sraeli missiles have hit a site in Iran, according to the US broadcaster ABC News. The Iranian state television reported explosions in Isfahan. Israel had promised to respond after Iran last Saturday launched a barrage of drones and missiles on the country.
The US again exercises its veto power in the UN Security Council to kill Palestine's widely supported bid for full UN membership. UN chief Antonio Guterres says six months of war has made Gaza a "humanitarian hellscape", and that a ceasefire would defuse tensions in the Middle East.
Hawaii's attorney general on Wednesday laid out a comprehensive timeline of the catastrophic Maui wildfires last year that killed 101 people, including details of flying embers carried by high winds, blinding, thick smoke and trapped first responders, all of which hampered efforts to combat the fires. The report, conducted by Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez and the Fire Safety Research Institute, used extensive data to show how a combination of environmental and geographical factors, along with preparedness and response conditions, enabled the fire to "rapidly intensify into an urban conflagration."
Tesla is again seeking to award boss Elon Musk the biggest pay deal in corporate American history, worth $56bn. The electrical vehicle (EV) company is asking shareholders to vote on its chief executive's record-breaking pay that was set in 2018. However, the deal was rejected by a US judge in January who described it as "an unfathomable sum". read more
Organisers of the Beijing half marathon are investigating allegations that three African athletes deliberately allowed China's star runner He Jie to win Sunday's race. read more
Real shooting war in the ME.
Like that would be a first?
Americans dying for Israel?
Not likely.