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The movement is significant because Iran holds a major geographical advantage over the Strait and has repeatedly targeted vessels in retaliation for the US-Israeli strikes on February 28 that triggered the war. Since Iran entered the war on February 28, the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical oil routes, has effectively been under blockade.…

“India is powerful and modernising its military,” Pete Hegseth said. He also highlighted that it is maintaining a balance of power, particularly in the Indian Ocean. India is “powerful” and “modernising” its military with heavy industrial and logistics capacity to sustain “high-end military operations,” US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Saturday. Hegseth made these remarks…

The US Department of Homeland Security has clarified that most immigrants applying for green cards will not need to leave the United States while their applications are processed. Most immigrants seeking permanent residency in the United States will not be required to leave the country while waiting for their green cards, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…

Karachi’s water shortages stem from decades of rapid population growth, ageing pipelines, poor urban planning, water theft and delayed infrastructure projects. Karachi Water Crisis: Pakistan’s financial capital Karachi is facing a severe water shortage, with nearly 70 per cent of the city’s population reportedly experiencing frequent supply disruptions amid soaring temperatures. The water crisis comes at a…

Russia has signed a military cooperation agreement with Afghanistan’s Taliban. The move could boost India’s engagement space. At the same time, it raises questions about any potential impact on the Ukraine war. A year after becoming the first country to recognise the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan, Russia has reportedly signed a military cooperation agreement with Kabul. The…

US President Donald Trump left a meeting with top advisers without announcing a “final determination” on a deal with Iran. US ‘more than capable’ of resuming war with Iran: Hegseth Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the US has enough weapons to restart the war against Iran if needed. “Our ability to recommence if necessary is we…

A man has pleaded guilty to 14 counts of aiding suicides in Canada after he sold toxic chemicals online. Kenneth Law, 60, entered the guilty pleas in an Ontario court on Friday, as part of a deal with prosecutors, who withdrew more serious murder charges. Authorities said the former chef also sold about 1,200 packages of the…

The scene outside Delaney Hall detention center turned chaotic again Friday night with more clashes between anti-ICE protesters and agents – despite New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s attempt to establish a “peaceful” protest zone. The mob throughout the evening continued their vile chants and ignored orders from police to disperse or face arrests as law enforcement used…

Carol Ross can’t stop smiling at dance practice as she shouts out the steps of a routine to members of her tap and jazz troupe for women age 50 and older. “I’ve been dancing my whole life, it’s the best,” said Ross, who founded the Rodeo City Wreckettes group 23 years ago at an age when many…

The vendors of wild meat at the sprawling Masina Market in the Congolese capital don’t always display their goods openly. Customers must ask for whatever they’re looking for, whether it is a giant swamp rodent or the severed parts of an antelope. Others occasionally sell in the open, like the women who preside over impossibly large baskets…

The United States and Iran reached ​an agreement on Thursday to extend their ceasefire and lift restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, sources told Reuters, though U.S. President Donald Trump has yet to approve ‌it and Iranian state media said it had not been finalized. According to four sources familiar with the matter, the agreement…

The United States plans to designate Brazil’s two biggest criminal gangs as terrorist organizations, U.S. ​Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, opening the door for more aggressive interventions ‌after appeals from the opposition in Brasilia. The administration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has tried to avoid such designations, fearing they may pave the way for…

FIFA faces legal action from at least three US states over claims it has pushed up World Cup ticket prices by limiting supplies and switching categories. Lawyers in New York, New Jersey and California want answers, along with Congress. A Sun probe found some US venues have sold less than half their seats — just days before…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he directed the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to increase control of Gaza to 70%. Speaking at a conference on Thursday, he said: “We are currently squeezing Hamas; we now control 60% of the territory of the Strip – you know this. We were at 50, we moved to 60. My…

The US and Iran still need to work out several sticking points before an agreement on the war can be reached, Vice-President JD Vance has said. Asked by the BBC if President Donald Trump was close to signing a deal, Vance said it was too early to say “when or if” the two sides would finalise an…

