British counter-terrorism police are investigating a “major” incident near RAF Fairford. Five men were arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act. Police were called early Sunday after reports of three suspicious vans apparently heading towards the Gloucestershire airbase. Officers detained the men, initially under explosives-related offences, while bomb disposal teams examined the vehicles. About
A routine night of news coverage turned tragic in Los Angeles after an NBC Los Angeles helicopter crashed in the Chatsworth suburbs. The crash killed three people, including photojournalist Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw. The station’s NewsChopper4 was covering a deadly bus crash when it went down shortly before 19:00 local time between two
Saudi Arabia faced a major new threat Tuesday as Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis launched attacks on four southern cities. More than 70 people were injured and oil facilities were set ablaze. But is this the start of a much wider escalation? The Houthis said they carried out a broad operation using drones and missiles against a
China has removed two of its most senior military officers. Deepening a sweeping purge that has raised fresh questions about the state of the country’s armed forces. Zhang Youxia, once China’s highest-ranking general and a vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), was dismissed on Friday. Liu Zhenli, who headed the body’s joint staff
A 26-year-old Belgian car salesman has suddenly found himself with a royal title. He has been formally recognised as the son of Prince Laurent, the younger brother of King Philippe. Clément Vandenkerckhove’s mother, singer Wendy Van Wanten, revealed his father’s identity when he was 16. Years later, Vandenkerckhove contacted Prince Laurent, who agreed to take
Two people have died after a US Army Apache helicopter crashed in central Texas, leaving a large fire at the scene. The AH-64 Apache went down in fields south of Salado at about 13:33 local time, prompting police and emergency crews to rush to the area. When they arrived, they found the wreckage engulfed in
How deadly can a heatwave really be? The answer is far more alarming than many realise. At least 12,000 excess deaths were recorded across Europe during June’s extreme heat. An AFP analysis found around 10,000 excess deaths across seven European countries. Another 2,200 deaths were linked to the heat in England and Wales. EuroMOMO, which
How does a government agency that doesn’t officially exist end up looking completely legitimate? That’s the question Nigerians are asking after police arrested the man accused of running a fake presidential council from the heart of government. Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew called himself director general of the so-called Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC). He was
Is Ukraine changing the rules of the battlefield? Its latest wave of drone strikes suggests the fight is no longer just about the front lines. It is about cutting off Russia’s lifelines. Kyiv says it has intensified attacks on maritime supply routes near Russian-annexed Crimea. It says it is targeting ships in the Sea of
Is the fragile truce between the US and Iran already beginning to crack? That’s the question after fresh military strikes reignited tensions in one of the world’s most sensitive waterways. The US military launched strikes on Iranian missile, drone storage and coastal radar sites. A cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz was hit by
A new US-Iran peace deal is now in effect, but does it truly mark the end of the conflict — or is it only the beginning of a much harder negotiation? US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have signed an initial agreement aimed at stopping the war. Reopening the Strait of Hormuz
What happens when two Hollywood giants try to become one superpower? That question is now moving from speculation to reality after US regulators approved Paramount Skydance’s $111bn (£82.8bn) bid for Warner Bros Discovery. The Department of Justice cleared the deal following what it called a “rigorous” review. Concluding the merger is “not likely to result
