The Iran war has been a stunning operational success – The Economist
- The Iran war has been a stunning operational success The Economist
- The Iran war has been a stunning aerial success The Economist
- Iran’s barrage of attacks across the Persian Gulf shows regional chaos is key to its strategy AP News
- How Iran fights an imposed war Al Jazeera
- Iran’s Strategy: Expand the War, Increase the Cost, Outlast Trump - The New York Times The New York Times
What we know on day five of US-Israeli attacks on Iran – Al Jazeera
Russia blames Ukrainian naval drones as tanker sinks in Mediterranean – BBC
- Russia blames Ukrainian naval drones as tanker sinks in Mediterranean BBC
- Russia LNG Tanker Halts in Mediterranean After Another Attacked Bloomberg.com
- Putin accuses Ukraine of attacking gas tanker that exploded and sank off Libya The Guardian
- Russia accuses Ukraine of drone attack as gas tanker sinks in Mediterranean Al Jazeera
- Russian gas tanker sinks near Libya after explosions, maritime authority says Reuters
Russia blames Ukrainian naval drones as tanker sinks in Mediterranean
The Arctic Metagaz went down between Libya and Malta after it was hit by explosions and a fire, Libyan officials say.
Iran postpones Khamenei funeral as US-Israeli bombardment continues
An official says more preparations are needed for the three-day ceremony in Tehran, where the supreme leader will lie in state.
Watershed moment as Russia’s sporting exile ends
Sports Editor Dan Roan analyses Russia's controversial return to global sporting action at the Winter Paralympics and what it might mean for other sports.
Starmer defends Iran response as Badenoch calls for more action – BBC
- Starmer defends Iran response as Badenoch calls for more action BBC
- ‘No Winston Churchill’: Trump opens new rift with Europe as leaders try to avoid being sucked into Iran war CNN
- Starmer’s government hunkers down for ‘long-haul’ Iran conflict politico.eu
- Hanging on to Trump’s latest words ‘is not the special relationship’, Starmer tells MPs The Guardian
- Starmer breaks with Trump on Iran, says UK doesn’t support ‘regime change from the skies’ The Hill
European Commission proposes ‘Buy EU’ plan to compete against China
Plan, which aims to preserve jobs in clean tech and low carbon sectors, could include UK if there is reciprocal market access
The European Commission has proposed a “Buy EU” plan to boost domestic low-carbon industries and help the continent compete against China.
The commission published a draft regulation – called the Industrial Accelerator Act – on Wednesday, setting demands for EU-made and low-carbon content on bodies spending public money. The rules mark a major shift in economic thinking from Brussels, long a bastion of open markets.
Continue reading...US Senate to vote on Trump’s war powers as Iran conflict continues
The measure, which is not expected to pass, would require the withdrawal of US forces from the operation until approved by Congress.
Labour MP says she had no reason to suspect her husband may have broken law after his arrest on suspicion of spying for China – as it happened
Joani Reid asks for privacy after it was revealed her husband David Taylor was one of the three men arrested
Starmer begins PMQs by telling the Commons that his thoughts are with Sarah Everard “on this very painful anniversary” of her death.
He says the government is working hard to prevent boys and men from becoming abusers.
Continue reading...US sub sinks Iranian warship in Indian Ocean, Hegseth says
More than 100 personnel were thought to be aboard the vessel, which went down to the south of Sri Lanka.
Analysis finds urban areas in England where no one lives within 15-minute walk of nature
Government says it is working to solve ‘postcode lottery’ of access to green or blue spaces
There are urban areas of England where no one lives within a 15-minute walk of nature, government data shows, as ministers scramble to meet their access to nature targets.
While the data shows 80% of people live within walking distance of green or blue spaces such as a river, park or woodland, it also reveals a disparity between rural and poorer urban areas.
Continue reading...Head of carer’s allowance inquiry blames DWP ‘resistance’ for failure to fix crisis
Liz Sayce tells MPs some civil servants tried to minimise extent of problems and deflect blame
The head of an official inquiry into carer’s allowance has criticised “forces of resistance” inside the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) that undermined ministerial attempts to fix longstanding problems with the much-criticised benefit.
Liz Sayce, whose review of carer’s allowance was published in November, said rather than owning the problems, some at the DWP had tried to “minimise” the extent of the department’s failures and sought to deflect blame for the crisis.
Continue reading...Berlin film festival head to keep job after Gaza free speech row
The German government convened a crisis meeting after several prize winners at this year’s event condemned Israel’s actions against Palestinians
The American head of the Berlin film festival, Tricia Tuttle, will keep her job after a free speech row over Gaza, but the event will have to consider a new code of conduct to “fight antisemitism”, the German culture ministry has said.
Tuttle’s position came under threat after an awards gala at the end of the 76th edition last month in which several prize winners condemned Israel’s actions against Palestinians from the stage.
Continue reading...Hardline cleric Arafi joins wartime leadership as Iran juggles conflict, succession – Reuters
- Hardline cleric Arafi joins wartime leadership as Iran juggles conflict, succession Reuters
- Iran's power vacuum and Democrats dominate in flipping state seats: Morning Rundown NBC News
- Iran Poised to Name New Supreme Leader With US Watching Closely Bloomberg.com
- The start of the Iran war was determined by spying success The Economist
- Opinion | We Are Finally Free From Khamenei’s Suffocating Gaze - The New York Times The New York Times
US and Ecuador forces launch operation to fight drug trafficking
Washington says the two countries are combatting 'designated terrorist organisations' in Ecuador.
House opens inquiry into Texas lawmaker over alleged affair with aide
Tony Gonzales allegedly had affair with Regina Ann Santos-Aviles, who later died after setting herself on fire
The House ethics committee said on Wednesday that it has opened an investigation of Tony Gonzales, a Republican representative from Texas, over allegations that include having an affair with an aide.
The top Republican and Democratic members on the committee said in a joint statement that an investigative panel would look into whether Gonzales engaged in sexual misconduct toward an employee in his office and whether he discriminated unfairly by dispensing special favors or privileges.
Continue reading...Gavin Newsom likens Israel to ‘an apartheid state’ and decries war on Iran
California governor, promoting his memoir in LA, was asked if US should rethink military partnership with Israel
Gavin Newsom, the Democratic California governor, likened Israel to “an apartheid state” on Tuesday in comments sharply critical of the country’s joint war with the US against Iran.
Newsom, seen as a frontrunner for his party’s presidential nomination in 2028, made the comment during an appearance in Los Angeles to promote his book, Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery. He was asked if the US should rethink its military partnership with Israel.
Continue reading...Regulator contacts Meta over workers watching intimate AI glasses videos
Videos, including of glasses-wearers using the toilet or having sex, are sometimes reviewed by a Kenya-based subcontractor.