According to the U.S. National Weather Service, rampant wildfires in the Canadian province of Quebec brought widespread haze and smoke to the Northeast and Great Lakes areas of the United States.
Hundreds of thousands of Floridians had been given mandatory evacuation orders in anticipation of powerful storm surge, high winds and flooding rains from Ian.cnbc
Speaking in a joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Pakistan, President Hassan Rouhani stressed that a new step has been taken for deepening relations between the two countries.
Initial reports in the French press suggested that many of the priceless works stored and displayed within had already been removed last week during the renovations, and that the cathedral’s collection of relics and other sacred items, kept in the sacristry, were likely unharmed.
A massive fire consumed Notre-Dame Cathedral on Monday, gutting the roof of the Paris landmark and stunning France and the world, though firefighters saved the main bell towers and outer walls from collapse before bringing the blaze under control.
Reminder to our E3 partners in JCPOA: There is NO prohibition on the enrichment of uranium by Iran under NPT, JCPOA or UNSCR 2231. Neither now, nor in 2025 or beyond. Might be useful for European partners to actually read the document they signed on to, and pledged to defend.
Foreign Minister of Islamic Republic of Iran: Trump’s lawless announcement on "Occupied Syrian Golan" after last year’s on "Occupied Al-Quds" is a sobering reminder for our Arab and Muslim brethren: US & Israel will offer you handshakes, but no matter how much you kowtow, they will still steal your lands.
Trump & Co try to take credit for the "defeat of ISIS”—which was created & nourished by their invasion of Iraq & their fomenting of unrest in Syria. He’s also given credit for saving the Jews. So, while they're at it, he might as well take the credit for Xexes' defeat of Sparta.
President described unity and hope as requirements for overcoming problems, stressing, “The government is using all its might and I am confident that we can overcome all the problems together, and I am very hopeful of the future”.