The RAF has evacuated 63 British nationals from Israel as Tel Aviv and Tehran continue to exchange fire, the foreign secretary has said. The flight left Tel Aviv on Monday afternoon, taking vulnerable Britons and their immediate family to Cyprus. A British national was also injured in Israel during an Iranian missile attack, David Lammy...
The UK government is organising a chartered flight to take British nationals out of Israel next week. Britons are being asked to register interest in the flight via online forms but have been told not to travel to the airport unless told to do so. Over the past week the government has been working with...
The Iranian Embassy in India has said it is investigating the case of three Indian nationals who went missing in Tehran earlier this month. The men, all of whom are from the northern state of Punjab, had a stopover in Iran on 1 May, and were on their way to Australia, where they were promised...
This is quite something (although the music is obnoxious beyond belief). Police have arrested 8 people, 7 of whom are Iranians, over a suspected terrorist plot. I wonder what excuses they will come up with so they don’t get deported ? pic.twitter.com/A7xXEQhO20 — WeGotitBack ???????????????????????????????????????????? (@NotFarLeftAtAll) May 4, 2025 What makes it even more interesting...
Pakistan has responded with tit-for-tat measures against India as tensions soared following a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists. Islamabad suspended all visas issued to Indian nationals under an exemption scheme with immediate effect, as well as expelling some of its neighbour’s diplomats and closing its airspace to Indian flights. Indian police...
Hungary’s parliament has backed a range of constitutional amendments which will limit the rights of LGBTQ+ people and dual nationals. The amendments, which the government says are aimed at protecting children’s physical and moral development, will enable it to ban public LGBTQ+ gatherings. Hundreds gathered outside parliament to protest against the move, which rights campaigners...
Ukrainian forces have captured two Chinese nationals who were fighting for the Russian army in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The Ukrainian president said intelligence suggested the number of Chinese soldiers in Russia’s army is “much higher than two”. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said that Chinese troops fighting on Ukrainian...