Globe Trot: U.K., Ireland suspend flights to Sinai over terror fears

SINAI: As the experts probe, the Brits are suspending all flights to Sharm al-Sheikh, saying the Russian plane that crashed on takeoff there “may well have been brought down by an explosive device.” The order will strand at the coastal resort about 15,000 British tourists, who may have to be evacuated. Ireland also suspended flights later today.

IRAQ: More than 2,300 Iraqis have cholera, and health authorities are warning of a widespread outbreak in the Middle East, fueled by war and mass migration.

SYRIA: Three Iranian officers have been killed fighting alongside Syrian soldiers in Aleppo this week, part of an elite cadre of more than 30 officers under the powerful General Qassem Soleimani now killed in action.

U.S. NAVY: For the first time since 2007, there is no U.S. aircraft carrier operating in the Middle East. And Navy officials warn that will be the case into 2016. (Just fyi, ISIS.)

AFGHANISTAN: In a Taliban-controlled area, a woman was stoned to death for adultery, shown in a video released yesterday.

GAZA: In Gaza City, the store mannequins carry knives.