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Employees of energy giant ExxonMobil have begun evacuating from an oil field in the southern Iraqi province of Basra officials said Saturday. The evacuation comes amid rising tensions between the United States and Iran. The U.S. has already ordered all nonessential diplomatic staff out of Iraq. As tensions escalate there are concerns that Iraq, a country that still hosts more … Read More

Another country is evacuating from Iraq. It’s reported that the country of Bahrain has ordered its citizens out of Iraq and Iran. U.S. allied Bahrain warned its citizens on Saturday against travel to Iraq and Iran and asked those already there to return “immediately” for their safety, state news agency BNA said. The Bahrain foreign ministry cited, “unstable regional circumstances, … Read More

The elderly man had asked the passenger who was “yelling and cursing” at people inside the bus to be nicer as he attempted to exit the bus. Instead, the angry passenger pushed the elderly man off the bus where he fell and was injured. The 74-year-old man later died from his injuries, and the woman is charged with murder. According … Read More

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast off Central America shaking El Salvador and Nicaragua. This is the second big earthquake to strike there in Central America in recent days. This new earthquake shook buildings in El Salvador and Nicaragua’s capital Managua prompting people to evacuate, but there were no initial reports of major damage. The U.S. Geological Survey … Read More

It’s reported that an earthquake has hit Israel with it felt throughout the country including Jerusalem. The quake hit at approximately 7:53 PM in Israel time with the tremor felt throughout much of Israel. Areas that most strongly felt the quake were: Jerusalem, Gush Etzion, Be’er Sheva, Lod, Tel Aviv, Petach Tikva, Haifa, Kiryat Gat. The earthquake registered 4.8 on the … Read More

The U.S. State Department has ordered all non-emergency personnel at the U.S. Embassy and consulate in Iraq to leave the country amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran. The announcement was made in a security alert on its website early Wednesday morning. The alert also said that normal visa services would be temporarily suspended. The move also coincided with Germany’s decision … Read More

Two oil pumping stations on a major Saudi East-West oil pipeline have been attacked by drones two days after oil tankers hulls were bombed in sabotage outside Fujairah port in UAE Gulf of Oman waters. The attack by drones carrying explosives was described as an act of terrorism that targeted global oil supplies. The two pumping stations belonging to Saudi … Read More

A powerful earthquake struck Papua New Guinea triggering a tsunami alert for the country and for the nearby Solomon Islands. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake measured magnitude 7.5 and was located 45 kilometers (28 miles) northeast of Kokopo. It was centered at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), it said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center … Read More

It’s reported that commercial oil tankers were damaged in “sabotage attacks” in the Mideast Gulf as tensions soared in a region already shaken by a standoff between the United States and Iran. It came as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo scrapped a planned visit to Moscow to head to Brussels instead for talks with European officials on Iran. The … Read More

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 29 miles northwest of Panama’s coastal city of David on Sunday near the country’s border with Costa Rica, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. Local police said some buildings were damaged, but there were no initial reports of fatalities. Panamanian authorities said there was no tsunami alert from the quake. Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela said … Read More