Nine killed in Kyiv in intense Russian air attack
Russian missiles and drones hit residential areas and hospitals in Ukraine's Kyiv region, the interior minister says.
‘Why wouldn’t there be a regime change?’ Trump’s latest on Iran
The president's comments came after other top officials said replacing the leadership in Tehran was not the aim.
‘Why wouldn’t there be a regime change?’ Trump’s latest on Iran
The president's comments came after other top officials said replacing the leadership in Tehran was not the aim.
Giant statues to return to Notre Dame’s spire in latest stage of restoration
Copper-coated figures will be hoisted on to cathedral’s reconstructed spire after devastating blaze of 2019
Sixteen giant statues are to be hoisted back on to the spire of Notre Dame in the latest step of the cathedral’s €700m (£600m) reconstruction after the devastating fire of 2019.
The copper-coated figures, each weighing almost 150kg, escaped the blaze because they were removed from the Parisian landmark for renovation just four days before flames consumed the roof and destroyed the spire.
Continue reading...IAEA chief expects ‘very significant damage’ at Iran’s Fordo site, demands access – The Times of Israel
- IAEA chief expects ‘very significant damage’ at Iran’s Fordo site, demands access The Times of Israel
- JD Vance suggests Iran’s uranium stockpile is still intact despite US strikes The Guardian
- Where are the world’s nuclear weapons, and who owns them? The Washington Post
- What we know about the three Iranian nuclear sites struck by the US CNN
- IAEA chief expects 'very significant damage' at Iran's Fordow site Reuters
Weather tracker: US and Europe swelter in June heatwaves
Monday and Tuesday likely to be the hottest days of the year so far in eastern US while temperatures rise in Europe
This summer’s first heatwave has developed across the eastern half of the United States with most places having recorded their hottest temperature of the year so far on Sunday, which will then probably be beaten on Monday and Tuesday.
High pressure across the eastern US has funnelled up hot air from southern parts of the the country, resulting in what is known as a heat dome, initially across central regions on Friday, before spreading eastwards over the weekend. The temperatures rose significantly on Saturday, with Huron regional airport in South Dakota recording a high of 39.4C (102.9F), 13C above the average high in June for the region.
Continue reading...Rescuers search for Brazilian tourist on Indonesian volcano
Juliana Marins was hiking on the volcano on Saturday when she fell from a cliff near the crater.
Nation Nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize Dramatically Changes Its Tune After His Iran Strike – The Daily Beast
- Nation Nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize Dramatically Changes Its Tune After His Iran Strike The Daily Beast
- Pakistan recommends Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize — and the internet had a lot to say! Take a look Hindustan Times
- Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, June 23, 2025 India TV News
- From Condemnation To 'Expression Of Concern': Pakistan Changes Stand On US Strikes Against Iran News18
- Pakistan politicians, others ask govt to review Trump's nomination for Nobel Peace Prize The Hindu
Trump decision for US to strike Iran splits Maga supporters – US politics live
Maga diehards caught between supporting efforts against nuclear proliferation and opposing American involvement in foreign conflicts
JD Vance has said the US is “not at war” with Iran – but is with its nuclear weapons program, holding out a position that the White House hopes to maintain over the coming days as the Iranian regime considers a retributive response to Saturday’s US strike on three of its nuclear installations.
In an interview Sunday with NBC News’ Meet the Press, the US vice-president was asked if the US was now at war with Iran.
Continue reading...‘High energy costs have held back businesses’, says Miliband as government announces industrial strategy – UK politics live
Prime minister says 10-year industrial strategy marks ‘turning point for economy’ as energy secretary says government will cut electricity costs for businesses
By the way, if you actually wanted to read the Modern Industrial Strategy document published by the government today, you can find it here.
The government has just pushed out a joint statement from business leaders welcoming it, which says:
The Industrial Strategy launched today marks a significant step forward and a valuable opportunity for the business community to rally behind a new vision for the UK – boosting confidence, sentiment, and enthusiasm for investment.
From start-ups and small businesses to large corporates, businesses need a more attractive, stable environment that enables faster, easier, and more certain investment decisions.
For too long high electricity costs have held back British businesses, as a result of our reliance on gas sold on volatile international markets.
As part of our modern industrial strategy we’re unlocking the potential of British industry by slashing industrial electricity prices in key sectors.
Continue reading...Goldman Sachs warns Brent crude could rise over $100 per barrel if Strait of Hormuz is disrupted – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
The strait of Hormuz: what is it, and why does it matter to global trade?
Price of oil could spike after Iran’s parliament votes to close key shipping route
The eurozone economy has continued to flirt with stagnation this month, with little growth in its key sectors.
