Hegseth on Iran attacks: ‘This is not Iraq, this is not endless’
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth offered few details about the operation, leaving questions unanswered about the scope or duration.
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‘They hit so hard the house was shaking’: Iranians describe impact of US-Israel attacks
People in Iran tell the BBC they hear explosions day and night, as the US and Israel continue striking the country for a third day.
Continue ReadingVideo appears to show US F-15 fighter jet crashing in Kuwait
Footage verified by the BBC appears to show the moment an F-15 fighter jet falls from the sky and crashes to the ground near Kuwait City. The video was filmed from the west of the city, on the edge of the Al Jahra area. US Central Command later said three US F-15 jets went down […]
Continue ReadingOil prices jump after ships attacked near Strait of Hormuz
Experts have warned that a prolonged conflict could push global energy prices even higher.
Continue ReadingKidnapping of foreigners soars in Africa’s lawless Sahel region
Growing insecurity in the Sahel made 2025 one of the worst years on record for the abduction of foreigners in Africa.
Continue ReadingRetaliations continue on day two of US-Israel attacks on Iran
US President Donald Trump warned “there will likely be more” US casualties during operations in Iran in a statement posted on Truth Social. This comes as US Central Command (Centcom) said three US service members have been killed in action and five “seriously wounded”. In Israel, nine people have been killed after a missile strike […]
Continue ReadingCould Kim Jong Un’s teen daughter become North Korea’s next leader?
Ryu, who served as a diplomat before defecting in 2019, says the North Korean legal code, created by the Kim family, requires the country to be run by a person of the Paektu bloodline – in other words, a direct descendant of the country’s founder Kim Il Sung.
Continue ReadingAllies of US in the Gulf bear brunt of Iran attacks
But if the regime survives, and it may well, then Washington’s triple demands of Tehran will come back into focus, namely: a curb on Iran’s suspect nuclear programme, including a return to inspections; an end to Iran’s ballistic missile programme; and an end to Iran’s support for proxy militias around the region, such as the […]
Continue ReadingWar photographer Paul Conroy dies as tributes paid
Jamie Doran played the photographer, who has died aged 61, in the 2018 movie A Private War.
Continue ReadingIran’s regime is still intact – the coming days will show if it can hold out
Iran’s surviving leaders are in crisis mode, battling to project security as US and Israel strikes continue.
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