Category: World

ISRAEL is already at war with Iran, and the stakes go far beyond the Middle East, one of Israel’s most influential MPs warned last night. “We are the front line of a war agent radical islam,” said Sharren Haskel. “We cannot give up. We cannot be defeated. If Israel fails, the next front will be Europe and the streets of Britain.” One year ago today, the 40-year-old mother of three young girls was enjoying the Jewish New Year holidays with her sister in a tranquil Kibbutz near the Sea of Galilee. A fully qualified veterinary nurse with a degree in ... Read more

Iran bombards Israel with missiles in huge attack As simmering tensions threaten to boil over in the Middle East, a UK-based expert has pinpointed three possible responses that Israel may opt for after Iran’s air strikes last week – none of which come without associated risks. Jacob Parakilas was speaking after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel on Wednesday, with Israel confirming it had begun limited ground incursions into Lebanon targeting the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia. Israeli airstrikes pounded Beirut’s southern suburbs in the early hours of Saturday morning, closing off the main highway linking Lebanon with Syria and ... Read more

Malta is at the centre of a brewing crisis with the European Union as it remains the last member state to operate the controversial “golden passport” scheme. This program allows foreigners to effectively purchase an EU citizenship by investing at least €690,000 (£577,840). The practice has drawn intense criticism from Brussels due to concerns over security, money laundering, and the integrity of an EU citizenship. Despite pressure from the European Commission, which has urged Malta to terminate the program, a legal opinion issued on October 4 by Advocate General Anthony Collins for the Court of Justice of the European Union ... Read more

Ukraine says it has assassinated the head of security at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP). The ZNPP was seized by Russian troops soon after the full-scale invasion was launched in February 2022. Andriy Korotky went on to cooperate with the Russians, becoming head of the plant’s security. He is alleged to have taken part in repressions and betrayed personnel with a pro-Ukrainian position. Dramatic video images released by Ukraine‘s intelligence services show a white car turning onto a main road before suddenly exploding. In a statement, the GUR said: “On October 4, 2024, at around 7 am in the ... Read more

The UK’s decision to give up sovereignty of the Chago Islands to Mauritius raises serious questions as to the future of other disputed overseas British territories – most notably, the Falkland Islands. It was announced today that Foreign Secretary David Lammy had agreed to hand over control of the Chagos, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, in exchange for securing the future use of a strategically important UK-US military base at Diego Garcia. Tensions over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands have risen recently, with Argentina’s President Javier Milei this year suggesting that his government ... Read more

Holidaymakers traveling to Greece are likely to experience plunging temperatures, as the latest weather maps indicate it will be hit by a severe cold snap. Weather maps from WXCharts show the popular holiday destination may see temperatures plummeting to as low as 11C on in northern parts of the country on the morning of October 17. The temperature in several other surrounding areas may only rise by around 2C, while slightly higher further south. This comes as an urgent warning has been issued in Greece urging travellers to stay inside. The country is said to be expecting adverse weather conditions, ... Read more

“The Iranian leadership is prepared to accept a humiliating retreat in the face of Israeli strikes in the short term to safeguard the regime in the long run, and this explains Tehran’s lack of retaliation so far,” said Alex Vatanka, the director of the Iran Program at the Washington-based Middle East Institute. Iran could encourage more asymmetric attacks, targeting Jewish tourists, synagogues or Israeli diplomatic missions as it has done in the past. Netanyahu issued a warning Monday to Iran likely over that risk, saying: “There is nowhere in the Middle East Israel cannot reach.” Tehran also could weaponize its ... Read more

Having just arrived back from visiting Oslo, I can tell you Norway works wonderfully with one of the highest standards of living in the world. And it does it by fully exploiting its natural resources – exporting oil and gas so it is one of the few economies with an economic surplus. So why can’t we do that with our natural energy resources in the UK? Like Britain, Norway discovered a bounty of oil and gas in the North Sea in the 1960s but, today, rather than now deciding to close down its fields to win some witless race to ... Read more

“The Iranian leadership is prepared to accept a humiliating retreat in the face of Israeli strikes in the short term to safeguard the regime in the long run, and this explains Tehran’s lack of retaliation so far,” said Alex Vatanka, the director of the Iran Program at the Washington-based Middle East Institute. Iran could encourage more asymmetric attacks, targeting Jewish tourists, synagogues or Israeli diplomatic missions as it has done in the past. Netanyahu issued a warning Monday to Iran likely over that risk, saying: “There is nowhere in the Middle East Israel cannot reach.” Tehran also could weaponize its ... Read more

Perched on a hilltop overlooking a picturesque bay, Lindos, a fishing village on the Greek island of Rhodes, attract throngs of tourists every year. Dubbed by travellers as “beautiful but overrun with tourists,” one person on Tripadvisor said: “Would love to visit in the off-season. The visit was spoilt by literally too many people. What we did see was indeed beautiful.” While another added: “It is very busy with buses full of American tourists. Very hot very hilly.” Another visitor, who stayed at a hotel just 10 minutes from Rhodes this month, told Express.co.uk: “Lindos is absolutely stunning but even ... Read more