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Syria asks exiled pilot to make symbolic return to Damascus

Captain Maya Ghazal came to the UK as a refugee in her teens and fulfilled her dream of becoming a pilot

MPs call for more targeted UK extremism prevention

Europeans ready for Trump to walk away from Nato

Starmer calls international meeting to discuss intervention in Strait of Hormuz

Drones and police patrols reinforce European security operations for Passover

Only might on Nato scale can reopen Strait of Hormuz, says former UK military chief

UK sends its most modern air defence system to Saudi Arabia

France and Italy condemn 'grave crisis' in Lebanon after UN peacekeeper deaths

Indonesian Unifil soldiers killed days after French personnel targeted in incidents involving Israeli troops

Al Shara joins Starmer in warning of severe impact of Hormuz closure

Belgium joins French-led coalition to set up Strait of Hormuz convoys

Teenager 'hired on Snapchat' arrested over Bank of America bomb plot in Paris

Keir Starmer to meet energy chiefs as fears of UK fuel shortage grow

Al Shara discusses next move for Germany's Syrian refugees on visit to Berlin

Iranian opposition conference in London seeks unity from diversity

Keir Starmer to meet energy chiefs as fears of UK fuel shortage grow

Prime Minister hosts round-table at Downing Street as Britain told to prepare for knock-on effects of Iran war disruption

Al Shara discusses next move for Germany's Syrian refugees on visit to Berlin

Iranian opposition conference in London seeks unity from diversity

Rifts show before Iran opposition conference in London

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