RIYADH -- The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier has left the Middle East after taking part in operations against Iran, local media reported Friday, citing a U.S. official.
The move leaves two U.S. aircraft carriers in the region: the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS George H.W. Bush.
The Ford had been at sea for more than 10 months, breaking the post-Vietnam War record for a U.S. aircraft carrier deployment. (U.S.-Aircraft carrier-Middle East)
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BEIRUT -- Israeli airstrikes and shelling across southern Lebanon have killed at least 12 people and injured dozens more on Friday night and Saturday morning, according to preliminary reports from Lebanon's Health Ministry and local sources.
Four people, including two women, were killed in an airstrike in the Sidon district, which also wounded four others. In the Tyre district, one woman was killed and seven other people were injured.
An airstrike at dawn in the Iqlim al-Tuffah area killed three people, while a drone strike on a vehicle along a road left two people dead. Another strike on the village of Choukine killed two people and wounded several others. (Lebanon-Israeli airstrike)
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TEHRAN -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Friday that the war against Iran has cost the United States 100 billion U.S. dollars so far.
He made the remarks in a post on social media platform X while rejecting a Wednesday claim by the Pentagon that the cost of the ongoing U.S. war against Iran is estimated to be 25 billion U.S. dollars.
Araghchi said, "The Pentagon is lying. (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu's gamble has directly cost America 100 billion dollars so far, four times what is claimed." (Iran-U.S.-War)
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YANGON -- Sixteen people were killed and 21 others were injured when a six-wheeled vehicle carrying bamboo overturned in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, on Saturday, according to the Myanmar Fire Services Department.
The accident occurred after the driver of the six-wheeled vehicle lost control of its speed and overturned in Ottara Thiri township at around 1:50 p.m. local time, the report said.
There were 38 people on board the vehicle when the accident occurred, it said. (Myanmar-Road accident)
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NEW YORK -- Bankrupt U.S. discount carrier Spirit Airlines ceased operations on Saturday after failing to secure creditor backing for a proposed federal bailout, marking the first airline collapse linked to the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.
The airline announced on its website that it had canceled all flights and that customer service operations are no longer available.
The shutdown follows a sharp surge in jet fuel prices, which have roughly doubled during the two-month conflict, intensifying financial pressure on already struggling carriers. (U.S.-Spirit Airlines) Enditem
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