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Operation Epic Fury has pushed thousands of US troops toward the Gulf. Here’s who is going, what they can actually do, and why this build-up looks more like pressure than a full ground war.
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After strikes on oil depots, black rain fell over Tehran, carrying petrochemical smoke that can contaminate lungs, soil and water. Here’s what that means for health and the environment.
During a visit to Algiers, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Italy will deepen cooperation with Algeria on energy, including new maritime gas projects, to strengthen gas supplies. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune pledged to honor commitments and called Italy a strategic partner.
Italian health authorities say a roughly 30-year-old man who arrived in Lombardy from West Africa tested positive for avian influenza A(H9N2). The case is imported, contacts were traced, and no onward transmission has been found so far.
Spanish premier Pedro Sánchez told Congress the current war in the Middle East is a far bigger disaster than the 2003 Iraq war, citing 300,000 deaths and over 5 million displaced from Iraq and warning that Iran has spent 40 years preparing for a conflict like this.
French financial prosecutors searched the Paris branch of Edmond de Rothschild after U.S. Department of Justice documents linked ex-diplomat Fabrice Aidan to emails and possible sharing of UN material with Jeffrey Epstein. Aidan denies wrongdoing and has been recently dismissed from Engie.
Storm Therese, called the worst in a decade, has drenched the Canary Islands with historic rainfall, prompting a state of emergency, mass evacuations and military assistance as communities face reservoir risks, collapsed roads and cancelled flights.
A Justice Department memo shared with Rep. Jamie Raskin alleges President Trump kept highly sensitive documents linked to his business interests and once displayed a top-secret map to Susie Wiles and other passengers on his private plane.
Larry Fink says a prolonged Iran conflict that pushes oil toward $150 would hit lower-income households hardest and could trigger a steep global recession. Shell and the IEA warn of possible fuel shortages and urge diversification.
An IRGC spokesman rejected President Trump’s suggestion that talks with Iran were underway and warned the US and Israel not to call what he termed their defeat an agreement.
A Senate vote failed 47-53 to end US strikes on Iran. Democrats criticized the administration for keeping key decisions out of public view.
Talks may be quietly happening, but Iran has tougher demands and fresh leverage after months of conflict. Control over the Strait of Hormuz, damaged nuclear sites and changing negotiators make any deal much harder.