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Authorities have deployed helicopters and emergency teams to assess the damage in the Himalayan district bordering China.
By Federico MaccioniDUBAI, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Dubai International Airport saw passenger traffic fall 31.3% in the first half of the year, its operator said on Wednesday, as the Iran war heavily disrupted traffic across the Gulf including at the busy international travel hub.DXB welcomed 13 million passengers in the second quarter, bringing the traffic in the first six months of the year to 31.5 million, Dubai Airports said in a statement. That compared to 46 million passengers in the same period a year earlier.
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The 2026 Freedom Edge drills remain on track despite Trump having scaled back a separate bilateral exercise with South Korea.
US senator accuses Van Hollen Trump of profiting from war on Iran US Senator Chris Van Hollen has accused Donald Trump ofprofiting fromthe war on Iran, describing it as "pure corruption". "Trump's turned the White House into a pay-to-play casino. While prices are going up for Americans, things couldn't be going better for his stock portfolio," he said in a post on X. "Trump continues to profit off Americans' pain โ including the senseless war he started in Iran. Pure corruption." Van Hollen alsotold MSNBC that the US president "pocketed over a billion dollars" since returning to office. "Clearly, you've got a president who's profiting from the illegal war that he started, along with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu," the Democratic senator told MSNBC. Trump's turned the White House into a pay-to-play casino. While prices are going up for Americans, things couldn't be going better for his stock portfolio. Trump continues to profit off Americans' pain โ including the senseless war he started in Iran. Pure corruption. pic.twitter.com/Eb85DoVnAz โ Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) August 25, 2026
US senator Van Hollen accuses Trump of profiting from war on Iran US Senator Chris Van Hollen has accused Donald Trump ofprofiting fromthe war on Iran, describing it as "pure corruption". "Trump's turned the White House into a pay-to-play casino. While prices are going up for Americans, things couldn't be going better for his stock portfolio," he said in a post on X. "Trump continues to profit off Americans' pain โ including the senseless war he started in Iran. Pure corruption." Van Hollen alsotold MSNBC that the US president "pocketed over a billion dollars" since returning to office. "Clearly, you've got a president who's profiting from the illegal war that he started, along with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu," the Democratic senator told MSNBC. Trump's turned the White House into a pay-to-play casino. While prices are going up for Americans, things couldn't be going better for his stock portfolio. Trump continues to profit off Americans' pain โ including the senseless war he started in Iran. Pure corruption. pic.twitter.com/Eb85DoVnAz โ Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) August 25, 2026
Israeli explosions, shelling and strikes reported across south Lebanon Israeli forces carried out severalexplosions on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese town of Srebbine in the Bint Jbeil district, state media reported. The National News Agency added that shelling from military tanks was reported in thetown of Mansouri, south of Tyre. Overnight air strikes were also reportedin al-Qantara, Marjayoun. Elsewhere, artillery shelling targeted the outskirts of Nabatieh'sHaddatha early on Wednesday.