UK defence spending plan delay raises credibility concerns, MPs say
A parliamentary committee in the United Kingdom has said delays to the government's Defence Investment Plan are undermining the country's credibility with allies. The plan, which is meant to set out how new equipment and defence infrastructure will be funded over the next decade, was originally due in the autumn but is now expected before a Nato summit early next month. The committee said the delay is also making it harder for the armed forces to modernise at pace.The Public Accounts Committee said the hold-up could make procurement of the latest equipment more expensive. It said global instability was pushing... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 Jun 2026 00:30 LONDON
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US Congress committee warns Trump battleship plan could strain shipyards and delay AUKUS submarines
A House Armed Services Committee amendment has raised fresh concern that Donald Trump's proposed Trump-class battleship programme could put additional pressure on US shipyards. The committee wants the US Navy to explain how it would avoid disrupting existing nuclear-powered shipbuilding plans. The issue matters beyond the United States because delays in submarine production could affect Australia's planned AUKUS submarine acquisition.The amendment was passed by the committee this week as part of a defence budget bill. It says the committee is concerned about the strain on US nuclear shipyards and the maritime industrial base posed by the aggressive schedule proposed for... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 05 Jun 2026 23:33 LONDON
Iran squad submits passports to US embassy in Ankara for World Cup visas
Iran's national football team has submitted passports to the United States embassy in Ankara as it seeks visas for the 2026 World Cup. The move comes as the squad prepares to travel via Turkiye and Spain before heading to its base in Mexico. All of Iran's matches at the tournament are scheduled to be played in the United States.Mehdi Taj, head of Iran's football federation, said on Friday that the process was being carried out under instructions from FIFA. He said he had discussed the visa issue with FIFA the previous day and was told to submit all passports to... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 05 Jun 2026 15:11 LONDON
Hamas says it will not surrender arms ahead of Cairo talks
Hamas has said it will not hand over its weapons at this stage, as Palestinian factions prepare for renewed talks in Cairo this weekend. The group's political bureau member Husam Badran said any future arrangement in Gaza would not amount to a formal surrender of arms. He said the discussion was instead about ensuring that only official police weapons would be visible in the streets under a future Palestinian administration.Badran said the proposed National Committee for the Administration of Gaza would take over the territory and that there would be no visible weapons in Gaza's streets and alleys except those... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 05 Jun 2026 13:34 LONDON
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UK military chief warns of most dangerous period in decades amid Russia-linked threats
Britain's chief of defence staff has warned that the UK is facing what he called the most dangerous period in decades, citing a range of Russia-linked threats. Sir Richard Knighton said the country needs to prepare for longer conflicts and to make different choices about defence priorities. He made the remarks in an interview on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, as ministers continue work on a long-awaited defence investment plan.Sir Richard said the threat picture includes cyber attacks, technology smuggling, sabotage and assassination attempts. He said Russia was using those methods to test and challenge UK defences, and argued that... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 05 Jun 2026 10:29 LONDON
Israel Supreme Court orders Red Cross access to Palestinian detainees
Israel's Supreme Court has unanimously rejected a government ban on visits by the International Committee of the Red Cross to Palestinian detainees held in Israeli prisons and military detention centres. The ruling, issued on Wednesday, says the policy must be repealed because the state did not provide a legal basis for ending all visits after the Hamas-led attack in October 2023. It is the first time in about 50 years that Israel has blocked Red Cross prison visits, according to the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, which brought the case.The court said the ban contravened Israeli and international law.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 04 Jun 2026 18:00 LONDON
India-wide shortage of cisplatin and carboplatin chemotherapy drugs raises alarm
Oncologists in India are reporting a nationwide shortage of the chemotherapy medicines cisplatin and carboplatin, with supplies said to have disappeared from shelves over the past two weeks. Doctors in Delhi and Mumbai say hospital pharmacies and retail outlets are struggling to obtain the drugs, which are widely used in cancer treatment. The shortage is affecting patients across several cities and has prompted concern among cancer specialists.Doctors quoted in the supplied material said the problem has been building for at least two weeks. At Sir Gangaram Hospital in Delhi, Dr Shyam Agarwal said the hospital pharmacy had run out of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 04 Jun 2026 17:30 LONDON
Kenya protests turn violent over planned Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base
Protests in the Kenyan town of Nanyuki have turned violent over plans for an Ebola quarantine station for US citizens at Laikipia Air Base. The facility is being built on a military base in central Kenya and has drawn anger from residents and health workers. At least two people were killed and one person was injured when the demonstration escalated on Monday.Hundreds of people gathered in front of the planned centre on Monday and Tuesday, according to the supplied reports. US officials had earlier confirmed that Americans who contract Ebola while overseas would be sent to the facility rather than... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 04 Jun 2026 15:32 LONDON
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Gunfire in Mogadishu as Somali troops and opposition militias clash before planned protests
