British navy to escort ships in Hormuz Strait

Britain says it will escort UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz after the United States killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in an airstrike.
New bullet train to start rolling on July 1
A Japanese railway says that a new bullet train model will be put into service on the Tokaido Shinkansen line on July 1, in time for Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Austria's foreign ministry says facing 'serious cyber attack'

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Trump says US targeting 52 sites in Iran as tension mounts
President Donald Trump warned Saturday that the US is targeting 52 sites in Iran and will hit them "very fast and very hard" if the Islamic republic attacks American personnel or assets.
Turkish airliner makes emergency landing in South Africa

US says Iran-backed forces may be planning attack

Lebanon's foreign ministry condemns attacks in Iraq
The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday condemned the U.S. bombing in Iraq and the attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, the National News Agency reported.