Headlines- On Monday at 14:00 GMT, the US military says it would start blockading Iranian ports, preventing ships from entering or leaving Iran from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
- In the southern town of Biyyada, Hezbollah claims that its men have attacked Israeli soldiers with "a swarm of attack drones."
- US President Donald Trump's threat to block the Strait of Hormuz was deemed "ridiculous" by Iran's navy chief, Shahram Irani.
- Any military ships approaching the Strait of Hormuz "will be considered a violation of the ceasefire and will be met with severe force," according to a statement released on Sunday by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
- The speaker of Iran's parliament Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf is leading the delegation that has arrived to Pakistan for talks with the United States.
- Nawaf Salam, the prime minister of Lebanon, stated that he was working to ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces and to put an end to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
- Viktor Orban, the longtime prime minister of Hungary, has conceded defeat to Peter Magyar in the country's legislative election.
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Dethoring the Smallest Park in the...
The dethronement of Mill Ends Park is official. Portland’s 452-square-inch park is no longer the smallest park in the world, according to Guinness World Records. The title is now held in Nagaizumi, Japan, on a tiny plot of brick and grass.
In Florida, a woman Hospitalized After...
At a Polk County nature preserve, a woman was bitten by an alligator while paddling and was taken to the hospital on Monday, according to officials.
No Snakes in Ireland
There are no native snake species in Ireland,Iceland, Greenland, Hawaii, New Zealand, part of Canada, northern Russia, or, predictably, Antarctica.
After Triplets Born,Father Asks for Help
A poor vendor in Nigeria’s Lagos State’s Mushin neighborhood, on Friday Aloh is in dire need of financial support to help with hospital expenses after his wife gave birth to triplets at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in Idi-Araba on Tuesday. Already, they have twins.
New Jersey Dog Chases a Goose...
When a dog followed a goose out onto a frozen lake and fell through the thin ice, a New Jersey police officer rescued the dog.According to the Hazlet Township Police Department, Taffy, the dog, was out on a walk with her owner in Veteran’s Park when she chased a goose and her human loosened the dog’s leash.
Cut Down A 650-Year-Old Pine Tree...
In Kyoto,one of Japan’s Three Scenic Views, Amanohashidate, a pine tree thought to be 650 years old, was cut. Known as the “Funakoshi Pine,” this tree is believed to have connections to the well-known warlord Akechi Mitsuhide of the Sengoku period. Work started to cut down the tall tree, which is believed to be the oldest of the 6,700 or so pines that line Amanohashidate.
Fake Facebook Car Sellers Targeted Father...
Three men posing as auto sellers on Facebook Marketplace robbed a father and his son in Point Fortin in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday.
A Disabled Car Accident Victim Refused...
Two stores denied booze to a Newzelander who had brain damage from a vehicle accident because they believed he was intoxicated.
Spewing Venom!
In the terrible event, the 16-year-old Nigerian girl was made the scapegoat and accused to give her 19-year-old ex-boyfriend, Emmanuel, poisoned pepper soup, which killed him and four of his friends.
Mother Killed by Her Son Over...
A secondary school teacher in Nwoya District is being detained by police on suspicion of killing his 64-year-old mother.