live U.S. to impose measures 'never seen before' on Iran, Treasury secretary says
The U.S. will impose unprecedented measures on Iran in order to economically isolate the country, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held separate phone calls on Saturday with his counterparts from Azerbaijan and Egypt to discuss Israel’s recent large-scale assault on Iran, according to diplomatic sources.
Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke on Saturday with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty regarding Israel’s military attacks on Iran and other ongoing regional developments, Turkish diplomatic sources confirmed.
The calls came a day after Israeli forces launched a massive airstrike operation on Iranian territory, targeting nuclear and missile facilities. The attacks killed more than 104 people, including senior Iranian military commanders and nuclear scientists, and injured nearly 380 others, according to Iranian media.
In retaliation, Iran fired ballistic missiles at multiple locations across Israel, killing three people and wounding more than 170 others.
The phone discussions also touched upon broader regional tensions and diplomatic efforts aimed at preventing further escalation, the sources added.
Flights at Catania airport in Sicily will remain suspended until early Friday as ash from Mount Etna continues to disrupt air travel, following hundreds of cancellations and diversions over the past week.
Hundreds of flights have been cancelled or rerouted at Catania Airport over the past week as ash from Mount Etna’s ongoing eruption continues to disrupt air travel in Sicily.
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz remains under its control, rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim of “total control” over the strategic waterway and insisting it will not reopen until Washington fulfils its commitments under an interim deal.
The U.S. will impose unprecedented measures on Iran in order to economically isolate the country, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said.
Russia has accused Ukraine of threatening global grain supplies after recent strikes on Black Sea agricultural infrastructure, while Moscow carried out a new overnight attack on Ukraine’s major Danube port of Izmail.
Iran and Afghanistan are seeking closer cooperation in agriculture, livestock and irrigation during a three-day Iranian ministerial visit to Kabul, as both sides look to strengthen trade and rural economies.
At least 437 civilians were killed and 2,610 injured in Ukraine in July, according to UN investigators, marking the highest monthly civilian casualty toll since March 2022.
Record rainfall in Japan killed eight people and stranded thousands of travellers at Tokyo's Narita Airport on Friday, as flooding disrupted transport and cut power to 20,000 homes.
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Ukraine’s attacks on Russian ports, refineries and shipping infrastructure are putting Moscow’s energy exports under growing pressure and disrupting key trade routes, raising concerns over commercial shipping and global food supplies.
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