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Tokyo Olympics: Belarus sprinter refuses to board flight home - BBC News - BBC News
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2021-08-01 17:12:49Z
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Tanker attack: Tensions rise as Iran and Israel trade accusations - BBC News
Israel's PM has said he knows "with certainty" Iran was involved in a deadly tanker attack off Oman, accusations Tehran called "baseless".
Two crew members died when the MV Mercer Street, operated by an Israeli-owned firm, was attacked on Thursday.
Israeli PM Naftali Bennett warned "we know how to send a message to Iran", while Tehran said it would "not hesitate to defend its interests".
There have been several recent attacks on Israeli- and Iranian-operated ships.
The attacks since March have been seen as tit-for-tat incidents.
The BBC's security correspondent, Frank Gardner, says this undeclared shadow war - and its counter-denials - had been heating up, but the human casualties on the Mercer Street marked a significant escalation.
A British security guard and a Romanian crew member died on the Zodiac Maritime-operated vessel, with the US pointing to a drone attack.
Mr Bennett told a cabinet meeting on Sunday intelligence evidence existed that Iran had carried out the attack.
He called on the international community to make it clear that Iran had "made a serious mistake".
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh, told reporters Israel "must stop such baseless accusations".
He said of the allegations: "Whoever sows the wind reaps the whirlwind."
However, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab also blamed Iran.
"We believe this attack was deliberate, targeted, and a clear violation of international law by Iran," Mr Raab said in a statement.
"UK assessments have concluded that it is highly likely that Iran attacked the MV Mercer Street in international waters off Oman on 29 July using one or more Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)."
Iran has accused Israel of attacks on its nuclear sites and scientists.
It comes against a backdrop of talks in Vienna that are trying to revive a 2015 international deal under which sanctions on Iran are lifted in return for commitments from Tehran to curb its nuclear programme.
Western countries accuse Iran of trying to build a nuclear bomb. Iran, in turn, denies this, insisting its nuclear programme is focused on research and power generation.
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2021-08-01 15:37:18Z
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Afghanistan: Taliban attacks intensify following the withdrawal of western forces from the region - Sky News
Taliban rockets struck an airport in Afghanistan overnight as clashes continue to intensify in the region following the withdrawal of western forces.
A spokesperson for the insurgent group alleged that at least three of its missiles hit Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan on Sunday in an attempt to thwart airstrikes conducted by Afghan government forces.
Afghan government officials said the attacks forced authorities to suspend all flights due to damage to the runway but that there were no casualties.
It is believed Kandahar airport was attacked as the Taliban sees it is a major strategic point which, if occupied, would present the group with a better chance of successfully taking over other provinces.
It comes as clashes between Afghan forces and the Taliban have intensified in recent days, particularly in the cities of Kandahar and Helmand province.
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Since the withdrawal of American and NATO troops from Afghanistan, and the announcement that almost all foreign troops would depart the country by September, the Taliban has been advancing rapidly.
The Islamist group says it has now captured over half of all Afghanistan's territory in recent weeks.
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The militia is yet to capture a provincial capital but has taken control of significant border crossings with Iran and Pakistan.
And Sunday saw attacks in Herat, Kandahar and Lashkar Gah, with charities fearing a humanitarian crisis could break out if the cities are captured.
In Kandahar, tens of thousands of individuals have already been displaced.
There are concerns that increased offensives could see a lack of food, water and services and that camps which those who have been displaced are staying in could become overcrowded.
Heavy fighting inside the city of Lashkar Gah continued on Sunday after the Taliban reportedly almost took over the governor's office the day before.
Insurgent forces were allegedly only a few hundred metres from the building but had been forced to retreat by the evening.
Since the withdrawal of western forces, the Taliban's key focus has been on Afghanistan's major cities.
Troops are being deployed by the Afghan government to try and push the insurgents back but concerns are growing over the group's strength - with reports emerging that some have managed to secure positions in local residents' homes as a base.
But in the economic heartland of Herat, it is believed the deployment of Afghan troops has helped to stabilise the situation.
Tensions have been mounting since February 2020 when then US president Donald Trump agreed to discuss a deal with the Taliban on withdrawing international forces.
Since taking office, President Joe Biden has announced this withdrawal would conclude by September 2021.
