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All B-1 bombers returning to U.S. from British base: report-Xinhua

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- The United States removed all its B-1 bombers from Britain's RAF Fairford air base, a decision stemming from security concerns over suspected terror plots against the facility, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing U.S. officials. Until their departure, about a dozen B-1 bombers had been stationed at the base northwest of London, a hub for U.S. bomber strikes on Iran, according to the report. "While operational security precluded us from confirming the movement of our assets and forces in real-time, we can now acknowledge that all U.S. bombers that were deployed to RAF Fairford have redeployed to their home stations in the United States," the Pentagon said in a statement. The decision follows the arrest of six suspects in connection to a su...

News Analysis: British PM reopens Brexit debate, but return to EU remains uncertain-Xinhua

by Xinhua writers Zhang Feng, Chen Shulin LONDON, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has reopened the debate over Britain's relationship with the European Union (EU), putting eventual membership among the options. His remarks challenge Labour's previous red lines and raise a central question: how far is Britain prepared to go in rebuilding ties with the bloc? In his first Labour Party conference speech as prime minister on Tuesday, Burnham said "Brexit has done more harm than good," and laid out options for "Britain's long-term relationship with our European partners." In an interview broadcast by the BBC the next day, he said rejoining the EU was one option. "I would like to see Britain rejoin in my lifetime," he said, but added that he would "look at the diffe...

British maritime agency reports explosions near vessel off Yemen’s Mocha-Xinhua

SANAA, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said Sunday evening that several explosions occurred near a vessel in the Red Sea off Yemen's western port city of Mocha. In a statement posted on social media platform X, the UKMTO said it had received a report of an incident 60 nautical miles south of Mocha. A tanker had observed several explosions in close proximity to the vessel. All crew members were reported safe, with no environmental impact reported, according to the statement. The UKMTO said authorities were investigating the incident and advised vessels to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity. The incident was the first of its kind since the Houthi group took control of Mocha, the Bab al-Mandab Strait and areas along Yemen's ...