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Sep 1, 2026 - World

More than 1,000 people confirmed dead and more than 4,000, including 36 British nationals, remain missingA British aid worker was mistakenly identified by Nepalese authorities as a rescued survivor after returning to Kathmandu on a humanitarian aid flight.Alastair Chambers, a 45-year-old former Gloucester councillor, said he flew to Nepal last week to distribute sleeping bags, food and essentials to communities cut off by collapsed bridges. Continue reading...

Sep 1, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump’s escalating threats to effectively destroy Iran set off alarm Tuesday, with one foreign-policy analyst warning that the president appeared to be signaling that nuclear weapons were “on the table now.”Trump announced on Truth Social that the United States was striking Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for what he called Iran’s failed attempt to add sea mines to the waterway and its launch of eight missiles toward a U.S. military base in Jordan. Trump went even further in a later phone call with Fox News, where he warned that Iran would be hit “much harder” if it retaliated - and even “wiped out as a country” if the conflict continued.The escalated rhetoric sparked swift fury online, with critics accusing Trump of going too far by threatening the destruction of an entire country. “WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!” sanctions expert Brett Erickson wrote Tuesday on X. “Throughout this entire war, I have been incredibly skeptical of any claims that President Trump is so much as DISCUSSING the use of nuclear weapons. “This reads to me clear as day that they are on the table now. “Disgusting,” he added.Liberal political commentator Vince Wilson pointed his blame at Capitol Hill. “These spineless Republicans in Congress are enabling this,” he posted. Economist and policy researcher Sky Marchini saw the message as “Trump’s Final Warning,” while another critic, Geoff Wolf, asked: “So who in Trump’s orbit profited on this one today?” Freelance journalist Manny Otiko had his own take: “Trump threatens to wipe out an entire country, and he calls them crazy?”WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!President Trump just minutes ago posted to Truth Social that the United States is set to respond to any Iranian retaliation (that is already underway). Most concerningly, Trump seems to very clearly imply the potential use of NUCLEAR WEAPONS by… pic.twitter.com/sCAZtrqG28— Brett Erickson (@BrettErickson28) September 1, 2026

Nov 21, 2025 - World

The Queen's coffin will lie in state at Westminster Hall until her funeral on Monday.View Entire Post ›

Sep 20, 2024 - World

The Brazilian “King of Football” had been treated for colon cancer since 2021.View Entire Post ›

Apr 9, 2023 - World

Kanamara Matsuri has been an annual tradition since 1969, and besides being known for its fun, it raises money for a good cause.View Entire Post ›