Reopening the Strait of Hormuz is critical to prevent an economic catastrophe, but the UK government isn’t sending warships yet because the Prime Minister has reservations about the lack of a legal basis for action, a “credible” plan, and the endorsement of the international community, he has said.
Reopening the Strait of Hormuz is critical to prevent an economic catastrophe, but the UK government isn’t sending warships yet because the Prime Minister has reservations about the lack of a legal basis for action, a “credible” plan, and the endorsement of the international community, he has said.
A military base in Kuwait hosting Italian forces was hit by an Iranian drone strike on Sunday, destroying an Italian-owned drone but leaving no injuries, the Italian Defense Ministry announced.
Britain’s top pollster has folded in a dispute with Brexit boss Nigel Farage after facing accusations of systematically downplaying his Reform UK party in national polling.
Australia and Japan have rejected a call by U.S. President Donald Trump for warships to be sent to secure the Strait of Hormuz, confirming Monday they do not plan to join military operations in the contested zone.
Hundreds of people turned out in London Sunday for a pro-Palestinian march banned by the government after police said it was organised by a group “supportive of the Iranian regime”.
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has drawn criticism for calling on migrants in Germany to vote against the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
LONDON — Trinity Smith has been wearing her cowboy boots all week to break them in ahead of a weekend of non-stop dancing.
The military operation in Iran entered its sixteenth day on Sunday. The eyes of the world continue to focus on the Strait of Hormuz and its impact on international energy markets, while both President Trump and the remnants of the Iranian regime both reject suggestions of peace negotiations.
Four members of the Iran’s women’s soccer team who accepted refugee visas to stay in Australia have decided to return to their homeland, an Australian government minister said on Sunday.
Around four in ten new homes built in Britain by the end of the decade will go to migrants, analysis of government figures has found.
A Greek-flagged oil tanker was damaged in a suspected drone attack in the Black Sea while approaching the Russian port of Novorossiysk, authorities said.
Dutch authorities were hunting Saturday for a person who was filmed setting off an explosion outside a Jewish school in Amsterdam. The mayor denounced the attack as a cowardly act of aggression against the city’s Jewish community.
A combined missile and drone attack on the Kyiv region killed at least four people and wounded at least 15 overnight into Saturday, according to the head of the regional administration for the Ukrainian capital.
The military operation in Iran is now over two weeks old. While overnight U.S. attacks on the critical Kharg Island avoided striking Iranian oil facilities, the Islamist regime in Tehran continues to attack energy infrastructure throughout the Gulf region.
France has named highly decorated elite infantryman Chief Warrant Officer Arnaud Frion as the soldier killed in a drone strike overnight.
Six airmen have been killed after an incident in the skies over Western Iraq which led to the loss of an in-flight refuelling tanker.
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres arrived in Beirut for a “solidarity” visit to Lebanon on Friday, cutting short a stay in Turkey where he joined fasting Muslims for Ramadan while calling for the world to “eradicate the scourge of Islamophobia from every country and community.”
At least four crewmen from an American air refuelling tanker that crashed in Iraq while on Operation Epic Fury duties have died.
The British defence minister said “Putin’s hidden hand” is behind some Iranian tactics and capabilities.
The European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, claimed to the Financial Times (FT) on Friday the administration of President Donald Trump “wants to divide Europe” and called upon unity among E.U. members to withstand what she described as the president’s “hostile tactics.”
CENTCOM has confirmed the death of four crewmembers of a downed refuelling jet that collided with another aircraft on Thursday.
Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto on Friday told the newspaper Corriere della Sera the war in Iran is “not our war” and reiterated Italy’s commitment to promoting a diplomatic solution to the ongoing conflict.
A USAF KC-135 refuelling jet has crashed in Iraq after an “incident” with a second aircraft during Operation Epic Fury.
The U.S. 5th Fleet said two sailors suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a fire broke out on a nuclear supercarrier in the Red Sea.
Three Iraqi migrants are being interrogated by Norwegian police over a blast that occurred at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo.
Islam in general and Ramadan in particular hold the key for society to prosper if it embraces a “noble vision of hope and peace” that Muslims hold dear, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres tells the world in a newly released video message.
Iran and its proxies continue to launch strikes, including against oil tankers in the Gulf, while Israel says they scored “extensive” hits.
A tranche of internal UK government documents revealed that Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer chose to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States despite having been made aware that the Labour Party operative continued his relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein after his child prostitution conviction.
An Italian military base in Iraq’s Kurdistan region was hit by a missile on the early morning hours of Thursday causing material damages but leaving no reported injured, Defense Minister Guido Crosetto confirmed to local outlets.
A kickboxer in Britain pulled a car with just his testicles in an attempt to raise awareness about men’s mental health.
Bank of England to end printing images of great Britons on its paper money, as pictures of wildlife are “not divisive”.
The mother of a critically injured survivor from the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, the AI giant behind ChatGPT, alleging the company failed to notify law enforcement about threats identified in the shooter’s discussions with its chatbot.
UK bans end-of-Ramadan march, with Police citing “extreme tensions” over the Middle East and risk of “serious public disorder”.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Turkey on Wednesday as part of what his office calls an “annual Ramadan solidarity visit,” where he is joining fasting Muslims while calling for the world to “eradicate the scourge of Islamophobia from every country and community.”
All eyes turn to the international energy markets as multiple cargo ships were attacked in the critical Strait of Hormuz supply chain chokepoint off the coast of Iran, while leaders of the world’s major economies are set to meet later today to discuss the largest ever release of emergency oil reserves.
The left-wing government’s plans to scrap jury trials for most cases in Britain cleared a major hurdle on Tuesday as Members of Parliament backed legislation to advance it to the next stage of the lawmaking process. The deeply controversial measure,
Europe’s mad dash to decommission its nuclear power plants was a “strategic mistake”, Commission boss Ursula von der Leyen has admitted.
Tragedy struck the small Swiss town of Kerzers on Tuesday evening after a man apparently set himself on fire on a bus, leaving several dead and multiple injured.
A former Syrian air force colonel faced novel set of charges in a British court Tuesday: three counts of murder as a crime against humanity.
Canadian Police are investigating a “national security incident” after multiple shots were fired at the U.S. Consulate.
