Middle East crisis live: rescue effort under way after US refuelling plane with five onboard crashes in Iraq

US central command says aircraft lost in ‘friendly airspace’, adding that the crash was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire

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Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry is saying that two drones have been intercepted and destroyed in the eastern region.

More now after reports of explosions in Dubai on Friday morning: thick black smoke rose over the financial hub’s skyline after what authorities described as a fire in an industrial area of the city-state.