Air traffic control recordings reveal a tense exchange moments before an Air Canada plane collided with a firefighting vehicle at LaGuardia Airport Sunday evening.The aircraft had just arrived from Montreal with 72 passengers and four crew on board.Officials say the jet touched down safely but was struck by the ground vehicle while taxiing, a crash that killed two pilots. Emergency services...

CCTV footage has captured people approaching ambulances shortly before several vehicles serving a Jewish community were set alight in north London.The Metropolitan Police say the incident, which damaged four Hatzola ambulances, is being investigated as an antisemitic hate crime.Fire crews were called to Highfield Road in Golders Green at about 01:40 GMT after reports of the blaze. The London...

LaGuardia Airport suspended operations late Sunday after an Air Canada regional jet collided with a Port Authority firefighting vehicle on the tarmac.The Federal Aviation Administration put a ground stop in place and warned the halt could remain in effect for an extended period.The aircraft, a CRJ-900 operated by Jazz Aviation on behalf of Air Canada, had arrived from Montreal and was slowing on...

Firefighters and police are at the scene of a suspected arson attack in Golders Green, north London.The London Fire Brigade says crews are tackling the incident, with further information expected as the situation develops.A local resident reported hearing a loud blast shortly after 01:30 GMT and said several ambulances were seen burning nearby, waking people in the neighbourhood. Residents...

France’s Socialist-led administrations kept control of the country’s four biggest cities — Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Lille — in local elections that offered a boost to established parties ahead of next year’s presidential vote.The night also saw gains for both the far left and far right, with notable wins for a Le Pen ally in Nice and for France Unbowed (LFI) in Roubaix, underscoring a...

A senior UK minister has dismissed claims that Iran possesses missiles capable of reaching London, saying government intelligence does not back that assertion.Housing Secretary Steve Reed told the BBC there is no official assessment showing Iran is targeting the UK or has the capacity to do so.He declined to disclose operational details about a recent missile incident. The remarks follow an...

Unconfirmed US reports say Iran launched two ballistic missiles toward the US-UK base on Diego Garcia, but neither weapon hit its target.One missile reportedly malfunctioned mid-flight and the other was intercepted by a US naval vessel, though the exact timing of the launches remains unclear.The BBC says the accounts are credible, and Britain’s Ministry of Defence accused Iran of escalating...

A Russian drone hit a residential building in Zaporizhzhia, killing two people and wounding two children, local officials say.The attack came on the eve of new negotiations between Ukrainian and American delegations in the United States.The talks, which had been paused after the recent escalation in the Middle East, are expected to cover Ukraine’s response to Washington’s temporary easing of...

Missile attacks on Qatar's key energy hub at Ras Laffan have caused heavy damage to liquefied natural gas and gas-to-liquids facilities, sending gas prices sharply higher and raising concerns about a prolonged hit to global supplies.Ras Laffan is Qatar's main LNG processing complex, handling roughly one-fifth of the world's liquefied natural gas.The site, near the North Field and about 80km...

A crippled Russian tanker loaded with liquefied natural gas and heavy fuel is drifting without a crew in the central Mediterranean, raising urgent alarm over the risk of a major ecological incident.Italian authorities, who joined eight other EU governments in urging the European Commission to act, say the vessel presents a severe and immediate danger after sustaining serious damage near Maltese...