North Korea prefers to focus instead on self-reliance and military deterrence, says Singapore’s foreign affairs minister. North Korea is not ready to open significant channels of communication with the United States or South Korea, instead focusing on building up its self-reliance and military deterrence, Singapore’s foreign affairs minister said on Thursday (May 28). Dr Vivian Balakrishnan was…

The announcement follows the World Health Organisation’s declaration of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a global public health emergency. The United States, Mexico and Canada on Thursday (May 28) announced aligned public health travel measures for people coming from African regions at the greatest risk from Ebola, they said in a joint…

Experts say there is a need for governments to allocate resources to support the long-term recovery, rehabilitation and empowerment of domestic violence survivors. A few months ago, Mira (not her real name) reached breaking point. The 49-year-old mother of five from Shah Alam, Selangor, stood sobbing hysterically in her bedroom, holding a knife to her skin. Just…

An Austrian court sentenced a man for plotting an attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in 2024. He admitted to planning the attack during the trial. On Thursday, an Austrian court convicted a man who had pleaded guilty to plotting an attack at a Vienna concert by the US singer Taylor Swift in 2024. The…

With Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding just around the corner, fans can’t help but wonder who’s been invited to attend the singer and NFL player’s big day. While it was previously reported that Swift and Kelce were slated to tie the knot in NYC Fourth of July weekend, a source told Page Six that no longer…

The U.S. military carried ​out new strikes targeting an Iranian drone operation that posed a threat to U.S. forces and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official said, hours after President Donald Trump dismissed an Iranian ‌report of a deal to restore traffic through the strategic waterway. The U.S. official, who requested anonymity to…

Israel’s military on Wednesday declared a new swathe of southern ‌Lebanon as a combat zone and said residents in the area should move north, warning it would act “with great force” against Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in the zone. The military’s statement, posted on X, appeared to signal further escalation after more than 120 strikes on Tuesday…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton decisively defeated longtime Senator John Cornyn in Tuesday’s Republican runoff for U.S. Senate, handing President Donald Trump a high-profile victory and giving Democrats the matchup ​they had long preferred in Texas. While the result was a personal win for Trump, who endorsed Paxton at the 11th hour, it risks endangering Republicans’ narrow…

Zoo officials reportedly said the move was intended to protect the animal amid the viral attention and to give visitors a chance to see it safely. A buffalo that went viral online for its resemblance to Donald Trump has been rescued from an Eid sacrifice and relocated to Bangladesh’s national zoo, news agency Reuters reported. The animal,…

Travis Kelce gave a sign that he and Taylor Swift are changing their last names after getting married. The NFL athlete, 36, “liked” an Instagram post Tuesday from the podcast “Bussin With the Boys,” in which hosts Will Compton and Taylor Lewan discussed if Swift will change her last name to Kelce after tying the knot. A…

Jill Biden feared her husband was having a stroke as she watched then-President Joe Biden stumble through a disastrous debate performance that led to the end of his 2024 reelection campaign, the former first lady said in a recent interview. “I was frightened, because I had never ever seen Joe like that before or since. Never,” Jill…

Crews resumed the grim search Wednesday for nine people presumed killed at a Washington state paper mill where a chemical tank ruptured a day earlier in one of the deadliest U.S. workplace accidents in years. The likely death toll rose to 11, including the missing, after another person who was injured died, authorities said Wednesday. Authorities said…

Prime Minister Mark Carney said the Canadian Armed Forces need the plane to detect and deter threats across the Arctic. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday that his government would not purchase early warning radar planes from the United States, opting instead for a European model. Canada will purchase Swedish Saab’s GlobalEye, which is based…

Asian shares turned hesitant as news of a fresh US military strike in Iran challenged investor optimism on a near-term peace deal. Oil prices bounced higher on Thursday (May 28) while Asian stocks mostly fell, as new US strikes on Iran marked the latest test of a shaky ceasefire in the Middle East war. The price jumps…

