US hits Iraq militia sites and anti-ship missiles in Yemen as fight with Iranian proxies intensifies
Read full article: US hits Iraq militia sites and anti-ship missiles in Yemen as fight with Iranian proxies intensifiesThe U.S. military has hit three facilities in Iraq and two anti-ship missiles in Yemen within hours of each other in its continued effort to keep violence from the Israel-Hamas war from spilling over into a wider conflict.
Strangers pay tribute at burial for Jamaican WWII vet who volunteered in Britain's hour of need
Read full article: Strangers pay tribute at burial for Jamaican WWII vet who volunteered in Britain's hour of needA Jamaican man who volunteered for the Royal Air Force and flew bombing missions in World War II was remembered at his funeral as a dignified, gracious, quiet man with an old-school charm.
EXPLAINER: Why a no-fly zone is unlikely in Ukraine
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Why a no-fly zone is unlikely in UkraineRussia’s attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has renewed calls for NATO to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine, That's despite the repeated rejection of the idea by Western leaders, who are concerned about triggering a wider war in Europe.
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Air Boris: Johnson's plane gets red, white and blue makeover
Read full article: Air Boris: Johnson's plane gets red, white and blue makeoverLONDON A Royal Air Force plane used by U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on official trips is getting a red, white and blue paint job at a cost of almost 1 million pounds ($1.25 million). The Voyager also carries other senior ministers and members of the royal family on overseas trips, and is used by the air force for air-to-air refueling. Johnson complained in 2018 about the drab official plane, asking why does it have to be gray? and saying he would like a Brexit plane to help promote the U.K. around the world. Johnsons office said the paint job, estimated to cost 900,000 pounds, wouldn't affect the planes military role. But opposition Labour Party lawmaker Louise Haigh questioned the wisdom of spending almost a million pounds redecorating a plane which in all likelihood has been grounded for months because of the coronavirus" pandemic.