US-Israel strikes have destroyed Iran’s ability to enrich uranium, Benjamin Netanyahu says – Financial Times

  1. US-Israel strikes have destroyed Iran’s ability to enrich uranium, Benjamin Netanyahu says  Financial Times
  2. Netanyahu says Iran is being 'decimated' but revolution requires 'ground component'  CNBC
  3. Iran war boosts Netanyahu, bruises Trump and Gulf states  Reuters
  4. Five problems the Iran war could solve for Israel’s Netanyahu  Al Jazeera
  5. Netanyahu transcript: ‘We have to be more powerful than the barbarians, or they will crash our gates, destroy our societies’  The Times of Israel
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EU leaders vow to support Cyprus in talks over future of British bases

Akrotiri and Dhekelia bases have become targets for Iran after outbreak of Middle East crisis

EU leaders have pledged to stand behind Cyprus as it seeks “an open and frank discussion” on the future of the British bases on the island, which have become a target after the outbreak of the latest Middle East crisis.

Ahead of an EU summit on Thursday, Cyprus’s president, Nikos Christodoulides, said he wanted “an open and frank discussion with the British government” regarding the status and future of the British bases on the island.

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Australia news live: Tropical Cyclone Narelle poised to hit Queensland coast within hours with wind gusts up to 250km/h

Tropical cyclone expected to make landfall in far north Queensland within hours. Follow today’s news live

Waves of near-record heights smash Cairns coastline

One of the challenges posed by Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle is the lack of weather monitoring infrastructure in remote parts of Cape York.

Winds of that speed are pretty hard to imagine if you haven’t experienced them before. They are just so, so strong, capable of uprooting really large trees or completely stripping them of their branches …

It can also cause extensive damage to properties in the path of those very strong wind gusts as well as power outages.

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Trump’s window for face-saving exit may be closing now – Responsible Statecraft

  1. Trump's window for face-saving exit may be closing now  Responsible Statecraft
  2. Analysis: Trump faces legacy-defining dilemmas in Iran | CNN Politics  CNN
  3. Trump’s Changing Statements On Iran Explained  The Hill
  4. There is plenty of scope for the Iran war to intensify  The Economist
  5. Opinion | Can Military Excellence Save Us From Trump’s Incompetence?  The New York Times
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