A fire broke out at a shoe factory in the city of Jinjiang in Fujian province. Footage aired by state television showed people trapped on the roof of the multistory building as thick black smoke billowed into the sky. President Xi Jinping ordered authorities to "make every effort to carry out rescue operations, determine the cause of the accident and severely punish those responsible."
The final stage of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral procession began today with the arrival of his coffin in Mashhad, after a night of US strikes that shut down the railway line from Tehran. The pragmatic faction in the regime, led by President Masoud Pezeshkian, is facing growing pressure from hardliners, which spilled into street violence.
Israel is losing its standing on the international stage because it continues to rely on military achievements alone, while the battle over consciousness and influence has become the new decisive front. Establishing a national influence apparatus could strengthen Israel’s value in the eyes of its allies and make it vital to them in the future.
The legendary singer died unexpectedly in a hospital in Portugal, where she was being treated for an illness. Her family and team said: “We are heartbroken and ask that our privacy be respected.”
The undersea pipeline between Ashdod and Ashkelon has been completed, allowing gas flows to Egypt to increase by about 2 billion cubic meters a year. The amount of gas Israel is committed to supplying Egypt is expected to grow by about 40%.
