WASHINGTON: A “largely negotiated” memorandum of understanding on an Iran peace deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump said yesterday, although the Iranian Fars news agency disputed that claim. Trump posted on social media that the emerging agreement would reopen the strait, the vital shipping passage […]
Day: May 24, 2026
MANILA: Two people feared trapped after a building collapse in the Philippines were alive and communicating with rescuers today, an official said, as rescue efforts continued. “They are in constant communication. We are awaiting more details, but our rescuers are doing their best to pull the survivors out of the […]
QINYUAN: Emergency rescuers in northern China were undertaking a major operation today to find two people still missing after a gas explosion at a coal mine killed at least 82. The blast at the Liushenyu shaft in Shanxi province on Friday was the country’s worst mining disaster in nearly two […]