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Britain said its armed forces were ready to protect the country from any attack after Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) issued a warning not to allow US bombers to fly from UK bases.In a statement on Thursday, the IRGC said the US had flown bombing missions against Iran from Fairford in southwest England, adding that any base used to launch such attacks would be a legitimate target.The new British prime minister, Andy Burnham, was notified last week that London had re-committed to an existing agreement allowing the US to use British bases for what it described as the collective self-defence of the region.’Our armed forces are ready to keep the United Kingdom safe from any kind of attacks, whether it's on our soil or from abroad,’ a government spokesperson said.’This includes through operating a layered approach to air and missile defence, provided by Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force assets equipped with a range of advanced capabilities, working closely with our Nato allies.’BRITAIN AGREES TO SUPPORT US DEFENSIVE OPERATIONSThe government said on Wednesday that the existing arrangement covered US defensive operations to degrade missile sites and capabilities used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz.In response to Iran's warning, the spokesperson said Britain's approach remained unchanged and that it was committed to defending its people, interests and allies in accordance with international law while avoiding being drawn into a wider conflict.The US carried out a 13th consecutive night of attacks on Iran following the effective collapse of an interim truce, and Tehran fired at US bases in neighbouring Arab countries.In March, Iran was reported to have fired two ballistic missiles at the US-UK military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, neither hitting the target.An Iranian-type Shahed drone caused slight damage on March 2 when it hit facilities at Britain's Akrotiri airbase in southern Cyprus. Britain later said the site would not be included in the defensive agreement with the US.Experts say Iran might possess a missile able to strike London, but it was likely to be inaccurate and the risk was low.Britain has long accused Iran of carrying out cyberattacks and using criminal gangs and proxies to target opponents and dissidents in the UK. The security services said there had been 20 potentially lethal Iranian-backed plots in the last year.Britain this month banned support for the IRGC by using new powers brought in to address what it said was a growing use of state-sponsored proxies.It also followed a spate of attacks on Jewish sites in London. The government said the IRGC had ‘almost certainly’ directed a group believed to be responsible for a number of these.Two Romanian nationals, who prosecutors said had been acting for Iran, were jailed this month for stabbing a journalist working for a Farsi-language media group in London.Tehran has always denied involvement in such attacks, calling allegations to the contrary unfounded and politically motivated. Source link
Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson cruised into the men’s and women’s 100 metres semi-finals at the U.S. championships on Thursday, as the competition featured some heavy hitters at Icahn Stadium even in a quieter athletics season.The Olympic champion Lyles had no issues winning his heat in 9.97 seconds, finishing second overall for the day behind Christian Coleman (9.96), as he eyes the sprint double in New York. He will compete in Friday’s semi-final.”Felt like a good warm-up. I could use about three more of those,” said Lyles, who was hungry for more competition after a surprise second place to compatriot Trayvon Bromell at last month’s Paris Diamond League.”I came back from Europe right as July started. I’m not going to be able to get another meet in once this is over until mid-August. And I don’t want to wait that long for running again.”A year with no Olympics and no world championships left Americans with less incentive to show up to their own national meet, which serves as a qualifying event for the two global showpiece competitions.”This is still an important event for us, more like bragging rights,” said Kenny Bednarek (10.04), the twice 200 metres Olympic silver medallist and Lyles’ perennial rival, who also advanced. ‘NOTHING’S GIVEN’Richardson was gifted an easier path to the top of the podium in her signature event – with the world champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden focusing all her efforts on the 200m – and finished the day 0.08 seconds faster than anyone else in 10.90.Nikki Hiltz, who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, won their women’s 1,500m heat in 4:04.54, three weeks after sprinting past world record holder Faith Kipyegon to win the mile in a commanding display at the Prefontaine Classic.”If anything, it just showed me that like dragons can get slayed all the time in this sport,” said Hiltz. “Nothing’s given no matter what you’ve done in the past.”On the men’s side, Vincent Ciattei had the fastest overall time in 3:41.30. The men’s and women’s 1,500m finals are set for Saturday.Woody Kincaid provided some of the biggest excitement of the opening day as he bested Olympic bronze medallist Grant Fisher (30:14.46) in a thrilling sprint finish to win the men’s 10,000m in 30:13.66, taking the lead at the final turn with a powerful kick.”I came in here being like, it’s not going to be given to me, but I think I can still win this. And with 200 metres to go, I’ve come too far and I’ve got to just lay it down now,” said Kincaid.Sydney Vaught pulled away with 800 metres to go to win the women’s 10,000m in 33:30.60, more than six seconds clear of the rest of the field. Related Story Source link
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European squash champion Victor Crouin believes the visibility of his sport will get a huge boost after it makes its Olympic debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Tennis, table tennis and badminton all outstrip squash in terms of licensed player participation in France but Crouin is convinced this will now change. “The Olympics will give us notoriety,” the triple European champion and world number six told AFP. In France, there are just 22,000 licensed squash players compared to 254,000 in table tennis and over 1.2 million for tennis. So when squash was added to the Olympic roster after the 2024 Paris Games after years of bidding for a place, Crouin was delighted. “I couldn’t believe it was true,” he said. “This is now my career objective. As a squash player, I’ve always felt a bit excluded (from the Olympics) until now.” Places for LA are limited however to 16 male and 16 female players. “It makes for one less match to win and a better chance of a medal,” said Crouin, who studied economics at Harvard. Crouin believes his sport will make an attractive spectacle for fans. “It’s a spectacular sport. Squash is often described as a game of chess in a boxing ring,” he said. Other sports either added or back on the programme for the LA Olympics are cricket, flag football, baseball and softball. Source link
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Rat poison was found inside a jar of HiPP baby food, Austrian police said late on Saturday after the product was recalled from 1,500 SPAR supermarkets in the country over safety fears. A statement from police in Burgenland said that a sample from one of the 190-gram jars of carrot with potato baby food reported by a customer in the Eisenstadt-Umgebung district had tested positive for rat poison. HiPP had said on Saturday that it could not be ruled out that a dangerous substance was introduced into the product and that its HiPP Vegetable Carrot with Potato jars may have been tampered with.Consuming the contents could be life-threatening, HiPP said. The police statement said the affected jars had a sticker with a red circle on the bottom of the jar and a lid that had already been opened or damaged or missing a safety seal, or had an unusual smell.They said initial lab tests on similar jars seized by police in the Czech Republic and Slovakia showed the presence of a toxic substance. The statement gave no further details. HiPP confirmed to Reuters on Sunday that the jars did contain rat poison and that affected retail partners in both countries immediately removed all HiPP baby food jars from sale as a precautionary measure.The police also said that authorities in Austria were warned about the risk after investigations in Germany. They provided no further details. “Products and distribution channels in Germany or other European countries that are not part of the investigations are not affected,” HiPP said.HiPP said on Saturday: “According to our current knowledge, this critical situation involves an external criminal interference that affects the SPAR Austria distribution channel.” SPAR Austria said on Sunday that it had removed the HiPP products in all countries where it runs businesses, including Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia and Northern Italy. SPAR stores in other countries are not part of SPAR Austria, it added. SPAR and HiPP advised customers not to consume the contents of the jars bought from SPAR Austria. They said customers would receive a full refund on returned products. Police advised customers to wash hands thoroughly if they came into contact with a jar. The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety said that medical help must be sought immediately if babies consumed the contaminated baby food. Source link
