- US nationals urged to leave Middle East as conflict spreads BBC
- State Dept. scrambles to aid stranded Americans amid attacks, airport closures The Washington Post
- State Department urges U.S. citizens to leave more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries PBS
- Trump Reveals Why There’s No Evacuation Plan for Trapped Americans The New Republic
- US says it is facilitating Mideast charter flights for Americans amid criticism over Iran Reuters
Fire caused by drone strike on US consulate in Dubai has been extinguished, officials say
No injuries have been reported in the strike and fire, Dubai’s media office said on Tuesday
Authorities have put down a limited fire near the US consulate in Dubai due to a drone strike, with no injuries reported, according to Dubai’s media office on Tuesday.
In a statement posted online, the media office said: “Dubai authorities have confirmed that a fire resulting from a drone-related incident near the US Consulate has been successfully contained.”
Continue reading...Trump rebukes Starmer again for not letting US attack Iran from UK bases
US president criticises prime minister for third time 24 hours, describing him as ‘not Churchill’ over initial refusal
Donald Trump has launched a deeply personal attack on Keir Starmer over his refusal to let the US launch initial strikes on Iran from British bases, telling reporters: “This is not Winston Churchill that we’re dealing with.”
In his latest extraordinary salvo, the US president said he was not happy with the UK even though the prime minister eventually agreed the US could use Diego Garcia for strikes on Iranian missile facilities.
Continue reading...Iran has largely halted oil and gas exports through strait of Hormuz
At least four tankers have been struck by drones and maritime traffic has dropped by 80%, reports say
Iran has in effect closed the strait of Hormuz to oil and gas exports for the past four days with a mixture of drone strikes and fear that has halted commercial maritime traffic despite intense US attacks on Iran’s navy.
At least four tankers have been struck and Lloyd’s List Intelligence reported that seaborne traffic had dropped by 80% on Sunday, with little sign of a return as key maritime insurers cancelled cover the next day.
Continue reading...OpenAI changes deal with US military after backlash
Chief Executive Sam Altman said the group would prohibit the use of its systems to spy on Americans.
Half-truths and no truths: Trump’s latest claims on the UK factchecked
From the Chagos Islands to ‘windmills’ and sharia law, the US president’s comments do not bear much scrutiny
Donald Trump has been opining about the UK again, saying on Tuesday that Keir Starmer was “not Winston Churchill” and repeating his complaint about the deal to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Here are some recent things the US president has said about British issues, and how they compare with reality.
Continue reading...Opinion: Get ready for Trump to chicken out on Iran as markets fall and gas prices rise – MarketWatch
- Opinion: Get ready for Trump to chicken out on Iran as markets fall and gas prices rise MarketWatch
- Iran Live Updates: Trump Says U.S. Went to War to Pre-empt Iranian Attacks The New York Times
- Iran War Oil Shock Threatens to Unleash Wave of Global Inflation Bloomberg.com
- Republicans dismiss energy cost concerns after Iran strikes - Live Updates Politico
- Trump concedes Iran war may push up oil prices for Americans The Washington Post
New charges for son of Norway’s crown princess on trial for rape
Marius Borg Høiby now faces a total of 40 charges at his trial and denies the most serious allegations.
Nottingham killer sought arrest at MI5 HQ before 2023 attack, inquiry told
Valdo Calocane approached security at Thames House in 2021 but did not meet threshold for further assessment, public inquiry told
A man who killed three people during a 2023 knife attack in Nottingham had attempted to hand himself into MI5 for arrest two years earlier, an inquiry has heard.
Valdo Calocane, 34, fatally stabbed Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber, both 19, and Ian Coates, 65, during a stabbing spree in the city on 13 June 2023.
Continue reading...Israel sends troops into southern Lebanon as Hezbollah says it is ready for ‘open war’ – AP News
- Israel sends troops into southern Lebanon as Hezbollah says it is ready for ‘open war’ AP News
- Hezbollah is dragging Lebanon into the war on Iran, but the militia is a shadow of the force it once was CNN
- Israel Advances in Lebanon and Seizes More Land, as Hezbollah Fight Escalates - The New York Times The New York Times
- Hezbollah and Israel reignite conflict in Lebanon after Iran strikes PBS
- Loud explosion reported in Beirut The Times of Israel
Trump’s Iran attack rattles Russian hardliners who call for Putin to double down on war in Ukraine – Reuters
- Trump's Iran attack rattles Russian hardliners who call for Putin to double down on war in Ukraine Reuters
- ‘Russian oil will be sought’: What are Moscow’s gains from the war in Iran? Al Jazeera
- Russia Gets a Chance to Boost Oil Income as War Disrupts Hormuz Bloomberg.com
- What the Iran conflict means for Russia Lowy Institute
- The Iran war exposes the limits of Russia’s leverage in a fragmenting regional order Chatham House
Fears over food shortages in Tehran as residents worry about length of war
Locals tell BBC Persian they are worried about the availability of groceries and price increases as strikes continue to hit the capital.
Hacked traffic cameras and US intelligence: How a plot to kill Iran’s supreme leader came together – CNN
- 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.