US strikes Iran in ‘Operation Midnight Hammer’
“Extremely severe damage and destruction.” The US military struck the Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz nuclear sites in Iran.
Will Iran retaliate or capitulate?
Donald Trump says US bombing attacks he ordered have 'totally obliterated' Iran's key nuclear sites.
Pope Leo Slams Trump’s Iran Strike: ‘War Does Not Solve Problems’ – The Daily Beast
- Pope Leo Slams Trump’s Iran Strike: ‘War Does Not Solve Problems’ The Daily Beast
- Pope Leo urges international diplomacy to prevent 'irreparable abyss' Reuters
- Pope Leo on U.S. attack on Iran: Humanity calls out for peace The Catholic Thing
- Pope Leo XIV echoes Pope Pius XII’s historic appeal for peace Vatican News
- Acts of War, Cries for Peace: The President, the Pope, & the Eucharist Where Peter Is
Cambodia halts fuel and gas imports from Thailand as crisis simmers
Cambodia's PM Hun Manet announced that the decision would take effect from midnight on Sunday.
Belarus opposition leader’s husband urges Trump to help free other prisoners – BBC
- Belarus opposition leader's husband urges Trump to help free other prisoners BBC
- Emaciated after 5 years in prison, Belarusian dissident Tsikhanouski vows to fight on NPR
- Belarus opposition couple to keep fighting for release of political prisoners Reuters
- Belarus frees key opposition figure Sergey Tikhanovsky following rare visit from top US envoy CNN
- Trump could free all Belarus's political prisoners 'with a single word,' released oppositionist Tsikhanouski says The Kyiv Independent
Belarus opposition leader’s husband urges Trump to help other prisoners
After his unexpected release, Sergei Tikhanovsky broke down describing his five years in solitary confinement
Trump’s Strike on Iran Cements Netanyahu’s Political Comeback – The New York Times
No budget for assisted dying service, health secretary says – BBC
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- It’s official: our establishment has lost any sense of right and wrong The Telegraph
- UK Parliament approves assisted dying bill: How would it work? Al Jazeera
- At Least There Is Something Honest About Tomahawks and Hanging: Embracing Killing from London to New York National Review
‘A shell fell metres away’: one man’s attempt to reach GHF food hub in Gaza
Abdullah Ahmed was hit by shrapnel while on a desperate mission to feed his family
Just after midnight on Thursday morning, Abdullah Ahmed left his sleeping wife and children in their small and crowded home in the battered al-Bureij camp in central Gaza and headed north. The 31-year-old vegetable seller had heard that the nearby aid distribution site recently opened by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a secretive Israeli- and US-backed private organisation that began operations in the territory last month, would be handing out food at 2am.
To get there early and maximise his chance of grabbing a box of flour, oil, beans and other basics, Ahmed and some friends set out across the dangerous rubble-strewn roads.
Continue reading...‘Paralysed and constantly caught by surprise’: Voices from Iran after US strikes
People inside Iran tell BBC Persian about their fear and anger after the US bombed key nuclear sites overnight.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,214
Here are the key events on day 1,214 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
South African engineers freed after two years in Equatorial Guinea jail
Their families say they were arrested because assets belonging to Equatorial Guinea's vice-president were seized.
Iran’s proxy militias may be unable to help if Tehran opts to hit back at US
Weakening of ‘axis of resistance’ forces leaves Iran with limited options if it chooses to retaliate
Iran’s proxy militias across the Middle East have yet to retaliate for the overnight strikes against the Islamic Republic and are sending mixed signals about their willingness to strike US targets – or even Israel – in the coming days.
The apparent reluctance or inability of such groups to come to Iran’s aid will limit Tehran’s options if decision-makers there opt to escalate the conflict with the US.
Continue reading...Senior Trump officials say US attacks on Iran ‘not about regime change’
Trump administration says Washington’s sole goal in its strikes on Iran is to destroy its nuclear programme.
How effective was the US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites? A visual guide
Trump claims the assault ‘totally obliterated’ the key facilities, but what do we know about its impact?
Donald Trump was quick to claim that US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities had “completely and totally obliterated” them. Still, it remains unclear how much physical damage has been done or what the longer-term impact might be on Iran’s nuclear programme.
Continue reading...Recovered Mike Lynch superyacht transferred to Sicilian town
Investigators can now examine the Bayesian in Termini Imerese to determine cause of sinking in a storm last year
The superyacht belonging to the late tech tycoon Mike Lynch has been moved to a town in Sicily where British and Italian investigators will examine its sinking.
Lynch and his daughter Hannah, 18, were among seven people who died when the Bayesian sank off the Italian coast on 19 August 2024.
Continue reading...Satellite images show damage from US strikes on Iran’s Fordow nuclear site
The US struck Iran’s Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear sites, escalating tensions with Iran.
Hundreds protest against NATO summit, Israel-Iran conflict in The Hague
NATO meeting will be held on Tuesday to discuss increased military spending in the shadow of Middle East conflict.
Disneyland Paris calls in police over alleged fake wedding with child ‘bride’
Police questioning two people as prosecutor says event at theme park was staged with girl aged about nine and actors
French police were questioning two people on Sunday after Disneyland Paris was hired for an alleged fake marriage ceremony involving a girl aged about nine.
The theme park complex outside Paris had been hired for what was presumed to be a genuine private wedding early on Saturday morning before opening hours.
Continue reading...US attacks Iran: How Trump rejoined ‘team’ Netanyahu
Four years ago, Trump used a swear word for Netanyahu. On Sunday, he said they worked as a team. We track that shift.