LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - British police have arrested five men near an airbase used by the US for strikes on Iran. Below is what is known so far about the incident at RAF Fairford: SECURITY STEPPED UP RECENTLY A local councillor, Tristan Wilkinson, told Reuters there had
(Corrects three to five men in paragraph 2) By Toby Shepheard FAIRFORD, England, Sept 28 (Reuters) - British police were questioning five men on Monday on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences after they were detained near an air base that has been used by the US to
By Toby Shepheard FAIRFORD, England, Sept 28 (Reuters) - British police were questioning five men on Monday on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences after their detention near an air base used by the US to strike Iran. Officers seized the men in the early hours of
Prince Faisal bin Farhan is set to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after Washington declined a Saudi request for military strikes against the Iran-backed Houthis
DUBAI, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Washington on Monday for talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Saudi state news agency said, amid escalating hostilities between Riyadh and Yemen's Houthis. The two will discuss
The report follows an earlier account by The Atlantic that Egypt's intelligence chief had secretly traveled to Israel to meet with and warn Netanyahu 11 days before October 7
The U.S. says it controls the Strait of Hormuz, but shipping remains far below prewar levels. As sanctions squeeze Iran, both sides believe time is on their side – a calculation that could prolong the standoff and fuel escalation
Sept 27 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Abu Dhabi and met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Sunday, a senior Israeli official told Reuters. There was no immediate comment from Netanyahu's office and the UAE's foreign ministry.
Sept 27 (Reuters) - Russian drones set ablaze a market outside the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday, killing two people, while three others died in strikes by Moscow's forces in different regions and Kyiv itself also came under attack, local officials said. Ukrainian
Sept 27 (Reuters) - Russian attacks killed three people in two different Ukrainian cities on Sunday and struck districts of the capital Kyiv, local officials said. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said nine people were injured in the capital, including a child. Six of the injured
The police previously said they closed the case after they exhausted all leads. The nine-year-old boy from Jerusalem's Christian community was pepper-sprayed after stopping for the man and speaking in English
BEIRUT, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah said on Sunday it would contribute soon to a project aimed at housing thousands of people displaced due to the war with Israel. • The announcement was made by Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem during a speech
A top US official on Sunday dismissed a proposal for reopening the Strait of Hormuz presented by Iran as "cynical" and indicated it was a non-starter for Washington. Iran's truce plan, announced by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at the United Nations earlier this week, calls
After years of limited restrictions, police have adopted a new policy of ordering dozens of Palestinian shopkeepers to close their stores throughout Sukkot. 'From now on, they'll tell us to close every holiday,' one merchant said
Yemen's Saudi-backed government said it targeted a Houthi military camp and vehicles near a market in Yemen's southwestern province
LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - British police said counter-terrorism officers were leading efforts to establish what had happened at an airbase used by the US Air Force on Sunday, after they arrested five men on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act. The five men were also
The elections committee's ban on every Arab party barely registered in Israel, because everyone assumes the High Court will reverse it. That's a comfortable arrangement for a center that lets the court defend democracy for it
ANKARA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - A deputy chair of President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party stepped down after an opposition politician accused her of making a large profit on shares just before a funds crisis triggered a major selloff on the country's stock market. Fatma Betul