Saudi Arabia intercepts drones and missiles
Saudi Arabia intercepted drones and missiles over its capital Riyadh and southern areas on Sunday, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said, as fighting with the Iran-aligned Ansar Allah persisted. The conflict has become an increasingly destabilising front in the US-Israeli offensive against Iran, turning US ally Saudi Arabia into a pressure point in the wider war. On Sunday, Saudi civil defence authorities issued emergency alerts for Riyadh, Abha and Khamis Mushait, before announcing...
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Visit an airport, café, or restaurant and look around. People sit together or wait alone; their attention is absorbed by a screen. During my international travels, I observe human behaviour: how people spend their time while waiting for their flight. This allows me to see nuanced behaviour. In restaurants, I notice how photographs take precedence over companionship and the gratitude and satisfaction of enjoying a meal, how people speak to the servers, and how they converse with their...
There are moments in a researcher’s life that quietly reshape the way history is understood. They arrive without ceremony, revealing themselves only through experience. One such moment came when I entered the Bristol Archives expecting to consult only a handful of documents relating to the history of the Sultanate of Oman. Several minutes later,...
Divers exploring a rare 15th-century shipwreck off Stockholm's coast are uncovering clues about Sweden's maritime history. Known as Vrak 5, the vessel is believed to be the oldest warship discovered in Swedish or Danish waters. Located near Haringe Castle south of Stockholm, the ship was first discovered in the late 19th century....
