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Three U.S. fighter jets were unintentionally brought down over Kuwait early Monday in what officials described as a “friendly fire” episode. All six crew members ejected and survived. U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said Kuwait’s air‑defence system opened fire on the F‑15 aircraft during a combat

Spain has refused the United States permission to employ jointly run military bases on its soil for attacks on Iran, as Madrid intensified its criticism of what it called an “unjustified and dangerous military intervention.” Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, leader of the socialist government, openly denounced the US‑Israel “unilateral

A US‑Israeli war against Iran that began on Saturday with bombing and missile strikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, has escalated into a regional clash, with Tehran answering by launching attacks across the Middle East. By Monday a new major front had opened when Israel bombed

Donald Trump’s effort to topple Iran’s government by force could spark a fresh surge of cost‑of‑living pressures that already‑stretched governments and central banks worldwide will find hard to manage. The U.S.–Israel strike on the Middle Eastern nation over the weekend adds to a

Donald Trump said the United Kingdom delayed excessively in permitting American forces to employ its airfields for strikes on Iran. He also expressed strong disappointment in Keir Starmer regarding the government’s arrangement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius in order to maintain the UK‑US base

Iranian attacks on Dubai and the closure of its airport have set off a rush among affluent residents to exit the emirate by alternative routes on private aircraft. The city, usually a magnet for billionaires, influencers and millions of tourists, has been on high alert since drones and missiles launched