The United Kingdom on Friday became the latest country to withdraw staff from its embassy in Iran amid a week-long conflict with Israel, as foreign governments scrambled to get their citizens out of the region. An updated U.K. travel advisory for Iran said the government had temporarily pulled diplomatic staff as a “precautionary measure.” It … Read more
Non-essential US embassy staff and their dependants in Baghdad are to be evacuated from Iraq due to heightened security risks, US government sources have said. Officials did not say exactly what prompted the removal, however, in recent days talks over Iran’s nuclear programme appear to have stalled. A US state department official told the BBC … Read more
Videos from social media show the moment loud gunshots were heard in a classroom, during a deadly school shooting in Graz, Austria. Footage shows people panicking and looking outside through a window, as gunshots ring out in the background. Other footage shows armed police officers inside school corridors as pupils run towards the exit. Six … Read more