Iran launches $70m water diversion project to boost Tehran supply
Iran has inaugurated a $70 million water diversion initiative aimed at increasing the capital’s water supply....
President Donald Trump has pledged to evict homeless people from Washington, D.C., and jail offenders, with a U.S. official saying the administration is preparing to deploy National Guard troops to the capital.
Trump made the remarks on Sunday, saying people experiencing homelessness would be relocated “far from the Capital” and criminals jailed. The White House has not clarified the legal basis for removing individuals, as the president directly controls only federal property in the city.
A U.S. official told Reuters that hundreds of Guard troops could be sent to Washington, though the number and their role are undecided. Unlike in U.S. states, where governors control the National Guard, the president has sole authority in the capital. Previous deployments have included the response to the 6 January, 2021 Capitol riot.
The city’s Democratic mayor, Muriel Bowser, rejected Trump’s claims of a crime wave, citing police data showing violent crime fell 26% in the first seven months of 2025 compared with the same period last year. She said Washington was at a “30-year low” for violent offences following a sharp rise in 2023.
Trump’s push follows the violent assault of a young White House staffer last week. A White House official said 450 federal law enforcement officers were deployed across Washington on Saturday, investigating alleged offences from unlicensed gun possession to illegal dirt bike riding.
The Community Partnership, a local non-profit, estimates 3,782 single people experience homelessness on any given night in the city of 700,000, with most in shelters or transitional housing.
For a full federal takeover of Washington’s government, legal experts say Congress would likely need to revoke the 1973 law granting the district an elected mayor and council.
Trump is due to hold a press conference on Monday morning on what he called a plan to “stop violent crime in Washington, D.C.”
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
Iran has inaugurated a $70 million water diversion initiative aimed at increasing the capital’s water supply.
Indonesian students and civil society organisations suspended protests on Monday after a week of mounting anger over lawmakers’ pay and the police response, citing fears of tighter security measures following deadly unrest at the weekend.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Sunday in Tianjin ahead of a regional summit, pledging to resolve long-standing border disputes and strengthen bilateral cooperation.
Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s 25th summit in Tianjin, where leaders from more than 20 nations, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, are attending.
A Liberia-flagged Israeli-owned tanker reported a nearby explosion from an unidentified projectile while sailing close to Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, according to UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) on Sunday.
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