RAF site hit by drone as Starmer allows US to use British bases to target Iran
The drone which hit RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus is believed to have been launched before Sir Keir Starmer allowed British bases to be used by the US.
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British Airways, Wizz Air, Emirates and Virgin all cancel flights – full list
Airspace closures have forced dozens of airlines to cancel morning and early afternoon flights amid escalating Middle East tensions.
‘Not again’: Gaza rushes to stockpile amid Iran war, crossing closures
Crossing closures following US-Israel war with Iran spark panic buying in Gaza, where residents fear food shortages.
Travel Chaos Worsens As US-Iran Conflict Shuts Key Middle East Airports
Travel chaos extended through the Middle East and beyond, sending airline stocks sharply lower on Monday, as carriers across the Persian Gulf extended blanket flight suspensions, causing major disruptions at some of the world’s busiest airports.
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Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura refinery shut following drone strike from Tehran – The Jerusalem Post
Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura refinery shut following drone strike from Tehran The Jerusalem PostSaudi refinery, Israeli and Kurdish oil and gas fields shut amid regional strikes ایران اینترنشنالIran war: Much of Gulf, Israel halts oi…
Saudis Pulled Deeper Into Middle East War After Oil Refinery Strike
For almost three days, there was little sign of a new war raging in the Gulf if you were based in Saudi Arabia.
Frontier AI labs’ policies around military use of their AI tools are incoherent, vague, and often prone to change, allowing leadership to preserve “optionality” (Sarah Shoker/fishbowlification)
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Frontier AI labs’ policies around military use of their AI tools are incoherent, vague, and often prone to change, allowing leadership to preserve “optionality” — I led the Geopolitics Te…
Iran’s bloodthirsty terror chiefs & exiled rivals battle for power as regime collapse ‘inevitable’ after Ayatollah death
IRAN’S merciless regime is on the brink of collapse – with terror chiefs and rival opposition figures vying for control. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s death has thrown the Islamic Republic’s future into turmoil, exposing the first legitimate opening to…