Airbus bagged multibillion-dollar plane orders from Saudi Arabia and Poland on the opening day of the Paris Airshow clouded by a separate diplomatic dispute over France's decision to shut down some Israeli stands for displaying deadly weapons.

Airbus SE won an order for as many as 50 widebody jets from Saudi Arabia’s new carrier, as the kingdom pours billions of dollars into turning the country into an aviation and tourism hub.

Saudi startup Riyadh Air signed a deal at the Paris Airshow on Monday to buy 25 Airbus A350-1000 jets, the planemaker said.

As the Iran-Israel conflict intensifies, the U.S. deploys the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier along with support tankers to bolster military readiness.

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It is the first time that Britain has advised against travel to any part of Israel since 2013, when the FCDO set up its dedicated travel advice pages. Starmer has not ruled out offering air support to defend Israel from Iranian attacks, as additional RAF fighter jets and other military aircraft were deployed to the Middle East.

Iran's armed forces said on Saturday they had shot down a modern Israeli fighter jet during Israeli airstrikes. An F-35 fighter jet was brought down in the west of the country, a state broadcaster reported.

United Kingdom has deployed fighter jets and military assets to the Middle East as tensions between Iran and Israel spiral out of control. With Iran’s missile strikes intensifying and Israel vowing massive retaliation,

The Israeli military claims its campaign has eliminated high-value targets, including nine senior scientists, and severely damaged Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. Iranian authorities confirmed damage to four critical buildings at the Isfahan uranium conversion facility,