16, pleaded guilty to carrying out the September 2024 attack at Apalachee High School in the town of Winder, Georgia. Gray was 14 years old when he shot dead two 14-year-old pupils and two teachers, while also wounding nine other peop...
Powerful earthquake in Japan causes widespread damage
A 6.8 earthquake struck the southern Japanese island of Kyushu leaving dozens injured and causing extensive damage. First responders are now racing to save lives as authorities warn the public to remain vigilant. NBC News’ Matt Bradley has more.
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Storms batter the Northeast, triggering travel delays; deadly earthquake devastates southern Japan.
Japan quake kills at least 2 as rescuers search for people trapped in mall, factory
A major earthquake in Japan's southwest killed at least two people and left dozens more injured or missing after a shopping center and a paper mill were heavily damaged
Australia news live: Allan was subjected to ‘vile sexism’ as premier, Gillard says; former Melbourne gangster sentenced to life in prison in Iraq
Former PM says ousted Victorian premier was ‘courageous in combating misogyny’ and was a trailblazer for other women. Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former Melbourne gangster believed to be a key player in the city’s tobacco wars has been sentenced to life in prison in Iraq.Kazem Hamad was given a life sentence for “drug trafficking” by Iraq’s Karkh crim...
【中継】熊本 八代 日本製紙の工場 2人心肺停止 9人安否不明
総務省消防庁によりますと、震度6強の揺れを観測し、煙突が崩落するなどの被害が出た熊本県八代市の日本製紙の八代工場では、午後10時までに、地元の消防から「救助が必要な人が9人いる」という報告が寄せられたということです。熊本県によりますと、この地震で、煙突が崩落するなどの被害が出た熊本県八代市の日本製紙の八代工場では、2人が心肺停止の状態で見つかったということです。県によりますと、ほかに安否がわからない人が9人いるということです。
熊本 八代 日本製紙の工場 2人心肺停止 9人安否不明
総務省消防庁によりますと、震度6強の揺れを観測し、煙突が崩落するなどの被害が出た熊本県八代市の日本製紙の八代工場では、午後10時までに、地元の消防から「救助が必要な人が9人いる」という報告が寄せられたということです。熊本県によりますと、この地震で、煙突が崩落するなどの被害が出た熊本県八代市の日本製紙の八代工場では、2人が心肺停止の状態で見つかったということです。県によりますと、ほかに安否がわからない人が9人いるということです。
Iranian missile salvoes and US-Saudi strikes shatter brief Middle East lull
Jordan’s air defences intercepted five missiles launched from Iran early on Wednesday, the country’s military said, hours after the US military said it had knocked down an Iranian missile barrage launched against American forces in the Middle East, shattering a brief pause in fighting. The Jordanian military said the missiles had been “intercepted and destroyed”. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency ...
Iranian missile salvoes, US-Saudi strikes in Iraq shatter brief Middle East lull
Jordan’s air defences intercepted five missiles launched from Iran early on Wednesday, the country’s military said, hours after the US military said it had knocked down an Iranian missile barrage launched against American forces in the Middle East, shattering a brief pause in fighting. The Jordanian military said the missiles had been “intercepted and destroyed”. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency ...
Iranian missiles, US-Saudi strikes in Iraq shatter brief Middle East lull
Jordan’s air defences intercepted five missiles launched from Iran early on Wednesday, the country’s military said, hours after the US military said it had knocked down an Iranian missile barrage launched against American forces in the Middle East, shattering a brief pause in fighting. The Jordanian military said the missiles had been “intercepted and destroyed”. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency ...
US thwarts Iranian missile barrage, joins Saudis in Iraq strikes
The US military said Tuesday that it knocked down an Iranian missile barrage and worked with Saudi forces to strike sites in Iraq that Tehran-backed militias used to launch attacks in recent days, shattering a brief pause in the fighting. All Iranian missiles launched against American forces in the Middle East were intercepted, US Central Command said, adding that they “remain vigilant and at a hi...
Saudi Arabia says it shot down more drones as Houthis claim to have turned back tanker
Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday that it shot down drones fired by Iran-backed militias in Iraq for a second day, while Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed to have forced a Saudi oil tanker to turn around as part of their self-styled blockade of the kingdom. The attacks underscored lingering tensions despite a period of calm between the United States and Iran, neither of which has announced att...
Rescuers pick through wreckage after ‘devastating’ Wisconsin tornado
No deaths reported after twister leveled homes and topples trees and power lines in north-east of stateFirst responders searched homes and buildings on Tuesday for possible victims of a powerful tornado that ravaged several north-eastern Wisconsin communities.The Fox Cities region, which is home to more than 100,000 people in the cities of Appleton, Menasha and Neenah, was left in shambles by Mond...
【自衛隊ヘリ映像】熊本 八代 広範囲で土砂崩れ
陸上自衛隊西部方面隊のヘリコプターが、29日午前6時前に撮影した映像では、熊本県八代市で山の斜面が崩れて茶色い土砂が道路に流れ込んでいます。
Japan earthquake injures at least 100 and kills two inside shopping mall
Kumamoto shaken by 6.8-magnitude quake, knocking out power and damaging buildings, as people remain trapped inside shopping centreA 6.8-magnitude earthquake has shaken south Japan, killing at least two people and leaving at least 100 people injured. Some are trapped and presumed dead inside a shopping mall.The earthquake hit Kumamoto prefecture on the southern Kyushu island late on Tuesday afterno...
Canadian NATO intern to stay in Belgian custody on spying charge: officials
Following a closed-door hearing Tuesday, the Belgian federal prosecutor's office said the suspect would continue to be held in pretrial detention.
US bans new Chinese robots, power inverters in latest tech crackdown
The Trump administration on Tuesday announced bans on imports of new Chinese robots and power inverters, citing threats to US national security and supply chain vulnerabilities. Without naming China, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expanded its Covered List to include two new categories of foreign-made equipment: advanced robotic devices and connected power inverters. The robotic devic...
Why Wimbledon is serving Indian ice cream and Bollywood beats
Departing from tradition, Wimbledon shed its restraint to target new audiences in cricket-crazy India.
広い範囲で厳しい暑さ 熊本など地震の被災地でも熱中症対策を
29日も東北から九州・沖縄にかけての広い範囲で厳しい暑さとなり、猛暑日が予想されている地域もあります。28日に震度7の激しい揺れを観測した熊本県など地震の被災地でも厳しい暑さが予想され、熱中症対策を心がけてください。
Can China and Indonesia’s strong financial ties withstand ‘resource nationalism’?
Back in 2009, when China’s economy was expanding at about twice today’s pace, a little-known private firm made a quiet bet on uncharted territory: Indonesia. The company was on a quest: to secure nickel, a vital industrial metal used in stainless steel production and, increasingly, to power advanced batteries. That bet proved lucrative. By leveraging Indonesia’s vast nickel reserves – the world’s ...
Japan Kumamoto earthquake: What happened, damage, victims, latest updates
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Japan's Kyushu island, causing building collapses, fires and widespread damage.
What happened to Yonna? Twitch streamer reacts after e-bike accident on livestream
Twitch streamer and TikTok creator Yonna crashed an e-bike during a recent IRL livestream after losing control and hitting a gate. She first answered “No” when friends asked if she was okay but later laughed and joked about the incident. No serious injury has been confirmed. Yonna recently returned to Kai Cenat’s Streamer University 2026 as Drama Club director.