Iran’s Revolutionary Guard attack ‘anti-Iranian’ groups in Iraq’s Erbil | News

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard attack ‘anti-Iranian’ groups in Iraq’s Erbil | News

IRGC says it fired ballistic missiles at ‘espionage centres’ in northern Iraqi city, attacked targets in Syria. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has launched ballistic missiles at what it described as enemy sites in Erbil, a city in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, according to a statement carried…

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released from hospital | Politics News

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released from hospital | Politics News

Pentagon chief received treatment for an infection following surgery for prostate cancer. United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from hospital after spending two weeks there to treat complications from surgery for prostate cancer he kept secret from senior administration officials, including President Joe Biden. Austin, 70, was…

Taiwan’s Tsai and Lai welcome US support as Beijing fumes over election | Elections News

Taiwan’s Tsai and Lai welcome US support as Beijing fumes over election | Elections News

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen and President-elect William Lai Ching-te have hailed the support of the United States for the self-ruled island in meetings with an unofficial delegation from Washington amid anger in Beijing at overseas governments’ congratulations of Taiwan on its weekend election. The US delegation – including former US…

Trump leads opponents in popularity; Biden approval hits new low: US poll | Elections News

Trump leads opponents in popularity; Biden approval hits new low: US poll | Elections News

At least 70 percent of Republican adults would reportedly be satisfied with Trump as the party’s presidential nominee. Donald Trump is ahead of his Republican opponents on key measures of popularity, while US President Joe Biden’s job approval rating has hit a new low, according to a new poll. The…

US climate envoy John Kerry to step down: Reports | Climate Crisis News

US climate envoy John Kerry to step down: Reports | Climate Crisis News

Kerry has been instrumental in brokering a number of international climate agreements. John Kerry, the United States’s special envoy on climate, will be stepping down from his role as he is expected to work on President Joe Biden’s re-election bid, according to media reports. The former secretary of state and…

What does the Alaska Airlines incident tell us about air safety? | Aviation News

What does the Alaska Airlines incident tell us about air safety? | Aviation News

Last week, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Portland, the United States, when a cabin panel blew off in midair leaving a gaping hole in the aircraft’s fuselage. Just days before, a Japan Airways Airbus collided with a smaller coastguard…