BBC: An overnight explosion at the US embassy in Oslo may have been an act of terrorism, Norway’s police have said. The embassy in the Norwegian capital sustained minor damage after the blast in the early hours of Sunday – but no-one was injured. “One of the hypotheses is that it is an act of […]
BBC: Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has told the BBC his “mind boggles” at questions over the legality of the war on Iran, saying it was necessary for self-defence in the face of Tehran’s nuclear and military ambitions. Iran’s leaders had not adhered to international law themselves, he told the Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, adding […]
BBC: Police in Norway have cordoned off the area around the US embassy in Oslo after an explosion was reported there. “Large resources” were sent to the area at about 01:00 local time (midnight GMT), police said. “The police are in dialogue with the embassy and no injuries have been reported,” the statement said. “There […]
BBC: Rapper Balendra Shah has defeated the former Nepalese Prime Minister Sharma KP Oli in his parliamentary constituency, as he takes a step closer to becoming Nepal’s next prime minister. Nepal’s Election Commission confirmed on Saturday that Shah, 35,received 68,348 votes compared to Oli’s 18,734 to unseat the former leader in his constituency. Thursday’s general […]
BBC: Donald Trump has told the UK he does not need its aircraft carriers and accused Sir Keir Starmer of seeking to “join wars after we’ve already won”, as the US and Israel continue to launch strikes on Iran. In a social media post, the US president said the UK is “giving serious thought” to […]
BBC: At least six people have died and more than a dozen others injured after tornadoes struck Michigan and Oklahoma, in severe storms that swept across parts of the US. Officials said four people were killed in southern Michigan, including a 12-year-old boy, and two died in Oklahoma on Friday, with rescue workers continuing to […]
BBC: The head of the British military has told the BBC he “completely rejects” criticism that the UK had been ill-prepared for the conflict in the Middle East. Speaking on Saturday as war continued in the region, Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton said it was “probably the most dangerous time of the […]
BBC: Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the war in Ukraine has developed into a high-tech conflict. Swarms of spy and killer drones have set the skies of Ukraine abuzz, and uncrewed boats have crippled the Russian navy in the Black Sea. Now, Ukraine has embarked on a massive programme to deploy armed robots […]
Reuters: WASHINGTON/QUITO, March 6 – The U.S. and Ecuador carried out a joint operation targeting drug trafficking operations in the South American country, authorities in both countries said on Friday, with the U.S. calling the move “lethal kinetic operations.” Neither the U.S. Southern Command, a branch of its military that oversees forces in Latin America, nor Ecuador’s […]
Reuters: BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, March 6 – Israel pounded Beirut’s southern suburbs with airstrikes on Friday, stepping up a war with Hezbollah that has forced hundreds of thousands of Lebanese from their homes and killed more than 200, according to a health ministry toll. Israel ordered everyone in the densely-populated suburbs, Hezbollah’s main stronghold in the capital, to leave […]