UK Summons Ambassador Over Russian Bombers

Britain has summoned Russia's ambassador to explain why two Russian bombers flew over the English Channel, forcing civilian aircraft to be diverted. British Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled on Wednesday when two Russian TU-95 'Bear' long-range bombers flew near UK airspace. A Foreign Office spokesperson said while the planes stopped short of entering British airspace, the incident was part of an "increasing pattern of out of area operations by Russian aircraft". A spo