US launches further airstrikes on Iran | Rescue efforts after China landslide | Wildfires in Canada

The U .S.has ramped up strikes against Iran for a seventh night in a row, further deepening an ongoing crisis over the control of the Strait of Hormuz.Its military says surveillance sites and underground weapons storage were hit.Iran, sharing a clearer picture of strikes, it says hit infrastructure targets, including bridges, a railway station and an airport.Tehran retaliating with more drone and missile strikes against Gulf neighbors that host U .

S.bases.Neither side is stepping back from escalation as daylight fully reveals what appears to be a major shift in US strategy.Iran accusing the US of striking infrastructure targets, reporting attacks on at least five bridges in southern Iran.Iran's health ministry says eight people were killed and 20 wounded in the attacks.The White House says it carried out strikes exclusively on military targets, including military logistics infrastructure.

Many of these bridges on routes connecting to the city of Bandar Abbas, home to a strategically important Iranian naval base.

Cutting it off has high military utility.So point one, go after the places where the Iranians have weapons systems that help them close the strait.Point two, in general, going after infrastructure like bridges, roads, puts economic pressure on Iran.

U .S.Central Command releasing footage of another strike it says targeted a surveillance tower at an Iranian port.Iran firing at neighbors in the Gulf with alerts in Qatar, Jordan and Bahrain.Kuwait says Iranian drone attacks injured several of its troops.Also reporting major damage to a power and water desalination plant.

Iran has threatened tostrikes on US -linked assets.A top Iranian military adviser warning of a full -scale invasion and annihilation if US strikes continue.Saudi Arabia not a target in Iran's latest wave of retaliation.In Yemen, Iran -backed Houthis say they stand ready to escalate their own dispute with Saudi Arabia, thousands amassing in Sana 'a after the two sides exchanged strikes at each other's airports.In the Strait of Hormuz, the US keeping up its naval blockade of Iran.

Although the White House says the waterway is open to shipping, maritime tracking suggests only a handful of vessels are passing through.President Trump has threatened attacks on an even wider array of infrastructure sites if Iran doesn't return to talks.

In a phrase, what they're doing is escalate in order to de -escalate, meaning go after economic targets, military targets, put pressure on, more attacks with the hope that you can then de -escalate and the Iranians will come back to the table.

Diplomacy for now giving way to deepening conflict.Tom Stainer, SBS, World News.

At least eight people are dead and more than 30 missing after yesterday's landslide on the outskirts of the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing.More than 10 residential buildings were buried when rocks and soil gave way.Ten people were rescued, including two who were seriously injured, according to the local mayor.Authorities warn there's a risk of further collapse due to extreme weather conditions.An Israeli airstrike has killed at least eight Palestinians and wounded 20 others attending a funeral in central Gaza for a person killed by another Israeli airstrike on the area earlier in the day.The Israeli military said it struck a cell belonging to Islamic Jihad and was quote aware of the claims that several uninvolved individuals were harmed as a result of the strike.

Thousands of people have again taken to the streets of Ukraine's capital, protesting President Volodymyr Zelensky's government reshuffle.They're demanding answers over the dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who is widely credited with advancing Ukraine's drone warfare capabilities and tackling corruption.The 35 -year -old had become increasingly involved in a rift with Ukraine's armed forces chief over reform initiatives.Canadian firefighters are battling hundreds of fast -moving wildfires across Ontario, the country's most populous province.Smoke from the fires has drifted across large parts of the United States, from the Midwest to the Northeast, leaving tens of millions of Americans struggling with air quality.U .

S.President Donald Trump blamed the Canadian government for the fires and has threatened to impose tariffs on his northern neighbor.

The scale of this natural disaster growing by the minute.Its impact being felt far beyond its borders.The US Capitol shrouded in smoke and engulfing the White House.Donald Trump taking to social media saying, we are holding Canada responsible for the fact that they are not properly maintaining their forests.This is willful negligence and becoming a yearly occurrence, costing the United States billions of dollars which cost of this pollution must of necessity be added to the tariffs Canada is currently paying.The Canadian Prime Minister choosing instead to focus on his country's response to the crisis.

On behalf of all Canadians, everyone in this room, all Canadians across this country, I want to thank the courageous firefighters, the first responders, the indigenous and local leaders who are working tirelessly to keep our people safe.

As the air quality across much of the northern parts of the American continent reached unhealthy levels, the premier of Ontario suggested it was time the United States joined in the fight against this emergency.

We are throwing every single resource we can.When you have 191 infernals running right across our province, we're deploying it based on the firefighters' expertise.

Across the U .S.Midwest, Mid -Atlantic and Northeast, nearly 110 million people remain affected by poor air quality.Residents warned to stay indoors and asked to reduce outdoor activity, while others handed filtration masks.Experts warning that wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people each year, attacking nearly every system in the human body.

