Israel vs Iran: Why now? | Start Here
What explains the timing of Israel’s attack on Iran?
Employees at firm that supplied grape-pickers for champagne on trial for human trafficking
Police found 57 people allegedly held in fetid conditions in case known as ‘grape harvest of shame’
Three employees of a firm that provided workers to pick grapes for champagne has gone on trial for human trafficking, in one of the biggest labour scandals to hit France’s exclusive sparkling wine industry.
The employees of the firm supplying grape pickers for the champagne harvest in 2023 were charged with human trafficking and exploiting seasonal workers, submitting vulnerable people to undignified housing conditions, and employing foreign nationals without authorisation. The firm itself was also on trial for moral responsibility in the case.
Continue reading...US extends TikTok sale deadline by another 90 days
Trump signs an executive order extending the deadline for sale or divestment of TikTok to September 17.
Outrage as DHS moves to restrict lawmaker visits to detention centers
Elected officials told to give 72 hours’ notice before visiting immigration facilities, with some sites completely off limits
The US Department of Homeland Security is now requiring lawmakers to provide 72 hours of notice before visiting detention centers, according to new guidance.
The guidance comes after a slew of tense visits from Democratic lawmakers to detention centers amid Donald Trump’s crackdowns in immigrant communities across the country. Many Democratic lawmakers in recent weeks have either been turned away, arrested or manhandled by law enforcement officers at the facilities, leading to public condemnation towards Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (Ice) handling of such visits.
Continue reading...“Serious damage” to Iran’s nuclear abilities needed to end conflict
Israel is determined to continue its conflict with Iran until Iran's nuclear programme is destroyed.
Senator Van Hollen: Netanyahu ‘outsmarted’ Trump on Iran
US Senator Chris Van Hollen argues that the Trump has made his administration ‘a junior partner’ to Netanyahu.
Photos of the escalating Israel-Iran conflict as attacks continue – AP News
- Photos of the escalating Israel-Iran conflict as attacks continue AP News
- Live updates: Israel and Iran trade strikes as Trump weighs US involvement CNN
- LIVE: Mass anti-Israel protests in Iran’s Tehran as attacks continue Al Jazeera
- Israeli military issues evacuation warning – as it happened The Guardian
- Hear from people in Iran and Israel as the countries continue to exchange airstrikes NPR
Spain rejects Nato plan for member states to spend 5% of GDP on defence
PM Pedro Sánchez says he wants a ‘more flexible formula’ that would make target optional or allow Madrid to opt out
Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has rejected Nato’s proposal for member states to increase their defence spending to 5% of their GDP, saying the idea would “not only be unreasonable but also counterproductive”.
Sánchez said that he was not seeking to complicate next week’s Nato summit in The Hague, but he wanted there to be a “more flexible formula” that would either make the target optional or allow Spain to opt out.
Continue reading...Club World Cup: Bayern Munich vs Boca Juniors – start, team news, lineups
Two-time winners Bayern Munich take on Argentina giants Boca Juniors in the group stage of FIFA Club World Cup in Miami.
How does Israel restrict its media from reporting on the Iran conflict?
The military censor has introduced a slew of new restrictions on journalists covering the unfolding war.
Israel-Iran conflict: List of key events, June 19, 2025
Here are the key events on day seven of the Israel-Iran conflict.
Denmark deploys ‘saildrones’ in Baltic to protect undersea cables from Russia
US-made unmanned vessels will monitor maritime activity as part of trial, amid criticism over closer ties with America
Denmark is deploying floating drones on the Baltic Sea to protect undersea infrastructure and bolster maritime surveillance amid the growing threat of hybrid attacks from Russia.
The arrival of Saildrone, a California-based company, has prompted criticism in Denmark over forging tighter bonds with the US in such a sensitive area as digital security.
Continue reading...Why US troops are concerned about Trump’s deployment
As President Trump deploys troops to guard against protesters in Los Angeles, service members share concern over orders.
How close are Iran and Israel to full-scale war?
As Tehran evacuates, an unpopular Iranian government must win over a panicked public facing an all-out war.
Ordinary Zambians lose out twice: to global looting and local corruption | Letters
Emmanuel Mwamba and Fiona Mulaisho respond to an editorial on US aid cuts to Zambia and huge sums taken out of the country by multinationals
Your editorial (The Guardian view on Zambia’s Trumpian predicament: US aid cuts are dwarfed by a far bigger heist, 10 January) highlights research by Prof Andrew Fischer, and the exploitation of Zambia’s commodity resources via illicit financial schemes. Many Zambians have raised the issue of this looting for years, but have met coordinated resistance. Consequently, Zambia’s treasury loses billions of dollars in revenue. These losses are driven by well-known multinationals working in concert with certain insiders close to the Zambian state.
Your editorial also says: “The US decision to cut $50m a year in aid to Zambia … is dreadful, and the reason given, corruption, rings hollow.” Alas, I disagree and wish to place this in context.
Continue reading...Police ban Budapest Pride march, but mayor vows it will go ahead
It's the latest twist in a cat-and-mouse confrontation between the government and Hungary's LGBTQ community.
Police ban Budapest Pride march, but mayor vows it will go ahead
It's the latest twist in a cat-and-mouse confrontation between the government and Hungary's LGBTQ community.
‘I was lying in bed… The ceiling fell in’: At the scene of Israeli hospital hit by Iran strike
A hospital in the Israeli town of Beersheba was hit as Iran fired a barrage of missiles at the country.
American, United Pause Middle East Flights on Rising Tension – Bloomberg.com
- American, United Pause Middle East Flights on Rising Tension Bloomberg.com
- How airlines are scrambling as escalating conflicts punch holes in the air map of the world CNN
- United Airlines, American Airlines halt flights to Dubai, Doha amid tensions The Times of Israel
- Airports close across the Mideast as the Israel-Iran conflict shutters the region’s airspace AP News
- American Airline Cancels Philadelphia to Doha Flights with 787 Aviation A2Z