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Mike Waltz dismisses concerns over depleted U.S. weapons stockpile amid Iran war

Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the U.S. has “everything that it needs” for military operations against Iran dismissing reports that the U.S. has depleted weapons stockpiles.

Ambassador Mike Waltz dismisses concerns over depleted U.S. weapons stockpile amid war with Iran

Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the U.S. has “everything that it needs” for military operations against Iran dismissing reports that the U.S. has depleted weapons stockpiles.

Typhoon Noul: Shenzhen girl, 6, blown away by gale, runs back to safety

As Typhoon Noul barrelled into southern China on Sunday with winds reaching 160km/h (99mph), violent gusts ripped a cot from indoors and flipped it over several metres away, sending the child inside flying to the ground. Hongxing News, a Chinese media outlet, reported that a six-year-old girl lying in her cot in the southern city of Shenzhen was blown from inside a building onto the grass verge ou...

Yemen’s health workers race to halt latest outbreak of deadly dengue fever

Health workers are battling to contain the mosquito-borne disease amid growing concern over rising infections.

新潟 東北 北陸で大雨 関東で大気不安定 西日本は危険な暑さに

前線の影響で、新潟県や東北、北陸では梅雨末期のような大雨となり、新潟県では浸水や冠水の被害が相次ぎました。関東でも大気の状態が非常に不安定になって局地的に雨雲が発達していて、気象庁は低い土地の浸水などに警戒を呼びかけています。

From paradise to ‘pilot zone’ disaster: Returning to destroyed Lebanon home

Sumaya Yaghi returns to what's left of her destroyed home in southern Lebanon.

Why are Israeli settlers on a rampage in the occupied West Bank?

Settlers torch two mosques in the Palestinian territory as Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu threatens 'more broad action'.

Langton released from hospital after concussion at Commonwealth Games

British gymnast Gabriel Langton admitted after headfirst crash off horizontal bar.

Chinese scientist faces probe after girl, 6, dies ‘following experimental gene therapy’

A leading Chinese scientist is under investigation by his university after a six-year-old girl reportedly died following experimental gene-editing therapy. The girl, named Mei, died days after receiving a treatment designed to correct a genetic mutation affecting her neurodevelopment in March last year, according to a report published by Science following a joint investigation with Retraction Watc...

Restricted eating hours may reduce cognitive decline in older age, researchers find

Preliminary study shows older people who avoided food four hours before bed did better in problem solving testsConfining mealtimes and snacks to a nine-hour window and avoiding food for four hours before bed may help stave off cognitive decline in older age, researchers say.A pilot study of older women living with overweight or obesity found hints of improvement in mental skills among those who at...

US-Russian space crew returns to Earth after eight months on ISS

The team will undergo medical checks before being flown to Karaganda in central Kazakhstan, where they are due to meet up with recovery teams.

‘New education minister can’t bring my dead daughter back’

Parents of students who died by suicide following a paper leak in India say nothing can bring their loved ones back.

Europe wildfires: ‘Difficult hours lie ahead’ in battle to contain fires, says Pedro Sánchez as more than 300,000 flee homes in France and Spain

Fires displace people on massive scale and trigger one of the largest peacetime civilian evacuation operations ever carried out in FranceMore than 250,000 people flee wildfires in France and SpainAs my colleagues note in this story, scientists say climate breakdown is triggering more frequent and more extreme weather events, evaporating soils and waterways, fuelling wildfires and leading to thousa...

Paris once again beating heart of Tour de France

Stage 21 was cut short to free up security forces for fire-hit areas. The peloton leaves the Champs-Elysées, tackles Montmartre three times and finishes on the Parisian avenue.

What next for India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement after education minister sacked

The weeks-long Gen Z-led protests forced a key Modi minister to resign. Where does the movement go from here?

Ten years on, France honours Father Jacques Hamel, murdered by two jihadists in his church

The murder of the 86-year-old priest, committed to interfaith dialogue, deeply affected France and the Catholic community beyond its borders.

Infant formula maker insists product safe after recalls in Hong Kong and Macau

The Dutch maker of Friso, a popular powdered infant formula brand, has stressed that tests show its product is safe, despite a recall of a product batch in Hong Kong and Macau after excessive levels of lead were found in samples. In a statement on Sunday, Royal FrieslandCampina said: “We have conducted additional third-party quality testing on the affected batch. The test results showed that the p...

Romania shoots down third suspected Russian drone in three days, summons Moscow's envoy

Romania shot down a drone entering its airspace over the Black Sea. This marked the third such interception in as many days. President Nicusor Dan condemned these repeated violations as intolerable and unacceptable. Romania summoned the Russian ambassador to protest these airspace breaches. Investigations are ongoing into the drone incidents and border tensions are high.

CBS News poll finds most say Iran conflict more difficult than Trump had expected

Most see conflict lasting months or years longer now; Republicans say U.S. should continue to press until it wins more concessions.

FBI's 'most wanted' suspect in $32 million Covid fraud arrested in Jamaica: Kash Patel

Fake ICE raids and kidnapping drills: how Chinese teens prepare for US college

Beijing student Lulu Lu was just preparing for bed when she was startled by loud banging at her door. When she opened the door, a man pushed his way inside, shone a flashlight in her face and shouted: “Get down. Give me your phone.” Lu froze. Moments later, she came to her senses and did as she was told, burying her face in the mattress and raising her hands above her head. The intruder blindfolde...

7/26: Sunday Morning

Hosted by Mo Rocca. Featured: Aging in rural America; compromises to food safety; supermodel and actress Lauren Hutton; singer Corinne Bailey Rae; artist Derrick Adams; worm grunting; and how plants are affected by touch.

Firefighters in France battle to prevent huge blaze from approaching Bordeaux

Efforts to contain wildfire that has consumed an area of four times the size of Paris impeded by windy conditionsEurope wildfires live – latest updatesAuthorities are battling to contain a huge wildfire near Bordeaux in south-west France that has consumed an area of land four times the size of Paris.Efforts to extinguish the blaze in the Gironde region, where nearly 220,000 people have been evacua...

Israeli crackdown in occupied West Bank intensifies, settlers cause mayhem

The surge in violence comes after four Palestinians and two soldiers were killed in a gunfight on Friday.

Eighteen people missing in South China Sea after Vietnamese ship sank

There were 62 people aboard the vessel when it sank, all of them Vietnamese nationals.