I would say, 10 years ago, We didn't really think about air pollution as a serious risk factor for chronic disease.Now we do.Now we realize that air pollution actually can cause serious impacts over the longer term.

Europe, too, is enduring its third heat wave of the summer that's fueled blazes from the Iberian Peninsula to France.These Spanish firefighters struggling to control a blaze spurred on by dry vegetation and high temperatures.just one of the multiple fire fronts being fought across the country.Edmund Roy, SBS World News.

A powerful storm battering Chile has now killed at least three people and left more than half a million injured.without power as heavy rain and large waves hit the coast.Experts say it's the strongest storm in at least 20 years, largely attributable to an El Nino weather system.Central and southern parts of the South American country are most affected, with Chile's president traveling to the Bio Bio region, one of the hardest hit.

This woman's home has been swept away, belongings all but destroyed.

This came down with the sea.The sea produced this catastrophe that you're seeing right now.

In the port city of Kokimbo, a large crane couldn't withstand the gale force winds.Smashing into several homes and cars, by chance no one was injured.Clean up went well into the night.

I heard a loud crash and the car alarm.At first I thought it was thunder, then I saw people running.When I went out I saw everything full of debris.The crane here on top of my car, water coming out and also gas.Thank God nothing bad happened.

Speaking to SBS, Chris Walker says the storm has brought the most rain he's seen in the 23 years he's lived there.

the peak past, but not for my house.My house has a leak in it.So on the roof, so all over Santiago and all over the south, there has been flooding up to your waist.

The country's disaster relief agency reports nearly 500 people remain in shelters.Another 160 have been isolated by water levels, which could continue into the next week.A worker cleaning a road was among the three people who died, with seven others also injured.The winter storm has set in.schools.Copper mines and ports in central Chile have curtailed some operations.

The country accounts for a quarter of the world's mined copper.Traders watching closely.Experts say the weather event is being driven by an El Niño, rising water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean.

This 2026 is marked by a super El Niño.We have not had a super El Niño since 2015.In fact, in the last 50 years we have had only three super El Niños.

Australia's Bureau of Meteorology now says it could be the strongest on record.a phenomenon which can bring increased fire risk to Australia, but in Chile, the risk of flooding continues.Josh van Staden, SBS World News.

From floods to drought, and Uganda's worst drought in decades is pushing vulnerable communities to the brink.Crops have failed, hunger is spreading, and families are losing loved ones as the crisis deepens across the country's northeastern region of Karamoja and the wider Horn of Africa.

Lucia Lomize is still grieving her husband.She says his death was linked to complications caused by droughts.She had planted sorghum.The planting season began in February, but the rains never came.Now her crops have withered, and many have died.

ELIJAH LOBOR, Disaster Management Committee of the District of Kigali, Nigeria, said in a statement.ELIJAH LOBOR, Disaster Management Committee of the District of Kigali, Nigeria, said in a statement.

ELIJAH LOBOR, Disaster Management Committee of the District of Kigali, said in a statement.Hungry residents come to this government office every other day, hoping to get something.to eat.Nobor says he has nothing to give them.

The situation is still alarming.More people are becoming malnourished, mostly the children, lactating mothers, the elderly, pregnant mothers.Most of the disabled people are not even moved to look maybe for something at home.

Karamoja region is vast, dry, with an unforgiving terrain.Most communities here depend on farming and livestock for survival.These are supposed to be groundnut crops, now scorched by the heat.

We planted a lot, but from March, April, May, June, we have never received rain.Crops have dried.

The government says it has set aside $13 million to bring aid to the area.Uganda is not the only country in the Horn of Africa affected by recurring droughts.Millions of people across Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia and South Sudan are facing severe food shortages.Children are malnourished, water is scarce, and large numbers of livestock have perished.There's been some rainfall in a few areas in the region, but nowhere near enough to reverse the crisis.Weather experts are also forecasting severe changes in rain patterns due to the El Nino phenomenon, raising fears of further devastation in parts of southern and eastern Africa.

But for now, Lomize and her family simply want to mourn and remember Lokwiloya, the pillar of their family.

Catherine Soy with that report.The Australian government has raised the travel advice for Laos, citing concerns about methanol poisoning and the justice system.Just hours earlier, a distillery owner in the country was charged over 2024 mass methanol poisoning.that killed Melbourne women Bianca Jones and Holly Morton Bowles along with four others.Charges included the sale of food product harmful to health and operating an illegal business.Charges carrying a penalty ranging from three months to four years in jail.

The teenager's families have expressed dismay over perceived leniency on the distillery owner.Today welcome the changed travel advice.

The fact that the government has taken it upon themselves now to upgrade that warning we think is a great result for people who are wanting to travel because Laos is a dangerous country.Their government don't seem to care a great deal about human life.

The Smart Traveller website says travellers should exercise a high degree of caution that the legal system may not provide transparency or justice, and that Australians should avoid consuming the locally made Tiger vodka and Tiger whiskey.