BAE sued for £120m after ending aid aircraft support
Britain’s biggest weapons manufacturer, BAE Systems, is facing a £120m lawsuit after scrapping support for aircraft used to deliver aid to some of the world’s neediest countries. EnComm Aviation, a Kenya-based aid cargo operator, claims the decision forced the cancellation of humanitarian contracts and reduced supplies to South Sudan, now threatened by famine, Somalia and
Footage shows Trump dinner gunman charging through security in four seconds
New CCTV footage appears to show Washington press dinner suspect shoot at agent A gunman burst out of a hotel doorway and charged through a security checkpoint in just four seconds as President Donald Trump was attending a press gala, according to new footage released by prosecutors. The CCTV video appears to show a security
South Africa deports Mugabe’s son over unrelated offences
Two months after an employee was shot in the back at the Mugabe family home in a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, a South African court has fined and ordered the deportation of Robert Mugabe’s youngest son over two unrelated charges. Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, 28, and his cousin Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze, 33, were initially both charged
Police body cam shows moment Golders Green suspect Tasered
The Metropolitan Police has released footage from the body-worn cameras of two responding officers who detained the man suspected of stabbing two people in Golders Green, north London. The clip appears to show the suspect walking towards the officers before the Taser was deployed. Officers can be heard yelling "drop the knife" repeatedly before the
Calls for humanitarian corridor through Strait of Hormuz
The volatility of global oil prices caused by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is taking a toll on the most vulnerable people, by slowing or blocking food and medical aid from reaching them. Now aid organisations are calling for a “humanitarian corridor” to be opened through the strait of Hormuz amid rocketing transportation
Five takeaways from the King’s historic address to US Congress
2 hours ago Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent Watch key moments from the King's address to US Congress King Charles III's visit to the US was meant to be a celebration – of America's 250th anniversary, of enduring Anglo-American ties and of the "special relationship". But it has also been billed as a rescue mission.
Insurgents’ Pressure on Mali’s Weakened Regime
When al-Qaida-affiliated Islamic militants launched a series of attacks on military bases and raids into major towns in Mali and neighbouring Burkina Faso last summer, observers suggested they had been inspired by their counterparts in Syria, who had overthrown the regime of Bashar al-Assad and taken power six months or so earlier. Despite the tactical
King: UK and US Always Find Ways to Come Together
6 hours ago Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent, Washington DC What the King and Queen did on their first day in the US King Charles and Queen Camilla have arrived in the US at the start of a four-day state visit - the first since Queen Elizabeth II's visit in 2007. They arrived at Andrews military
Mali defence minister killed amid flurry of insurgent attacks
Mali’s defence minister was killed in an attack on his residence, the government said on Sunday, a high-profile fatality during coordinated assaults staged the previous day by insurgents including the West African affiliate of al-Qaida. A car laden with explosives driven by a suicide attacker drove into Sadio Camara’s residence in the town of Kati
King’s visit to ‘revitalise’ relationship with US
King's visit to 'revitalise' relationship with US, says UK ambassador 5 hours ago Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent, Washington DC Yui Mok / PA Archive Trump and the King were pictured interacting amicably at many points in Trump's state visit to the UK in September The King and Queen's state visit to the United States will