Day News Recap: Middle East tensions deepen as Yemen, Iran and Gaza dominate a volatile day
Yemen saw the deadliest fighting in this window, with Houthi missile and drone attacks on military sites in Marib and Hadramawt killing at least 58 members of the internationally recognised government forces, while a separate Houthi strike on government held Marib killed two civilians and injured 14 others. 🔗 🔗The fighting also fed fears of wider spillover, as reports said Saudi Arabia was being affected by the conflict and preparations were under way for a possible mine clearing operation in the Strait of Hormuz using uncrewed surface vehicles, underwater drones and explosive laden robots. 🔗 🔗Iran remained at the centre... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 07 Aug 2026 18:24 LONDON
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U.S. Attorney's Office Announces Immigration-Related Prosecutions in Maryland
Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland announced in Baltimore that it secured multiple immigration-related prosecutions in July against illegal aliens who re-entered the United States after prior removals. The office said the cases were connected to the Department of Justice's Operation Take Back America. The statement identifies the prosecutions as immigration-related and says they involved people who had previously been removed from the country before re-entering. The source does not provide defendant names, charging counts, court outcomes, or any penalties. The announcement is limited to the office's summary of actions taken in July. It gives no additional operational detail... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 07 Aug 2026 17:02 LONDON
Pentagon accelerates Patriot and THAAD interceptor production amid stockpile strain
The United States Department of Defense has announced new agreements with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to expand production of missile defence interceptors used in the Patriot PAC-3 and THAAD systems. The move is aimed at increasing output as the Pentagon seeks to rebuild stockpiles under pressure from ongoing military commitments. The announcement was made on Monday and was followed by a separate Army contract for Patriot interceptors later in the week.The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth more than $58bn to produce Patriot interceptor missiles, converting a previous one-year agreement worth $4.7bn into a seven-year deal. Northrop... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 03 Aug 2026 16:33 LONDON
Overnight Israeli strikes kill civilians in Gaza as ceasefire talks continue
Overnight Israeli strikes hit multiple residential buildings across Gaza and killed at least eight people, according to civil defence officials. The attacks were reported around midnight and affected sites in the central Gaza Strip, Gaza City and the area northwest of Khan Younis in the south. The strikes came as diplomatic efforts over the wider conflict continued, with no immediate sign that the violence on the ground had eased.Civil defence officials said a man and his wife were killed when an Israeli military helicopter struck an apartment near the central Gaza Strip. They said an elderly man and a child... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Aug 2026 07:00 LONDON
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