6 h. ago Fighter jets escort flight from New York to Rome following security concern

Situation on American Airlines flight originally bound for New Delhi reportedly involved bomb threat sent by emailAn American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi landed safely in Rome on Sunday afternoon after it was diverted due to a security concern, which later proved to be “non-credible”, the airline said.While the airline did not elaborate, NBC reported that the situation involved a bomb threat sent by email. The network cited a source familiar with the situation. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Watch moment Italian fighter jets escort American Airlines flight to Rome after bomb threat

Watch the moment two Italian fighter jets escort an American Airlines flight to Rome after a bomb threat on board.

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22 h. ago Dramatic moment Italian fighter jets swoop on American Airlines plane after mid

Dramatic new video shows the moment two Italian fighter jets swooped in on an American Airlines plane after the airline was informed of an on-air bomb threat.

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24 h. ago American Airlines flight from JFK is diverted by fighter jets after bomb threat

American Airlines Flight 292 was flying when it made a U-turn and was grounded due to a 'possible security issue'.

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25 h. ago Flight from New York diverted to Rome after reports of bomb threat

Reports suggest the plane was over the Caspian Sea when the airline warned the crew of a threat

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4 d. ago Australia will ‘watch every move’ of Chinese warships detected off east coast

Ships’ presence off east coast follows incident in South China Sea in which a Chinese fighter jet released flares in front of Australian military planeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will “watch every move” of three Chinese warships which have been detected off the country’s east coast, the defence minister has said.Three People’s Liberation Army-Navy vessels – the Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang, the Renhai-class cruiser Zunyi and the Fuchi-class replenishment vessel Weishanhu – were detected off north-east Queensland last week and have been surveilled since as they have sailed south. The Financial Times reported the ships were about 150 nautical miles off the coast of Sydney.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Britain 'ready to send Typhoon fighter jets to police Ukraine's skies' if Russia agrees to end its brutal invasion in peace deal

Sir Keir Starmer is prepared to send UK troops to the war-torn country as part of efforts to enforce a possible ceasefire.

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6 d. ago Middle East crisis live: Hamas says it will return bodies of four Israelis on Thursday and release six living hostages on Saturday

Militant group will release hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners as Israel confirms it will begin negotiations on second phase of ceasefire dealGeneva Abdul is a reporter for the GuardianMore than 200 organisations worldwide have called on nations involved in producing F-35 fighter jets to “immediately halt all arms transfers to Israel” amid fears they have failed to prevent the planes from being used to violate international law. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Middle East crisis live: Israel to begin negotiations on second phase of Gaza ceasefire deal, says minister

Mediators hope second phase of deal will agree release of remaining hostages as well as full withdrawal of Israeli troops from GazaGeneva Abdul is a reporter for the GuardianMore than 200 organisations worldwide have called on nations involved in producing F-35 fighter jets to “immediately halt all arms transfers to Israel” amid fears they have failed to prevent the planes from being used to violate international law. Continue reading...

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