The latest survey of purchasing managers across the euro area, just released by S&P Global, shows that the eurozone services sector is stalling this month, while factory growth slowed.
“The eurozone economy is struggling to gain momentum. For six months now, growth has been minimal, with activity in the service sector stagnating and manufacturing output rising only moderately.
In Germany, there are signs of a cautious improvement in the situation, but France continues to drag its feet. The momentum evident in the official growth figure of 0.6 percent for the first quarter is unlikely to have carried over into the second quarter, especially since special factors such as Ireland’s unusual jump in growth inflated this figure.
Continue reading...‘Handcuffed like we’re criminals’: Ohio teen soccer star recounts deportation
Emerson Colindres reflects on ‘traumatizing’ ordeal after Ice sent him to Honduras despite having no criminal record
The Ohio high school graduate and soccer standout who was recently deported from the US to Honduras despite having no arrest record has described being “handcuffed like we’re some big criminals” for the entirety of his deportation flight.
“To me, it was kind of more traumatizing because I haven’t been to my birth country in years,” Emerson Colindres, 19, who was brought from Honduras to the US by his family at age eight, said to the Cincinnati news station WCPO in an interview over the weekend.
Continue reading...Metropolitan police appeal for help to recover 280-year-old violin worth £150,000
Police release CCTV images of suspect in hunt for instrument allegedly stolen from north London pub
Police are appealing for help to recover a missing 285-year-old violin after it was allegedly stolen from a London pub.
Detectives have been trying to find the instrument since 18 February, when the violin, valued at more than £150,000, went missing from the Marquess Tavern on Canonbury Street. The victim reported the theft to the Metropolitan police that evening.
Continue reading...NSW upper house president seeks advice from Bret Walker over possible political staffer arrests
High-profile barrister consulted over arrest warrants for five government staffers who did not attend inquiry into Dural ‘fake terrorism plot’
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The president of the New South Wales upper house has sought advice from high-profile barrister Bret Walker SC over whether he can seek arrest warrants for government staffers who failed to give evidence to an inquiry examining the Sydney caravan “fake terrorism plot”, Guardian Australia understands.
Ben Franklin is expected to reveal on Tuesday whether he intends to seek arrest warrants from the NSW supreme court for five staffers who were summoned to appear before the inquiry on Friday, but did not attend. Three are from the office of the premier, Chris Minns, and two work for the police minister, Yasmin Catley.
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Continue reading...Wes Streeting announces investigation into NHS maternity services
Health secretary announces ‘rapid’ national inquiry into failings in NHS care of mothers and babies in England
The health secretary, Wes Streeting, has announced the launch of a national investigation into NHS maternity services.
The new rapid investigation is intended to provide truth to families suffering harm, as well as driving urgent improvements to care and safety.
Continue reading...Trump’s war with Iran signals perilous shift from showman to strongman
The emergence of Hawk Trump dismayed some of his Maga base but students of US adventurism were unsurprised
So the military parade that brought tanks to the streets of Washington on Donald Trump’s birthday was more than just an authoritarian ego trip. It was a show of strength and statement of intent.
Exactly a week later, sporting a “Make America great again” (Maga) cap in the situation room, the American president ordered the biggest US military intervention in decades as more than 125 aircraft and 75 weapons – including 14 bunker-busting bombs – struck three Iranian nuclear sites. Trump called it a “spectacular military success” – but it remains unclear how much damage had actually been inflicted.
Continue reading...David Lammy refuses to say if UK supported US strikes on Iran nuclear facilities
UK foreign secretary also sidesteps questions on legality of strikes and Donald Trump’s ‘regime change’ post
The UK foreign secretary has repeatedly refused to say if the UK supported the US military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities on Saturday or whether they were legal.
Interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Monday for the first time since the US launched airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, David Lammy also sidestepped the question of whether he supported recent social media posts by Donald Trump that seemed to favour regime change in Tehran, saying that in all his discussions in the White House the sole focus had been on military targets.
Continue reading...Plutonium levels at nuclear test site in WA up to 4,500 times higher than rest of coast, study finds
Researchers say contamination found at Montebello Islands is part of fallout from 1950s British tests and will persist for thousands of years
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Samples of marine sediment taken from the location of three 1950s British government nuclear bomb tests off the coast of Western Australia have revealed plutonium levels up to 4,500 times higher than the rest of the coastline.
Sixty six samples were taken from the shallow waters at the Montebello Islands, and scientists are now working to understand how marine life may be being affected by the sediment.
Continue reading...Risk of Iran attack on US bases in Gulf likely not “huge”
“[I’m] not so sure that there's a huge risk of Iran attacking US military bases in GCC countries.”
IAEA says extent of damage at Fordow still unknown
The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog the IAEA Rafael Grossi has warned that the global non-proliferation regime