(Reuters) WASHINGTON, Sept 12 – A lightning offensive by the Iran-aligned Houthis has put the militants in a position to control a crucial Middle East waterway, creating a major new problem for U.S. President Donald Trump as his war with Iran grinds on in its seventh month. Widening the Middle East conflict, Houthi fighters have […]
(Reuters) NEW DELHI, Sept 12 – Iran and the United Arab Emirates signed up to a joint statement from the BRICS group of nations that called for restraint in the Middle East war on Saturday, in what was seen as a sign of diplomatic progress between the countries divided by the war. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also met the […]
BBC: Yemen’s Houthis have claimed a major advance on the western Red Sea coast, consolidating their grip on the key international shipping route. The Iran-backed group seized Perim Island at the mouth of the waterway in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a source from Yemen’s internationally recognised government told the BBC. It comes a day after […]
BBC: At least 44 people have been injured, including one seriously, after a passenger train derailed in northern France, local officials have said. An 18-year-old woman was airlifted in critical condition by helicopter to hospital. Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said 180 passengers were on board the train that was operating between Rouen and Caen in […]
BBC: Israel’s military says it has destroyed a large underground complex operated by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. It said it used more than 1,000 tonnes of explosives to destroy two tunnels spanning more than 2km (1.2 miles) beneath the Ali Taher Ridge. The blast triggered seismic activity equivalent to a magnitude 4.1 earthquake, according to […]
BBC: An MP has accused the government of failing to help one of his constituents who has been missing since a deadly flood struck Nepal last month. Ashington and Blyth MP Ian Lavery told parliament the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has refused to directly assist in the hunt for Newbiggin-by-the-Sea resident Anirban Battacharyya who, […]
BBC: Thai police have arrested a Buddhist monk on suspicion of embezzling 100 million baht ($3m; £2.2m) from his monastery, along with a suspected female accomplice he was filmed having sex with. Phra Wachirayan Wi, a former abbot at the prominent 14th-century Wat Phutthaisawan in the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, allegedly pocketed donations meant for […]
(Reuters) Sept 11- Russian diplomats in Taiwan last week screened a film on Japanese “militarism” and World War Two, causing concern in Taiwan’s government which thinks Russia is helping China push its narrative of a rising Japanese military threat and sow discord over Taipei’s relations with Tokyo and other Western partners. Below is an explainer about what […]
BBC: A tourist coach has crashed in the south-eastern Swiss Alps, leaving several people dead and several injured, local police say. The bus overturned between Susch and Zernez in the Graubünden – also known as Grisons – region late on Thursday afternoon. A large team of rescuers equipped with several helicopters was deployed to the […]
BBC: Ukrainian officials say five people were killed and 67 others were wounded when a Russian drone hit a shopping mall in Pavlohrad, a city in Dnipropetrovsk region. Shops and vehicles were hit in the daylight attack which took place “when the streets were full of people”, Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi said. Two other shopping […]