Where things stand after the US and Israeli strikes on Iran – AP News

  1. Where things stand after the US and Israeli strikes on Iran  AP News
  2. Middle East crisis live: Israel launches new attacks on ‘heart of Tehran’; US fighter planes mistakenly shot down in Kuwait  The Guardian
  3. Iran war live: Israel strikes at Hezbollah, Kuwait shoots down US jets in error  Reuters
  4. Opinion | An Unwise and Unconstitutional Attack on Iran  WSJ
  5. Iran demands international action after attacks impact hospitals, schools  Al Jazeera
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France offers to station nuclear weapons in Europe for the first time – Financial Times

  1. France offers to station nuclear weapons in Europe for the first time  Financial Times
  2. France to increase its number of nuclear warheads, Macron says – Europe live  The Guardian
  3. Macron to boost nuclear arsenal, involve European allies in doctrine change  Reuters
  4. Macron says France will allow temporary deployment of nuclear-armed jets to European allies  AP News
  5. France to Boost Nuclear Arsenal With US Commitments in Doubt  Bloomberg.com
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Bagram Air Base Targeted by Pakistan, Afghanistan Says – The New York Times

  1. Bagram Air Base Targeted by Pakistan, Afghanistan Says  The New York Times
  2. Pakistan, Afghanistan show no signs of stepping back as fighting enters fifth day  Reuters
  3. Afghanistan says it thwarted Pakistan airstrikes on Bagram airbase  The Guardian
  4. Afghan Taliban reportedly target Pakistani jets over Kabul  DW.com
  5. From backer to enemy — how Pakistan turned on the Taliban  Financial Times
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Iran conflict escalates: 4 U.S. service members killed as death toll climbs – Axios

  1. Iran conflict escalates: 4 U.S. service members killed as death toll climbs  Axios
  2. Stakes Quickly Rise for U.S. in Iran War, With 3 Service Members Killed  The New York Times
  3. Fourth American service member killed in Iran operation  The Guardian
  4. U.S. troops killed amid Iranian counterattack, fueling air defense fears  The Washington Post
  5. 3 American troops killed, and Trump says more 'likely,' in war against Iran  NPR
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Starmer seeks to carve out distinct UK approach to this conflict – BBC

  1. Starmer seeks to carve out distinct UK approach to this conflict  BBC
  2. UK will allow US to use bases to strike Iranian missile sites, PM says  BBC
  3. France, Germany and U.K. Open Door to Striking Iranian Launchers  WSJ
  4. Exclusive: Trump – I’m ‘very disappointed’ in Starmer over Iran  The Telegraph
  5. Starmer says UK will not join ‘regime change from the skies’ on Iran  The Guardian
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Starmer Faces Dilemma After British Base in Cyprus Was Hit by a Drone – The New York Times

  1. Starmer Faces Dilemma After British Base in Cyprus Was Hit by a Drone  The New York Times
  2. U.K. Believes Attack on Its Cyprus Base Came Before British PM Allowed U.S. to Use Bases  WSJ
  3. Iranian-made drone hits British air base in Cyprus, causing limited damage  Reuters
  4. Two drones headed to RAF base intercepted, Cyprus says  BBC
  5. Greece sends warships, fighter jets to defend Cyprus after drone strike  politico.eu
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RAF airbase in Cyprus hit, two more drones shot down as Cooper defends decision to allow US to use UK bases for Iran strikes – UK politics live

Foreign secretary confirms strike on Akrotiri base but says it ‘simply not true’ the UK is being dragged into an Iraq-style conflict

Shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge went on Sky News to criticise Keir Starmer and his handling of the conflict.

“I’ve been very clear for weeks that if we were in government and the US had asked for our permission, we would have given them permission…but what they got with the prime minister as we saw last summer with the other bombing of nuclear facilities is the worst of both worlds: sitting on the fence, not showing strong leadership, very unclear.

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Middle East crisis live: Kuwait mistakenly shoots down three US fighter planes, as US says Iran’s ‘reckless’ attacks threaten regional stability

Israeli military says fighting Iran-backed Hezbollah could take ‘many’ more days; US crew bailed out safely after crash-landing, says Kuwait

Bahrain has said that one person was killed by shrapnel from an intercepted missile. The death of a foreign worker at Salman Industrial City, working on a boat there, marks the kingdom’s first reported fatality in the war.

Bahrain, home to the US navy’s 5th fleet, said it intercepted 61 missiles and 34 attack drones launched against it. It said some shrapnel had gotten through, striking buildings and the naval base.

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Khamenei’s death brings Khomeini’s grandson into focus – Reuters

  1. Khamenei's death brings Khomeini's grandson into focus  Reuters
  2. The C.I.A. Helped Pinpoint a Gathering of Iranian Leaders. Then Israel Struck.  The New York Times
  3. Khamenei’s Wife Dies From Injuries Sustained in U.S.–Israeli Attack, State Media Says  WSJ
  4. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who led the Islamic Republic since 1989, is dead at 86  AP News
  5. Here are some of the contenders to be Iran's supreme leader after the killing of Khamenei  PBS
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Democrats thrown into disarray as US offensive on Iran creates cracks

Lawmakers from Sanders to Mark Kelly offer mixed feelings on Trump’s action and killing of Iranian supreme leader

As Republicans celebrated the death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with praise for Donald Trump’s decisive action, Democrats faced their own divisions and a reckoning over how to present a united front.

Most were quick to condemn the US president for sidelining Congress to launch an illegal and unconstitutional war and demanded a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain his military onslaught.

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Israel strikes Lebanon after Iran ally Hezbollah fires missiles over border

Conflict spreads as militant group targets Israel over Ali Khamenei killing and IDF responds with Beirut strikes

Israel has carried out heavy airstrikes on the Hezbollah-dominated southern suburbs of Beirut after the Iran-backed Lebanese group launched missiles and drones towards Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.

Residents of Beirut were woken by the sounds of about a dozen blasts at 3am as Israel struck three different locations in the south of Lebanon’s capital. Bombings continued into the late hours of the morning, with the area almost entirely deserted by the time of a strike at around noon.

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Judge adjourns Paris trial of Islam scholar accused of raping three women

Former Oxford professor Tariq Ramadan did not appear in court as he was in a Geneva hospital, according to lawyers

The prominent Swiss academic and Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan has not appeared in court for the first day of his trial in Paris on charges of raping three women in France between 2009 and 2016.

The head judge in the case adjourned proceedings until Wednesday and ordered a medical report on Ramadan’s health, after his lawyers said he was in hospital in Geneva because of his multiple sclerosis.

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Drones hit Saudi oil refinery as Iran strikes targets across region – Euronews.com

  1. Drones hit Saudi oil refinery as Iran strikes targets across region  Euronews.com
  2. Iran strikes Qatar and Saudi energy sites as US jets shot down by Kuwaiti 'friendly fire'  BBC
  3. Iran attack on giant Saudi refinery pushes up oil prices  Axios
  4. Saudi Arabia’s Biggest Oil Refinery Halts After Drone Attack  Bloomberg.com
  5. Iran strikes Europe for first time and hits Saudi Aramco refinery  Seeking Alpha
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