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The red alert, the highest level of weather warning issued by the IMD, indicates the possibility of severe weather conditions that may pose risks to life and property, requiring immediate precautionary measures. According to meteorologists, the change in weather has been driven by a cyclonic circulation over central Pakistan and adjoining regions. The system has increased atmospheric instability across northwest India, including Delhi-NCR, creating favourable conditions for thunderstorms and rainfall.

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Senate Democrats push USDA to boost efforts targeting ‘evolving’ screwworm outbreak

Nearly two dozen Democratic senators on Thursday urged the Agriculture Department to expand its war against the New World screwworm, warning that new tactics are needed after the parasitic fly recently crossed the U.S. border. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) led the group in asking Secretary […]

Top Iranian negotiator warns 'impulsive decisions' will create 'endless quagmire'

Iran’s top negotiator issued a warning Thursday after President Trump re-upped threats to strike the country and seize Kharg Island, a key hub for Iran's oil exports. “Wrong strategies and impulsive decisions will reset the entire board for the worse, explode energy infrastructure and markets and create an endless quagmire that you will be stuck in...

Drones redefine the Ukraine-Russia war

On Feb. 24, 2022, Russian troops marched across the Ukrainian border — the beginning of an invasion experts had been warning of for some time. It was believed the embattled nation would fall within months. But four years later, Ukrainians continue to defy the odds. One of their key weapons: drones, which they use as […]

After backlash, Anthropic says its AI will now tell users when their request is being rejected or downgraded for national security concerns

Anthropic’s latest model previously downgraded certain user requests quietly and without warning.

Alarm and scepticism follow Trump’s Kharg Island threat

WASHINGTON: The US and global media on Thursday reacted with a mix of alarm, scepticism, and market-watch caution after President Donald Trump escalated tensions by threatening to seize Kharg Island, Iran’s critical offshore oil export hub. Across Washington, the dominant theme in reporting is the gap between rhetoric and military feasibility. Jonathan Swan, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, framed the administration’s posture as one defined by repeated escalation and limited strategic clarity. “Trump has repeatedly said he would attack Kharg during the war, as he has ramped up his threats to try to compel Iran to agree to his demands to shutter its nuclear programme. Iran has consistently called his bluff,“ he wrote. Swan’s assessment also highlights internal constraints shaping the discussion in Washington. “Trump has few easy options,” he wrote, pointing to depleted long-range weapons stockpiles and the operational complexity of any attempt to physically seize the island. “The US is dangerously low on long-range weapons stocks, and seizing Kharg would involve a substantial risk of American casualties, and most of Trump’s advisers oppose a full-blown ground operation to try and topple the Iranian government. “But he continues to make bellicose threats and in recent days has launched waves of military strikes,“ Swan noted. That caution is echoed by The Washington Post, which has emphasised the logistical and human costs of any attempt to occupy the island. According to the paper, “actually seizing and holding Kharg Island carries a significant risk of American casualties and requires substantial US troop deployments,” underscoring that the scenario would quickly move beyond limited strikes into a large-scale regional war footing. A US FA-18 fighter jet prepares for takeoff from an aircraft carrier in the Middle East, in this photo released on May 29, 2026. — X/@CENTCOM/File NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel described the escalating cycle of strikes and counter-threats as having already transformed the conflict’s tempo. “It’s safe to say that the ceasefire is effectively dead and has now been replaced by negotiations under fire,” he said, noting that Trump has been trying to pressure Tehran into a deal. But Engel added that Iran “is giving no indication that it wants to work this way and has insisted it will respond every time it is attacked”. CNN’s reporting from Washington suggests that Tehran has not only anticipated such threats but actively prepared for them. Reporter Kaanita Iyer noted that “Iran has been preparing for months for a US operation to take control of Kharg Island, which President Trump threatened to attack on Thursday.” According to sources cited by CNN, Iran has strengthened the island’s defences with “additional shoulder-fired, surface-to-air guided missile systems known as MANPADs (man-portable air defence systems),” and laid “traps on the island with anti-personnel and anti-armour mines … including on the shoreline where US troops could possibly land”. CNN further emphasised Kharg’s strategic importance, describing it as “an economic lifeline for Iran that handles roughly 90 per cent of the country’s crude exports,” and echoing military assessments warning of “significant risks in an operation to take Kharg, including a large number of US casualties.” Meanwhile, financial markets reacted immediately to the prospect of escalation. The BBC reported that oil prices rose by about $2 and Brent crude futures increased to $94.16 a barrel “in the space of a few minutes after Trump threatened fresh strikes”. The BBC also noted defence analysts’ warnings that any assault would be operationally complex, requiring US forces to traverse significant distances by sea or air, making a landing operation particularly challenging. Taken together, international coverage paints a consistent picture: while rhetoric from the White House is intensifying, military analysts and reporters across outlets agree that Kharg Island is not a symbolic target but a heavily defended economic lifeline.

