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Man takes hostages and threatens to bomb a bank in California

Mayor Karen Goh of Bakersfield asked people to avoid the area.

Iran war disruption threatening delivery of lifesaving supplies for children, UN says

GENEVA, June 2 - Surging global transport costs and supply chain disruptions linked to the Middle East crisis are threatening the delivery of lifesaving aid to children, the U.N. children's agency warned on Tuesday.

Trump homeland secretary testifies before Senate panel amid airport threats, detention protests

WASHINGTON, June 2 - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is set to testify before a Senate panel on Tuesday after tensions flared over conditions in a New Jersey immigration detention center and Mullin threatened to shut down international travel into a major airport with the World Cup less than two weeks away.

Hungary's Magyar threatens legal action if president refuses to resign

BUDAPEST, June 1 - Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Monday, after meeting President Tamas Sulyok, that if the president does not resign the government will launch legal proceedings to remove him from office.

Brazil rejects U.S. designation of criminal gangs as terrorists

SAO PAULO, May 29 - Brazil's government on Friday said the U.S. move to designate Brazilian drug gangs as terrorist organizations was confused and counterproductive, threatening national sovereignty and international cooperation to combat crime.

Nadal opens up about painful battle with career-threatening foot injury

British PM condemns Russia’s ‘serious violation’ of NATO airspace

The British PM said Russia’s aggression “threatens the security of our entire continent”.

EU looks to bolster defences as China threatens key sectors

Cheap goods made in China are threatening manufacturers not just in Europe but around the world.

US should send Ukraine more air defence missiles, congressmen say

KYIV, May 28 - The U.S. government should respond positively to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's request for more air defence missiles to shield Ukraine's capital from a threatened escalation in Russian bombardment, two U.S. congressmen said on Thursday.

US Treasury chief threatens to sanction Oman if it joins Strait of Hormuz tolls

The key waterway has been a flashpoint since the US and Israel launched the war on Iran in late February.

US military planes harming Israeli commercial activity, airports chief says

JERUSALEM, May 28 - Ben-Gurion International Airport, Israel's main air gateway near Tel Aviv, is operating at about one-third of capacity due to the presence of U.S. refuelling aircraft, threatening heavy flight cancellations this summer, the head of the Israel Airports Authority said on Thursday.

Russia says US missiles in Japan for drills would threaten Russia

MOSCOW, May 28 - Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that allowing U.S. missile systems to be deployed on Japanese territory as part of military drills would threaten the security of Russia's eastern borders.

Trump appears to threaten to ‘blow up’ ally Oman

He threatens to attack Oman if it sides with Iran over reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump says Iran and Oman will not control Strait of Hormuz; deal remains elusive

He also appeared to threaten Oman, with which the US has decades-long military and economic ties.

Zelensky asks Trump for air defences as Russia escalates strike threats

Already short of interceptors, the Iran war has threatened to make Kyiv's resources even more scarce.

New strikes threaten ceasefires in Iran, Lebanon

Tehran warned it was ready to retaliate after overnight US strikes.

Russia threatens strikes on Kyiv defence sites, urges foreigners to leave

Russia’s foreign ministry said the strikes were a response to a drone strike on a student dorm in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region of Ukraine.

Russia threatens more strikes on Kyiv, urges foreigners to leave city

"We are warning foreign citizens, including personnel of diplomatic missions and international organisations, to leave the city as soon as possible," said Russia's foreign ministry.

Global tension, funding woes threaten peacekeeping missions: SIPRI

United Nations-led operations are being weakened by a funding crisis.

Climate change threatens global plant species as habitats shrink

Some of the plants that make familiar landscapes recognisable may not survive by century’s end.