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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Russia would use all weapons at its disposal, potentially including nuclear weapons, if NATO directly attacked or attempted to isolate Kaliningrad. He claimed Russia possesses weapons unmatched by any other country and described Moscow’s warning as a response to what he called attempts to intimidate Russia.
British counter-terrorism police have arrested a 27-year-old British-Iranian man in Westminster, London, as part of an investigation into suspected preparations for terrorist acts linked to RAF Fairford, a military airbase used by the US Air Force in Gloucestershire. The arrest follows the detention of five British men near the base on September 27. Investigators are examining possible foreign state involvement, although no government has been conclusively linked to the case and no charges have
Five men have been arrested near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act and explosives-related offences. Around 85 households were evacuated after three suspicious vehicles were found near the U.S.-used airbase, while British Army bomb-disposal specialists examined the vehicles. U.S. President Donald Trump said the suspects were allegedly planning to cause “big damage,” but British authorities have not publicly disclosed their identities, motives or any direct
France will deploy military personnel, radar systems and air-defense equipment to Saudi Arabia to help protect the strategic Red Sea port of Yanbu, President Emmanuel Macron said. Macron stressed that the deployment is defensive and is not intended to involve France in the wider conflict, while Paris continues diplomatic efforts with Iran and Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The UK will provide Saudi Arabia with limited defensive air-refueling support following an escalation in Iran-backed Houthi drone and missile attacks. A Royal Air Force Voyager aircraft will operate from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, with the mission initially expected to last several weeks.
Russian Major General Anton Grunis, commander of the 4th Motor Rifle Brigade, has been killed in Ukraine. Ukrainian drone forces said he was killed in a strike on September 12, while details surrounding the attack remain unclear.
Iran’s nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami was barred from attending the IAEA’s annual conference in Vienna after the United States pressured Austria to deny him entry, citing UN travel restrictions and sanctions.
Britain’s military chief says more than 500,000 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022, with total Russian military casualties estimated at around 1.5 million.
German federal prosecutors have charged seven suspected Hamas members over an alleged plot to carry out attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets in Germany and Austria, saying the group had acquired firearms and ammunition and was working on a concrete attack plan.
London police have arrested a 60-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman suspected of assisting an Iranian intelligence service. The suspects were arrested under the National Security Act and later released on strict bail conditions pending further investigation.
Britain has announced a ban on goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, along with restrictions on certain settlement-linked services, in a move aimed at curbing settlement expansion and preserving the prospects of a two-state solution.
A Russian ballistic missile strike on a steel plant in Ukraine’s eastern Dnipro region has killed five workers and damaged production facilities and other infrastructure. Steelmaker Metinvest said all operations at the plant had been suspended following the attack.
