In Havana, church meals become a lifeline for many
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Thousands of U.S. service members arrive in Thailand after record stint at sea
About 5,000 U.S. sailors and Marines are stopping in the resort city of Pattaya for a “rest and relaxation” break as they return home from a record-setting deployment in the Middle East.
USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Thailand after extended Iran deployment
About 5,000 U.S. sailors and Marines are stopping in the resort city of Pattaya for a “rest and relaxation” break as they return home from a record-setting deployment in the Middle East.
U.S. strikes targets in Iran near Strait of Hormuz as Iran says it is retaliating
President Trump said that the U.S. launched “large and powerful” strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command said that it had targeted “Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran.” In response, Iran’s armed forces general staff said that it would retaliate. NBC News' Keir Simmons reports.
Iran targets American bases after U.S. strikes sites near Strait of Hormuz
The strikes were in “retaliation for the Iranians’ failed attempt at adding sea mines” in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said on Truth Social.
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Tehran targets U.S. allies in Gulf after U.S. launched ‘large and powerful’ strikes on Iran
The strikes were in “retaliation for the Iranians’ failed attempt at adding sea mines” in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said on Truth Social.
U.S. has launched ‘large and powerful’ strikes on Iran, Trump says
The U.S. has launched “large and powerful” strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said Tuesday in a post on Truth Social.
Send your questions for Richard Engel on Ukraine and more
Richard Engel is back in Ukraine to report on its intensifying war with Russia, with a strike this weekend on a warehouse west of Kyiv becoming its deadliest attack this year — more than 38 people were killed.
Allies bristle as sanctioned Russian finance minister attends U.S.-hosted G20 summit
Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov was left out of the “family photo” of finance ministers at a G20 meeting after complaints from Ukraine’s allies.
Record baby boom brings world’s heaviest parrot back from the brink
There’s been a baby boom among one of the world’s most endangered parrot species - and it’s something to crow about.
Nepal flood deaths pass 1,100 as hope fades in the search for survivors
The overwhelming stench of death is crushing hopes that more survivors will be found in this Nepali town devastated by last week’s catastrophic floods.
Nepal flood deaths pass 1,000 as hope fades in the search for survivors
The overwhelming stench of death is crushing hopes that more survivors will be found in this Nepalese town devastated by last week’s catastrophic floods.
Smell of death hangs over rescue efforts in Nepal as deaths pass 1,000
The overwhelming stench of death is crushing hopes that more survivors will be found in this Nepalese town devastated by last week’s catastrophic floods.
Thai police crackdown on sex workers ahead of USS Lincoln’s arrival
Police in Pattaya, Thailand, are intensifying a crackdown on sex workers ahead of the arrival of the USS Lincoln after the aircraft carrier’s lengthy deployment in the Middle East. While prostitution is illegal in Thailand, sex workers often operate openly in major tourist hubs like Bangkok and Pattaya.
Nepali principal saves 900 lives as deadly floods approached
Rajendra Dawadi, the principal of a school in Nepal’s Trishuli Valley, describes the moment he evacuated his school before the floods hit, saving the lives of 900 people.
Women and girls take virtual classes to get around severe restrictions on education in Afghanistan
Five years into Taliban rule, Afghan women continue pushing back against severe restrictions placed on them, including bans on education. NBC News' Daniele Hamadjian speaks with a few who are finding new ways to bypass those laws.
Thieves steal royal necklace from Vienna museum in smash-and-grab heist
The robbers, who didn’t disguise their faces and were caught on camera, remain at large with the 673-diamond necklace once owned by an Egyptian queen, police said.
Spanish PM blames Russia, Israel for disinformation in Ceuta migrant crisis
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said there were signs Russia and Israel had spread the disinformation that triggered the rush of migrants into Ceuta.
Bootleg ‘Spider-Man’ swings into Russian cinemas despite Hollywood boycott
While screening the movie “violates both Russian and international law,” everyone, including Russian authorities, “turns a blind eye to it,” one film critic told NBC News.
Death toll in Nepal floods tops 900; number of missing nearly doubles to more than 4,200
More than 900 people were killed by the devastating flooding in Nepal, officials in the South Asian country said Monday as the number of those listed as missing almost doubled to 4,247, including 592 foreign nationals.
Death toll in Nepal floods tops 900, number of missing nearly doubles to more than 4,200
More than 900 people were killed by the devastating flooding in Nepal, officials in the south Asian country said Monday as the number of those listed as missing almost doubled to 4,247, including 592 foreign nationals.
Death toll in Nepal floods tops 900, number of missing nearly doubles to over 4,200
The death toll in last week’s devastating flooding in Nepal has risen to 903 people, officials said Monday, as the number of those listed as missing nearly doubled to 4,247.
United States and Iran trade strikes for the first time in a month
Iran launched retaliatory missiles toward Jordan, a U.S. ally, but they were intercepted by American forces, a source said.
U.S. forces strike Iranian rocket launchers on Hormuz in first military action in weeks
Iran launched retaliatory missiles toward Jordan, a U.S. ally, but they were intercepted by American forces, a source said.
1 dead and 5 wounded in a rave shooting in Switzerland
A shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss canton of Aargau left one person dead and five wounded, local police and media reported. Police said they are still looking for potentially more than one suspect.
Sen. Ted Cruz calls for elections in Venezuela to proceed ‘rapidly’
Sen. Ted Cruz renewed calls for free and fair elections to be held in Venezuela, just two days after Trump announced that the U.S. would take of 65 billion barrels of oil
Ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsizes off northern Cyprus
At least seven people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday, Turkish media reported.
Fears of more flooding in Nepal, 100 Americans among the missing as rescue efforts step up
KATHMANDU — Authorities in Nepal have warned of the risk of further flooding after heavy rainfall, as China sheds light on the scale of the disaster in its Tibet region.
Iran’s supreme leader urges Gulf rulers to confront ‘real enemy’ in written message
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei urged Muslim countries, particularly those in the Gulf, to unite against what he called their “real enemy” and said divisions among Muslims served the interests of their adversaries.
Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei urges Gulf rulers in written message to confront ‘real enemy’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei urged Muslim countries, particularly those in the Gulf, to unite against what he called their “real enemy” and said divisions among Muslims served the interests of their adversaries.