Key facts
- Iran launched retaliatory strikes on airbases in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.
- The strikes followed a US attack on Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz.
- US president Donald Trump claimed Iran's Kharg Island energy hub was "blown to smithereens."
- Hundreds of people are feared trapped in Nepal following devastating flash floods that killed over 900.
- Canada and the US are engaged in a verbal dispute over the renaming of Lake Ontario.
Iran has launched retaliatory strikes on airbases in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates following a US attack on Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz. This marks the first direct hostilities between the two nations in a month, with tensions escalating after the US strike on Larak Island. US president Donald Trump claimed in a social media post that Iran's Kharg Island energy hub was being "blown to smithereens," though the White House and Pentagon did not immediately comment.
In Nepal, rescue teams are working to reach hundreds of people feared trapped in tunnels and underground areas of hydropower projects after devastating flash floods. The death toll from the deluge has risen to 903, with over 4,000 missing in Nepal and another 500 in Tibet. China has mobilized over 2,100 rescue workers to assist in Nepal.
Separately, Canada and the US are engaged in a verbal dispute over the renaming of Lake Ontario, with Ontario premier Doug Ford erecting a giant sign and President Trump posting an AI video depicting him tearing it down. The Wendat Nation's grand chief criticized Trump's actions as an attempt to erase Indigenous history.
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