An El Niño event has officially started, say US scientists, raising fears of extreme weather and higher temperatures.

Iran says it responded to US strikes by targeting American assets in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain, which reported damage to its capital city overnight.

The US president later said he had meant that he actually loved that inflation was not higher.

The final conclusions of the investigation have yet to be published, although more could become apparent in the coming days.

Twenty people died and 120 others were injured in the explosion at the Erawan shrine 11 years ago.

The US vice-president says the Israeli leader "aggressively asserts" his country's interests, but they do not always align with those of the US.