A tanker was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, as US-Iran tensions flared over the vital global energy shipping route, said media reports. Bahrain was also targeted in a drone attack in Tehran’s likely response to overnight airstrikes by the US.
The US military launched a new series of airstrikes on Friday after Tehran struck a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz with a drone, thus presenting a fresh test for the fragile ceasefire, said media reports, even as Israel and Lebanon reached a framework deal for peace.
Rescue teams continued to search through the rubble of collapsed buildings across Venezuela on Thursday after two powerful earthquakes struck near the capital, Caracas, leaving at least 235 people dead and thousands injured.
High casualties are feared after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela's northern coast within less than a minute on Wednesday, collapsing buildings, damaging infrastructure and prompting the government to declare a state of emergency.
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Iran had shot down a US Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz and vowed to respond, deepening doubts about prospects for peace between the two countries. Two US pilots involved in the incident were uninjured, said media reports.
At least three people have died after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Philippines at 07:37 local time (23:37 GMT) and a tsunami was possible on some regional coasts, warned authorities.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he had paused a planned attack against Iran after Tehran sent a peace proposal to Washington, and that there was now a "very good chance" of reaching a deal limiting Iran's nuclear programme.
US President Donald Trump said his patience with Iran was running out and that Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed during their talks in Beijing that Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Spain has announced that a total of 94 passengers and crew members have been evacuated from the stricken-cruise ship Hondius following the outbreak of the deadly hantavirus. Individuals from 19 countries had departed the Canary Islands aboard eight private aircraft, said media reports
Authorities in the UAE's Fujairah said on Monday that a fire broke out at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone following what they described as a drone attack originating from Iran. Civil defence teams were deployed immediately to contain the blaze, said the report.