Former US first lady Jill Biden says in an upcoming interview that her husband’s disastrous 2024 debate performance against Donald Trump was so alarming, she thought he was having a stroke on stage. “I was frightened, because I had never ever seen Joe like that before or since. Never,” she told CBS News Sunday Morning as part…

AN AMERICAN vlogger has defended himself after being slammed over leaving a can of Coke for an uncontacted Indian Ocean tribe. He said he wanted to “say hello” and left the “offering” after failing to make contact with the isolated group. Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, 25, has been slammed for puting the tribe at risk of being completely…

MATTHEW Perry’s live-in assistant has been jailed for three years and five months after injecting the actor with ketamine and leaving him alone to die. Kenneth Iwamasa, 60, learned his fate as he appeared in federal court in Los Angeles on Wednesday. He was the fifth and final defendant to be sentenced for playing a role in…

US President Donald Trump has said he is “not satisfied” yet with the terms of the deal being negotiated with Iran. He said Tehran was “very much intent” on reaching an agreement to end the conflict, but added “so far they haven’t gotten there”, repeating Washington’s willingness to resume strikes if one is not reached. His remarks…

South Korean authorities have arrested a YouTuber who allegedly made defamatory claims about actor Kim Soo-hyun, fuelling a scandal that halted the A-lister’s career. Police and prosecutors allege that Kim Se-ui, who runs the popular YouTube channel Hover Lab, had manipulated evidence to falsely claim that Kim Soo-hyun had dated an actress while she was a minor…

The Israeli military has issued evacuation orders for large parts of southern Lebanon, declaring the areas “combat zones” ahead of fresh strikes against Hezbollah. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) urged residents to move north of the Zahrani River, about 40km (25 miles) from the border. The IDF said it would act “with extreme force”, accusing Hezbollah of…

A former US government official has been arrested after FBI investigators found hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40 million (£29.6 million) in his Virginia home. David Rush made several requests to the US government to receive the bars for “work-related expenses” over the past year, according to court documents. He has been charged with criminal…

Global carmakers are facing a reckoning as US, European and Japanese brands lose ground to Chinese rivals setting the pace not only in electric vehicles, but also in batteries, design and software. The BBC visited factory floors in Beijing and Hefei on the sidelines of Auto China 2026 – the world’s largest car show – and found…

THE Real Housewives of Beverly Hills might be getting an injection of billion dollar energy from a familiar face in the Kardashian circle, The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal. However, a contract dispute over a crucial detail that neither side can come to an agreement on is threatening to tank the whole Bravo deal. A source has…

A JUDGE has ruled that the man behind the bombshell JPMorgan lawsuit, accusing a female boss of treating him like a sex slave, cannot remain anonymous in his filing. Chirayu Rana, 35, filed a lawsuit against high-ranking executive Lorna Hajdini, 37, in April under the pseudonym John Doe, claiming she sexually assaulted, racially abused, and drugged him.…

The check-up followed questions about his apparent sleepiness in meetings and bruising on his hand. US President Donald Trump said an annual medical check-up had gone “perfectly” Tuesday (May 26), as the health of the oldest US president ever to take the oath faces growing scrutiny with the approach of his 80th birthday. It was Trump’s third…

Nasa has released details of robotic landers, hopping drones and vehicles it aims to send to the Moon as part of US plans to build a lunar base. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s space company Blue Origin is one of several companies picked to build the machines. The US wants to land Americans back on the Moon before…

Akira was always a fast learner, her father Al Amin says with pride. At 6 months she was already saying her first words. At just over 4 years old, she had started to say some words in English. He stops, his voice catching. “She was never short of love from both families. She was the crown of…

A train has crashed into a school bus near a town close to Brussels, killing at least four people, including two children. At least four people, including two children aged 12 and 15, were killed when a train collided with a school minibus carrying seven children in northern Belgium on Tuesday, officials said. The victims also included…

