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(BBC News) A Russian warship, shadowed by a Royal Navy vessel, carried out a live-fire artillery exercise just 74 km south of Plymouth on Monday. The Royal Navy monitored the exercise and is tracking "the vessel's activity closely", a Ministry of Defence spokesperson said. The BBC has been told that, prior to opening fire, Russian frigate Neustrashimy (English: Dauntless) had informed the Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel, HMS Tyne, of its intention to conduct gunnery activity. Newly...

(Al Jazeera Media Network) The Lebanese army is set to take charge of security in three “pilot zone” villages in southern Lebanon, according to the United States. The villages of Froun, Srifa and Zawtar al-Gharbiya were named by the US State Department on Monday as the first areas that will trial the implementation of the US-mediated framework agreement. Under the plan, the Israeli military is set to perform a phased retreat from the locations it occupies in...

(BBC News) Iran has accused the US of hitting civilian infrastructure in the latest wave of air strikes since peace talks collapsed. State media and provincial authorities said bridges, a train station and an airport were hit. BBC Verify has confirmed an attack on a bridge in Hormozgan province. US Central Command (Centcom) has not given a list of targets, but said the attacks were intended to "further degrade Iranian military capabilities". President Donald Trump has threatened...

(Al Jazeera Media Network) A leading official with Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officially known as Ansar Allah, has threatened a “siege” on Saudi Arabia in retaliation for an attack on Sanaa International Airport. The Houthis blamed Saudi Arabia for the Monday attack, but Yemen’s internationally recognised government has claimed responsibility, saying that it was a measure to prevent an Iranian plane from landing in Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital. Speaking to Al Jazeera, Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the...

(BBC News) A 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex has been sold for £37.4 million (US$50.1 million) at a Sotheby's auction in New York – the most ever paid for a dinosaur. The fossil of this infamous predator stands more than 12 feet (4 metres) tall, and with over 60% of its bones recovered is one of "the most complete" specimens ever found, according to Sotheby's. The winning bidder at the sale on Tuesday has not been disclosed. Gus, as...

(Al Jazeera Media Network) Several days of military attacks by the United States across Iran have marked the most intense rounds of bombardment since the two sides reached a vague memorandum of understanding last month. US fighter jets and warships have hit hundreds of military targets and a number of civilian ones in nearly a week of strikes, with Iranian authorities reporting attacks in at least 10 provinces, mainly in southern Iran near the strategically...

(Al Jazeera Media Network) In his first message since the funeral of his father, Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has pledged to “avenge innocent blood”, adding that “revenge is the will of our nation”. US President Donald Trump says 1,000 missiles are “locked and loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran” with thousands more to follow if it tries to assassinate him.   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/7/11/iran-war-live-us-demands-iran-publicly-state-strait-of-hormuz-open-for-all

(BBC News) The US wants Iran to publicly state that the Strait of Hormuz is open and to pledge to stop firing on commercial ships as part of negotiations due to be held on Saturday. US media cited unnamed officials as saying Tehran had privately acknowledged to President Donald Trump's advisers that the shooting at ships was a mistake, though the Iranians reportedly pinned the blame on a rogue internal group. Trump has said both sides...

(Al Jazeera Media Network) The US bombed a strategically important railway bridge in northern Iran, linking it to China and Russia, according to Iran’s Fars news agency. The Ogtay Khan rail bridge in Golestan province was reportedly attacked by a US cruise missile on Thursday morning. The bridge connects a strategic chokepoint on Iran’s railway corridor with China and Turkmenistan.   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/7/9/iran-war-live-one-killed-as-us-bombs-bushehr-chabahar-bandar-abbas-jask?update=4753808

(Al Jazeera Media Network) The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) says its forces “have started conducting additional strikes against Iran to further degrade their ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz”. Iranian media is reporting air defence has been activated after explosions were reported in two locations in southern Iran. US President Donald Trump threatens another night of strikes on Iran, says US may “de-nuclearise” Iran “without a deal”. Earlier, he said...