Government troops and opposition-allied militias have exchanged fire in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, in violence that forced civilians to flee and damaged property. The clashes erupted ahead of planned protests over President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's decision to remain in office after his term expired in May. Residents said the fighting spread through parts of the city on Wednesday evening and continued into Thursday morning.According to witnesses, the violence began around 5pm on Wednesday and involved thousands of government troops deployed in Mogadishu's Howl Wadag and Abdiasis districts. Former president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said government forces had targeted his home, while former... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 04 Jun 2026 12:00 LONDON
Ukraine war escalates as US aid remains pending and drone strikes hit St Petersburg
The war in Ukraine has entered another tense phase after Ukraine carried out drone attacks on St Petersburg in Russia, following a wave of Russian air strikes that killed 22 people and injured 138 in Ukraine. The developments came as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there should be news "very soon" on promised American aid for Kyiv, while warning of a "real" risk of escalation. The sequence of events links battlefield pressure, diplomatic uncertainty and renewed cross-border strikes in a conflict that continues to widen in scope.Rubio told lawmakers that the US aid package approved by Congress, worth... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 03 Jun 2026 22:00 LONDON
Thousands of sailors remain trapped after Strait of Hormuz closure
Thousands of sailors and more than 1,600 ships remain trapped in or near the Strait of Hormuz after Iran shut the waterway during the US-Israeli war with Iran, according to the supplied account. The closure has left vessels unable to leave the Gulf, disrupting one of the world's most important maritime energy routes. The situation has now lasted for months, with crews describing long periods of uncertainty, stress and exhaustion.The row says the strait has been closed since late February, when Iran refused to let ships pass without its express permission. It says about 20,000 sailors are affected, and that... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 03 Jun 2026 01:00 LONDON
US to screen Iran World Cup delegation for suspected IRGC-linked infiltrators
US officials say Iran's delegation for the 2026 World Cup will be allowed to enter the country, but will be screened for any suspected infiltrators linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The comments were made as the Iranian team prepares for a tournament in which it is due to play matches in the United States while remaining based in Mexico. The issue has emerged during a period of heightened tension between Washington and Tehran.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told legislators on Tuesday that the United States would not allow people with links to the IRGC to enter as... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Jun 2026 22:30 LONDON
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US proposes 25% tariffs on Brazilian imports after trade investigation
The United States has proposed 25% tariffs on imports from Brazil, escalating a trade dispute between the two countries. The move was announced in Washington after an investigation by the office of the US trade representative, which said Brazil's practices were "unreasonable" and burdened or restricted US commerce. The proposal comes as relations between the two governments are already under strain, with Brazil's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, saying he received the decision "with indignation".The US trade representative, Jamieson Greer, said he and Donald Trump had held "constructive" meetings with Lula and other Brazilian officials, but added that there... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Jun 2026 20:31 LONDON
Iran plans three-day state funeral for Ali Khamenei after February war deaths
Iran has announced plans for a three-day state funeral for Ali Khamenei, the country's former supreme leader, more than three months after his death in the February attacks that triggered war in the Middle East. The ceremonies are expected to take place in Tehran, Qom and Mashhad, with burial planned in Mashhad. Officials said the funeral had originally been scheduled for 4 March but was postponed because of the war.The announcement was made on Tuesday, 2 June, and came with no exact funeral date. A senior official said the ceremonies could begin at the start of Muharram, the first month... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Jun 2026 18:05 LONDON
Kenya court orders release of details on planned Ebola quarantine facility after Nanyuki protests
Two people have been shot dead in protests in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki over plans for a United States-linked Ebola quarantine facility near Laikipia Air Base. The demonstrations turned violent as hundreds of people marched towards the military base, blocked roads and burned tyres, while police responded with tear gas and live ammunition. The deaths were reported during clashes with security forces, and both victims died from gunshot wounds.The facility at the centre of the dispute is a planned 50-bed quarantine centre intended to temporarily house and monitor people exposed to Ebola. According to the supplied material, the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Jun 2026 14:59 LONDON
EU agrees new migrant return rules allowing hubs outside the bloc
European Union lawmakers and member state governments have agreed on new rules that would allow rejected asylum seekers and visa overstayers to be sent to return hubs in third countries. The deal is part of a wider tightening of migration policy across the bloc and still needs formal approval from EU governments and the European Parliament. It was agreed on 1 June 2026, according to the supplied report, but the legislation is not yet in force.The proposal was put forward by the European Commission last year as EU countries came under pressure to improve return rates. The commission says only... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Jun 2026 00:30 LONDON
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Hungary's new government moves to remove Orbán-era president
Hungary's new government says it will amend the constitution to remove President Tamás Sulyok after he refused to resign, opening a direct clash with a key figure from the previous political order. The dispute comes after Péter Magyar's landslide election win in April and his party's two-thirds majority in parliament. That majority gives the government the numbers needed to change the constitution, which Magyar says it will use to unwind Orbán-era appointments.Magyar had set a deadline of 31 May for Sulyok to step down, but the president has said he will serve out his five-year term. Sulyok was installed in... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 01 Jun 2026 18:04 LONDON
