An emergency alert has been issued in the holy city of Makkah and various other areas of Saudi Arabia over fears of a possible attack. The alert was issued by the country's Civil Defence authorities on Thursday. Such messages are usually sent through Saudi Arabia's national early warning system when there is a risk of a possible missile or drone attack.
Eight sailors of the strike group of the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been deployed in the Gulf region for a long time for the war against Iran, attempted suicide, said Acting US Navy Secretary Hung Cao. The information was reported by British media outlet The Guardian. Cao conveyed this information in a letter to US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand last Tuesday. He provided the information in response to Gillibrand's questions about the living standards of US sailors deployed in the Gulf region.
The United States and China have agreed to extend by two months a trade truce that was due to expire on November 10, allowing more time to work on a potentially bigger trade deal, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday.
A US federal judge on Thursday (September 24) ordered the Trump administration to restore White House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico, ruling that the ban imposed by President Donald Trump was likely unconstitutional.
At least nine people, including a woman, were killed when a tourist sleeper bus caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, early Thursday (September 24).
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday (September 23) for a three-day state visit at the invitation of US President Donald Trump, receiving an unusually personal welcome from Trump at Joint Base Andrews.