A British-Iranian woman has been held in solitary confinement in Iran for more than 200 days on charges of meeting with the former Queen of the country, according to her family. Nasrin Rooshan was detained in Iran in relation to her meeting with Farah Pahlavi, wife of the exiled former Shah, and also for taking...
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Indian men’s hockey team suffers 1-3 loss to Britain in FIH Pro League
India earned five penalty corners in the match from which they could not convert even once while GBR got three. 2 min read Last Updated : Jun 02 2024 | 9:38 PM IST The Indian women’s hockey team produced its best performance of the European leg of the FIH Pro League, while narrowly losing...
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Indian men’s hockey team suffers 1-3 loss to Great Britain in FIH Pro League
An inconsistent Indian men’s hockey team lost 1-3 to hosts Great Britain in their second match of the London leg of the FIH Pro League here on Sunday, a day after the Harmanpreet-led side stun world champions Germany 3-0. Bandurak Nicholas scored a brace (2nd and 11th minute), both field goals, while Calnan Will struck...
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World War 3? Russia can destroy Britain, France ‘within one day’
Months after Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a ‘World War 3’ warning to the USA-led NATO military alliance, a Russian expert has claimed that Moscow can easily disable Britain and France’s nuclear deterrents “within one day” if a global conflict were to erupt. Also Read: ‘Russia-NATO, one step away from a full-scale World War 3,’...
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Russia threatens to eliminate UK nukes ‘within a day’ in WW3 threat
A military expert from Moscow has made the alarming claim that Russia could disable Britain and France‘s nuclear deterrents “within one day” if World War 3 were to erupt. The Putin regime is also reportedly investing in £330,000 mobile nuclear shelters for major cities, designed to safeguard key individuals in the event of a catastrophic...
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Army’s ‘embarrassingly’ small tank fleet would last two weeks in war with Russia
Sir Richard, who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, said in 1997 Britain could field a war-fighting division of 20,000 well-equipped troops. But he said that a decade of cuts had left the Army “decimated”, which now required “real emergency treatment” . ‘Ammunition in short supply’ Speaking on the BBC’s Today programme, he said;...
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Ukraine-Russia war live: US tells Ukraine it can’t use its Atacms missiles inside Russia
Ukraine could strike troops, air bases and logistics hubs inside Russia after Joe Biden authorised American weapons to be fired across the border. The partial lifting of the ban on firing US-supplied weapons into Russia, which applies only to the defence of Kharkiv and does not change a ban on long-range deep strikes further inside...
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British ambassador to Mexico sacked after ‘pointing gun at staff’
The British ambassador to Mexico has been removed from the post after a video emerged online of him apparently pointing an assault rifle at an embassy employee. The video, shared on X, shows Jon Benjamin pointing the firearm at a person whose face has been blurred out. “In a context of daily killings in Mexico...
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United States, Britain strike Houthi targets menacing Red Sea shipping – UPI.com
American and British forces carried out a series of “defensive” airstrikes against Houthi military assets in Yemen and the Red Sea destroying eight drones and targeting 13 other sites involved in attacking Red Sea shipping. The strikes were the first against the Iran-backed rebels after a pause of more than three months. File Photo via...
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General election latest: Diane Abbott releases statement after Keir Starmer says she’s ‘free’ to stand as Labour candidate
By Paul Kelso, business correspondent Launching his plans for Great British Energy, a state-owned clean power company, Sir Keir Starmer promised the new entity would reduce bills, create jobs and deliver increased energy security. Specifically, Labour’s press release for an idea first announced in October 2022 said: “Great British Energy will cut energy bills for...
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Several Killed In US-British Airstrikes On Yemen
It reported that “several” people were killed or injured in the strikes. Sanaa: Joint US-British air strikes hit several sites in Yemen including the capital Sanaa and a key port city overnight Thursday to Friday, witnesses and UK authorities said. AFP journalists heard loud explosions in Sanaa and in the port city of Hodeida. The...
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US and UK strike Houthi rebel targets in Yemen after ship attacks
The United States and Britain carried out air strikes on Yemen in what they said was a bid to degrade Iran-backed rebels’ maritime attack capabilities, with Houthi media on Friday reporting 14 killed. The Houthis have been attacking shipping around the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November, citing solidarity with Palestinians in the...