All six U.S. service members aboard a plane that crashed in western on Iraq on Thursday have died, the U.S. military confirmed on Friday (13 March). Meanwhile, one French soldier was killed in a drone attack in the Erbil region of northern Iraq, President Emmanuel Macron announced.
The U.S. military confirmed on Friday that all six service members aboard a military refuelling plane that crashed in western Iraq on Thursday had died. Earlier, the U.S. military said the incident involved another aircraft, but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire.
Elsewhere, French President Emmanuel Macron condemned an attack on soldiers providing counterterrorism training in Erbil, northern Iraq. One officer was killed in the drone strike on Thursday, while several others were wounded.
Tehran has reacted angrily to a UN Security Council resolution condemning attacks on U.S. bases in the Middle East.
“The UNSC resolution on Iran is ultra vires and utterly unlawful; nothing can override a nation’s inherent right to self-defence,” the state IRNA news agency quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei as saying on Thursday.
The U.S. has used military bases in neighbouring countries in the Middle East to launch strikes on Iran.
The Turkish Defence Ministry said that another ballistic missile heading towards the country had been destroyed by NATO air and defence systems on Friday.
Two previous missiles heading towards Türkiye were intercepted and neutralised on 4 March and 9 March respectively. Following the previous two interceptions, the Iranian military denied it had launched any missiles towards Türkiye.
Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry confirmed that the bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in a U.S. submarine attack on a warship off the Sri Lankan coast last week will be flown home on Friday (13 March).
The seamen were among 130 aboard Iranian Navy ship, Iris Dena, when it was sunk by a U.S. submarine on 4 March.
Next month's Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Formula One Grand Prix races are due to be cancelled over the weekend, due to the conflict in the Middle East. Multiple sources told Reuters that an announcement was expected by Monday (16 March) at the latest.
Iranian drones have hit Gulf capitals, including Manama in Bahrain, where teams and spectators would be staying in hotels.
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Germany is preparing for one of the most significant reforms of its pension system in decades, as Chancellor Friedrich Merz backs proposals aimed at safeguarding retirement incomes in the face of rapid demographic change.
Iran's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said talks between the United States and Iran had made "good progress", with both sides set to establish working groups in the coming days to discuss sanctions relief and issues related to Iran's nuclear programme.
The visit also took on symbolic importance as the two leaders travelled to the liberated cities of Shusha and Fuzuli, areas Azerbaijan regained after decades of occupation.
South Korea has announced it will accept North Korean prisoners of war captured by Ukrainian forces while fighting for Russia if they wish to relocate to the South, citing international law and opposition to forced repatriation.
At least thirteen people have died and sixty-six have been injured following an explosion at Qatar's main liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing hub at Ras Laffan, authorities said on Sunday.
Cape Verde’s remarkable FIFA World Cup debut continued on Sunday (21 June) as the tournament newcomers held Uruguay to a 2-2 draw. Goalkeeper Vozinha was once again at the centre of the story, this time with his mother watching from the stands.
Tehran has agreed to let the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recommence inspections of its nuclear programme, U.S. Vice President JD Vance has said. The U.S. and Iran have settled on a 60-day roadmap aimed at reaching a final deal, according to mediators Qatar and Pakistan.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed on a landmark internet deal that will allow traffic to pass through Azerbaijani networks.It's the latest deal to highlight the ongoing peace process between the two countries.
Three students have been killed and at least seven injured after two of their peers opened fire in a high school in the Philippines, police said. A spokesperson for the police said the two suspects, aged 14 and 15, had been arrested and a police pistol confiscated. Bullying is a possible motive.
For Pakistan, helping create space for dialogue between the U.S. and Iran was never solely about diplomacy. It was about avoiding the economic and security consequences of a wider regional conflict.
The visit also took on symbolic importance as the two leaders travelled to the liberated cities of Shusha and Fuzuli, areas Azerbaijan regained after decades of occupation.
Iran's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said talks between the United States and Iran had made "good progress", with both sides set to establish working groups in the coming days to discuss sanctions relief and issues related to Iran's nuclear programme.
A United Nations official has warned that efforts to stabilise southern Syria remain stalled nearly a year after deadly sectarian violence in Sweida province, with tensions between Druze factions, Bedouin communities and state authorities still unresolved.
Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks in New Delhi on the sidelines of the BRICS security advisers’ meeting, in the latest sign of gradual efforts to stabilise ties after years of border tensions.
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