- Israeli tornado striking Iran, Israel's defense minister says in threat The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli air power reigns over Iran, but needs US for deeper impact Reuters
- Katz amid ongoing Israeli operation in Iran: ‘This is how dictatorships fall’ The Times of Israel
- Israel strikes state-run Iranian TV during live broadcast while Trump issues warning to Tehran NBC4 Washington
- Israel Strikes Iran State Broadcaster, Widening Attacks The New York Times
Nearly 800 babies likely inside hidden septic tank at home for unwed mothers: officials – WSYX
- Nearly 800 babies likely inside hidden septic tank at home for unwed mothers: officials WSYX
- Works begin in Ireland to exhume remains of hundreds of babies found at unwed mothers' home AP News
- Grim excavation begins at site believed to contain remains of around 800 babies Fox News
- Dig for remains of 800 infants at former 'mother and baby home' in Ireland begins Sky News
- She Said the Remains of 800 Babies Were Buried Beneath a Home — and People Dismissed Her People.com
Iran’s Supreme Leader Says ‘The Battle Begins’ After Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’ (Live Updates) – Forbes
- Iran’s Supreme Leader Says ‘The Battle Begins’ After Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’ (Live Updates) Forbes
- Israel-Iran Live Updates: Trump Considering U.S. Strike on Iran, Calls for ‘Unconditional Surrender’ WSJ
- Khamenei: Any US strikes will have ‘serious irreparable consequences’ The Times of Israel
- Israel-Iran live updates: 'War will be met with war' Khamenei warns US ABC News
- Israel-Iran latest: Iran’s supreme leader threatens ‘irreparable consequences’ if Trump joins Israel in strikes The Independent
Watch Indonesian volcano spew ash over 11km into the sky
The twin-peaked Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano erupted on Tuesday creating a vast plume.
Australia lifts blood, plasma donation ban for gay men
The Lifeblood service says the changes will have no impact on safety but will boost the donor pool.
North Korea Will Send 5,000 Workers to Russia, Kremlin Says – The New York Times
- North Korea Will Send 5,000 Workers to Russia, Kremlin Says The New York Times
- North Korea to send thousands to help rebuild Russia's Kursk region BBC
- North Korea's Kim met Russia's top security official, state media says Reuters
- North Korea plans to send military construction workers and deminers to Russia NPR
- Ukraine war briefing: North Korea sending another 5,000 into Kursk – Russian claim The Guardian
Bali flights cancelled after Indonesia volcano erupts
Lewotobi Laki-Laki spewed an ash tower more than 11km into the air on Tuesday.
Israeli strikes have not knocked out Iran’s nuclear programme – or its nuclear ambitions
Damage done since Friday could be rebuilt within months, and the attacks are likely to fuel both government and popular desire for a nuclear deterrent
In just a few days of war, Israel has killed more than a dozen of Iran’s top nuclear scientists, taken out much of its top military hierarchy and attacked key parts of its nuclear programme.
It has been a powerful display of Israeli military and intelligence dominance, but has not critically damaged Iran’s widely dispersed and heavily protected nuclear programme, Israeli military commanders and international nuclear proliferation experts agree.
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- Will Iran’s hated regime implode? The Economist
- Iran’s Leaders Face a Reckoning as Israeli Strikes Intensify Bloomberg.com
- Iran’s regime fights for survival Financial Times
- The Campaign against Iran: Situation Assessment, Dilemmas, and Implications inss.org.il
Iran state TV urges public to delete WhatsApp, claiming app gathered info for Israel – The Times of Israel
- Iran state TV urges public to delete WhatsApp, claiming app gathered info for Israel The Times of Israel
- Iran Urges Users to Delete WhatsApp The New York Times
- Can a foreign government hack WhatsApp? A cybersecurity expert explains how that might work The Conversation
- Meta 'concerned' by Iran telling citizens to stop using WhatsApp, spokesperson says CBS News
- Meta ‘concerned’ Iran could ban WhatsApp after snooping claims Al Jazeera
Iran fires pair of overnight missile barrages at Israel; Khamenei: ‘The battle begins’ – The Times of Israel
- Iran fires pair of overnight missile barrages at Israel; Khamenei: ‘The battle begins’ The Times of Israel
- Thousands of Iranians flee Tehran bombing; Trump said to consider joining Israel in strikes Reuters
- FM to envoys at site of deadly Iranian strike: 'No negotiations taking place, we will achieve our goals' The Times of Israel
- One number could define the Iran-Israel conflict’s outcome CNN
- Fear Stalks Tehran as Israel Bombards, Shelters Fill up and Communicating Grows Harder U.S. News & World Report
‘Spectacular’ moment an enormous tornado crosses a rainbow
Stormchasers captured footage of the major twister swirling near Dickens, Nebraska.
U.K. parliament votes to bar prosecution for abortions in England and Wales – The Washington Post
- U.K. parliament votes to bar prosecution for abortions in England and Wales The Washington Post
- U.K. Parliament bans women from being prosecuted for late-term abortion NPR
- Abortion remains a criminal offence in the UK because of the left’s timidity. We must learn from that – and fast The Guardian
- Lawmakers Vote to Decriminalize Abortions for Women in England and Wales The New York Times
- MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales BBC
These Iran nuclear sites are the focus of Israel’s attacks – The Washington Post
- These Iran nuclear sites are the focus of Israel’s attacks The Washington Post
- Exclusive | Israel Built Its Case for War With Iran on New Intelligence. The U.S. Didn’t Buy It. WSJ
- The history of Netanyahu’s rhetoric on Iran’s nuclear ambitions Al Jazeera
- Built inside a mountain and hardened against bunker-busting bombs. Here’s what we know about Iran’s Fordow nuclear site CNN
- Israeli strikes have not knocked out Iran’s nuclear programme - or its nuclear ambitions The Guardian
Trump’s Iran dilemma exposes bitter split in president’s circle
The conflict has pitted the isolationist and hawkish wings of the US leader's party against one another.
Trade, a sudden exit, Middle East conflict – five takeaways from G7
This year's summit in Canada did not go as planned, but leaders of the world's wealthiest nations still secured some wins.
Spain says April blackout was caused by grid failures and poor planning, not a cyberattack – CNN
- Spain says April blackout was caused by grid failures and poor planning, not a cyberattack CNN
- Blackout in Spain and Portugal caused by 'voltage surge' DW
- Full-scale power failure that shut down Iberian peninsula had no single cause but was not cyber-attack, Spain says – as it happened The Guardian
- Spain's government blames huge blackout on grid regulator and private firms BBC
- Miscalculation by Spanish power grid operator REE contributed to massive blackout, report finds Reuters
Minnesota’s ‘nice’ culture shattered by political violence
In a place that prides itself on politeness and respect, people are reeling after the targeted assassination of a popular politician.
Meta ‘concerned’ by Iran telling citizens to stop using WhatsApp, spokesperson says – CBS News
- Meta 'concerned' by Iran telling citizens to stop using WhatsApp, spokesperson says CBS News
- Iran asks its people to delete WhatsApp from their devices AP News
- Meta ‘concerned’ Iran could ban WhatsApp after snooping claims Al Jazeera
- WhatsApp decries ‘false reports’ after Iran tells public to delete the app The Times of Israel
- Iran urges public to delete WhatsApp; claims app sends data to Israel amid conflict; company denies alleg Times of India
Trump to extend US TikTok ban deadline, White House says
The app was supposed to be banned in the US after its Chinese owner refused to sell it by a January deadline.