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CHINA – An Air India flight from Hong Kong bound for Delhi suffered a technical issue just after take-off from the Hong Kong International Airport on Monday, prompting the plane to return back to the airport. “AI315 operating from Hong Kong to Delhi on June 16 air-returned to Hong Kong shortly after take-off due to … Read more
USA – At least 5 people have been confirmed dead after heavy downpour that resulted to flash flooding in West Virginia, while 3 are missing. Between 2.5 and 4 inches (6.35 to 10.16 cm) of rain fell in less than 30 minutes late Saturday in parts of Wheeling and Ohio County, overwhelming waterways and infrastructure. … Read more
IRAN – Welcome to Israel-Iran conflict latest updates today: An Israeli strike on Sunday claimed the lives of several top Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Intelligence officials in the ongoing tit-for-tat attacks between Iran and Israel. Among the killed officials are: Iran Retaliatory Strikes on Israel Kills at Least 8 At least 8 people were … Read more
PALESTINE – At least 5 Palestinians were killed on Sunday when Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians seeking aid in the Gaza Strip. Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians waiting for food near an Israeli aid distribution center in the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza, leaving three people dead, the official news agency Wafa said, … Read more
USA – Flash floods in Texas have killed at least 11 people while others remain missing as San Antonio was hit by severe storms. Rescue efforts are ongoing, and officials caution that the death toll may rise in the coming days. The deluge, which struck on Wednesday and intensified into Thursday morning, forced vehicles off … Read more
ISRAEL – After Israeli attacks, Iran launched retaliatory strikes dubbed “Operation True Promise 3” using missiles that penetrated through Israeli air defense systems and resulted to complete destruction of at least 9 buildings. Iran launched a series of airstrikes targeting over 150 locations from which Israeli attacks on Iran were being carried out from. Some … Read more
IRAN – After the assassination of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) chief Hossein Salami, through the Israeli strikes on Iran today, the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has appointed Brig. Gen. Mohammad Pakpour as the new chief. Israel launched a sweeping military operation against Iran early Friday, with 200 planes targeting its nuclear … Read more
IRAN – Israeli strikes on Iran today occurred just days before the scheduled sixth round of US-Iran nuclear talks. Israeli army’s Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin, an army spokesman, said that 200 Israeli planes had dropped 330 munitions during the strikes. Targets of Israeli Airstrikes on Iran Several senior Iranian military commanders and nuclear scientists were … Read more
INDIA – Air India plane crash today, Thursday, with 242 onboard the London-bound flight, just after takeoff at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport was reported by local authorities. Among the 242 were 169 Indian nationals, 53 UK citizens, 7 from Portugal, one from Canada, 2 pilots and 10 cabin crew members. The aircraft went down … Read more
IRAN – Iran has announced that it’ll launch a new uranium enrichment site in a secure location in protest to IAEA resolution, calling it politically motivated and biased. Advanced IR-6 centrifuges will replace the older first-generation centrifuges at the Shahid Dr. Alimohammadi (Fordow) site. The Foreign Ministry and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran criticized … Read more
SOUTH KOREA – South Korean fighter jets, KF-16, have been grounded temporarily after one of them was damaged in Alaska while undertaking military drills with the United States. The military said that an investigation revealed that the KF-16 fighter jet accident was caused by pilot error, as the aircraft attempted to take off from the … Read more
UKRAINE – These are the latest news on Russia and Ukraine today: As agreed at the second Russia-Ukraine truce talks in Istanbul, both nations have exchanged the bodies of the fallen, with Russia repatriating 1,212 remains to Ukraine, while Ukraine released 27. The transfer was facilitated by the Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of … Read more
IRAN – A petrochemical plant fire in Iran today, Wednesday, have resulted to at least 3 fatalities with another 10 sustaining injuries after fire broke out from the plant’s methanol storage tank. The incident occurred around 11.03 am local time (0733 GMT) at the Kavian Methanol Petrochemical Plant in Bushehr province, officials said. The fire … Read more
AUSTRIA – A school shooting in Austria have claimed at least 10 lives, with the suspected shooter believed to be a student. The incident happened at BORG Dreierschutzengasse secondary school in Graz city, with the shooter later committing suicide by gunshot. Graz Mayor, Elke Kahr, confirmed the shooting, adding that the dead included several students … Read more
RUSSIA – Missing Russian plane found, with all 5 on board safe. The plane was reported missing after sending a distress signal over Yakutia, a Russian Far East region. “The plane has been found, everyone is alive,” Yevgeny Perfilyev, the ecology, nature management and forestry minister of Russia’s Sakha Republic, said in a statement on … Read more
PALESTINE – Israel airstrikes on Gaza today have killed at least 23 Palestinians and left over 100 injured. The deadliest strike hit near the Netzarim Corridor area south of Gaza City, where Israeli forces opened fire on civilians gathering for aid from an Israeli-backed aid distribution point, killing 17, including a child. Three family members … Read more
PALESTINE – The Freedom Flotilla Coalition on Sunday said that the volunteers aboard the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen were “kidnapped” by the Israeli Forces. A total of 12 people were on board, including 11 activists and one Al Jazeera journalist. Israeli naval forces boarded the Madleen in international waters, according to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, … Read more
USA – An explosion at US military base in Japan have injured 4 members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) today, Monday, according to the Japanese Defense Ministry. The explosion occurred at Kadena Air Base in the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa. The blast occurred while the JSDF personnel were preparing to carry out bomb … Read more
MALAYSIA – At least 15 people have been confirmed dead in a Malaysia road accident today (Monday) in the state of Perak. The accident occurred when a bus transporting students was struck by a multipurpose vehicle on the East-West Highway in Perak, local media reported, citing authorities. The ill-fated bus, which skidded into a ditch … Read more
GAZA STRIP: PALESTINE – Continued Israeli air attack on Gaza Strip have killed at least 23 Palestinians and injured over 70 today (Sunday). Eight people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a home in Jabalia town, the northern Gaza Strip. Earlier, the local Al-Aqsa radio reported that Israeli strikes on displaced people’s homes and … Read more