Israel-Iran live news: Trump insists nuclear sites ‘destroyed’ after intelligence suggests program could restart in months

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Report says program likely set back only a few months; Iran and Israel both say they will honour truce if other side does after US president expresses frustration at violations

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has weighed in on Donald Trump cursing after becoming frustrated that Iran and Israel violated a ceasefire brokered by the US president.

Trump attacked both nations for breaching the agreement in the early stages, saying on live television “they don’t know what the fuck they are doing”.

We heard some blunt speak from the president, and I think that just reflects the fact that the stakes are high in the Middle East.

I think those who haven’t used that word privately can cast the first stone.

Now it’s for us to sit down with the Iranians and get to a comprehensive peace agreement, and I am very confident that we are going to achieve that.

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Zohran Mamdani leads New York City mayoral primary as Cuomo concedes: ‘He won’

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‘Tonight is his night,’ says ex-governor as progressive state representative is top in first round of counting

Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old democratic socialist who would become New York’s first Muslim mayor if elected, led the city’s Democratic primary on Tuesday night, although it could be days before the final result is known.

After 90% of votes were counted in the primary’s first round, Mamdani, a state representative, had 43.5% of the vote. Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor who had been a heavy favorite until recent weeks, was at 36.3%, and appeared to concede on Tuesday night. Speaking at a campaign rally Cuomo said Mamdani had run a “really smart campaign”.

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Doge employee ‘Big Balls’ has resigned, says White House official

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One of Doge’s best-known workers Edward Coristine, 19, quits a month after his former boss Elon Musk’s departure

One of the US so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) service’s best-known employees, 19-year-old Edward Coristine, has resigned from the US government, a White House official said on Tuesday, a month after the acrimonious departure of his former boss Elon Musk.

The White House official gave no further details on the move and Coristine did not immediately return an email seeking comment.

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Judge blocks Trump from withholding EV charger funds awarded to 14 states

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Trump officials had ordered states not to spend $5bn given by Biden under national EV infrastructure scheme

A US district judge has blocked the Trump administration from withholding funds previously awarded to 14 states for electric vehicle charger infrastructure.

Seattle-based judge Tana Lin, who was appointed to the bench by Joe Biden in 2021, granted a partial injunction to the states that filed suit against Trump’s Department of Transportation.

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Hull teenager becomes second Briton ever to join professional sumo stable

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Nicholas Tarasenko, 15, gets rare chance to break into professional sumo ranks after winning amateur tournaments and learning Japanese

A teenager from Hull has arrived in Japan to pursue his dream of becoming a grand champion sumo wrestler, as only the second Briton to win a place at one of the ancient sport’s professional stables.

Nicholas Tarasenko, 15, left Yorkshire for Japan straight after finishing his GCSEs, to become the first British hopeful to join a stable since Nathan Strange – a Londoner who fought under the ring name Hidenokuni – in 1989.

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Fears of unrest as Kenyans mark first anniversary of storming of parliament

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Rights activists plan to march countrywide in honour of those killed during anti-government protests

Kenyans plan to march countrywide on Wednesday, the first anniversary of the historic storming of parliament by protesters, to honour those killed during last year’s anti-government protests, but there are fears that the march could escalate into unrest.

Rights activists, family members of killed and missing protesters, and young Kenyans, who were the main drivers of last year’s protests, have mobilised online and offline, with opposition leaders terming the day a “people’s public holiday” and the government warning against attempts to disrupt public order.

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Beijing, a longtime friend of Tehran, turns to cautious diplomacy in Iran’s war with Israel – AP News

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  1. Beijing, a longtime friend of Tehran, turns to cautious diplomacy in Iran’s war with Israel  AP News
  2. Why is China so concerned about Israel-Iran tensions?  NPR
  3. How China stands to gain from US strikes on Iran  DW
  4. China’s support for Tehran grows more restrained as U.S. enters war between Israel and Iran  CNBC
  5. With much to lose, China sat on Israel-Iran war’s sidelines as U.S. flexed  The Washington Post
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CDC vaccine report cites study that does not exist, says scientist listed as author

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Robert Berman, cited in report on preservative thimerosal, says he ‘doesn’t endorse this misrepresentation of research’

A review on the use of the preservative thimerosal in vaccines slated to be presented on Thursday to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) outside vaccine committee cites a study that does not exist, the scientist listed as the study’s author said.

The report, called Thimerosal as a Vaccine Preservative published on the CDC website on Tuesday, is to be presented by Lyn Redwood, a former leader of the anti-vaccine group Children’s Health Defense.

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Man convicted in 1994 rape and murder of Michelle McGrath put to death in Florida

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Thomas Lee Gudinas, 51, died Tuesday by lethal injection at Florida state prison in state’s seventh execution this year

A man convicted of raping and killing a woman near a central Florida bar was executed Tuesday evening.

Thomas Lee Gudinas, 51, was pronounced dead at 6.13pm after receiving a lethal injection at Florida state prison near Starke, said Bryan Griffin, a spokesperson for the governor, Ron DeSantis.

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Adults in Great Britain now spending more time on mobiles than watching TV

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Daily average for watching all types of screen is now almost 7.5 hours, annual survey for IPA finds

The amount of time adults in Great Britain spend using their mobile phones has finally overtaken that spent watching TV, according to a report that calculates the daily average for watching all types of screen is now almost 7.5 hours.

For the first time a typical person aged 15 or over spends longer each day on their mobile (three hours and 21 minutes) than on watching a traditional set (three hours and 16 minutes), the annual TouchPoints survey found.

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Israeli strike damages Tehran’s Evin Prison, families report chaos – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

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  1. Israeli strike damages Tehran's Evin Prison, families report chaos  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  2. Israel strikes Tehran and Fordo site, as Russia backs Iran in deepening conflict  NPR
  3. Israel hits Iranian government targets, day after U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites  PBS
  4. Satellite image of an Iranian airport shows an American-made F-14 Tomcat that Israel turned into a burned wreck  Business Insider
  5. Israel warns residents of Tehran to evacuate  The Hill
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Autoimmune disease may almost double risk of mental ill health, study suggests

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Chronic exposure to inflammation may explain link to conditions including depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder, researchers say

Living with an autoimmune disease may almost double the risk of mental health conditions including depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder, a study suggests.

The link may be explained by the chronic exposure to systemic inflammation that the autoimmune disease causes, researchers at the University of Edinburgh said.

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Gout Gout breaks his own 200m national record in latest stunning run

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  • 17-year-old lays down time of 20.02s on senior European debut

  • Cam Myers, 19, and Peter Bol also shine on strong night for Australia

The records keep falling for Gout Gout after the 17-year-old sprint sensation announced himself on the senior international stage with a new Australian benchmark of 20.02s over 200m at the Ostrava Golden Spike meet in the Czech Republic.

Gout remains on course to go sub-20s as he bettered his own national record in a field stacked with high-quality sprinters, chasing down and then roaring past Reynier Mena over the final 20m to cross the line 0.17s ahead of the Cuban, with Briton Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake third.

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