Image copyright Reuters Image caption The rescued migrants were returned to Libya At least 115 people are missing, feared drowned, after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Libya, a navy official says. Gen Ayoub Kacem said 134 people were rescued and a body recovered. The boat was carrying some 250 people from […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The rescued migrants were returned to Libya At least 115 people are missing, feared drowned, after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Libya, a navy official says. Gen Ayoub Kacem said 134 people were rescued and a body recovered. The boat was carrying some 250 people from […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Migrants often make the perilous journey from Libya to Europe in overcrowded boats, like this one pictured in early July Up to 150 people may have drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, the UN refugee agency says. A further 150 people were rescued by fishermen and returned […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Migrants often make the perilous journey from Libya to Europe in overcrowded boats, like this one pictured in early July Up to 150 people may have drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, the UN refugee agency says. A further 150 people were rescued by fishermen and returned […]
Image copyright Reuters The UK government has said it will provide a Royal Navy escort for British-flagged ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz – amid increasing diplomatic tensions in the Gulf. Ship owners are being advised to give details of their route so they can be escorted by the frigate HMS Montrose. The move […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption President Trump, pictured with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, holds a chart showing US military sales to the kingdom The US president has vetoed resolutions in Congress to block the sale of $8.1bn (£6.5bn) worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Donald Trump said the three […]
Image copyright Irib Image caption Crew members on the British-flagged vessel are Indian, Russian, Latvian and Filipino The crew of a British-flagged tanker that was seized in the Gulf are “safe”, the vessel’s owner has said after speaking to them for the first time. The British-flagged Stena Impero and its 23 crew were taken by […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption One survivor clutched the arms of two people helping him out of the bombed area Air strikes on a market and residential areas in opposition-held north-western Syria have killed at least 31 civilians, rescuers and activists say. Fifty other people were injured when warplanes targeted the town of Maarat al-Numan, […]
Atherton Collieries’ 2,500-capacity Alder House ground which will host Wednesday’s friendly with eight-time Saudi champions Al-Ittihad This summer has already seen some unexpected games building up to the new football season. Kuwait, 156th in Fifa’s world rankings, beat non-league Marlow in a friendly earlier this month, while League One Accrington Stanley took on Marseille, the […]
Media captionJeremy Hunt calls the seizure of the Stena Impero “state piracy” The foreign secretary has repeated his call for the release of a British-flagged ship and its crew detained in the Gulf by the Iranian military. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard captured the Stena Impero and its 23 crew members in the Gulf on Friday. […]
