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The U.S. military says it struck two Iranian launchers on Lerick Island off the coast of the Strait of Hormuz.
“This comes after weeks of relative calm in strikes between the two countries, and appears”
to deal all-shaltchy has more." U.S.
Central Command said that the U.S. forces struck after observing the Islamic Revolutionary
Guard Corps forces preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. It said the U.S. military had completed clearing sea mines from the Strait's International Shipping Roots last week. Iranian state media said that a U.S. drone carried out the attack, and the Revolutionary Guard said there were deaths among its fighters.
Lerick Island is primarily used as an Iranian military post, Iran has normally responded by targeting U.S. installations in the Gulf and Jordan. Hedil Al-Shalch and PR News Istanbul. Authorities in Nepal and China say the death toll from catastrophic flooding across the border of Nepal and Tabet last week is now nearly 800, with more than 3,000 missing.
And for the first time, Chinese authorities have released the nationalities of the 261 missing
“foreigners, which includes 18 Americans.”
And as NPR's Jennifer Pack reports, there are dozens more U.S. citizens missing on the
Nepalese side. Officials called for a moment of silence at a press conference in Tibet on Sunday. Then Supanchang, a researcher at the Chengdu Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, said this disaster started when a massive chunk of ice broke off a glacier. It sent a rush of water, ice and mud to smash through the Jelong Raswa border checkpoint.
"The whole thing took less than seven minutes," he says. "There was no time for warning or to flee. The floods continued down to Nepal. Their authorities gave the nationalities of the missing very early on in contrast Chinese officials took five days to do the same.
Jennifer Pack and PR News Beijing." Voters in Iceland have rejected restarting membership talks with the European Union. As me Nicholson reports, the no-votes narrow win was based on concerns about sovereignty and fishing rates. The Icelandic government's bid to revive a session talks with Europe's 27-nation
block sought to improve their economy by easing high interest rates. Iceland's 8% interest rate is much higher than the tuna quarter percent of the European central bank. The S campaign also saw EU membership as a way to bolster Arctic security. The no-campaign won by a 5% margin arguing that Iceland must determine its own
future and be allowed to maintain control over its fishing waters. Brussels was eager to restart the negotiations to show that the Union is strong despite shrinking since Brexit. For MPI News, I miss me Nicholson in Berlin. "Enjoy listening to NPR News from Washington."
Our official intelligence deepfakes of late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel are going viral on social media. If you're a slow-eventment report, the videos could be politically disruptive. Many of the videos feature fake Jimmy Kimmel's criticizing or making fun of President Trump. Trump was seen repeatedly closing his eyes and nodding off.
Some of them rack up hundreds of thousands of views and illicit comments that suggest at least some people think the content is real. Jed Rosenzweig of late-nighted.com says with Trump repeatedly calling for Kimmel to be fired, these videos could strengthen the President's resolve at a time when the FCC and ABC are an illegal battle over free speech rights.
ABC are being scrutinised on a nightly basis for what Jimmy Kimmel is saying. ABC did not respond to a request for comment. Roughly a quarter of Americans still watch late-night talk shows regularly with a preference for watching clips on social media rather than TV, Chloe Valtman MP on news. In New Hampshire, police say a teenage driver is facing several charges after hitting a plane
at Port Smith International Airport while trying to get away from law enforcement. This after an officer tried to stop a car believed to be connected to reported crimes. But the 17-year-old driver fled, crashing through at the fence, a track, and then hitting a parked plane. Nobody was on that plane at the time.
The teenager was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, among other charges, he will be arranged next week. I'm Janine Herbst and PR News in Washington.
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