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The United States struck Iranian military targets on Thursday after Tehran's forces attacked three American destroyers that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the US military said.’Iranian forces launched multiple missiles, drones and small boats’ at the three warships, but none were hit, the US military's Central Command said in a post on X.US forces ‘eliminated inbound threats and targeted Iranian military facilities responsible’ for the attack, it added. Source link
The World Health Organisation said yesterday that more hantavirus cases could emerge after the disease killed three passengers from a cruise ship but it expected the outbreak to be limited if precautions were taken.Another sick passenger from the MV Hondius landed in Europe earlier in the day, as the vessel headed to the Spanish Canary Islands and health officials scrambled to map the outbreak of the potentially deadly human-to-human strain.The fate of the Hondius sparked international alarm after three people travelling on it died, though health officials have played down fears of a wider global outbreak from the rat-borne virus, which is less contagious than Covid-19.WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists in Geneva that five confirmed and three suspected cases had been reported overall, including the three deaths.”Given the incubation period of the Andes virus, which can be up to six weeks, it’s possible that more cases may be reported,” he said, referring to the rare strain detected aboard the Hondius, which can be transmitted between humans.The Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands later announced another patient had tested positive.But the WHO’s emergency alert and response director Abdi Rahman Mahamud insisted: “We believe this will be a limited outbreak if the public health measures are implemented and solidarity shown across all countries.”People thought to have contracted the virus are being treated or isolating in Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and South Africa.Hantavirus is a rare respiratory disease that is usually spread from infected rodents and can cause respiratory and cardiac distress as well as haemorrhagic fevers. There are no vaccines and no known cure for it.A passenger is thought to have contracted the virus before boarding the ship in Argentina and eventually infected others on board as it sailed across the Atlantic.Three evacuees were whisked away from the ship on Wednesday when it anchored off Cape Verde and a fourth landed yesterday in Amsterdam, said the vessel’s operator, Netherlands-based Oceanwide Expeditions.”No symptomatic individuals are present on board” the ship at the moment, as it sails toward the Spanish island of Tenerife, it said in a statement.The ship is scheduled to arrive there on Sunday and those on board evacuated.The ship’s Dutch operator Oceanwide Expeditions said there were 149 people on the ship, including 88 passengers.Two people who returned to the UK from the ship have been advised to self-isolate, the UK Health Security Agency said, adding they were asymptomatic and insisting the risk to the public was “very low”.Officials in Argentina said they planned to test rodents in the coastal city of Ushuaia, from where the ship had set sail on April 1. Source link
The Institute of International Finance revealed that global debt reached a record high of around $353 trillion by the end of last March.In its quarterly Global Debt Monitor report, the institute said there were signs that investors were moving toward diversifying their investment portfolios, noting rising international demand for Japanese and European government bonds.The report noted that debt ratios in the euro area and Japan were expected to follow a more moderate path as fiscal expansion continues, while US corporate bonds continue to flourish, supported by artificial intelligence-related issuances and strong foreign inflows.The report said that US borrowing was one of the main drivers behind the increase in global debt by more than $4.4 trillion in the first quarter of this year, marking the fastest rise since mid-2025 and the fifth consecutive quarterly increase.It also pointed to a sharp acceleration in debt at the beginning of the year among Chinese non-financial corporate borrowers, most of which are state-owned enterprises, whose borrowing significantly exceeded that of the Chinese government itself.Outside the world’s two largest economies, debt in mature markets declined slightly, while emerging markets excluding China recorded a modest increase, reaching a record $36.8 trillion, driven by government borrowing. Source link
The Bundestag rejected today returning to nuclear energy as an alternative to overcome fuel-related crises, most notably the crisis stemming from the war with Iran and tensions in the Middle East.The Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy in the German parliament said that the proposal to return to peaceful nuclear reactors had been submitted as part of a parliamentary motion by the Alternative for Germany bloc. The committee said in a statement that the proposal was officially rejected after other parliamentary blocs voted against it.The Alternative for Germany bloc had called on the government through the motion to immediately reverse the decision to phase out nuclear energy, halt the dismantling of German nuclear power plants, and make every possible effort to restart the last three nuclear units that were shut down in Germany. The proposal also called for examining the economic and technical conditions required to rebuild nuclear plants that have long been out of operation. Source link
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday offered a drone deal to Bahrain as he met with the king of the Gulf island state that has been attacked by Iran.Zelensky has toured the Gulf since the outbreak of the US-Israeli war against Iran, signing defence deals as Kyiv leverages its expertise in fighting Russia and downing its drones, which are based on Iranian technology.’Ukraine is ready to share this security expertise with Bahrain and help strengthen the protection of life,’ Zelensky said in a statement published online after meeting King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.’I proposed signing a Drone Deal and scaling up cooperation with Bahrain, and we agreed that our teams will work out the details,’ he added.Ukraine has signed a string of defence agreements in the region since the Middle East war broke out in late February, including with Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.Ukrainian military experts dispatched by Kyiv have also downed Iranian drones in several Middle Eastern countries.The Gulf nations are being attacked with the same Iranian-designed Shahed drones that Russia fires on Ukraine.’Our country is facing similar terrorist strikes almost every day, and our people have relevant experience in full-scale defense,’ Zelensky said in his statement.He said the pair also discussed opening embassies in each others' countries.US-led talks on ending the Russia-Ukraine war have been sidelined by the Iran conflict. Source link
US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday night the suspension of the “Project Freedom” mission in the Strait of Hormuz, citing requests from Pakistan and unnamed nations, as well as progress in peace negotiations with Iran.In a post on the platform Truth Social, Trump said, “Based on the request of Pakistan and other Countries, the tremendous Military Success that we have had during the Campaign against the Country of Iran and, additionally, the fact that Great Progress has been made toward a Complete and Final Agreement with Representatives of Iran, we have mutually agreed that, while the Blockade will remain in full force and effect, Project Freedom (The Movement of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz) will be paused for a short period of time to see whether or not the Agreement can be finalized and signed.” Related Story Source link
Turkiye’s Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, discussed preparations for the annual NATO summit in a phone call with his Dutch counterpart, Tom Berendsen.The two ministers also discussed bilateral relations between their countries.The summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is scheduled to be held in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on July 7 and 8. Source link
Department of Emergency Management of Hunan Province in China has decided to immediately suspend production at all fireworks factories in the province to conduct a comprehensive safety overhaul aimed at eliminating potential safety hazards.The repair operation came in the aftermath of an explosion on Monday at a fireworks factory in the city of Liuyang, a county-level city under Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, which resulted in 26 deaths and 61 injuries.Luoyang, a major fireworks manufacturing hub in China, is home to more than 400 fireworks companies whose annual output was projected to exceed 50 billion yuan (about USD 7.29 billion) in 2025.The city’s fireworks account for about 70 percent of China’s total fireworks exports. Source link
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