Strikes on Iran to last ‘four to six weeks’, White House says
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says the US expects the war on Iran to last "about four to six weeks”.
US and Israel attacking Iran at ‘record pace’, war monitor says
Airwars says first days of US-Israeli Iran strikes 'hit significantly more targets than any campaign in recent decades'.
Human rights court orders reparations for forced sterilisation case in Peru
Inter-American Court of Human Rights says Peru must pay family of woman who died as a result of forced sterilisation.
Spanish politician slams those using ‘feminism’ as excuse for Iran war
“This is how the right defends the rights of Iranian women: by celebrating the murder of 160 girls.”
Cyprus raises doubts about future of British bases on island after drone strike
Foreign minister wants ‘conversation’ about closing UK military sites following lack of warning of impending attack on RAF Akrotiri
Cyprus’s foreign minister has said there are “questions” about the future of the UK’s military bases on the island after the drone strike last Sunday.
The attack on RAF Akrotiri, suspected to have been launched by Hezbollah in Lebanon, caused minimal damage and did not result in casualties.
Continue reading...Messi criticised for applauding Trump amid US attacks on Iran
Lionel Messi has been criticised for meeting US President Donald Trump and applauding his latest brief on the Iran war.
What the world is getting wrong about what Iranians think
The US-Israeli war on Iran is exposing deep divisions among Iranians in the diaspora and in Iran.
India vs New Zealand: T20 World Cup final – Predicted XI, time, stream
India aim to become first side to win three T20 World Cup titles, while New Zealand seek maiden crown in 2026 final.
Iran’s future will be determined by Iranians, not Trump, officials say
Ghalibaf says Iran's fate will not be decided by 'Epstein's gang' as Trump pushes for role in choosing supreme leader.
US customs agency says it is not yet able to reimburse tariff costs
Agency says process being worked out to mediate disbursement of $166bn in tariff costs to more than 330,000 importers.
Zelenskyy visits front line as Ukraine and Russia swap 500 prisoners each
Completion of two-day POW exchange one of few tangible results as peace talks stall amid Middle East turmoil.
CCTV video captures moment strike lands next to boys’ school in Iran
CCTV video showing the moment a missile struck next to a boys’ school in Iran’s Qazvin.
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Iran shares video of Tehran primary school after attack
A school in Tehran has been struck in US-Israeli attacks, according to Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson.
Man accused of Natalie McNally’s murder beat previous partner, court told
Stephen McCullagh also covertly recorded ex-girlfriend’s counselling sessions after loss of a baby, jury hears
A man accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend in Northern Ireland beat a previous partner, a court has heard.
Stephen McCullagh also covertly recorded the counselling sessions of the woman, just months before he met and allegedly killed Natalie McNally, Belfast crown court was told on Friday.
Continue reading...Met interviews women supected of facilitating Mohamed Al Fayed’s alleged sexual abuse
Three women in their 40s, 50s and 60s interviewed under caution in relation to alleged abuse by late Harrods owner
Three women have been interviewed under caution on suspicion of facilitating one of Britain’s worst sexual abuse scandals, involving the former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed and his alleged attacks over four decades.
Scotland Yard said 154 women may have been raped or sexually assaulted by Fayed, or been subject to human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
Continue reading...Video shows explosions near Tehran’s Azadi Tower
A video has been released showing huge explosions near Tehran’s Azadi Tower.
Calls grow for independent probe into deadly Iranian girls’ school attack
'No excuse for killing girls in a classroom,' UN experts say, amid push for justice after Minab primary school assault.
White House posts ‘American justice’ video days after Iran school attack
The White House is facing criticism for posting a video montage mixing footage from the Iran war with cartoons.
‘If they don’t stop, Tehran will turn into Gaza’: Iranians describe night of terror
People tell of scenes of panic during airstrikes on Iran’s capital, with several saying they feared they would die
Sleeplessness, fear and exhaustion gripped residents of Tehran as successive waves of strikes struck the Iranian capital, judging from messages sent by people in the city after the latest overnight onslaught, which several described as the worst bombardment in six days of war.
With Iran imposing a near-total internet blackout, information emerging from inside the country is fragmentary and difficult to verify. But in a series of accounts sent through proxy connections, and calls with friends abroad, Tehranis described a night of intense explosions.
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