The US, India, Japan and Australia have agreed to jointly surveil maritime operations in the Indo-Pacific to assert domiance over the region. Meanwhile, Indian politicians mark 12 years of Modi as PM. Quad ministers ‘seriously’ concerned over South China Sea tensions The US, India, Japan, and Australia, or members of the so-called “Quad” group of nations, voiced…

Scientists knew they had encountered something special when they first saw the tiny blue octopus in the depths of the Galapagos Islands. There’s a new octopus on the ocean floors of Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands that is tiny and blue (and cute) but with a long name — Microeledone galapagensis. The news is exciting because the octopus is…

North Korea said Wednesday its latest launches involved multiple weapons systems, including a nuclear-capable cruise missile that leader Kim Jong Un plans to deploy with front-line units facing South Korea, as he continues expanding his military capabilities. The report by North Korean state media came a day after South Korea’s military said it detected the North launching…

Israel’s military clashed with the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group Tuesday along a strategic river in southern Lebanon as Israeli troops pushed farther north, days ahead of talks in Washington between Lebanese and Israeli delegations. A U.S.-brokered ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict appeared more nominal by the day, complicating efforts at a broader peace in the Iran war…

Just a few years ago, America’s public schools were rushing to get every child a laptop. Los Angeles middle school teacher Anna Soffer remembers it well: “The idea was that technology is the future, so we need to put tech in every child’s hands.” Now, the conversation has flipped. After pouring billions of dollars into laptops, tablets…

Canada and the Bahamas said on Tuesday they will ​temporarily ban residents from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda ‌and South Sudan amid an Ebola outbreak. Residents from those countries will be banned from entering Canada for 90 days starting Wednesday, the Canadian government said. It said ​the temporary border measure aimed to reduce the risk…

Iran said on Tuesday the United States had violated a ceasefire ​by striking targets near the contested Strait of Hormuz, potentially complicating efforts to bring the war to a close. Further straining peace efforts, Israel pounded Lebanon with more than 120 air ‌strikes on Tuesday in one of the heaviest days of bombing in weeks, Lebanese security…

Unionised workers at Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), have approved a highly contentious bonus pay deal – ‌one that averts a massive 18-day strike but also exacerbates deep disparities in fortunes among workers at the tech conglomerate. Two unions for the world’s largest memory chip maker said on Wednesday that 74% of the 62,616 workers ​who cast their votes…

Pope Leo on ​Monday issued the clearest apology yet from a pontiff for the Catholic Church’s ‌role in slavery, acknowledging both its delay in condemning the practice and its historic involvement in legitimising it. In a key passage of his first papal encyclical, Leo said the Church had taken centuries to fully recognise “the ​scourge of slavery”…

U.S. forces on Monday conducted strikes in southern Iran against targets including boats attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites, in what it described as defensive actions. The strikes ​came as Iran’s top negotiator and its foreign minister were in Doha for talks with Qatar’s prime minister on a potential deal with the U.S. to end…

In a lengthy statement posted on Truth Social, Trump said negotiations with Iran were “proceeding nicely” and framed the moment as a potential turning point. When Donald Trump set out his latest vision for a sweeping Middle East realignment, there was one person’s name missing in a plethora of Presidents, Prime Ministers and Kings mentioned in the…

The exchange referred to an incident in April when US President Trump shared on social media a derogatory post by a podcaster that described India as a “hellhole”. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio faced a curveball from an American journalist about his recent remarks on India during a press briefing in New Delhi on Sunday, as…

The legislation replaces a 2006 statute that was never implemented and was brought in following recent border tensions with Thailand. Cambodia’s new conscription law, which establishes penalties of up to five years in prison for those who evade military service, has come into effect, the country’s Prime Minister Hun Manet said Monday (May 25). The law was…

Brent crude dropped below US$97 a barrel after both sides said talks had made progress. Oil prices fell nearly 7 per cent on Monday (May 25) as optimism grew that the United States and Iran were moving closer to a peace deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, even though Washington and Tehran played down hopes…

