Trump administration signals it is mulling NATO withdrawal after Iran war
The US president has lashed out at European partners for declining to contribute military forces to the war on Iran.
Macron welcomes US-Iran ceasefire and urges Lebanon’s inclusion
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the US-Iran ceasefire as “very good news".
Victims and bereaved families to get more time to challenge ‘unduly lenient’ sentences
David Lammy says those affected by a heinous crime cannot be expected to engage with the justice system within the existing 28-day limit
Victims and bereaved families will be given six months to challenge “unduly lenient” sentences handed to criminals, under changes announced by David Lammy.
Relatives of murder victims campaigned for the government to scrap the 28-day time limit to submit a formal request after an offender is sentenced.
Continue reading...Trump threatens 50% tariffs on countries that supply Iran with weapons
It's not clear under what legal authority Trump can tack on this tariff, and analysts called it an 'empty threat'.
Devastation in Beirut after Israeli strikes reduce homes to rubble
Hours after Israel hammered Beirut with multiple air strikes following the US-Iran ceasefire, residents searched for sur
Atletico Madrid shock 10-man Barcelona 2-0 in Champions League quarterfinal
Atletico take firm grip on the quarterfinal with 2-0 first-leg victory as Cubarsi sent off for Barcelona at Camp Nou.
What to know about Israel’s strikes on Lebanon amid US-Iran ceasefire
Israel unleashed a massive bombardment on Israel a day after the US and Iran reached a ceasefire agreement.
He’s Australia’s most decorated soldier. Now he’s at the centre of a historic war crimes case
Ben Roberts-Smith's case is not only unprecedented for Australia but "extraordinary" for the globe too, scholars say.
Starmer says UK wants to help with opening of Hormuz strait on Gulf visit
PM meets Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia before further visits to regional allies, who may see him as more reliable than Trump
The UK has a “job” to help reopen the strait of Hormuz, Keir Starmer has said, as Iranian reports said the key shipping route was closed again just hours after a supposed ceasefire.
The prime minister met British and local military personnel at an airbase in Taif, Saudi Arabia, at the start of what is expected to be a wider trip to Gulf allies, one billed as a mirror to his efforts to pull together a plan for how a ceasefire might operate in Ukraine.
Continue reading...Trump has found his Iran off-ramp – but at what cost?
Domestically and internationally, the effects of the war will be felt for years to come.
PSG beat Liverpool as Champions League defence maintains pace
UEFA Champions League holders PSG claim 2-0 first-leg lead over English Premier League champions Liverpool.
‘People are afraid’: Lebanese reeling after Israel’s devastating attacks
Fear and confusion grip Lebanon as Israeli strikes devastate the country and its place in the ceasefire is contested.
Report: Hungary offered Iran intel on Hezbollah pager attack by Israel – The Times of Israel
- Report: Hungary offered Iran intel on Hezbollah pager attack by Israel The Times of Israel
- After pager attack on Hezbollah, Hungary offered help to Iran The Washington Post
- Hungary offered to help Iran following Hezbollah pager explosions - report The Jerusalem Post
- Hungary offered to help Iran after Hezbollah pager attack: report Roya News
- WP: Hungary is sharing intelligence with Iran, while Vance flies to Budapest to back its leader amid election campaign Euromaidan Press
‘Heinous crime’: Al Jazeera condemns Israeli killing of journalist
Al Jazeera has condemned Israel’s “heinous crime” after a drone strike killed journalist Mohammed Wishah in Gaza.
Success or surrender? Iran ceasefire exposes rift in Trump’s Maga movement
Loyalists rush to defend president for ‘outsmarting the critics’ but others decry deal as ‘a negative for our country’
Donald Trump’s acceptance of a two-week ceasefire in Iran has exposed fresh divisions in his Make America Great Again (Maga) movement, with some supporters expressing vindication and others accusing the US president of betrayal.
The US and Iran both claimed victory after the two countries agreed to pause hostilities following more than a month of war. But the strait of Hormuz remained closed on Wednesday and fighting was still taking place as Israel launched its biggest attacks yet on Lebanon.
Continue reading...What we know about the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran
The provisional truce comes more than a month after the US and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iran.
Netanyahu: A ‘ceasefire with Iran will not include Hezbollah’
Netanyahu says the US-Iran ceasefire “will not include Hezbollah,” in his first remarks after the ceasefire.
NASA releases picture of ‘Earthset’ shot by Artemis crew
New NASA 'Earthset' photo from Artemis II echoes Apollo 8’s iconic 'Earthrise' in historic lunar flyby.
Man who caused gas blast that destroyed partner’s house jailed for 11 years
Paul Solway ignited explosion that damaged total of six terrace houses in Derby after his partner had kicked him out
A man who blew up a terrace house by causing gas to leak from a pipe and setting fire to a chair after his partner kicked him out has been jailed for 11 years.
Paul Solway was having a “meltdown” when he caused the explosion at his partner Joanne Waterfall’s home in Alvaston in Derby on the evening of 10 June last year.
Continue reading...World reacts to ‘brutal’ Israeli attacks on Lebanon after US-Iran truce
Israeli attacks have killed at least 254 people and wounded 1,165 others, according to Lebanon’s Civil Defence.