Several people have been injured after a Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Sydney was hit by turbulence on Friday morning.
Delta Flight 41 “encountered brief turbulence” as it landed at Sydney Airport, an airline spokesperson told the BBC. Four flight attendants were injured. The New South Wales Ambulance Service said it assessed five patients, and took three to hospital with minor injuries that included back pain and headaches. The patients’ ages ranged from their 30s... Read More
US fast-tracks arms sales to Gulf, Middle East allies as Iran strikes escalate
The US approved a series of emergency arms sales across the Middle East on Thursday, bypassing standard congressional review requirements, in a move aimed at bolstering regional security amid Iranian attacks on neighboring countries. The largest package was approved for the United Arab Emirates, totaling more than $8 billion. It includes the $4.5 billion sale of a... Read More
Lebanon says more than 1,000 killed in Israeli attacks
Authorities in Lebanon say more than 1,000 people have been killed in the country since Israeli forces and the Shia Muslim group Hezbollah began their latest round of fighting. The officials said on Thursday that the hostilities have left 1,001 people dead and 2,584 others wounded. The Israeli military said on the same day that... Read More
Takaichi and Trump talk Iran, economy at summit
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and US President Donald Trump have wrapped up their summit in Washington. They discussed several topics, including the tense situation in Iran. Takaichi says she explained to him that there are actions Japan can and cannot take within the scope of Japanese law. Trump welcomed Takaichi to the White House... Read More
Trump praises Takaichi, saying Japan is ‘stepping up to the plate’ on Iran-
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday praised Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and said he believed Japan is “stepping up to the plate” on Iran, as the two held closely watched talks at the White House on Thursday,Trump has expressed frustration with Washington’s partners amid the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, pushing for partners to send warships... Read More
A US Navy warship believed to be carrying Marines and sailors to the Middle East is nearing the Malacca Strait off Singapore as it makes its way to the region, maritime tracking data showed Tuesday.
The amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli was approaching Singapore, at the southwestern edge of the South China Sea, Tuesday morning, according to AIS tracking data seen by CNN. US Navy ships often move with AIS transponders turned off. Revealing their positions while transiting areas with heavy maritime traffic, like the waters around Singapore, enables safer... Read More
Hegseth addresses media after Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ entire South Pars gasfieldUS defence secretary says America ‘will finish this’ in Iran war briefing
When asked by a reporter whether he felt Israel was pursuing its own objectives, in relation to the attack on Iran’s South Pars gasfield which Donald Trump said the US “knew nothing” about, Hegseth said: “We hold the cards.” “We have objectives. Those objectives are clear. We have allies pursuing objectives as well,” he added.... Read More
Indonesia detains four soldiers over acid attack on activist
Andrie Yunus is a vocal critic the Indonesian military’s expanding role in governmentIndonesian authorities have detained four soldiers for their alleged role in an acid attack on an activist who criticised the military’s influence in government, officials said. Andrie Yunus from KontraS, a prominent rights group that investigates forced disappearances, suffered burns to more than... Read More
UK:Three dead and three arrested after car crash in Halifax -Three young men have died after a car crash in Halifax.
Police were called to Keighley Road, Illingworth, at 6.50pm on Wednesday after a collision between a Ford Fiesta, a BMW and a Renault Clio. Two men aged 22 and a 21-year-old, who were in the Fiesta, died at the scene. A 21-year-old man who was also in the car was taken to hospital with life-threatening... Read More
Qatar expels officials from Iran’s embassy after attacks on Ras Laffan gas Field.
.Qatar has declared the military and security attaches at the Iranian Embassy, along with their staff, “persona non grata” and has requested that they leave the country within 24 hours.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered an official note to the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the State, stating that Qatar considers both... Read More







