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New attacks in Hormuz and Saudi test nerves as war's spread worsens oil disruption
19+ hour, 35+ min ago (1000+ words) ADEN, Yemen – New strikes on Saudi Arabia and on ships in the Gulf tested nerves in the Middle East on Sunday, after an attack on a Saudi oil pipeline and an advance by Yemen’s Houthis threatened to worsen the wartime…...
Iran, US brace for long war with neither side ceding ground
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (538+ words) Iran and the U.S. are digging in for a protracted war, with little sign of a near-term ceasefire or return to normal Middle East energy flows even if hostilities remain at a low intensity. Tehran’s leaders are resolved to keep fighting…...
U.S. average diesel price passes $6 a gallon for the first time, GasBuddy says
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (639+ words) NEW YORK – The U.S. national average price of diesel on Thursday surpassed $6 a gallon for the first time ever, according to price tracker GasBuddy, as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s refineries have squeezed supply....
U.S. says it destroyed Iranian tankers after US Navy ship targeted
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (494+ words) WASHINGTON — U.S. forces destroyed five Iranian tankers carrying crude oil on Tuesday in response to two attempts to hit a U.S. Navy warship with ballistic missiles in as many days, Central Command said. The U.S. military said Tuesday that the American…...
Russia hits Kyiv after pause for US envoys' visit, killing five
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (808+ words) A woman with a child walks at the site of a Russian missile strike, leaving a shelter, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 8, 2026. REUTERS/Yan Dobronosov (Yan Dobronosov) KYIV, Ukraine – Russia pummeled Kyiv with drones and missiles…...
Bolivia confirms 9 deaths after military base explosion
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (251+ words) Bolivian authorities on Monday confirmed that nine people have died after an explosion on Friday at a military barracks in the Bolivian municipality of Viacha, about 20 miles from La Paz. The Defense Ministry said a ninth body was found in…...
Nepal rescuers focus on 900 hydropower workers, 121 could be trapped in tunnels, officials say
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (750+ words) Rescue workers conduct search and rescue operations, near a Chinese national flag, at the core disaster-hit area at Gyirong Port amid rescue efforts following the August 26 mudslide, during an organised media tour in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China September 6, 2026. REUTERS…...
At flood-destroyed border, China teams scour ruins of once-busy port
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (591+ words) GYIRONG, China – Chinese officials said on Sunday that workers had recovered 12 more bodies as the search continued for hundreds still missing after a tsunami-like mudslide destroyed China’s main border crossing with Nepal. Rescue workers in bright orange uniforms used excavators,…...
Miami International Airport shut down after an Amazon cargo plane crashes off a runway, catches fire
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (261+ words) An Amazon cargo plane crashed at Miami International Airport Sunday afternoon, causing a full ground stop that halts all flights. Anyone heading for the airport to fly out or pick up passengers should check with the airline. Also, Northwest 67th Avenue…...
U.S. strike 3 Iranian ships in retaliation for IRGC attacks
1+ week, 1+ day ago (522+ words) DUBAI — U.S. and Iranian forces fired at vessels in waters around Iran on Saturday, including three Iranian oil carriers struck by the Americans and three tankers that Iran said it targeted while on unauthorized routes in the Strait of Hormuz....