Death toll rises after string of tornadoes
Iran struck US and allied bases and assets in the region on September 1 in retaliation for US strikes on Iranian military targets, including radars, on the same day.[1] These radars could have been used to sense and then strike oil tankers in the Persian Gulf. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that the September…
Meanwhile, a shipping data company reported that Iran had created a government agency to vet and tax vessels seeking passage through the crucial Strait of Hormuz. The shaky ceasefire in the Iran war was further strained on Friday as the United Arab Emirates responded to a missile and drone attack hours after the US said…
MILAN – Italy has ordered COVID-19 antigen swabs and virus sequencing for all travellers coming from China, where cases are surging, the health minister said on Wednesday. Italy, which was the first nation in Europe to be hit hard by the virus in February 2020 after it emerged in China, is now the first to…
Hundreds of people have been rescued by helicopter in southeast Australia after the region was hit by flooding following extreme rainfall. Entire towns were cut off as rivers rose rapidly on Monday, submerging houses, roads, bridges and farms. Emergency crews deployed more than a dozen helicopters to rescue people trapped on rooftops in the worst-hit…
The Biden administration announced Monday it will expand its asylum restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border, cementing tougher standards that will cut off access to protections for many migrants. Monday’s rule finalizes an earlier policy that cut off access to asylum for those who crossed in between ports of entry if border figures ticked above a…
New York City this week will end a controversial Covid-19 vaccine mandate for city employees, ending a policy that has at times pitted the city’s leadership against its municipal workforce. The mandate, which has prompted numerous lawsuits, is set to end on Friday after the city’s Board of Health adopts amendments to the city’s vaccination…