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UK oil company hit with £13 million fine for repeatedly issuing inaccurate financial results.

UK oil company hit with £13 million fine for repeatedly issuing inaccurate financial results.

John Wood Group has received a penalty of almost £13 million for repeatedly issuing erroneous financial statements. The FTSE‑listed oil and engineering firm, slated for acquisition by a Dubai‑based competitor, has earlier acknowledged that “cultural failings” caused data to be withheld from auditors. On Wednesday, the Financial Conduct

Leaked memo reveals Israel warned of Hezbollah threat before launching air strikes.

Leaked memo reveals Israel warned of Hezbollah threat before launching air strikes.

An internal U.S. assessment reveals that Israeli officials were already skeptical about Lebanon’s ability to disarm Hezbollah before Israel began an aerial operation against the group on Monday. The disclosed embassy cable indicates that on the night preceding the joint U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran, Israeli representatives

UK officials say future strikes on Iran missile sites remain possible

UK officials say future strikes on Iran missile sites remain possible

The United Kingdom has not dismissed the prospect of joining upcoming attacks on Iranian ballistic‑missile launch facilities, officials say. American heavy bombers are slated to arrive at the UK stations on Diego Garcia in the Chagos archipelago and at Fairford in Gloucestershire within days, from which they will target

Israel launches new attacks on Tehran and Beirut while Iran hits US Gulf bases

Israel launches new attacks on Tehran and Beirut while Iran hits US Gulf bases

Israel launched another series of strikes on Tehran and Beirut as Iranian missiles continued to head toward Israel and the Gulf, marking the fifth day of the conflict with Iran. Explosions rang out across Tehran in the early hours of Wednesday after the Israeli defence forces announced “broad‑scale strikes”

Hegseth: US submarine sank Iranian warship near Sri Lanka’s coast

Hegseth: US submarine sank Iranian warship near Sri Lanka’s coast

The United States has executed a submarine torpedo attack that sank an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka’s southern coast, according to the U.S. secretary of defense. Pete Hegseth confirmed that the United States was responsible for the lethal strike on an Iranian frigate that killed at least 80

Warplane maker warns Europe's next‑gen fighter jet project could collapse if the dispute continues.

Warplane maker warns Europe's next‑gen fighter jet project could collapse if the dispute continues.

France and Germany’s next‑generation fighter programme may soon be “dead”, one of the two firms charged with delivering it warned, as a deepening corporate split over construction responsibilities widens. Dassault Aviation, France’s premier combat‑aircraft builder, said Airbus Defence – representing Germany and Spain – must cooperate on the

Pete Hegseth claims the US is investigating the fatal attack on an Iranian girls' school

Pete Hegseth claims the US is investigating the fatal attack on an Iranian girls' school

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave only brief comments and avoided specifics when questioned about the lethal strike on a girls’ school in Iran, stating merely that the United States was “investigating” the episode. Iranian authorities say the attack, which occurred on Saturday, claimed the lives of at least