Chagos deal 'secures' US-UK military base, Downing Street says after Trump criticism

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Jan.
2026

Chagos deal 'secures' US-UK military base, Downing Street says after Trump criticism

08:09

Iranian navy ship sinking off Sri Lanka: foreign minister

08:08

Dubai, Abu Dhabi markets reopen lower after attacks

07:47

US says non-emergency staff ordered to leave Pakistan consulates in Karachi, Lahore

07:46

Israel says struck 'dozens' of Iran targets including Tehran security sites

07:41

Malaysia anti-graft agency probes $280 mn govt deal with UK chip firm Arm

07:39

US says non-emergency staff granted permission to leave Cyprus

07:32

Drone downed near Baghdad airport: security sources

06:50

Iran Guards say have 'complete control' of Hormuz Strait

06:26

Lebanese state media reports 4 killed in strike on east Lebanon building

05:47

Hong Kong stocks sink 3% on fears over Middle East crisis

05:45

US says non-emergency staff granted permission to leave Saudi Arabia, Oman

05:44

South Korea's Kospi index drops more than 12% in Mideast worries

05:21

Saudi defence ministry says two cruise missiles intercepted

04:36

Stock plunge sparks trading halt in South Korea's key indexes

04:36

Israeli strike hits hotel in Beirut suburb of Hazmieh: Lebanese state media

04:23

Israel strikes building in Baalbek, east Lebanon: Lebanese state media

04:08

Israel warns residents to leave 16 south Lebanon towns ahead of attacks

04:03

Israeli strikes on towns south of Beirut kill 6: Lebanese ministry

02:30

US commander says initial strikes on Iran 'nearly double' 2003 Iraq invasion

02:18

US military says it has struck nearly 2,000 targets in Iran

02:06

South Korean stocks plunge almost 6% on Middle East war

01:12

Israel says it has launched 'broad wave' of strikes on Iran

01:07

New Zealand's All Blacks appoint Dave Rennie as head coach

01:00

Canada PM calls for 'rapid de-escalation' of war in Middle East

00:43

UK says no more study visas for Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan nationals

00:42

Loud explosion heard in Beirut: AFP

00:34

Canada PM urges 'all parties' in Iran war to respect international rules of engagement

03/03 23:52

Hezbollah says it targeted Haifa naval base with missiles

03/03 23:49

Qatar says it dismantled two spy cells linked to Iran's Guards: state media

03/03 23:40

Iranian missile hits US base at Al-Udeid: Qatar defence ministry

03/03 23:24

Blasts heard from Jerusalem after new wave of missiles fired from Iran: AFP journalists

03/03 23:20

Munitions debris falls in Tel Aviv area after new wave of Iran missiles: police

03/03 22:34

A drone downed near Baghdad airport: official

03/03 22:22

Rubio confirms drone hit near US consulate in Dubai, all personnel accounted for

03/03 21:56

Israel army says dismantled around 300 Iranian missile launchers since Saturday

03/03 21:50

Fire near US consulate in Dubai after drone attack: govt statement

03/03 21:47

Strike hits the Iraqi Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah: AFP

03/03 21:42

Trump says US navy to escort tankers through Hormuz Strait 'if necessary'

03/03 21:32

France's Macron says US, Israel acted 'outside international law' in Iran strikes

03/03 21:17

Israel army says struck 'covert underground' nuclear site in Iran

03/03 21:13

France sending aircraft carrier to Mediterranean, says Macron

03/03 21:13

Israeli airspace to 'gradually' reopen overnight Wednesday to Thursday: minister

03/03 21:11

Macron says France sending air defences, frigate to Cyprus

03/03 21:10

France shot down drones 'in self-defence' early in Iran war: Macron

03/03 21:02

Iran says firing new salvo of missiles at Israel: local media

03/03 21:01

Turkey foreign minister says Iran regime change would bring 'risks for the region'

03/03 20:48

Supreme leader Khamenei will be buried in holy city of Mashhad: Iranian media

03/03 20:40

Turkey foreign minister says Iran's indiscriminate bombings is 'wrong strategy'

03/03 20:29

Iran says it has not yet used its most advanced weaponry

03/03 20:16

Four dead, two missing in Spain after coastal path collapses: rescuers

03/03 20:15

Several projectiles fired from Lebanon towards Israel: military

03/03 20:08

Air strike hits Iraq base housing pro-Iran group: faction source

03/03 19:56

Explosions heard in Iraq's Erbil: AFP journalists

03/03 19:55

Israel army chief says will continue attacking Hezbollah until it is disarmed

03/03 19:39

Iran media reports damage at Bushehr airport after strikes

03/03 19:35

Israel army says to strike buildings in south Lebanon's Tyre

03/03 19:11

Merz says Iran war hurting economies, hopes for end 'as soon as possible'

03/03 19:05

Trump says will 'cut off all trade' with Spain over NATO funds

03/03 19:02

Trump says 'not happy' with UK over Iran

03/03 19:01

Trump says 'worst case' in Iran is new leader 'as bad' as Khamenei

03/03 18:59

Trump says most new Iran leaders eyed by US 'are dead'

03/03 18:54

Trump says he 'might have forced Israel's hand' on Iran

03/03 18:54

Israeli attacks on Lebanon displace more than 58,000: authorities

03/03 18:53

Russian top diplomat urges de-escalation in call with Iran's FM: ministry

03/03 18:53

Trump says 'everything has been knocked out' in Iran

03/03 18:53

Trump says Iran was 'going to attack first'

03/03 18:51

EU, Gulf states to hold talks on Middle East war Thursday: officials

03/03 18:47

Iran says 'no radioactive leak' detected at Natanz nuclear site after US-Israeli strikes

03/03 18:42

Loud explosions heard across Doha, Dubai: AFP reporters

03/03 18:32

Father of teenage Georgia school shooter found guilty of murder, manslaughter

03/03 18:17

UK PM says sending warship, helicopters to Middle East

03/03 18:15

US embassy in Lebanon says will remain closed until further notice

03/03 17:50

Iranian general threatens to strike 'all economic centres' in Mideast if US-Israeli attacks persist

03/03 17:48

EU starts helping evacuate citizens from Middle East: commissioner

03/03 17:41

Israel strikes Islamist group's HQ in Sidon, south Lebanon: state media

03/03 17:36

Iran will not 'automatically' fall after Khamenei's death, former empress tells AFP

03/03 17:34

2017 sinking of Argentine submarine was 'foreseeable': prosecutors tell trial over disaster

03/03 17:18

Real Madrid's Brazilian winger Rodrygo set to miss World Cup with knee injury

03/03 17:12

Israel's Netanyahu vows to strike Hezbollah with 'even greater force'

03/03 17:11

Israel's Netanyahu says continuing to strike Iran 'with force'