- Hacked traffic cameras and US intelligence: How a plot to kill Iran’s supreme leader came together CNN
- Has the US ever assassinated a world leader before? CNN
- IDF announces it launched ‘broad wave of attacks’ across Iran The Times of Israel
- Trump Opens the Pandora’s Box of Assassination The Atlantic
- Intelligence assessment warns of Iranian attacks on US following Khamenei's death Reuters
Iran strikes aren’t an ‘endless’ war, Pentagon policy chief argues – Politico
- Iran strikes aren’t an ‘endless’ war, Pentagon policy chief argues Politico
- Pentagon Defends Security Strategy After Iran Attacks Bloomberg.com
- ‘Strong and clear, but quiet’: Pentagon policy head faces Senate questions over NDS Breaking Defense
- Key GOP senator criticizes Pentagon strategy in Colby hearing The Hill
- Colby Defends New National Defense Strategy’s ‘Flexible Realism’ in Senate Hearing USNI News
Gas and oil prices soar and shares tumble on fears conflict could escalate
Markets react as the conflict in the Middle East intensifies and concerns grow over how long it will last.
Italian ambulance driver investigated on suspicion of murdering five patients
Prosecutors in the northern city of Forlì are investigating a 27-year-old man, currently suspended from the Italian Red Cross
Prosecutors in the northern Italian city of Forlì are investigating an ambulance driver on suspicion of murdering five elderly patients.
All the suspicious deaths occurred while or soon after the patients were transported in an ambulance driven by the 27-year-old man, lawyers of the victims told the Guardian.
Continue reading...War with Iran strains the US-UK relationship as Starmer and Trump disagree – AP News
- War with Iran strains the US-UK relationship as Starmer and Trump disagree AP News
- Trump rebukes Starmer over UK refusal to back strikes on Iran The Guardian
- 'Trump mocks Starmer' and 'Middle East energy shock for markets' BBC
- Trump lambasts UK’s Starmer, Spain over Iran The Hill
- Trump says UK's Starmer is no Winston Churchill after rift over Iran strikes Reuters
China calls for vessels in strait of Hormuz to be protected amid soaring shipping costs
Beijing’s foreign ministry urges ‘all parties’ to avoid escalation as number of crossings drops 60% in one day
The Chinese government has called for vessels passing through the strait of Hormuz to be protected by all sides in the escalating Iran conflict, as shipping freight rates soared.
Maritime traffic through the strait – a narrow channel on Iran’s southern border that connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman – has effectively been closed since the US and Israel launched missile attacks on Iran at the weekend, prompting a retaliation from Tehran.
Continue reading...Belgium detains three suspected Cameroon separatists in war crimes probe
Money is reportedly being raised by them for the armed struggle, prosecutors say.
Guilty verdict for US father of teenage school shooter
Prosecutors say Colin Gray, 55, could have prevented his son from killing four people at a high school in Georgia in 2024.
Trump: Not happy with Spain’s position on Iran, we’ll cancel all trade ties with it – Ynetnews
- Trump: Not happy with Spain's position on Iran, we'll cancel all trade ties with it Ynetnews
- Trump threatens to cut off trade with Spain over Iran, defense spending Fox Business
- As Trump Bashes Spain on Military Spending, German Chancellor Merz Looks On The New York Times
- Spain baulks at Trump’s threat to cut off all trade over NATO, Iran stance Al Jazeera
- US aircraft leave Spain after government says bases cannot be used for Iran attacks Reuters
Andrew gives up lease on Crown Estate property
The former Prince Andrew hands back a property in Ascot, with lease documents showing an annual rent of £13,000.
Why Europe’s leaders have struggled to speak as one on Iran
European nations say they want to work better together but have differing priorities
Pentagon identifies four of six US soldiers killed in Iran conflict
The US soldiers were killed after a drone evaded air defences to hit a command centre in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, on Sunday.
Poland Will Eventually Seek Its Own Nuclear Weapons, Tusk Says – Bloomberg.com
- Poland Will Eventually Seek Its Own Nuclear Weapons, Tusk Says Bloomberg.com
- France to boost nuclear arsenal and extend deterrence to European allies BBC
- Macron says France will allow temporary deployment of nuclear-armed jets to European allies AP News
- What France’s new nuclear-arms doctrine means for Europe The Economist
- Macron Expands French Nuclear Arsenal and Vows Protection for Neighbors - The New York Times The New York Times
South Sudan risks return to full-blown civil war as violence escalates
At least 169 killed in raid near Sudan border as clashes between government and opposition forces intensify
South Sudan is reeling from an escalating conflict between the government-aligned army and opposition forces and allied groups that observers say risks returning the country to a full-blown civil war.
Violent confrontations in the world’s youngest country between the military, which is loyal to President Salva Kiir, and insurgents believed to be allied to the suspended vice-president, Riek Machar, have increased in recent weeks.
Continue reading...Battered and isolated, Hezbollah drags Lebanon into another war
Its attack on Israel in support of Iran has led to fresh mass displacements and Israeli bombing, to the fury of many Lebanese.
Battered and isolated, Hezbollah drags Lebanon into another war
Its attack on Israel in support of Iran has led to fresh mass displacements and Israeli bombing, to the fury of many Lebanese.
What China’s response to the US attack on Iran says about its foreign policy – AP News
- What China’s response to the US attack on Iran says about its foreign policy AP News
- Attack on Iran could buoy Trump in talks with China's Xi Reuters
- China’s ice-cold calculus over Iran The Economist
- 5 charts show China’s oil dilemma after US strikes on Iran Politico
- Trump’s show of force in the Middle East creates a weakness China can exploit The Guardian
Watch: Footage from across Iran shows scale of strikes
Footage verified by the BBC and news agencies shows large explosions in Iran following US and Israel strikes.
Greece deploys warships, jets to Cyprus after drone strikes on UK air base Akrotiri – Defense News
- Greece deploys warships, jets to Cyprus after drone strikes on UK air base Akrotiri Defense News
- European allies rush to bolster Cyprus defences after drones target British base BBC
- After a Drone Strikes RAF Base in Cyprus, UK Risks Being Dragged Further Into Iran Conflict - The New York Times The New York Times
- Greece, France and Germany send forces to Cyprus after drone strikes Euronews.com
- UK considering sending warship to Cyprus; government to charter flight from Oman ‘in the coming days’– as it happened The Guardian
Qatar carries out retaliation strikes in Iran, sources say – The Jerusalem Post
- Qatar carries out retaliation strikes in Iran, sources say The Jerusalem Post
- Qatar downs two Iranian fighter jets as conflict widens Al Jazeera
- Iranian missile hits US base at Al-Udeid, no casualties — Qatari Defense Ministry The Times of Israel
- Iranian Missile Strikes Biggest U.S. Air Base in the Middle East, Qatar Says WSJ
- Qatar Emiri Navy Intercepts Iranian Missiles and Drones navalnews.com