8 month agoMan in critical condition after being 'chased down' Belfast street and shot several times
8 month agoExplosion of a car bomb at a French military base in the Gao region, Mali
Iran's Foreign Minister: We have taken action against the ship in the Strait of Hormuz in compliance with international law
Kurt Volker: Congratulations to the people of Ukraine — a strong vote for reform. Looking forward to meetings this week in Ukraine
Hunt said UK had wanted to keep diplomacy going but seizure of Stena Impero means UK has to take more robust action. "I think it was the right thing to start that way" he says
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt calls for a law in Britain to classify Hezbollah as a terrorist organization
Hunt: detaimrf Iranian ship was loaded with oil and was en route to the Assad regime
Hunt: Iran's continued conduct will be met by a larger British military presence in the Gulf
Hunt says it is with a "heavy heart" he is making this announcement of increased military presence in the Gulf. UK's desire remains for de-escalation of tensions with Iran but "we must react to the world around us as it is and not as we wish it to be"
Hunt outlines plans for a new "European-led maritime protection mission to support safe passage of crew and cargo" in Gulf. He says he's had "constructive discussions" with Euro nations over weekend and will layout plans later this week
Jeremy Hunt declares Iran is guilty of "state piracy" in seizing UK-flagged tanker Stena Impero. He tells Commons: "Let us be clear, under international law Iran had no right to obstruct the ship's passage, let alone board her. It was therefore an act of state piracy."
Hunt on Iran: Tension is high and we have to act
India to buy rocket engines from Russia, - Russian Deputy PM Borisov
8 month agoCivil activist Elena Grigoriyeva stabbed to death in St.Petersburg
UN Envoy Mladenov: Despite calls not to go ahead with the demolition, the destruction of residential buildings in Sur Bahir will displace many Palestinian families. No amount of humanitarian aid can compensate their suffering. Israel must stop this policy. - UN statement
France condemns Israel's demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank
8 month agoRoad accident with fire truck reported at Ostrovets Nuclear Power Plant(under construction) in Belarus
Emergency COBR committee meeting chaired by @theresa_may on Iran tanker crisis has finished. Statement from @Jeremy_Hunt due at 1730
8 month agoPolice deployed special forces to Korosten, where "athletic men" were spot near local elections commission
Downing Street sources say Charlie Elphicke has had the Conservative whip removed after the MP was charged with three counts of sexual assault against two women
Activist in Chelyabinsk criminally prosecuted for reposting an article by Arkady Babchenko, Russian journalist who lives in Ukraine
Iran says seizure of UK-flagged tanker was 'legal measure'
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is to conduct an official visit to Cyprus on July 29-30
A spokesman for May: Iran should immediately release the British tanker and crew
Theresa May's spokesman says the Prime Minister will make a statement on Wednesday before she leaves Downing Street to officially resign
The EU urged Israel to immediately stop demolishing Palestinian homes
President of Belarus Lukashenka proposes European Union to intensify political dialogue
South Yorkshire Police says a 21-year-old man has died after being stabbed in the Southey area of Sheffield
A man kills his partner with a stab in the thorax in Calpe
Serbian state airports company taking over Nis city airport
Turkish foreign minister says no further exploration, drilling ships necessary in eastern Mediterranean for now
Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan has resigned. A vocal critic of Boris Johnson in recent months (the two worked together at the Foreign Office)
Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire once. 2 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 2 wounded as result of IED explosion near Schastye
UK to send a long-range reconnaissance task group (250 troops) to Mali for peacekeeping mission (@UN_MINUSMA) early next year.
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug: FSB and police have detained a man with explosive belt, suspected of ploting terror attack
8 month ago9am update from Central Elections Commission: 41.70% counted and President Zelensky party is projected to get 247 seats in new Parliament
Over 900 000 Hectares of forests on fire in Siberia
8 month agoUkraine Parliament(Verkhovna Rada) Elections: 35% counted, with those elected by plurality voting at districts, to this moment, Zelensky Party will be able to form majority/coalition on its own with 241 seats
8 month agoReports say the destruction of the tundra is 'alarming' in the Verkhoyansk district of Yakutia region, also known as the Sakha Republic
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
8 month agoJust before polls closed police detained multiple buses with "young athletic men" on their way to Kyiv. Launched investigation
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
8 month agoRussian Navy Project 1171 BSF Tapir/Alligator class LST Orsk 148 returned from Mediterranean deployment to Syria and transited Dardanelles towards Marmara.
8 month agoExit-polls of Ukraine parliament elections: party of President Zelensky: about 42.7-44%, pro-Russian Medvedchuk party 11.5-12.9%, ex-President Poroshenko party 8.5-8.9%
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
8 month agoSOUTHCOM: EP-3 being harassed by Su-30 over Caribbean Sea demonstrates Russia's irresponsible military support to Maduro's illegitimate regime and underscores Maduro's recklessness and irresponsible behavior, which undermines int'l rule of law and efforts to counter illicit trafficking
8 month agoPM Viktor Orban is spending holidays in Russia. He was spotted in Tsarskoye Selo, near St. Petersburg on Saturday. Orban is allegedly in St. Petersburg with family. Hungarian news site @indexhu also mentions that Putin was in town the day before
8 month agoPresident Zelensky - in blue shirt and trainers - arrives to cast his vote in Kyiv
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
