UK's @Jeremy_Hunt spoke by phone to France's @JY_LeDrian and Germany's @HeikoMaas on tanker crisis. The ministers condemn Iran's seizure and say safe passage for ships in Strait of Hormuz is "top priority" while avoiding escalation They will "work together to achieve this"
British Prime Minister on Monday to chair a crisis meeting on the oil tanker being held by Iran
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Elliott Abrams: Russia has been crucial for Maduro to endure US sanctions
President Zelenskyy announced that Servant of the People is ready to work in a coalition with Golos
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London confirms the authenticity of an audio recording showing orders from Iranian forces for the British-flagged oil tanker to divert its course as it passes through the Gulf waters
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Polls opened in Ukraine for early elections of Verkhovna Rada
Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 26 times. 2 Ukrainian soldiers were wounded
Tanks on the move in Horlivka after midnight
Egyptian carrier @EGYPTAIR to send larger aeroplanes to accommodate more passengers travelling from @HeathrowAirport to Cairo
Lufthansa says it has canceled flights from Frankfurt and Munich to Cairo but will resume flights on Sunday. British Airways earlier said it would suspend flights to Cairo for seven days
The Sunday Telegraph reports that Jeremy Hunt will announce targeted economic sanctions against Iran - possibly including asset freezes - in response to the IRGC's detention of the British ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Lufthansa and British Airways have temporarily suspended all flights to Cairo citing security concerns
[email protected]: "We condemn the seizure of two commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. This represents a clear challenge to international freedom of navigation. We urge Iran to immediately release the ships and their crew. The UK has made clear that their priority is to address the situation through dialogue and diplomacy. NATO supports all diplomatic efforts to resolve this situation. All Allies remain concerned by Iran's destabilising activities.
Hackers have successfully targeted FSB—Russia's Federal Security Service. The hackers managed to steal 7.5 terabytes of data from a major contractor, exposing secret FSB projects to de-anonymize Tor browsing, scrape social media, and help the state split its internet off from the rest of the world.
Officials seize $5 million in gold bars at Heathrow Airport, reportedly from drug cartel
Heavy shelling near Maryinka
Authorities of occupied districts of Luhansk region reports that 1 killed, 7 wounded in Pervomaisk. Complete blackout in the city after shelling
Belarus authorities denied information about the troops of the Russian Federation in the Chernobyl zone near the border with Ukraine
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1 year agoClashes near Pervomaisk this evening
British Airways has suspended ALL flights to Cairo, Egypt for seven days "as a precaution to allow for further assessment"
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UK Defence Secretary @PennyMordaunt called Iran's seizure of a UK-flagged tanker "an illegal and hostile act" that took place in Oman's waters
Iran will resolve the matter of the seized British ship through its legal channels, @JZarif tells @Jeremy_Hunt in phone call, according to Iranian media
Iranian Revolutionary Guard: British warship failed to protect tanker seized by Iran
Rally at Sakharova avenue in Moscow in support of independent candidates at city elections begin
UK foreign minister Hunt says yesterday's action in Gulf shows worrying signs Iran may be choosing dangerous path of illegal and destabilizing behavior
Police seized ammunition cache in Urus-Martan district of Chechnya
British Foreign Secretary: We will ensure the security of our vessels in the Gulf
Seized British tanker anchored off Iran's Bandar Abbas: port authority
Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 20 times. 2 Ukrainian soldiers were killed, 3 wounded
British Foreign Minister: We will respond to the Iranians in a powerful way