Speaking to a Commons select committee last month, Boris Johnson admitted he is "apprehensive" about the future of Afghanistan as the final troops begin to withdraw.
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"If you ask me whether I feel happy about the current situation in Afghanistan, of course I don't. I'm apprehensive," the PM told parliament's Liaison Committee.
"We have to be absolutely realistic about the situation that we're in, and what we have to hope is that the blood and treasure spent by this country over decades in protecting the people of Afghanistan has not been in vain."
Thousands have been killed in the conflict, including more than 50,000 Afghan civilians and over 2,000 US and 400 British troops.
The PM has said he is confident a political settlement can be reached.
"We must hope that the parties in Kabul can come together to reach an agreement, and somehow or other we must hope that an accommodation must be found eventually with the Taliban."
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2021-08-01 11:47:27Z
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Fury as Dominic Raab IGNORES calls from Israel to retaliate against Iran after attack on oil tanker - Daily Mail
Fury as Dominic Raab IGNORES calls from Israel to retaliate against Iran after regime launched 'suicide' drone attack on oil tanker that killed British army veteran off coast of Oman
- Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has come under fire for ignoring pleas from Israel to retaliate against Iran
- Islamist regime launched drone attack on an oil tanker that killed a British Army veteran off the coast of Oman
- Foreign Minister Yair Lapid accused Iran of being behind the attack and urged Britain to take action
- Henry Jackson Society think-tank accused the Government of 'ignoring Iran's malfeasances for too long'
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Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has come under fire for ignoring pleas from Israel to retaliate against Iran after the Islamist regime allegedly launched a 'suicide' drone attack on an oil tanker that killed a British Army veteran off the coast of Oman.
The unidentified Briton, as well as a Romanian crew member, died late on Thursday night after the MV Mercer Street oil tanker was attacked by a so-called kamikaze drone, which is laden with explosives and detonates on impact with its target.
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid quickly accused Iran - the country's regional arch-rival - of being behind the attack and urged Britain to take action against Tehran - but was met with silence from London.
Mr Lapid said: '[I] noted to [Mr Raab] the need to respond severely to the attack. Iran is not just an Israeli problem, but an exporter of terror, destruction and instability that hurt us all. The world must not be silent in the face of Iranian terror.'
However, the British Foreign Office referred both MailOnline and the Sunday Telegraph to a statement which did not blame any country or group for the attack when asked to respond to Mr Lapid's remarks. MailOnline has contacted the Israeli Embassy in London for further comment.
Britain's silence is likely to come as a disappointment to Israel, which has been lobbying its allies to adopt a tougher anti-Iran stance. Though Britain and Israel are close allies, they have drifted apart amid tensions over the Iran nuclear deal and the Palestinian conflict.
Speaking to MailOnline, the Henry Jackson Society think-tank today accused the Government of 'ignoring Iran's malfeasances for too long' and allowed the regime to 'get away with murder'. It called on the Foreign Secretary to 'finally act' and called appeasing Iran 'naive' and 'plain stupid'.
Sam Armstrong, director of communications, said: 'The UK has ignored Iran's malfeasances for too long. From the kidnapping of Nazanin Zatgari-Ratcliffe, to the attacks on Saudi oilfields, to the hijacking of British flagged boats, we have let Iran get away with murder. Now that the Government has seen the deadly consequences of this outrageous negligence it must finally act. Placating Iran's Ayatollahs while ignoring our allies in Israel is not just naive, it's plain stupid.'
It is not clear if Britain is planning any response to the suspected Iranian strike, but Israel has said that it is planning to punish Iran over the killings via the United Nations.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett blamed Iran for the drone attack at a Cabinet meeting in Jersusalem. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh denied the regime's involvement in the assault and called Israel's allegation 'baseless' during a news conference.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with his Israeli counterpart and both men agreed to work with other allies 'to investigate the facts, provide support, and consider the appropriate next steps,' according to a State Department statement.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has come under fire for reportedly ignoring pleas from Israel to retaliate against Iran after the Islamist regime allegedly launched a 'suicide' drone attack on an oil tanker that killed a British Army veteran off the coast of Oman. Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid quickly accused Iran - the country's regional arch-rival - of being behind the attack and urged Britain to take action against Tehran - but was met with silence from London
This January 2, 2016 photo shows the Liberian-flagged oil tanker Mercer Street off Cape Town, South Africa
The oil tanker linked to an Israeli billionaire reportedly came under attack off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea
On Saturday, an Israeli military official told the Ynet newspaper they would launch their own response to the attack on the Mercer Street vessel. 'The only question is how and when we'll respond,' the Israeli official added.
