(Reuters) JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON/DUBAI, June 18 – Iran and Israel launched new missile strikes at each other on Wednesday as the air war between the two longtime enemies entered a sixth day despite a call from U.S. President Donald Trump for Iran’s unconditional surrender. The Israeli military said two barrages of Iranian missiles were launched toward Israel […]
BBC: When Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, officials in Russia described the current escalation in the Middle East as “alarming” and “dangerous.” Still, Russian media were quick to stress the potential positives for Moscow. Among them: However, the longer Israel’s military operation goes on, the greater the realisation that Russia has much to lose from […]
BBC: Less than 40 seconds. That’s how long Air India Flight 171 was airborne before it plunged into a densely populated neighbourhood in Ahmedabad in one of India’s rarest aviation disasters in recent memory. Investigators now face the grim task of sifting through the wreckage and decoding the cockpit voice and flight data recorders of […]
BBC: One of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes spewed a huge ash cloud more than 11 kilometres into the sky on Tuesday after officials issued the country’s highest alert. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, erupted at 17:35 local time (10:35 BST), the country’s volcanology agency said, sending the vast cloud above the tourist island of Flores. A 7km […]
BBC: Every time Aryan Asari heard the sound of an airplane, he would go darting out of the house to look for it. Spotting planes was something of a hobby for him, his father Maganbhai Asari said. Aryan loved the roaring sound of the engine fill the air and then grow louder as the plane cruised […]
BBC: At least 15people have been killed and dozens more wounded in Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, officials say. The attack overnight into Tuesday was one of the largest bombardments on Kyiv since the beginning of the full-scale invasion more than three years ago. Ukraine’s interior minister, Ihor Klymenko, said a total of […]
BBC: The leaders of G7 nations have urged a “de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza” – but stopped short of calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, during their summit in Canada. The joint statement was signed by US President Donald Trump – who then left the meeting […]
(Reuters) TEL AVIV/DUBAI, June 17 – Israel and Iran attacked each other for a fifth straight day on Tuesday, and U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians to evacuate Tehran, citing what he said was the country’s rejection of a deal to curb nuclear weapons development. Trump was due to leave the Group of Seven summit in Canada […]
(Reuters) June 17 – A U.S. citizen died during an overnight air attack on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, the city’s mayor said early on Tuesday. The mayor, Vitali Klitschko, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the 62-year-old American was pronounced dead by doctors in the city. He gave no other details. “During the attack on […]
BBC: Israeli aircraft have struck the headquarters of Iran’s state broadcaster in Tehran, after the Israeli military told residents of the area of the capital where it is located to evacuate. A live broadcast on Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting’s TV channel was briefly interrupted after blasts were heard and the studio lights went out. […]