U.S. clears way for $2.7 billion sale of air-defence development upgrades to Ukraine
The U.S. State Department approved a $2.7 billion military sale to Ukraine for air-defence development upgr...
One crew member from a U.S. warplane shot down over Iran has been rescued, U.S. officials said, as a search continues for a second crew member.
Two U.S. sources told Reuters the aircraft was a two-seat F-15E fighter jet, contradicting earlier Iranian reports that it was an F-35. A search-and-rescue operation remains under way for the remaining crew member.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said it was combing an area in the country’s southwest where the aircraft came down. Iranian news agencies also reported low-flying U.S. helicopters conducting apparent search missions, publishing footage that showed residents firing at them.
A regional governor in southwestern Iran told the semi-official ISNA news agency that anyone who captured or killed the pilot would be commended, as authorities urged the public to help locate the crew.
U.S. broadcaster CBS News, citing two U.S. officials, reported that one of the pilots had been rescued. The Pentagon and U.S. Central Command have not yet commented publicly.
The incident underscores the risks still faced by U.S. and Israeli aircraft operating over Iran, despite assertions from U.S. President Donald Trump and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth that their forces have control of the skies.
The reports have not been independently verified, and details remain limited as the situation continues to develop.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy said a Togo-flagged oil tanker was struck while attempting to make an “illegal passage” through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media said early on Friday.
Russian air strikes injured 13 and damaged buildings in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and in the Black Sea port city of Odesa in the early hours of Thursday, officials said on the Telegram messaging app.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he hoped the war against Iran was nearing its end and that Tehran wanted to reach a deal, but Iran dismissed his comments as “mixed signals” as the conflict approaches its seventh month.
The European Union will disburse €3.3 billion ($3.8 billion) to Ukraine for missiles and drones, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Saudi civil defence sent an all-clear on Saturday after issuing alerts for a second time for potential danger in Riyadh and the city of Al-Kharj east of the capital, amid an uptick in attacks by Iran-aligned Houthis on the Gulf country.
The U.S. State Department approved a $2.7 billion military sale to Ukraine for air-defence development upgrades, along with related equipment and services, the department said. Meanwhile, Ukrainian authorities reported at least 10 people had died in Russian attacks over the last 24 hours.
Cuba's electrical grid suffered a total collapse on Friday, plunging the nation into darkness and leaving millions without power amid a U.S. pressure campaign that has largely blocked oil from reaching the Caribbean's largest island.
A China Coast Guard vessel rammed a Philippine boat on a refueling mission in the South China Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said, in the latest confrontation between the two countries in disputed waters.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that additional news organisations could be barred from the White House, hours after announcing bans on CNN, MS NOW and Politico over coverage he described as “fake news”.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Denmark and Greenland on Friday that would significantly expand Washington’s military presence on the Arctic island and give the United States what he described as permanent authority over its security.
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