Photos show heavily damaged US radar jet at Saudi base

Emma Pengelly ,

Shayan Sardarizadeh and

Jake Horton

Facebook a large grey aircraft with US Air Force markings is shown with a large part of its middle section missing and its tail at an angle. Facebook

Verified pictures show a US command and control aircraft has been destroyed at an air base in Saudi Arabia.

The pictures appear to have been first shared by a Facebook page carrying US military news. They show the E-3 Sentry aircraft appears to have been split in two.

We've confirmed the photos were taken at the Prince Sultan air base about 100km (62 miles) south-east of the Saudi capital Riyadh. Features seen in the pictures

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Israeli police block Latin Patriarch from Palm Sunday mass in Jerusalem

Getty Images Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, leads a prayer service to mark Palm Sunday in Jerusalem on March 29, 2026, following the cancellation of the traditional Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives amid restrictions on gathering in large groups and the US-Israeli war on Iran Getty Images
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said the decision was "an extreme departure from basic principles of reasonableness, freedom of worship"

Israeli police have blocked the head of the Catholic church in Jerusalem from entering Christianity's holiest site to celebrate Palm Sunday.

The Latin Patriarch, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and the Reverend Francesco Ielpo were stopped outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre - believed to be the site of Jesus Christ's crucifixion, and where they planned to hold a mass to mark the start of Holy


Canada's New Democratic Party elects Avi Lewis as its leader

Nadine Yousif Senior Canada reporter

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Canada's left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) has chosen former journalist and activist Avi Lewis as their new leader, after suffering major losses in the last federal election.

Lewis received 56% of the vote in a first ballot victory, defeating member of parliament Heather McPherson and three other candidates.

He ran on a platform to revive the struggling party, prioritising worker rights in the age of artificial intelligence, ending new oil and gas pipelines and projects, and exploring state-

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Three arrested in Paris after attempted bomb attack outside Bank of America

Reuters Prosecutors have arrested three people following an attack on Bank of America’s offices in Paris. Reuters

Three people have been arrested in connection with a suspected foiled bomb attack on the Bank of America's headquarters in Paris, France's anti-terrorism prosecutor's office said.

An initial suspect was detained at the scene after he placed a device containing five litres of liquid, believed to be fuel, and an ignition system close to the bank, a police source said, as reported by AFP.

On Sunday, French security services said two more people had been arrested in connection with the incident, which


Two Australian states offer free public transport as war pushes up fuel prices

Getty Images Commuters disembark a train at Anzac station on Melbourne’s Metro line. Getty Images
Trains in Melbourne are among services that will be made free

Public transport in two Australian states will be made free to incentivise people not to drive as fuel prices soar due to the war in the Middle East.

Victoria, home to Melbourne, has said it will have free travel throughout April, while Tasmania has said commuters will not need to pay from Monday until the end of June.

However, other state governments have so far declined to follow suit, with New South Wales (in which Sydney is located)

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Hundreds in Beirut mourn journalists killed in Israeli strike

BBC reports from the funerals of three journalists killed by a targeted attack in southern Lebanon.

African football chief resigns following row over Morocco-Senegal final

AFP via Getty Images A close up shot of Veron Mosengo-Omba talking. He wears glasses and a blue suit. AFP via Getty Images

The general secretary of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has resigned amid a chaotic time for football on the continent.

These incidents have left Caf, the governing body for African football, battling a crisis of confidence.

Mosengo-Omba alluded to controversies faced during his tenure in his statement on Sunday.

"Now that I have been able to dispel the suspicions that some people have gone to great lengths to cast on me, I can retire with peace of mind and without constraint, leaving the

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Iranian attacks across Gulf continue as major industrial sites hit

Aluminium Bahrain Aluminium Bahrain operates one of the largest smelters in the world. Image shows a number of industrial buildings Aluminium Bahrain
Aluminium Bahrain said its facility has been attacked by Iran, with two employees wounded

Gulf nations reported a series of attacks as the US-Israel war against Iran entered its fifth week, including strikes on major industrial infrastructure.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said a number of people had been injured in an Iranian strike on a key aluminium plant in Abu Dhabi, with significant damage reported by operator Emirates Global Aluminium.

Meanwhile, state-controlled Aluminium Bahrain said two employees were wounded by an Iranian attack on one


Trump is waging war based on instinct and it isn't working

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Prison phone call recordings raise questions over ex-Abercrombie boss' fitness for trial

Rianna Croxford Investigations correspondent

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The 81-year-old had previously been found mentally incompetent last May

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries was recorded telling his British partner "we're screwed" and in "big trouble" if he was found fit to stand trial on sex trafficking charges later this year, a New York federal court has heard.

The audio was part of more than 100 phone calls between the ex-fashion boss and Matthew Smith referred to during a four-day mental competency hearing

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