Iraq and Syria are battling a resurgence in attacks from ISIS as the terror group takes advantage of the coronavirus pandemic. There are between 2,500 to 3,000 Islamic state fighters in Iraq, security officials estimate, and a further 500 have escaped from prisons in Syria, fuelling a spike in violence in the region. Three security … Read more
Prince Charles apears to have moved two new pictures into his office since his last video call at the beginning of April. Speaking from his Aberdeenshire home office in Birkhall, the Prince of Wales, 71, appeared via video link to raise awareness about the 70 million refugees and displaced people in Syria and Cameroon who … Read more
The brother of a British volunteer kidnapped and murdered by Islamic State says he believes the abduction was an ‘inside job’ by someone on the aid convoy he was part of. Father-of-two Alan Henning was kidnapped in Syria December 2013 by the group of British jihadis dubbed the Beatles and beheaded in October 2014, aged … Read more
The families of three men who were brutally murdered by a terror cell from the so-called Islamic State have said they are ‘deeply concerned’ about a ruling made by the UK’s highest court. The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that it was unlawful for the UK Government to share evidence with the US authorities about … Read more
Singapore, Osaka and Hong Kong are the world’s most expensive cities, a new survey has found. Researchers looked at the prices of 160 items in 133 cities around the globe including the cost of food, clothing, transport and utility bills, to draw up a ranking of the most expensive and least expensive. Damascus, the capital … Read more
An ancient human settlement was obliterated by a comet that exploded in Earth’s atmosphere around 12,800 years ago, a study has found. The event destroyed a village found in the Abu Hureyra dig site in Syria and splattered fragments of molten glass ‘hot enough to melt cars’ to the ground. The impact is also believed to have … Read more
Turkey has shot down two Syrian war planes and destroyed 100 tanks as it launches a military offensive against the Moscow-backed Syrian regime after an airstrike that killed 34 of its soldiers. Turkish defence minister Hulusi Akar announced the operation – dubbed ‘Spring Shield’ – today and vowed that any attack on Turkish forces or … Read more
The EU is on ‘high alert’ after more than 30,000 migrants at Turkey’s border with Greece and Bulgaria pelted guards with stones and tried to cut through the wire fences. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said 18,000 migrants have already crossed into Europe, with the number expected to reach 25,000 to 30,000 in the coming … Read more
The bushfire season may be coming to an end, but is it safe to go to Australia? The short answer is: yes. Only three per cent of the country’s land mass has been affected by the deadly bushfires that began in earnest in November, and most tourist destinations are ‘not impacted’, according to Tourism Australia. … Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to keep borders open for Syrian refugees headed for Europe as the first 18,000 cross the Greek border and migrants clash for the second day with guards. ‘What did we do yesterday (Friday)? We opened the doors,’ Erdogan said in Istanbul in his first comments since 33 Turkish … Read more