Middle East Live: US strikes Iran for first time in a month, Tehran retaliates
Home Middle East Live Issued on: 31/08/2026 – 01:02Modified: 31/08/2026 – 01:52 The US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington transits the Strait of Malacca on August 13, 2026. © US Navy via Reuters US forces struck Iranian…
Nepal flood relief vehicles trapped as heavy rain turns roads to mud
Heavy rain has hampered relief efforts in Nepal where thousands remain missing after flash floods hit its border with Tibet. Fuente: Leer la noticia original
China’s super-rich fled Singapore. Now they want to come back
A wealthy Chinese family. Viewstock | View Stock | Getty Images A year ago, wealthy Chinese families were souring on Singapore. Its rules felt onerous, its nightlife subdued. Other cities seemed easier or more exciting. Now they want to come back. …
France: Far-right and far-left lead polls
On April 18 and May 2 next year, France will vote to elect a new president to replace Emmanuel Macron. The outgoing president, who has served two terms, cannot run again, while the latest opinion polls are predicting a victory for Marine Le Pen of the…
Grand Canyon flash flooding sparks search for missing hikers
More than 20 people are thought to be missing or unaccounted for after flash flooding swept through parts of the Grand Canyon. It hit at around 14:30 local time (22:30 BST) on Saturday in Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch area, according to the…
U.S. strikes Iranian rocket launchers near Strait of Hormuz
F/A-18 Super Hornets on the flight deck of the USS George Washington in the Indian Ocean on Aug. 18, 2026. U.S. Navy | Via Reuters U.S. forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday after the military said Revolutionary Guard…
Week in pictures: devastating floods in Nepal, death of Dolly Parton and a tornado in France
Home Asia / Pacific A look back at some of the week’s key news stories and the most striking images: a devastating flood tears through Nepal and Tibet, the death of global icon Dolly Parton, a tornado devastates a village in southern France and the…
US strikes launchers on Iran’s Larak Island in first known attack in weeks
Larak Island is just offshore from the key port of Bandar Abbas and sits right on the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global shipping. Iran is currently making tanker traffic pass by this island for checking and reportedly forcing vessels to pay…
Migración: Unos cubanos son acusados de saquear la casa de unos empresarios fallecidos en Kenia
La Habana/La policía de Coral Gables, en Florida, acusa a los cubanos Geybert Alexander García, de 40 años, y Melany Perdomo, de 24 años, de “saquear la casa” de Adam Martin Hlavaty y Henry Parra, una pareja vinculada al sector empresarial y tecnológico…
Aon in talks for roughly $17 billion acquisition of USI, WSJ reports
An office building with the Aon logo is seen amid the easing of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in the Central Business District of Sydney, Australia, June 3, 2020. Loren Elliott | Reuters Aon is nearing a roughly $17 billion deal,…