The Week in Stories Around the Globe

U.S. enters Israel’s war against Iran

He said Iran isn’t interested in diplomacy at the moment. “The U.S. crossed a very big red line. We will respond according to our right. The U.S. betrayed diplomacy and betrayed negotiations. They only understand the language of force,” he said.

#Iran #UnitedStates #IsraeliranWar #WWIII

Erick, the strongest hurricane to hit Mexico so early in the year, triggers deadly flooding

Laura Velázquez, Mexico’s national civil defense coordinator, earlier said Erick was forecast to bring “torrential” rains to Guerrero, Oaxaca and Chiapas states, according to the AP. The mountainous region along the southern coast is especially prone to mudslides with numerous rivers at risk of flooding.

#HurricaneSeason #HurricaneErick #Mexico #ClimateCrisis

Xi Jinping Breaks Silence on Israel-Iran Conflict As China Warns Citizens

TOPSHOT – Chinese President Xi Jinping waves during a meeting with Vietnam’s communist party general secretary To Lam at the Office of the Party Central Committee in Hanoi on April 14, 2025. Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned that protectionism “leads nowhere” and that a trade war would have “no winners”, state media said, as he arrived in Vietnam on April 14 on the first leg of a Southeast Asia tour. (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The Last Time NASA’s Voyager “Looked Back” At Our Solar System, This Is What It Saw

Voyager probe travels through space, flies over the Eagle Nebula. Elements of this photo furnished by NASA. 3d rendering. https://images.nasa.gov/ software:blender

“Only three spacecraft have been capable of making such an observation from such a distance: Voyager 1, Voyager 2 and New Horizons,” NASA adds. “It remains the first and only time — so far — a spacecraft has attempted to photograph our home solar system.”

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