Situation Room with a view: Trump, Epstein and Washington’s 'wag the dog' whispers

A new book reveals a White House meeting in July 2025 where officials debated the political fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files. Vice President JD Vance reportedly urged transparency, warning the issue wouldn't fade. Discussions even touched on releasing documents with allegations about Trump's alleged fixation with nipples, a proposal Vance believed Trump could overcome.

Police to impound vehicles without number plates in Lagos

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Fatai Tijani, has ordered a statewide clampdown on vehicles plying Lagos roads without number plates or with concealed registration marks, warning that offenders would be arrested and their vehicles impounded with immediate effect. The post Police to impound vehicles without number plates in Lagos appeared first on Vanguard News.

I Went to a Gathering of Fine Dining’s Elite to See What They Thought About the Industry’s Biggest Scandal in Years. What I Found Was Even More Disturbing.

Warning: This might leave a bitter taste in your mouth.

Moment 'dangerous' man runs over woman he was 'obsessed with' before attacking her with baseball bat he'd bought the day before

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Chilling CCTV captures Lawrence Worville, 51, driving his silver Volkswagen Polo into a woman in Hull.

One year since AI-171 crash, pilots body questions delay in releasing final probe report

The Federation of Indian Pilots urges authorities not to publish an incomplete interim report, warning that it could add to speculation on the cause of the June 2025 crash. Officials say engine manufacturer General Electric is still analysing data from AI-171 engines, contributing to the delay.

PAS leader hits back at Chua’s ‘warning’ to Chinese voters

Dr Halimah Ali says claims that PAS could benefit from Chinese voter apathy are an old tactic aimed at discouraging voters from giving the Islamic party a chance to prove itself.

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WATCH: Trump DHS escalates pressure over migrant child warnings it says Biden ignored: ‘Move heaven and hell’

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin accuses the Biden administration of turning a blind eye to sexual abuse reports targeting migrant children.

'Act of war': Islamabad warns Delhi against any attempt to block Pakistan's water

A view of the Uri-II hydroelectric project dam on the Jhelum River which flows from IIOJK into Azad Kashmir, near Uri in IIOJK's Baramulla district, May 7, 2025. — ReutersBid to block water would be treated with utmost seriousness: FO.Warning comes in response to Indian water...

Weather pattern El Nino has begun, says US agency NOAA

The weather phenomenon El Nino has arrived, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday, and scientists expect it will intensify into the end of the year, potentially to historic strength. El Nino is a natural climate phenomenon that warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, bringing worldwide changes in winds, rainfall patterns and erratic weather. And scientists fear it will exacerbate the heat of a planet already warming from burning fossil fuels, while amping up weather extremes. In its latest advisory NOAA scientists said “El Nino conditions developed over the past month” as shown by those above-average sea surface temperatures in the Pacific. “There is a 63 per cent chance of a very strong El Nino during November-January that would rank among the largest El Nino events in the historical record going back to 1950,” the advisory read. Every El Nino is different, but major events often follow familiar patterns. This includes drought across parts of the Amazon, Indonesia and Australia, disrupted monsoons in India and shifting rainfall throughout the tropics. It typically takes place every two to seven years and lasts around nine to 12 months. El Nino tends to peak late in the year but heat in the oceans releases more slowly into the atmosphere, pushing up global temperatures the following year. ‘Deadly siren’ Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service on Wednesday said global forecasters were increasingly confident that a very strong El Nino warming weather pattern could form later this year. “The odds are strongly in favour of a moderate to strong, or probably strong to record-breaking, event at this stage,” the service’s director Carlo Buontempo told AFP. In response to NOAA’s forecast, Mohamed Adow, Director of the Nairobi-based climate and energy think tank Power Shift Africa, said for millions of people across the globe “it’s not just another weather forecast” but a “deadly siren to be feared.” “It means failed rains, dying crops, rising food prices, and families pushed to the edge yet again.” Earlier this month, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres urged the world to treat the likely intense incoming weather “as the urgent climate warning it is.” “El Nino conditions will pour fuel on the fire of a warming world,” he said. “The only effective response is climate action equal to the crisis — ending the addiction to fossil fuels, accelerating the shift to renewables, protecting the most vulnerable and delivering early warning systems for all.”

SpaceX heads for record $1.78tn float amid fears it is overvalued

Analysts say IPO that could make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire has a ‘major disconnect’ on price Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to launch the biggest stock market float in history amid warnings that it may be overvalued. The space exploration, satellite broadband and AI company will join the US stock market on Friday at a valuation of $1.78tn, after offering at least $75bn of shares to investors through an initial public offering . Continue reading...

