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EU weighs 'strong' response to Iran's missile deliveries to Russia
The bloc says it has ‘credible’ information Tehran is procuring Moscow with ballistic missiles.
The European Union has joined the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany in accusing Iran of supplying short-range ballistic missiles for Russia to wage its war in Ukraine.
The 27-country bloc has received “credible” evidence of the deliveries, according to a statement seen by Euronews, which adds that the weapons are likely assisting Moscow in its “escalatory bombing campaign against Ukrainian civilians, cities and civilian infrastructure, further increasing civilian casualties and destruction.”
“Such support to Russia’s terrorising campaign against Ukraine’s population will be met with a strong EU response,” the statement also says.
“High Representative (Josep) Borrell has already put to EU Member States a substantial set of decisive and targeted measures as part of EU’s response, which will have to be agreed unanimously by all Member States.“
The EU’s reaction came hours after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking alongside British Foreign Secretary David Lammy in London, promised fresh sanctions on Tehran for its procurement of the deadly weapons. It indicates that the West is moving in lockstep in its response.
The foreign ministers of the UK, France and Germany also issued a joint statement describing the move as an “escalation” by both Iran and Russia and a “direct threat to European security.”
The three European governments say they will consider a range of retaliatory measures, including cancelling bilateral air services agreements with Iran.
They will also explore sanctioning entities involved with Iran’s ballistic missile programme, as well as national airline Iran Air.
The European Union has already imposed sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities for delivering drones used in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. The sanctions involve travel bans, asset freezes and restricting access to funds or economic resources.
But the latest accusations could see the bloc step up its own retaliatory measures.
Iran has so far rejected Western claims it is supplying the missiles to the Kremlin.
“We strongly reject the claims on Iran’s role in exporting arms to one side of the war,” a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday.
The latest claims of Iranian support to the regime in Moscow come as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy seeks the permission of Western allies to strike targets deep inside Russia.
On Tuesday, Ukraine launched its biggest drone attack since the start of the war in February 2022, targeting the Moscow region.
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Man charged with attempted murder, released after allegedly forcing toddler into crocodile enclosure at zoo
Man FORCES child into crocodile enclosure
A British man has been arrested after allegedly forcing a 3-year-old boy into a crocodile enclosure at a zoo. The child suffered critical injuries, and authorities say the suspect did not know the boy as the investigation continues.
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A man was released from custody on Friday after he was charged with attempted murder for allegedly forcing a 3-year-old boy into a crocodile enclosure at a zoo.
Cambridgeshire police said that the man, who remains unidentified, wasn’t fit to be interviewed.
The boy suffered critical injuries in the incident at Johnsons of Old Hurst, a farm and zoo in Huntingdon, England, north of London.
The 30-year-old man will remain on bail until Sept. 30, pending further inquiries.
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A crocodile rests inside an enclosure at Johnsons of Old Hurst, a farm and zoo in Old Hurst, Cambridgeshire, Britain, on April 14, 2026. (Dorota Dee Trajdos/Reuters)
“The man, who is not known to the victim, was assessed as not being fit for interview,” police said in a statement.
The boy is in stable condition, after reportedly suffering a broken arm and pelvis.
He was saved from the crocodile by Tracey Johnson, the wife of the zoo’s owner.
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“I know Tracey very well and she’s a lovely lady and it’s nothing more than I’d expect from her,” a local told BBC News. “She’d always put her own life at risk to save someone else. She’s an extraordinary lady and very brave.
The villager added that Johnson put herself in “immense danger” during the rescue.
The owners said their tropical house would remain closed until further notice.
Crocodiles rest inside an enclosure at Johnsons of Old Hurst farm and zoo in Old Hurst, Cambridgeshire, Britain, on April 14, 2026. (Dorota Dee Trajdos/Reuters)
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the boy and his family following the incident that occurred today,” the owners wrote on social media.
Johnsons of Old Hurst is a farm and zoo north of London in Huntingdon, England. (Google Maps)
Huntingdonshire district councillor Charlotte Lowe said she couldn’t “fathom how it’s happened because they’ve got all the right protection and safety equipment, for want of a better word, in there,” The Guardian reported.
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US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his comments on Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, saying she asked him “over and over” for a photo when the pair met at the G7 summit in France earlier this week.
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Following the summit, Trump told an Italian journalist that he “felt sorry for Meloni” after she “begged me to take a picture with her”.
Meloni hit back in a video posted to social media, branding Trump’s claims as “completely made up” and insisting that neither she nor Italy begs anyone for anything.
The once close pair’s relationship has grown increasingly fractious in recent months, particularly since Rome refused to provide the US support for its operations in Iran and after Meloni defended Pope Leo XIV, who was criticised by the Trump administration over his remarks on the war and the US’s immigration policies.
“Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni asked, over and over, for a picture with me during the G-7 meeting in France,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account on Saturday. “She is doing poorly in Italy with her level of popularity, possibly because she turned down the United States of America, a Country that truly loves and protects Italy, when it came to denying Iran from obtaining or developing a Nuclear Weapon”.
“Now, after the United States defeated Iran militarily, she wants to be friends again in order to get her “numbers up.” No thanks!!!” Trump added.
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