Strikes cast further doubt on peace talks between Tehran and Washington with increasing risk of escalation Iran has launched drone attacks against a US military base in Bahrain, casting further doubt on peace talks between Tehran and Washington and raising the spectre of escalation. Blasts sounded over the Gulf nation on Sunday in the second Iranian drone attack in three days in retaliation for US strikes in Iran. C…
Bahrain issued two alerts of potential threats on Sunday, its first such warnings since September as blasts rocked the capital, Manama. It comes after Iran targeted an airbase in the US-allied island state, ending a long lull in strikes during the Middle East War and comes as negotiations to end the conflict remain at a stalemate, with the US maintaining its naval blockade and Iran its stranglehold over the strait o…
Bahrain issued two alerts of potential threats on Sunday, its first such warnings since September as blasts rocked the capital, Manama. It comes after Iran targeted an airbase in the US-allied island state, ending a long lull in strikes during the Middle East War and comes as negotiations to end the conflict remain at a stalemate, with the US maintaining its naval blockade and Iran its stranglehold over the strait o…
Iranian military confirmed on Sunday an attack on a US military base in Bahrain, in its second targeting the Middle Eastern country in the space of three days. Bahrain's military said it had intercepted several Iranian attacks, with the foreign ministry confirming its air defence systems had shot down Iranian drones, preventing them from reaching their intended targets.
Sky News – US A tanker struck a river cruise ship on the Mississippi River near the Port of New Orleans on Friday, partially submerging the passenger boat. Officials said there were no fatalities, all passengers were accounted for, and at least 32 people were treated at local hospitals. The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans sued the tanker's owner, saying the Atlantic Asphalt caused at least $1 million in damage to its terminal; a judge issued a warrant Friday giving federal officials control of the ship for now.
NYTimes – US Two planes collided on a taxiway at Miami International Airport on Saturday night when the wingtip of a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 struck the nose of a UPS Boeing 767, injuring two people who were treated on the scene for minor injuries, airport officials said. The collision came a day after the Federal Aviation Administration issued an hours-long nationwide ground stop that disrupted air travel across the US.
Updates from 7.45pm (GMT) kick-off in Madrid Get in touch: email Daniel and follow us on BlueSky Spain are still without Rodri, but Lamine Yamal, rested for the 2-0 win away to Czechia, returns in place of Yeremy Pino. Otherwise, Pedro Porro, so important at the World Cup, loses out to Marc Pubill; Dean Huijsen is replaced by Aymeric Laporte; Mikel Merino is in for Fermin Lopez; and Mikel Oyarzabal is at centre-forw…
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