Heavy rain has continued to lash Beijing, forcing authorities to close tourist attractions, suspend public transport and evacuate residents from areas at high risk of flooding and geological disasters. More than 300 tourist and camping sites have been closed, while operations at more than 4,100 rural homestays have been suspended. Authorities have also halted around […]
Romania’s state-owned nuclear power producer Nuclearelectrica could be forced to shut down its last operating reactor at the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant as early as Thursday, Aug. 13, if water levels in the Danube River continue to decline, officials said on Tuesday. The warning comes as southeastern Europe experiences a prolonged heatwave and severe drought […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has unveiled a major proposal to tighten federal oversight of food additives, marking one of the most significant changes to food ingredient regulation in decades and signaling a broader effort by the Trump administration to increase transparency in the American food supply. The proposed rule would require food […]
CHARLESTON CEREMONY MARKS OFFICIAL RENAMING U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth has officially renamed Joint Base Charleston as Joint Base Lindsey Graham, marking a major military tribute to the late South Carolina senator and Air Force veteran during a formal ceremony held Monday at the installation. The announcement comes less than a month after Graham’s death […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing federal health agencies to reduce the recommended childhood vaccination schedule from 17 vaccines to 11 core immunizations, a move the White House says is intended to give parents greater flexibility and choice in how their children receive routine shots. The order is part of the […]
Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces carried out overnight missile and drone strikes against what it described as military-related warehouses, logistics facilities, and a major steelworks in Ukraine, in one of the latest waves of attacks in the more than four-year-old war. According to the ministry, the strikes targeted facilities in Kyiv allegedly used to […]
Commercial shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell sharply to just six vessels on Monday, well below the recent 10-day average of around 11 ships and far below the pre-conflict norm of 130–140 daily transits, according to ship-tracking data reported by media outlet. The decline highlights growing disruption in one of the world’s most […]
Newly released text messages are drawing renewed scrutiny over former U.S. health official Dr. Anthony Fauci’s discussions about COVID-19 vaccines and pregnancy. On Monday, Republican Senators Ron Johnson and Rand Paul published extracts from messages sent from Fauci’s government mobile phone. According to the lawmakers, a January 2021 exchange involving Fauci, then CDC Director Rochelle […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Will Scharf, the current White House staff secretary, will become the new White House counsel and assistant to the president, effective September 1. Scharf will take over as the administration’s top lawyer after serving as staff secretary, where he has overseen the administrative flow of documents and information […]
Typhoon Dolphin Disrupts Travel and Triggers Flood Warnings Chinese authorities have evacuated more than one million people from their homes across eastern China, including the financial hub of Shanghai, as Typhoon Dolphin made landfall. The powerful storm brought torrential rain and severe weather conditions, disrupting transportation across the region. Nearly 1,000 flights were cancelled in […]