“Glaring gaps” in the United Kingdom’s Arctic defenses are leaving it and NATO vulnerable to attacks from Russia, British lawmakers said in a parliamentary report published Thursday. The group urged the British government to “urgently address” gaps in maritime forces, particularly with the U.S. acting “more unilaterally in the region.” “This is a demanding, hostile […]
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Saudi Arabia spends billions on its military. Why can’t it stop deadly attacks by Iran’s Houthi allies?
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Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia in recent weeks have inflicted severe losses on the kingdom, with missiles hitting energy infrastructure and civilian airports, killing at least 20 people. The Iranian proxy group has struck the headquarters of Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, and is fighting Saudi-backed government forces for control of Yemen’s coastline […]
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Egypt moves toward sending troops to Saudi Arabia to help defend against attacks by Iran-backed Houthis
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Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has asked the country’s Parliament to authorize the military to help defend Saudi Arabia after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels intensified their attacks on the kingdom, targeting airports and oil infrastructure. Al-Sisi stressed that it would be a defensive mission and only if the kingdom requests assistance. “Egypt will […]
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U.S. lauds Israel for arresting 10 over West Bank settler violence as more attacks on Palestinians reported
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Tel Aviv — Israeli police announced on Monday the arrest of 10 people suspected to have taken part in recent violent attacks on Palestinians, an American photojournalist and European diplomats in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The arrests come amid an avalanche of criticism, including from some senior U.S. officials, directed at Israel over repeated violent attacks […]
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Ukraine launches 1,000 drones at Russia, attacks set St. Petersburg oil facilities ablaze
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Smoke billowed on Sunday at an oil export terminal and depot in St. Petersburg, which was set ablaze after Ukraine launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia. It was one of Kyiv’s largest aerial attacks of the war. At least one person was killed, and five others were wounded in the attack in St. Petersburg, […]
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Iran and Russia-linked hybrid attacks in Europe are mounting, U.K. spy chief says. Here’s a look at recent incidents.
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London — The head of Britain’s top domestic spy agency MI5, Sir Ken McCallum, painted a dark picture Tuesday of the changing national security threats facing the U.K. and the world. “We have entered a new era of national security, requiring a new response,” he said in his annual threat update at MI5 headquarters in […]
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Iran’s Houthi allies’ deadly attacks on Saudi Arabia create “a difficult dilemma for President Trump”
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London — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have dramatically upped the stakes in the complex Middle East war, killing at least 20 people — including an American — and wounding hundreds more with strikes on Saudi Arabia’s airports over the last week. The question is whether President Trump will order U.S. military action in support of Saudi Arabia, which has been […]
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Iran shifts focus to “harder targets, like military sites” with mounting sabotage attacks, U.K. spy chief warns
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London — Iran has made a “major shift” in its efforts to attack the United Kingdom, including going after harder targets such as military bases, the head of Britain’s domestic spy agency MI5 warned Tuesday. In his annual threat update at MI5 headquarters in London, Sir Ken McCallum outlined the growing challenges facing the country, from […]
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President Trump is considering launching U.S. military strikes against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, following a wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia. Holly Williams reports. Trump considering strikes against Houthis in Yemen after attacks on Saudi Arabia #Trump #strikes #Houthis #Yemen #attacks #Saudi #Arabia
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Riyadh’s airport was hit twice over the weekend with deadly strikes that killed at least a dozen people, including one American, officials say. Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed the attacks. Holly Williams reports. Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claim deadly attacks on Saudi airport #Iranianbacked #Houthi #rebels #Yemen #claim #deadly #attacks #Saudi #airport