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It seems that the South isn’t in the clear after a damp Memorial Day weekend. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Around 15 million people are under flood alerts from Louisiana to Georgia on Tuesday as the region braces for more heavy rains and thunderstorms that…
Two schoolchildren, their chaperone and the minibus driver were killed in the crash, says a Belgian minister.
4m ago Iran executes man over alleged cooperation with Israeli spy agency Iranian authorities on Tuesday executed a man after convicting him of cooperation with and espionage for Israel’s Mossad spy agency, the judiciary said. “Gholamreza Khani Shakarab was executed on charges of intelligence cooperation and espionage in favour of the Zionist regime,” the…
It has been almost nine months since rebel groups imposed a fuel blockade on Mali’s capital Bamako. In late April, the conflict escalated further. The Al-Qaeda-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), along with members of Tuareg separatist movements, launched a coordinated attack on the Malian army and its Russian allies, the African Corps (formerly Wagner),…
Ferrari unveiled the Ferrari Luce electric vehicle in the symbolic setting of the Vela di Calatrava, Città dello Sport in Rome in May, 2026. (Ferrari S.p.a.) Ferrari S.p.a. Shares of luxury carmaker Ferrari fell sharply on Tuesday morning, shortly after the company launched its first fully electric vehicle. The Maranello, Italy-based sports car manufacturer unveiled…
The risk of a “catastrophic” explosion at a chemical tank in a Los Angeles-area city was averted by Monday, but around 16,000 people remained under evacuation orders as some risks remained, officials said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The liquid in the 7,000-gallon tank of…
Asked again later about Monday’s strikes, Rubio said: “The straits have to be open. They’re going to be open one way or the other, so they need to be open. What’s happening there is unlawful, it’s illegal, it’s unsustainable for the world, it’s unacceptable.”
President Trump said Monday that negotiations with Iran toward a deal to end the war were “proceeding nicely,” but using what has become his go-to tactic, he added a warning that if no agreement was reached, the U.S. would be, “Back to the Battlefront and shooting, but bigger and stronger than ever before — And…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, US Central Command announces ‘self-defence’ strikes as Tehran’s top negotiators gather in Qatar for peace talks. Published On 26 May 202626 May 2026 The United States has launched strikes on targets in southern Iran, the US military has said, as Tehran’s top negotiators gather in Qatar for talks aimed at reaching a…
Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a succinct snapshot of what I’m seeing and hearing from local businesses. Now that the Trump-Xi summit has helped keep tariffs in check, Chinese companies and U.S. representatives alike are making the most of an extended…
