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US begins new Iran strikes after Trump says ships will be charged to use the Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. announced a new round of strikes on Iran on Monday, hours after President Donald Trump said Washington is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and, in a seeming policy reversal, will charge other ships for safe passage.All of that comes as Iran has insisted it actually controls the critical waterway, and as the new exchange of fire threatened a return to all-out war.
U.S. Central Command announced on social media that the U.S. military had begun another round of strikes against Iran.
Yemen's Houthis strike Saudi Arabia's Abha airport with missiles and drones in a sharp escalation
CAIRO (AP) — The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said they launched missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia’s Abha International Airport on Monday in response to airstrikes they blamed on Saudi Arabia that struck Sanaa International Airport earlier in the day.No casualties were reported, but the attacks marked an escalation not seen since a Saudi-led coalition struck Houthi-controlled areas several years ago. Saudi Arabian officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the airstrikes in Yemen.
Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree,... Read More
Ukraine and 9 other countries announce a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles
PARIS (AP) — Ukraine and nine other countries announced Monday they were forming a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles, utilizing Kyiv’s experience in fighting Russia's full-scale invasion for over four years.“Our goal is to build a shared ballistic missile defense capability for Europe,” the 10 nations said in a statement in Paris at talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
He was asking two dozen leaders for help in developing measures against Russia's missile attacks that have pummeled his country and made the rest of Europe wary... Read More
EU rallies $1 billion in pledges for Gaza's recovery
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has coordinated efforts to raise 900 million euros ($1 billion) in pledges of aid for Gaza's rebuilding following two years of Israeli bombardment that left much of the Palestinian enclave in ruins, a senior EU official said Monday.How much of the money will be delivered, and when reconstruction of Gaza can begin, is unclear. The ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas militant group that took effect in October is effectively stalled.
European Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica announced the fund after a meeting in... Read More
People killed in Bangkok music bar fire were found trapped in windowless bathrooms
BANGKOK (AP) — Most of the people who were killed in a huge fire in a Bangkok music bar were found trapped in windowless bathrooms where they may have sought to escape the flames that claimed at least 27 lives, authorities said Monday as investigations began.The blaze at the Rong Beer Na Ladprao bar was the city’s deadliest in 17 years. It broke out late Sunday in a northern part of the Thai capital, and firefighters needed half an hour to bring it under control. The fire left 25 people hospitalized in critical condition, city officials said.
Bangkok Gov. Chadchart... Read More
Top Stories in International News
- US begins new Iran strikes after Trump says ships will be charged to use the Strait of Hormuz
- Yemen's Houthis strike Saudi Arabia's Abha airport with missiles and drones in a sharp escalation
- Ukraine and 9 other countries announce a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles
- EU rallies $1 billion in pledges for Gaza's recovery
- Hungary passes constitutional amendment to remove Orbán-era president
- People killed in Bangkok music bar fire were found trapped in windowless bathrooms
- Fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris triggers evacuations; 10 still missing in Spanish wildfire
- EU and Britain target Russian intelligence officers over a major cyberspying campaign
- EU chief weighs age restrictions for children using social media
- Fire breaks out at a pub in Bangkok, killing at least 27 people
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More- Ukraine and 9 other countries announce a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles
- EU rallies $1 billion in pledges for Gaza's recovery
- Fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris triggers evacuations; 10 still missing in Spanish wildfire
- EU chief weighs age restrictions for children using social media
- EU and Britain target Russian intelligence officers over a major cyberspying campaign
Middle East
- US and Iran vie for Strait of Hormuz, waterway key to global energy supplies, in latest attacks
- Israeli fire in Gaza kills 6 people, including a little girl, health officials say
- US and Iran exchange intensifying fire across Mideast, threatening ceasefire deal
- Israeli strike kills World Cup screening organizer in Gaza just before kickoff
- Iran targets Bahrain and Kuwait after US launches strikes and limits the sale of Iranian oil