Israel appears to take aim at Iran’s regime with expanded targets – The Washington Post

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  1. Israel appears to take aim at Iran’s regime with expanded targets  The Washington Post
  2. Trump, Netanyahu and Khamenei – three angry old men who could get us all killed | Simon Tisdall  The Guardian
  3. Israel has learned no lessons from Iraq  Al Jazeera
  4. The Israel-Iran war is now a brutal test of staying power  The Economist
  5. What's the US role in the fighting between Israel and Iran?  NPR
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As Trump Returns to G7, Rift With Allies Is Even Deeper – The New York Times

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  1. As Trump Returns to G7, Rift With Allies Is Even Deeper  The New York Times
  2. Donald Trump Eyeing New Trade Deals at Critical G7 Summit  Newsweek
  3. Trumps Returns to G-7 He Once Loathed as Iran Crisis Intensifies  Bloomberg
  4. Trump wants to score trade deals in Canada. He’s unlikely to get them.  Politico
  5. World leaders will still talk trade at the G7. They ‘can’t afford not to’  CNN
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Iran launches new strikes on Israel as Israeli attack widens – BBC

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  1. Iran launches new strikes on Israel as Israeli attack widens  BBC
  2. Live updates: Israel and Iran resume missile strikes as conflict deepens  CNN
  3. Israel-Iran live news: Missile hits Haifa, Trump calls for a deal  Al Jazeera
  4. Live Updates: Israel and Iran Launch New Attacks; Trump Nixed Israeli Plan to Kill Iran’s Khamenei  WSJ
  5. Israel’s Attack in Iran Echoes Its Strategy Against Hezbollah  The New York Times
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Trump rejects Israeli plan to kill Iranian supreme leader, US officials say – CNN

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  1. Trump rejects Israeli plan to kill Iranian supreme leader, US officials say  CNN
  2. Trump told Israel not to kill Iran's supreme leader - report  BBC
  3. Khamenei in bunker in northeastern Tehran; Israel didn't kill him Friday to give him chance to yield -- report  The Times of Israel
  4. Trump opposed Israeli plan to kill Iran's supreme leader, CBS News sources say  CBS News
  5. Exclusive: Iran’s Supreme Leader ‘Not Off Limits’ in Israel’s Strikes, Israeli Official Says  WSJ
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‘We needed somewhere to mourn’: Indians in London keep vigil for victims of air disaster

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Gujarati communities in the capital gather to commemorate more than 270 victims who died in Ahmedabad air crash

As the late afternoon sun streamed into a small square behind the Indian High Commission in London on Sunday, a crowd of 200 people gathered for a vigil – one of several held around the UK this weekend to remember those who died in the Air India disaster.

Candles were placed beneath a bust of Jawaharlal Nehru and attenders listened to inter-faith leaders and members from the Gujarati community who had come to reflect on a shocking week of loss.

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‘Labour has made me feel like a scrounger’: disabled people urge welfare cuts rethink

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People who rely on personal independence payments tell how cuts will affect them as chancellor rules out U-turn

Ministers are facing a backlash over planned disability welfare changes, but Rachel Reeves on Thursday resisted calls to abandon the cuts.

After ruling out a U-turn, pressure is building on the UK chancellor to tweak qualification rules to protect many disabled people from being stripped of their benefits. On Thursday, she said the government was “reviewing the criteria”, but ministers are yet to release details.

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Israel and Iran broaden strikes during third day of escalating war

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Trump calls for end to conflict and warns Tehran against striking US targets in the region

Israel and Iran have broadened their strikes against each other on the third day of an escalating war that has killed and injured hundreds of people, as Donald Trump called for an end to the conflict and warned Tehran against striking US targets in the region.

G7 leaders flying to Canada for a summit that starts on Monday are likely to try to use their time with the US president to urge him to keep the US out of the conflict and use his influence with Israel to broker a ceasefire.

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