From tornadoes to blizzards, severe weather batters parts of the US
Millions are under weather warnings as mix of snow, thunderstorms, and high winds hit parts of the eastern US, while the west coast faces extreme heat.
Cannabis is not an effective treatment for common mental health conditions, says review
International researchers find ‘very little evidence’ medical form of the drug can treat anxiety, anorexia and other disorders
Cannabis is not an effective treatment for common mental health conditions despite the global surge in patients using it for that purpose, a review has found.
Researchers concluded there was “very little evidence for its efficacy” in treating anxiety, anorexia nervosa, psychotic disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder or opioid use disorder.
Continue reading...Thousands of flights canceled as winter storm marches across US
Storm system dumps snow in midwest and threatens east coast with high winds and possible ‘long-track tornadoes’
A late winter storm continued a destructive, elemental march across the eastern US, with thousands of flights canceled or delayed as powerful winds combined with a partial government shutdown delayed travelers passing through airport security scanners.
Flight delays and cancellations mounted at some of the nation’s largest airports, including in New York, Chicago and Atlanta. Flight delays within, into, or out of the US totaled 9,112 by late afternoon, with cancellations standing at 4,763, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking website.
Continue reading...Trump asks China if visit to Beijing can be delayed a month due to Iran war
US president had earlier hinted trip could be put on hold if President Xi does not help unblock the strait of Hormuz
Trump has asked to delay his planned visit to Beijing by about a month due to the Iran war, after earlier hinting he might put the trip off if his prospective hosts do not help to unblock the strait of Hormuz.
The US president’s summit with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, was meant to take place at the end of March but Trump told reporters in the White House on Monday: “Because of the war I want to be here, I have to be here, I feel. And so we’ve requested that we delay it a month or so.”
Continue reading...Israel Killed Over a Dozen Lebanese Paramedics in Three Days, Now Claiming That Ambulances Are “Hezbollah” Targets – Givebutter
- Israel Killed Over a Dozen Lebanese Paramedics in Three Days, Now Claiming That Ambulances Are “Hezbollah” Targets Givebutter
- Israel strikes and destroys building in heart of Beirut BBC
- Israeli strikes in central Beirut kill six people, Lebanese authorities say Reuters
- Israel Invades Lebanon, Opening New Front Against Iran WSJ
- Why Israel targets Beirut’s Dahiyeh and what the suburb means to Lebanon Al Jazeera
European leaders warn Israel against ground offensive in Lebanon – politico.eu
- European leaders warn Israel against ground offensive in Lebanon politico.eu
- Canada, France, Germany, UK warn against major Israeli ground offensive in Lebanon Reuters
- Israeli ground offensive in Lebanon is an ‘error,’ German chancellor says The Times of Israel
- Major European states urge Israel not to invade Lebanon as a million displaced Haaretz
- Robles contacts the UNIFIL contingent and Albares states that the situation in Lebanon is “a disgrace to humanity” thediplomatinspain.com
At least 200 American troops wounded in Iran war, US military says
Details from US Central Command come as 13 US service members and more than 1,300 Iranians have been killed
At least 200 US troops have been injured in the US-Israeli war on Iran, a US military spokesperson said on Monday.
“Since the start of Operation Epic Fury, approximately 200 US service members have been wounded,” US Central Command spokesperson Cpt Tim Hawkins told the Guardian via email.
Continue reading...‘Fourth world nation’: Trump slams Somalia, Ilhan Omar
Speaking at the Oval office, US President Donald Trump stated that Somalia is a “fourth world nation.”
Ten ICU patients killed in hospital fire in eastern India
Emergency responders carried patients out of a government hospital in Odisha, India.
Who is answering Trump’s call for help with Strait of Hormuz?
Trump has criticised the response to his call to help protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz during the war on Iran.
Cuba electric grid collapses amid US oil blockade causing national blackout
Cuba has not received oil shipments since early January amid US pressure, worsening humanitarian crisis on the island.
BBC files motion asking US court to throw out Trump’s $10bn lawsuit
US president sued BBC over 'Trump: A Second Chance?', seeking $5bn for defamation, $5bn for unfair trade practices.
How big of a problem is the Strait of Hormuz for Donald Trump?
US president frustrated with unenthusiastic response after appealing for help wresting control of key strait from Iran.
Watch: Reunion resident gets close to lava from erupting volcano
Lava from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano reached the Indian ocean for the first time in 19 years.
Iran’s new supreme leader purportedly issues fresh statement as questions linger over his health – The Times of Israel
- Iran’s new supreme leader purportedly issues fresh statement as questions linger over his health The Times of Israel
- U.S. intelligence shows Iran's late supreme leader was wary of his son taking power, sources say CBS News
- Intrigue, Power Plays and Rivalries: Inside the Rise of Mojtaba Khamenei The New York Times
- Iran War Live: Trump Gives Updates, Allies Resist Request for Hormuz Aid Bloomberg.com
- Trump on Iran: we don't know if new leader is still alive Reuters
Gulf states may be covertly encouraging attacks by US, Iran foreign minister says
Abbas Araghchi demands clarification on reports Saudi crown prince urged Donald Trump to ‘hit the Iranians hard’
Some Gulf states hosting US forces may be covertly encouraging the slaughter of Iranians, Iran’s foreign minister has claimed in a thinly-veiled attack on Saudi Arabia.
Abbas Araghchi demanded clarification on reports that Mohammed bin Salman was in regular private conversations with Donald Trump, urging the US president “to continue hitting the Iranians hard”.
Continue reading...Hezbollah rocket hits a residential building in Israel’s Nahariya
Firefighters battled a blaze at a residential building in Nahariya, Israel after a Hezbollah rocket hit it.
EU rejects Trump’s request to help secure the Strait of Hormuz – NPR
- EU rejects Trump's request to help secure the Strait of Hormuz NPR
- Don’t ‘blackmail’ us: Europe rejects Trump’s demand to help clean up Hormuz mess politico.eu
- EU's Kallas floats Black Sea model to unblock Strait of Hormuz Reuters
- Kallas says 'no appetite' to shift mandate of EU naval mission in the strait of Hormuz Euronews.com
- The Iran war 'is not NATO’s war:' EU allies demand clarity from Trump after he asked for their help Fortune
Cuba’s electrical grid collapses amid US oil blockade
Ten million people left without power in latest of outages that sparked violent protest last weekend
Cuba’s national electric grid has collapsed, the country’s grid operator has said, leaving approximately 10 million people without power amid a US-imposed oil blockade that has crippled the island’s already obsolete generation system.
The grid operator, UNE, said on social media on Monday that it was investigating the causes of the blackout, the latest in a series of widespread outages that last for hours or days and that last weekend sparked a rare violent protest in the communist-run country.
Continue reading...Israeli forces in southern Lebanon as ground operation announced
Israeli forces attacked multiple towns in southern Lebanon after announcing “limited and targeted ground operations."