WITH human faeces smeared on the walls and patients allegedly raped, campaigners say this is the most dangerous hospital in the world. Guatemala’s only psychiatric hospital, Federico Mora, operates more like a prison than a hospital, a court revealed. The sick abuse was exposed over ten years ago and the court ordered the facility to crack down…

THE US military launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran overnight, as the fragile ceasefire between the two countries is pushed to the brink. Explosions rocked the southern port city of Bandar Abbas and nearby coastal areas along the Strait of Hormuz late on Monday. Targets included a missile launch site and two Iranian boats trying…

Rescuers are racing against time to free seven people who have been trapped for nearly a week in a flooded cave in Laos. The seven were part of a group of villagers from the central province of Xaysomboun who had gone into the cave on Wednesday in search of gold and wildlife, but could not get out…

Luxury sports car maker Ferrari has unveiled its first fully electric car – the $640,000 (£474,320) Luce. The new model departs from the look of typical Ferraris as the Italian brand’s first ever five-seater, created in collaboration with the LoveFrom agency founded by former Apple design chief Sir Jony Ive. Responses on social media to the launch…

Authorities say there are 1,933 missing children cases nationwide, up 6.8% from the year before. And, travellers in Germany seem nervous when it comes to air travel, amid the war in Iran, a survey suggests. More than a million people attend a sunny Carnival of Culture parade in Berlin More than 1.1 million people attended the annual…

Arsenal finally got their ​hands on the Premier League trophy and Tottenham Hotspur managed to stay up to bring ‌joy to all sides of North London on Sunday, but there was despair in the east of the city as West Ham United were relegated on the final day of the season despite a 3-0 home win over…

HSBC appealed to staff not to fight ​AI on Wednesday, saying it would destroy jobs while creating new ones, as banking rival Standard Chartered sought to ‌calm workers over comments that the technology would replace “lower-value human capital”. The predictions from two of the world’s biggest banks are the clearest sign yet about the upheaval from a…

Russia pounded Kyiv and surrounding areas with hundreds of drones and missiles on Sunday in ​one of the heaviest bombardments of the city since the start of the four-year war, firing an Oreshnik hypersonic missile near the capital. Russia’s hours-long overnight ‌barrage killed two people in Kyiv and two more in the surrounding area, and it wounded…

The building collapsed before dawn after a severe thunderstorm. Officials said rescuers reported “hearing voices” in the rubble. At least 20 people are feared trapped after an under-construction building collapsed near the Philippine capital, Manila, on Sunday, officials said. The nine-story building in Angeles city collapsed at around 3:00 a.m. local time (1900 GMT Saturday) after a…

The foreign ministers of the Group of Eight Arab-Islamic states on Sunday (May 24) strongly condemned the actions of far-right Israeli police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir towards participants in the Gaza-bound flotilla while they were in Israeli detention. Governments have expressed outrage after Ben-Gvir posted a video in which he taunted activists who were pinned to the ground.…

TAYLOR Swift has been spotted covering her eyes as her fiance Travis Kelce downed beer on a big screen at an NBA game before falling asleep. The couple attended Game 3 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday night as they cheered on his native Cleveland Cavaliers who were playing against the New York Knicks. Travis,…

A damaged chemical tank in Southern California has a crack, potentially lowering the risk of a cataclysmic explosion, though an evacuation order remains in effect for some 50,000 area residents with no timeline on when they can return, fire officials said Sunday. Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Wayhowe Huang said that fire officials were able to evaluate…

China launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft Sunday night with three astronauts heading to its space station, including one set to stay in space for a year. The spacecraft blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China. The much-anticipated launch comes as China prepares for its first crewed lunar landing by 2030. The astronauts on…

Angry young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients at the heart of the latest outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo on Sunday evening, forcing the medical staff to scramble to evacuate the patients as gunfire rang out in the area. It was not immediately known if anyone was hurt in the attack on the Mongbwalu…

