Maps4Media processed and enhanced Sentinal-2 satellite imagery shows a broad view of the Strait of Hormuz between southern Iran and Oman’s Musandam Peninsula, including surrounding islands, coastal terrain, and turquoise shallow-water zones at the entrance to the Persian Gulf. Maps4media | Getty Images News | Getty Images Middle Eastern oil and gas producers are still…
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has accused Israel of crimes against humanity for killing journalist Amal Khalil and wounding her colleague Zeinab Faraj in an air strike in the village of al-Tayri in southern Lebanon. Khalil and Faraj were reporting on an earlier Israeli attack on a vehicle on Wednesday, when they were targeted while fleeing…
A fuel crunch tied to the war in Iran is starting to ripple through air travel. German aviation group Lufthansa is cutting back on flights amid fuel price surges related to conflicts in the Middle East. On Tuesday, the company announced plans to eliminate 20,000 short-haul flights through October, a decision expected to save around…
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An injured axolotl is on the road to recovery after being rescued from a river in Wales. “Dippy” was found under Dipping Bridge on the River Ogmore near Bridgend, south Wales, by a family who had stopped for a break while travelling on holiday last week. Evie Hill, 10, told the BBC she lifted up…
The global economy just endured a second month of renewed price pressures but with less synchronized fallout on growth, according to the first take of business surveys for April.
Islamabad, Pakistan – Hours before a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran was due to expire on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump announced its extension. He named those who had urged him to do so: Pakistan’s defence forces chief, Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. “Based on the fact that the Government…
For Gigi, who began walking runways for the likes of Marc Jacobs, Chanel and Victoria’s Secret at age 18, the most important gift she can bestow upon her daughter is some semblance of normalcy. That’s why she’s made the decision for Khai to keep a low profile on her Instagram page and other social media…
Cuts to the Social Security Administration have caused “customer service chaos” for millions of older Americans and those with disabilities who rely on the agency’s services, according to a new report from a group of Democratic senators. An investigation found that phone wait times were more than 10 times higher than what the agency claimed…
