Manchester synagogue attack review after police admit phones were not examined before deadly assault
Greater Manchester Police has apologised after admitting that mobile phones seized from the Manchester synagogue attacker months before the assault were not examined. The force said the omission meant potentially significant information was missed before Jihad Al-Shamie carried out the attack on Heaton Park Synagogue in Crumpsall on 2 October 2025. Two Jewish men were killed in the car and knife attack.Chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson said he was deeply sorry and accepted that the information on the devices would have prompted further investigative action. He said the phones were taken after Al-Shamie was arrested in February and again in... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 23 Jul 2026 13:43 LONDON
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Houthis claim Red Sea tanker strikes and Bab al-Mandab closure amid Iran-US escalation
Yemen's Houthi movement has said it attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea and closed the Bab al-Mandab Strait, intensifying pressure on one of the world's most sensitive shipping corridors. The claim came after the United States carried out another round of strikes on Iran, extending the confrontation between Washington and Tehran. The reported developments raise the risk of further disruption to commercial shipping in the Red Sea and nearby waters.The Houthis named the vessels as the Encelia and the Layla, and said they had targeted them with drones and missiles for allegedly violating what they described as... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 23 Jul 2026 03:59 LONDON
Day News Recap: US Iran conflict widens as oil spikes, wildfires rage and protests spread
US President Donald Trump said the United States would attack the Pickaxe mountain near Natanz in central Iran very soon, while also warning that Iran would pay after American service members were killed, marking a sharp new escalation in the confrontation. đź”— đź”—The conflict is already rippling through energy markets, with Brent crude up 23% over the period and average petrol prices in the United States rising to $4.00 a gallon as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz thins. ASEAN foreign ministers in Manila voiced serious concern about spillover from the war and the risk to regional energy supplies, while... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 21 Jul 2026 18:21 LONDON
Breakfast News Recap: US Iran conflict widens as trade, shipping and diplomacy tensions mount
The biggest escalation came in the US Iran confrontation, with Donald Trump saying Iran will pay after multiple American service members were killed, while Tehran said it had targeted US radar and air defence sites in Kuwait and Bahrain as the Gulf standoff widened. 🔗 🔗That conflict is already feeding through to energy markets, with average petrol prices in the United States rising to $4.00 a gallon for a second straight week as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil higher and traffic through the waterway thinned. 🔗Maritime security across the wider region also deteriorated, as Yemen's Houthis объявed... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 21 Jul 2026 08:40 LONDON
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India and Moldova discuss UN reform and counterterrorism during Murmu state visit to Chisinau
President Droupadi Murmu has begun a state visit to Moldova, arriving in Chisinau for talks with President Maia Sandu. The visit is the first by an Indian head of state to Moldova since diplomatic relations were established in 1992. The two sides used the meeting to discuss reforms of multilateral organisations, including the United Nations Security Council, as well as cooperation against terrorism.According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the bilateral discussions also covered trade and investment, digital transformation, information technology, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, education, culture and capacity building. A ministry official said both sides discussed the importance of reforming... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Jul 2026 01:33 LONDON
Pakistan says raids kill 24 militants after suicide attack near Afghan border
Pakistani security forces say they killed 24 militants in intelligence-based raids in the northwest of the country after a series of attacks in Bannu, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. The military said the operations were carried out over the previous day in response to two militant attacks on Wednesday. Officials said the raids targeted members of the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and Baloch separatist groups.According to the military, one of the attacks involved a suicide bomber who rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into police officers and civilians. Another attack saw a little-known militant group target a police station in... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Jul 2026 16:30 LONDON
Man charged in UK over alleged assistance to Iran's intelligence service
A 39-year-old man has been charged in the United Kingdom with a National Security Act offence after an investigation into alleged assistance to Iran's intelligence service. Vahid Aberi, who is from Liverpool, was arrested in Birmingham on Wednesday and later charged following inquiries by Counter Terrorism Policing. Police said searches were carried out at properties in Birmingham and Liverpool as part of the investigation.Aberi was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later. The charge follows what investigators described as a national security case linked to suspected activity involving a foreign intelligence service. Commander Helen... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Jul 2026 09:00 LONDON
Fear the Shia, Arm the Sunnis: The Uncomfortable Numbers Behind America’s War Narrative
“When fear is managed carefully enough, a nation can be taught to look away from the blood on the floor and stare instead at the shadow on the wall.” A friend of mine, whose name I will not reveal because he asked me not to, sat across from me over dinner and placed a question on the table that would not leave me alone. He was born into a Muslim Shia background, and for the angle of this article, that detail matters, not because I wish to reduce a man to a sect, but because sect has become one of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 23 May 2026 08:00 LONDON
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