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An oil tanker once at the center of a crisis between Iran and the United States was boarded in the Gulf of Oman by "unauthorized" people in military uniforms early on Thursday morning, an advisory group run by the British military and a private security firm warned.

Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East have warned shippers traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stay as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible to avoid being seized, a stark advisory amid heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S.

Ukrainian troops have been forced to withdraw from some areas around the city of Bakhmut as Russia renewed its offensive with intense artillery fire over the past two days, Britain said on Friday in an intelligence update cited by Reuters.

Ukraine's military claimed Tuesday for the first time that it encountered an Iranian-supplied suicide drone used by Russia on the battlefield, showing the deepening ties between Moscow and Tehran as the Islamic Republic's tattered nuclear deal with world powers hangs in the balance.

Discovered 140 years ago and taken to England from Türkiye, the Eros Head was put in its place at the Istanbul Archaeology Museum as a result of the initiatives of the Culture and Tourism Ministry.

The artifact, which was brought to Türkiye on June 10, was reunited with the historical Sidamara Sarcophagus to which it belonged.

The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce today that his country is proposing to strengthen NATO's eastern flank, including sending Typhoon fighter jets to patrol the airspace of Bulgaria and Romania. They will operate from Cyprus, where there are two British airbases.

A panicked crush of people trying to enter Kabul's international airport killed seven Afghan civilians in the crowds, the British military said on Aug. 22, showing the danger still posed to those trying to flee the Taliban's takeover of the country.

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Classified Ministry of Defence documents containing details about HMS Defender and the British military have been found at a bus stop in Kent

Romania's Defence Minister Mihai Fifor said on Thursday he agreed with British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson to continue bilateral consultations and strategic dialogue on topics of mutual interest for the implementation of bilateral projects and the development of defence co-operation.

In 1940, members of the British military were slaughtered – after they had surrendered to German forces. Two survived, but no one believed their story. However, before the war ended, some Germans wanted those responsible punished.