U.S. President Donald Trump has extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying the U.S. will hold off striking power plants in the country for five days.
In his announcement on Truth Social, Trump also held out the possibility of a resolution to the war — though Iranian officials denied there were negotiations. Trump later told reporters that Iran wants “to make a deal,” and claimed U.S. envoys have been holding talks with a “respected” Iranian leader.
Shortly after Trump’s social media announcement — hours before the deadline was set to expire — Iranian state television declared that the American leader had backed down “following Iran’s firm warning.”
An Air Canada jet carrying more than 70 passengers collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late Sunday, killing the pilot and copilot and injuring several others, officials said.
The fire truck was crossing the tarmac after an air traffic controller gave it permission to respond to another plane reporting an odor onboard. Before the collision, an air traffic controller can be heard on airport communications frantically telling the fire truck to stop.
In a transmission nearly 20 minutes later, the controller appears to blame himself. “We were dealing with an emergency earlier,” the controller said. “I messed up.”
About 40 passengers and crew members on the regional jet were taken to hospitals, some with serious injuries. Most were released by Monday morning, authorities said.
Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity were set on fire early Monday morning in London, in what British police are investigating as an antisemitic hate crime.
Though it has not been classified as a terrorist incident, counter-terror officers have been put in charge of the investigation. No one was injured.
Religious and political leaders condemned what Prime Minister Keir Starmer called a “horrific” antisemitic attack.
“Antisemitism has no place in our society and it’s really important that we all stand together at a moment like this,” he said.
Leila Montoya can be reached at mont1761@stthomas.edu.
