WASHINGTON -- U.S. forces struck Iranian missile sites along Iran's coastline near the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Central Command said Tuesday on X.
"Hours ago, U.S. forces successfully employed multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran's coastline near the Strait of Hormuz," the command said. (US-Iran-Missile Sites)
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SAO PAULO -- One person died and over 100 others were hospitalized with food poisoning after eating at a pizzeria in Pombal, northeastern Brazil's Paraiba state, local health authorities said Tuesday.
A 44-year-old woman died though she was admitted to Pombal Regional Hospital on Monday, according to the municipal health department. (Brazil-Food Poisoning)
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BOGOTA -- At least 27 people were killed in bombings along the Colombia-Ecuador border, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday.
"The bombings along the Colombia-Ecuador border do not seem to have been carried out by armed groups, which do not have aircraft, nor by Colombia's security forces. I did not give that order," Petro wrote on X. (Colombia-Ecuador)
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LONDON -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday in London that Kyiv has deployed 201 anti-drone military experts to the Middle East to help counter Shahed drones.
"These are military experts who know how to assist and defend against Shahed drones. Our teams are already in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and are on their way to Kuwait," Zelensky told British lawmakers during an address to Parliament. (Britain-Iran) ■