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FDA issues new kidney warning for weight loss pill

Alli was the first over-the-counter weight loss pill approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

NA suspends PTI MNA Iqbal Afridi for budget session over alleged misconduct with staff, police

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) on Thursday suspended PTI lawmaker Muhammad Iqbal Khan Afridi for the entire upcoming budget session, with Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq accusing him of repeatedly violating the sanctity of the House through “inappropriate and unparliamentary” conduct. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb will present the federal budget for the next fiscal year (FY26–27) in the NA on Friday. “Iqbal Khan has violated the sanctity of the House multiple times through his inappropriate and unparliamentary behaviour,” the speaker said. He added that multiple complaints had been received about the lawmaker’s abuse of NA employees. Sadiq said the MNA had also behaved improperly with the NA’s director general (media) and security officials. “No leniency can be shown to such a member,” he remarked, before directing the sergeant-at-arms to remove the lawmaker from the hall. The speaker further alleged that Khan had misbehaved with security personnel outside Parliament and had been involved in a scuffle with police at a checkpoint near Serena Hotel. “Through his threatening conduct, Muhammad Iqbal Khan has undermined all parliamentary traditions,” he said, adding that the member had “misused his office”. The MNA has been barred from entering Parliament House and its premises for the duration of the budget session. The suspension followed a motion moved by PML-N legislator Farah Naz Akbar, which the House approved by a majority vote. “During the proceedings of the National Assembly on April 3, 2026, Muhammad Iqbal Khan, MNA, was observed using abusive language towards the director general media of the National Assembly Secretariat and issuing threats. On multiple occasions, he has also misbehaved with police and security personnel deployed for security duties within the Secretariat as well as with the chair.” “Furthermore, on May 13, 2026, he undermined the authority of the chair and lowered the dignity of Parliament by using abusive and threatening language against fellow members, thereby disrupting the decorum and discipline of the House. His conduct is unbecoming of a parliamentarian as he has repeatedly violated the sanctity of the House, disregarded the authority of the chair and willfully obstructed the proceedings and contravention of the rules. “In view of the above, I hereby name him under Rule 21 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly 2007,” the motion read out by Farah said. The speaker elaborated that the suspended MNA would not receive any allowances, including travelling and daily allowances, for the session. “Leave the House yourself; if you do not leave yourself, security personnel will forcibly take you out,” Sadiq told Afridi, who later left the House. Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry informed the House that Iqbal Afridi’s son had applied for political asylum in Italy on a blue passport. The speaker referred the matter to the Standing Committee on Interior. The sitting began under the speaker’s chairmanship but was briefly adjourned after Afridi pointed out the lack of quorum at the outset. Members were counted and the House was found short of the required number. When the session resumed, Afridi again raised the issue of quorum. This time the count was complete. On his third attempt, the speaker ignored the call. “A quorum cannot be pointed out every half hour,” Sadiq said. “Even quorum has rules.” When PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan sought the floor during the proceedings, the speaker said Afridi “would not be forgiven” if PTI members backed him. Speaking in the House, Gohar said the PTI was the “largest party among 175 parties” and demanded a ruling from the speaker on arranging a meeting with its “founding chairman”, as opposition members staged a walkout from the NA. Gohar said the party had earlier demanded a committee of the House under Syed Khursheed Shah. “When members of Parliament’s issues are not resolved, then who do we talk to?” he asked. He added that the committee had met twice and no meeting had been called since. “For the past 34 weeks, we have not been allowed to meet the founder,” he said. “We still miss Omar Ayub, Sahibzada Hamid Raza, Zartaj Gul and others today,” he added, referring to key PTI leaders sentenced last year to 10 years in prison in a case pertaining to the May 9, 2023 riots. “We want a ruling from the speaker on this matter,” Gohar said. “If our voice is not heard, then we have called a joint parliamentary party meeting. If we are not heard, then we will decide the future.” He asked the speaker to decide by tomorrow whether a meeting would be arranged or not. Following his speech, opposition members walked out of the House in protest. Responding to the point, Sadiq said: “If they were members of the National Assembly, I would have issued their production orders.” He said that three meetings had been arranged. “You yourselves broke that chain,” the speaker said, adding that the government no longer wanted to talk either. Meanwhile, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif called on all political parties to respect the sanctity of Parliament, warning that political disputes should not be allowed to weaken democratic institutions. Speaking in the National Assembly, he said leaders of the PPP and PML-N had endured imprisonment and political victimisation in the past but “never compromised on the dignity of Parliament”. Despite facing legal and political challenges, he said, they used constitutional and legal forums for protest rather than disrupting institutions. Members of the Sharif family, too, had faced court cases, “but the democratic system was not undermined”, he added. Taking aim at the PTI, the defence minister said the party had disrupted House proceedings for the past two years by tying its participation to its leader’s imprisonment. “Institutions and the country are more important than individuals. Personalities come and go, but Pakistan remains,” he said. Asif said parties were within their rights to seek legal and political relief for their leaders, but blocking parliamentary business weakened democracy. Legislation, he stressed, was Parliament’s core responsibility and protests must remain within democratic norms. He claimed that many PTI lawmakers also wanted smooth proceedings, but repeated disruptions had damaged Parliament’s credibility.

FDA Approves Emergency Screwworm Treatment—As Cases Rise To 7 In Texas, New Mexico

DOGE cut funding for the New World screwworm monitoring program and then reportedly ignored ranchers warning the parasite was working its way to the U.S.

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