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The government is warning people not to travel to Israel under any circumstances, as the country's missile exchange with Iran shows no sign of abating.On Friday, the Foreign Office warned against "all but essential travel" to most of Israel. The areas around Gaza, the West Bank and the Golan Heights were already classed as red zones, with warnings to avoid travel to these areas.But the government has now updated the […]

One person has died and 19 others have been injured after two hot air balloons crashed in Turkey.The accident occurred near the Ihlara Valley in Aksaray province, the Ilhas News Agency said. It is not immediately clear what caused the crash in central Turkey, where hot air ballooning is a popular tourist activity.The attractions include the "fairy chimneys" of Cappadocia - tall, cone-shaped rock formations created by natural erosion over […]

At least 100 people have been killed in a gun attack in a village in north-central Nigeria, Amnesty International has claimed.The human rights group's branch in Nigeria said the attack occurred between Friday evening and Saturday morning in Yelewata, a community in the Guma area of Benue state."Many families were locked up and burnt inside their bedrooms," the group said in a post on X. "So many bodies were burnt […]

The son of an Air India plane crash victim, who was sitting one row behind the man who survived, has told Sky News he will relive "her last moments" until the day he dies. Manju Mahesh Patel, 79, was on the London Gatwick-bound plane when it crashed in Ahmedabad shortly after take-off on Thursday.She was sitting in seat 12D on flight AI 171, the row behind the only person to […]

An Irish politician who was detained in Egypt trying to cross into Gaza says the police were violent towards the group after seizing his phone.People Before Profit-Solidarity TD (MP) Paul Murphy was part of a large demonstration attempting to march to the Rafah crossing in a bid to get aid into the region. The opposition politician said his phone and passport were confiscated on Friday before he was put on […]

A father returning home after scattering his wife's ashes was among the victims of the Air India crash, leaving his two young children suddenly orphaned.Flight 171 was carrying 242 people when it struck a medical college hostel less than a minute after taking off from Ahmedabad airport, in western India. Twenty-nine people on the ground were killed, taking the total number of victims to 270. A hospital official confirmed 270 […]

The Middle East is the world's foremost oil-producing region and a major centre for maritime trade.Its waterways are a critical thoroughfare for cargo ships transporting oil and container ships with goods and appliances on board. Flare-ups in the Middle East have a predictable impact on the oil price, causing it to spike as investors grow fearful about supply constraints because of possible blockages and attacks on these maritime routes.As a […]

Iran claims it has shot down two Israeli jets and that its response to Friday night's attacks on nuclear and military infrastructure has begun.The reports emerged as smoke was seen rising from Tel Aviv as Iran launched missiles at the Israeli city. Air raid sirens had been heard across Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as the missiles neared Israel.Footage has shown Israel's Iron Dome air defence system - which uses radars […]

The only survivor of the Air India plane crash says he thought he was "going to die".Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a 40-year-old British national, managed to walk away from the wreckage. He was "disoriented with multiple injuries all over his body... but he seems to be out of danger", according to a doctor who examined him.There had been 242 people on board flight AI171 when it came down. Among the passengers […]