A US helicopter fired missiles into the engine room of a Panama-flagged cargo ship that the US military said attempted to break the American blockade of Iran’s ports. US Central Command said the strike occurred in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday.
BBC News – World US Central Command says its helicopter hit the engine room of a Panama-flagged cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman.
BBC News – World US Central Command says its helicopter hit the engine room of a Panama-flagged cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman.
BBC News – World British fashion designer John Galliano announced that a 2027 Met Gala exhibition honouring his career has been cancelled following backlash over his past racist and antisemitic comments. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York had scheduled the exhibition. Galliano was convicted by a French court in 2011 over antisemitic remarks.
BBC News – World US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Iran's Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, saying the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was preparing to deploy sea mines. Iran said the attack killed civilians and responded by targeting US bases in Jordan. It was the first known US strike on Iran since late July. Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran "hard" after the exchange, while Iran's president said more fighting with the US was not in his country's interest.
The UK government’s long-term borrowing costs jumped to their highest level since early 1998 on Tuesday, with the yield on 30-year government bonds reaching 5.88%. The rise came amid a global bond sell-off that gathered pace as Brent crude oil rose above $92 a barrel amid renewed fighting in the Middle East. European stock markets fell sharply and the FTSE 100 was down more than 1%, led by mining and manufacturing shares.
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