A Foreign Office statement from Friday said: 'We are deeply concerned by today's incident off the coast of Oman. Our thoughts are with the loved ones of the British and Romanian nationals killed in the incident. Vessels must be allowed to navigate freely in accordance with international law.'
Iranian state media has claimed the incident was in retaliation for an airstrike on a Syrian military airport, which it accused Israel of being behind, according to CNN. The Syrian regime is backed by Iranian forces.
Analysts said the attack bore all the hallmarks of tit-for-tat exchanges in the 'shadow war' between Israel and Iran, in which vessels linked to each nation have been targeted in waters around the Gulf. The Israeli official warned that 'our campaign against them (Iran) will continue'.
The tanker was in the northern Indian Ocean, travelling from Dar es Salaam in Tanzania to Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates at the time of the incident. Zodiac Maritime confirmed the incident on board the tanker left one Romanian and a UK national dead.
'We are not aware of harm to any other personnel,' it said in a statement, adding that the Japanese-owned tanker was back under the control of its crew and was steaming to an undisclosed 'safe location' under US naval escort.
The British victim worked as a guard for UK maritime security firm Ambrey, the company said.
Mercer Street off Cape Town, South Africa. The oil tanker owned by an Israeli billionaire reportedly came under attack off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea. Two people - including a British man - are reported to have been killed in the attack
Speaking of Friday, Israeli foreign minister Yair Lapid (pictured earlier this week) blamed 'Iranian terrorism' for the attack, saying Tehran is 'sowing violence and destruction'
A security official claimed the crew reported hearing drone noises and eruptions in the water before the vessel went radio silent, CNN reported. The boat's driver and a security detail reportedly remained to pilot the vessel and were both hit in the attack.
The Briton was said to be a member of the security team. The tanker, called MV Mercer Street, is operated by London-based company Zodiac Maritime which is owned by Israeli shipping billionaire Eyal Ofer.
The company said it was working to establish what happened in the attack, which saw the vessel targeted north-east of the Omani island of Masirah, 185 miles south-east of the capital Muscat, on Thursday. The United States, a key ally of Israel and arch-rival of Iran, expressed concern and said it was monitoring the situation.
'We are urgently working with our partners, our international partners, to establish the facts,' a State Department spokeswoman said.
Meir Javedanfar, an expert on Iranian diplomacy and security at Israel's IDC Herzliya university, told AFP news agency the attack was 'most probably Iran'.
Al-Alam, Iran's state TV channel in Arabic, citing 'informed regional sources' said the attack was a 'response to a recent Israeli attack' targeting an airport in central Syria. It did not provide further details.
Oman's state news agency said the country's navy dispatched a ship and confirmed the attack took place outside the sultanate's territorial waters. Exact details of how the attack occurred have yet to be confirmed.
Javedanfar said Iranians 'feel badly disadvantaged when it comes to responding to attacks inside Iran which have been associated to Israel', including an April strike on the Natanz uranium enrichment site reportedly executed by Israel.
The Arabian Sea and surrounding Indian Ocean were plagued by piracy around a decade ago, but incidents have waned in recent years after foreign navies stepped up patrols. Zodiac initially called the attack on the MT Mercer Street 'a suspected piracy incident'.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) - an anti-piracy taskforce run by the Royal Navy - also issued a report of 'a vessel being attacked' around 152 nautical miles (280 kilometres) off the coast of Oman. It classed the incident as 'non-piracy'.
Maritime industry analysts Dryad Global said the attack was similar to previous incidents against vessels associated with Israel and Iran. Two ships operated by Israeli firm Ray Shipping were attacked earlier this year.
'The attack on the MT Mercer Street is now assessed to be the fifth attack against a vessel connected to Israel,' Dryad said in an email note on the incident.
