Iran's IRGC says hit U.S. bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, warns of expanded strikes
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday that it attacked U.S. military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain in response to fresh U.S. strikes.
According to a statement from the IRGC carried by Iran's Press TV, the IRGC struck key infrastructure and facilities at the Camp Arifjan and Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, as well as U.S. military bases in Bahrain's Juffair and Sheikh Isa, "in the first phase of a punitive response against the American treaty-breakers."
The IRGC also warned that its responses would expand to other bases in the region if the United States renews its attacks.
Ebola death toll tops 600 as Africa CDC urges sustained efforts against fast-growing outbreak
Experts from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday urged sustained international solidarity, as the death toll of the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has surpassed 600 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.
The two affected countries have recorded a cumulative 1,779 confirmed cases and 602 deaths, with a case fatality rate of about 34 percent, while some 302 patients have recovered from the disease so far, according to the latest data from the African Union's continental public health agency.
During an online press briefing, Wessam Mankoula, operations manager for the Ebola response at Africa CDC, noted that the DRC recorded some 353 confirmed cases during the past week, which marked a 25 percent increase in the country's caseload.
S. Korea's top court finalizes 7-year sentence for ex-President Yoon over arrest obstruction
South Korea's top court on Thursday finalized a seven-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk-yeol over obstruction of arrest, live footage showed.
The Supreme Court delivered its final verdict on Yoon, saying the lower court committed no error in its application of legal principles.
It marked the top court's first ruling on Yoon since the ousted leader's martial law declaration in December 2024.
UN voices concern over drone strikes, cholera in Sudan's Kordofan
UN humanitarians on Thursday voiced concern over escalating drone attacks and the spread of Cholera in Sudan's Kordofan region.
On Tuesday, a drone reportedly struck a water truck in Hamrat Al-Sheikh in North Kordofan state, causing civilian casualties and disrupting access to essential water supplies. On Monday, a drone strike targeted a civilian vehicle near Al-Shaatut village, east of Jabrat Al-Sheikh, resulting in civilian casualties and damage, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in its latest humanitarian update issued on Thursday.
Cholera also continues to spread across the Kordofan region, said the office. ■
