It was clear for weeks that the UK did not want to become part of any initial attack by the US and Israel on Iran, judging it to be illegal under international law, because Tehran posed no imminent threat to the UK.
On March 3rd, Ecuadorian and U.S. military forces launched operations against Designated Terrorist Organizations in Ecuador. The operations are a powerful example of the commitment of partners in Latin America and the Caribbean to combat the scourge of narco-terrorism. Together, we are taking decisive action to confront narco-terrorists who have long inflicted terror, violence, and corruption on citizens throughout the hemisphere.
Polymarket courageously defended its choice to let its users bet on the bombings in an editorial note on the platform, stating that the "ability" to wager on events such as these "is particularly invaluable in gut-wrenching times."
Living in Tehran today is like living in a city under siege, seemingly abandoned by its inhabitants. Ambulances speed through the practically deserted streets. Fear pervades everything, and people live in a state of constant tension, punctuated by the drone of fighter jets, the wail of air raid sirens, and nearby explosions.
If prices stayed where they were at the moment, probably we're talking about an impact on the level of prices in the UK maybe of 1% or so. However, he said it was important to note the increases were "nowhere near as large" as those seen after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine four years ago.
Shipping through the strait of Hormuz typically a vital artery of the world economy, with about a fifth of oil supplies and seaborne gas tankers passing through it has largely ground to a halt.
Our government says it wants to stop people from making dangerous and often deadly Channel crossings to seek sanctuary. But its approach is doing exactly the opposite. This government has already put family reunion applications on hold, now it wants to ban a small number of people from leaving conflict zones to continue their education and then claim asylum instead of being sent back into danger.
On May 1, 2003, George W. Bush landed on the USS Abraham Lincoln in a flight suit, stood before a banner reading Mission Accomplished, and declared that major combat operations in Iraq were over. But the mission had not been accomplished. The war would continue for another eight years, cost nearly 4,500 American lives, and reshape the Middle East in ways no one in that administration anticipated or fully acknowledged.
Emirates: The airline has suspended flights to and from Dubai until 11:59 p.m. UAE time on March 4, due to airspace closures across the region. Limited repatriation flights and freighter flights are departing from Dubai airspace.
UITP is closely monitoring geopolitical developments in the Gulf region in advance of the 2026 Summit, next month in Dubai. Over the past few days, we have remained in ongoing contact with the relevant authorities and our 2026 local hosts, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), as we carefully assess the situation in real time.
Currently, the Strait of Hormuz is under the complete control of the Islamic Republic's Navy, IRGC Navy official Mohammad Akbarzadeh said on Wednesday in a statement carried by Iran's Fars news agency. About a fifth of the world's oil is shipped through the all-important narrow passage of water.
Cuban prosecutors have formally charged six people with crimes of terrorism after a US-flagged speedboat was involved in a deadly shootout with Cuba's coast guard last week. The US-based Cuban defendants are accused of packing a boat with weapons and heading toward Cuba in hopes of destabilising the government in Havana.
An operations center targeted by an Iranian drone strike that killed six American soldiers on Sunday was located in the heart of a civilian port in Kuwait, miles away from the main Army base, according to satellite images and a U.S. official. The husband of one of the slain soldiers, who was part of a supply and logistics unit based in Iowa, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the hub was a shipping container-style building and had no defenses.