But it said before the deaths were confirmed that the loss of two personnel 'would represent a significant escalation in events that... would likely lead to significant international condemnation and would require diplomatic redress'.
It advised clients that the risk to commercial vessels associated with Israel and Iran in the Gulf waterway was 'heightened', pointing to lingering tensions between the two powers over Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Iran and Yemen's Tehran-backed Houthi rebels have employed 'suicide' drones in the past. These are unmanned aircraft loaded with explosives that detonate on impact with a target.
The deaths mark the first fatalities after years of assaults targeting shipping in the region. Other Israeli-linked ships have been targeted in recent months amid a shadow war with Iran, with Israeli officials blaming the Islamic Republic for the assaults.
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2021-08-01 09:07:28Z
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Turkey wildfires: Tourists evacuated by boat from holiday resort of Bodrum - Sky News
Tourists staying at the Turkish holiday resort of Bodrum were evacuated and told to wait for rescue boats on Saturday evening as fresh wildfires erupted nearby, according to local media.
Panicked holidaymakers reportedly rushed to the seashore following the evacuation of several hotels in the coastal city.
Fires across Turkey have been raging since Wednesday, burning down forests and some settlements, and encroaching on villages and tourist destinations. Satellite images show smoke billowing across huge areas of land.
Two forest workers died on Saturday, the country's health minister said, taking the total death toll from the blazes to six, while hundreds more have been injured or suffered health problems.
In the Aegean resort of Bodrum, coast guard units led the rescue operation and authorities asked private boats and yachts to assist the efforts.
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Mayor of Bodrum Ahmet Aras has been posting videos and updates, and said clear-up efforts continue in the area.
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While new fires have sprung up, the minister of agriculture and forestry, Bekir Pakdemirli, said on Saturday that 91 of the 101 fires across the country have been brought under control.
However, neighbourhoods affected by the fires in five provinces have been declared disaster zones by the country's emergency and disaster authority.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the town of Manavgat on Saturday, inspecting the damage from a helicopter.
He announced that the Turkish government would cover rent for people affected by the fire, and rebuild their homes. Taxes, social security and credit payments will also be postponed for those affected and small businesses will be offered credit with zero interest, he said.
"We cannot do anything beyond wishing the mercy of God for the lives we have lost but we can replace everything that was burned," Mr Erdogan said.
Wildfires are common in Turkey's Mediterranean and Aegean regions during the hot and dry summer months.
Mr Erdogan has said authorities are investigating the possibility of "sabotage" causing the country's fires.
Further wildfires have spread across other countries in the Mediterranean, including Italy and Greece, caused by the worst heatwave in decades in southern Europe, fed by hot air from Africa.
Temperatures in Greece and nearby countries are expected to climb to 42C (more than 107F) on Monday.
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2021-08-01 09:02:28Z
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Tokyo Olympics: Charlotte Worthington wins BMX freestyle gold for Great Britain - BBC Sport
Great Britain's Charlotte Worthington recovered from a fall on her first run to win a thrilling gold in the women's BMX park freestyle Olympic final.
The 25-year-old, who gave up work as a chef to focus on the sport in 2017, delivered an action-packed score of 97.50 to snatch gold on her second run.
The gripping action set the stage for Declan Brooks to seal bronze in the men's event, Britain's fourth BMX medal of a remarkable week.
The 25-year-old watched on as riders failed to surpass his mark of 90.80, with Australia's Martin Logan taking gold on 93.30.
Brooks' medal followed shortly after Worthington's superb victory. With no score of significance on the board after her fall, she simply had to deliver on run two and did so by becoming the first woman to land a 360-degree backflip in competition - the same trick that left her on the floor during run one.
She celebrated her score wildly and then watched as four rivals - including favourite Hannah Roberts - failed to usurp her mark.
"It was incredible," said Worthington when asked about the key backflip.
"I've not been doing that trick for so long but we've been trying to find that big banger trick and when we did we thought, 'this is the one'. If it wasn't for Hannah Roberts, we wouldn't be doing these tricks.
"It's a lot of hard work paid off."
Riders were ranked on their best score from their two runs and Worthington's 97.50 transferred all of the pressure to American Roberts, who appeared to be cruising to the title after she put up 96.10 on run one.