Alia – whose name we have changed for her safety – travelled hundreds of miles from her village to Kabul to escape marriage. The journey by taxi last year with her female cousin – covered from head to toe, only their eyes visible, as the rules decree – was an exceptional thing to do, and risky in…

The Ebola outbreak is posing massive challenges for medical aid organisations, a senior humanitarian official has said. Kate White, who is a programme manager for the charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), and is flying out to the Democratic Republic of Congo, says she is “extremely concerned about the inability to get resources” to the country. Three Red…

At least 20 people have been killed and 70 others injured in an explosion targeting a train transporting military personnel in Pakistan. The blast occurred while the train was travelling through Chaman Phatak station in Quetta, the capital of the western Balochistan region, on Sunday morning. Railway officials told BBC Urdu that three coaches and the engine…

US President Donald Trump says he has instructed negotiators “not to rush into a deal” with Iran, after earlier suggesting an agreement was close. The deal under discussion reportedly involves a 60-day ceasefire extension, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and a plan for further negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme. In a social media post, Trump said “constructive”…

The insistence on financial compensation aligns directly with Iran’s controversial establishment of the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) Delivering a severe blow to international expectations of a swift diplomatic breakthrough, Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir, departed from the Iranian capital on Saturday afternoon without securing a final peace agreement between Washington and Tehran.…

Under a new rule, green cards will be issued in applicants’ home countries. The US government announced a new rule on Friday requiring foreigners to leave the United States and apply for green cards from within their home countries. The announcement is as the latest maneuver in a series of attempts the Trump administration has taken to…

Authorities braced for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank in Southern California could leak or explode as an evacuation order continued into the Memorial Day weekend for 40,000 residents with no timeline on when they can return. No injuries were reported after the pressurized tank overheated Thursday and began venting vapors at a company site in…

A gunman who fired at a White House checkpoint ‌was shot by officers and died after being taken to the hospital on Saturday evening, the Secret Service said. The man approached the ​checkpoint at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue near the ​White House, pulled a gun out of his bag ⁠and started shooting at officers, according to…

Meta and Google enlisted trusted children’s brands such as Sesame Street, Girl Scouts and Highlights magazine to teach kids to use technology in moderation – even as the companies designed apps that made it difficult for those same young users to unplug, public statements and internal documents show. Backed by tens of millions of dollars from ​the…

Republicans in the U.S. Congress have revolted over President Donald Trump’s $1.776 billion fund for people he says ​were victims of government “weaponization,” setting the stage for a searing battle less than six months before midterm elections. On Thursday, the Senate called timeout on a $72 billion spending bill on immigration enforcement, which ‌has become a battleground…

DONALD Trump Jr. has officially married socialite fiancée Bettina Anderson days before the couple was set to enjoy an intimate island ceremony in the Bahamas. The loved-up couple are still expected to celebrate in a small Memorial Day weekend ceremony in front of family and friends on a private island after quietly wedding on Thursday. Real estate…

Over 240 miners were underground at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi Province when the accident occurred on Friday night. The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China’s Shanxi province has jumped to 90, state media reported on Saturday (May 23), in the country’s deadliest coal mine disaster in over a…

Police footage taken during Britney Spears’ March DUI arrest showed the princess of pop claiming to officers that her mother, Lynne Spears, once killed a man without facing consequences. When one of the cops informed Britney that it is “extremely dangerous to drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs or both,” the “Toxic” hitmaker, 44, responded,…

A wedding guest for the upcoming nuptials of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce is furious after allegedly being told they’re not allowed to bring a plus-one. “My invite did not let me bring a plus-one,” an unnamed guest claimed to the Daily Mail on Friday. “I mean, what am I supposed to do? Go alone? That is…

US authorities allege Iraqi national Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi plotted to assassinate Ivanka Trump in revenge for the 2020 killing of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani. Arrested in Turkey and extradited to the US, he is accused of ties to Iran-backed militias and multiple attacks. The report comes amid rising US-Iran tensions and discussions over possible US…