The 19-year-old - who had thrown her bike in the emotion of completing her first run - could not finish her second 60-second stint on the Tokyo course and, as the last rider to compete, her concession confirmed Worthington's champion status.
Roberts, the winner of all three World Cup events in BMX freestyle's last complete season in 2019 - looked shocked at the turnaround.
"There was definitely a lot going on," said Roberts, who beat Switzerland's Nikita Ducarroz into bronze. "My first run was good and I know there were places I could improve. I slipped up and hurt my ankle.
"I'm honoured to take second place to Charlotte. It's definitely an exciting time for our sport."
Medals for Worthington and Brooks follow gold and silver respectively for Britain's Bethany Shriever and Kye Whyte in BMX racing at the Games.
Worthington, a late convert to BMX, opted to give her role up as a chef in 2017 and told BBC Sport she had been "sweating it out in the kitchen for over 40 hours a week and barely had any time or energy to ride".
The move came with what she called a "lifestyle change" and she was keen to point out how personal development in her life away from the bike had laid the framework for her to sharpen her skills on it.
Worthington has said that the delay to Tokyo 2020 gave her more time to develop the tricks she would need on the big stage.
She has now won British, European and Olympic titles.
'I've cried but I'm stoked'
Brooks, who almost missed out on the Games after knocking himself out during the World Championships in June, improved his first-run score to 90.80 and then watched on patiently as six riders followed him in the second run.
Only one, Venezuela's Daniel Dhers, managed to beat it, with Logan's score from his first run enough to secure gold.
Visibly emotional, Brooks told BBC Sport: "I've just cried for the last couple of minutes.
"It's an unbelievable journey I've had on the way here. I am just so stoked. I don't think it will sink in for a while. For Charlotte to do her things today and put a score and tricks up there that we had never seen before, it was even harder focusing.
"I knew the run I wanted to pull, I still missed a few bits out but, to be honest, I think that is all I had."
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2021-08-01 04:10:03Z
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‘Failed miserably!’ China ‘ran rings around’ US military in simulated ‘Taiwan war drill’ - Daily Express
General John Hyten has urged the US to rethink its military strategy in light of the results of the drill which he claimed “failed miserably”. The Pentagon refused to provide the name of the wargame as it remains classified, but a defence official told Defense One, the drill took place last October and revolved around a battle for Taiwan.
On Monday, Gen. Hyten told an audience at the launch of the Emerging Technologies Institute China is capable of reading US manoeuvres.
He said: “Without overstating the issue, it failed miserably.
“An aggressive red team that had been studying the United States for the last 20 years just ran rings around us.
“They knew exactly what we're going to do before we did it.”
The October drill was reportedly a test for a new warfighting strategy, but the concept drew heavily on the same ideas the US has used for decades.
Following the loss, Gen. Hyten has urged the US to be ready with an overhauled version of the Joint Warfighting Concept by 2030.
Gen. Hyten explained China had been studying US tactics for years and has a numbers advantage.
“Imagine what our actual competitors have been doing for the last 20 years, with probably even more focus, with larger numbers,” Mr Hyten said.
“So we had to take a step back and look broadly and say: ‘OK, what did we miss?’”
READ MORE: China tells US it risks 'bringing harm to people in Taiwan'
One key reason for the loss was due to the aggregation of forces which acted as a double edged sword.
Pooling ships, aircraft and ground forces together bolstered the military power in one area but also made them sitting ducks.
Further, Gen. Hyten explained the US has an overreliance on information to win wars.
“We basically attempted an information-dominance structure, where information was ubiquitous to our forces,” explained Gen. Hyten.
“Just like it was in the first Gulf War, just like it has been for the last 20 years, just like everybody in the world, including China and Russia, have watched us do for the last 30 years.
“Well, what happens if right from the beginning that information is not available? And that’s the big problem that we faced.”
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News of the US strategic overhaul comes as the US bears completion of its withdrawal from the Middle East.
Earlier this month, Joe Biden announced an end to military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
According to Gen. Hyten, the withdrawal will allow US forces to be redirected to tackle the threats posed by China and Russia.
The remarks also come a month after president Xi Jinping threatened foreign powers would “get their heads bashed bloody” if they attempt to interfere with Chinese affairs.
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2021-07-31 23:33:26Z
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