- Trump says he wants to be involved in picking Iran's next leader PBS
- Exclusive: Trump says he must be involved in picking Iran's next leader Axios
- Trump tells CNN he’s not worried whether Iran becomes a democratic state CNN
- Trump wants to fully remove Iran’s leadership and what cost Kristi Noem her job: Morning Rundown NBC News
- Trump wants to help pick Iran's next leader as the war stretches into Day 6 NPR
UK’s private dentistry market faces review after price jumps of more than 23%
CMA says it wants to ensure market ‘working well for consumers’ as more Britons forced to seek private care
The UK’s competition watchdog has launched a review into the £8bn private dentistry market after the price of a consultation increased by nearly 25% over a two-year period.
One in five people in Great Britain sought private dental care in 2024 in part because they could not access NHS treatment. Announcing its investigation, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it wanted to make sure the market was “working well for UK consumers”.
Continue reading...Three men deported by US file legal case against Eswatini over detention
The men, sent to Africa after completing criminal sentences in the US, are from Cuba, Jamaica and Yemen
Three men deported by the US to Eswatini – rather than their home countries – have filed a case against Eswatini’s government with the African Union’s human rights body, claiming their detention was an unlawful violation of their rights.
Two of the claimants, from Cuba and Yemen, have been in prison in Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, for eight months. The third, Orville Etoria, was repatriated to his home country, Jamaica, in September.
Continue reading...Israel, US intensify Iran strikes, targeting homes, hospitals, stadium – Al Jazeera
- Israel, US intensify Iran strikes, targeting homes, hospitals, stadium Al Jazeera
- Israel launches new strikes on Iran as US identifies first American soldiers killed in conflict BBC
- Politics The Economist
- Inside the Operation That Killed Khamenei WSJ
- Democrats’ Iran war powers push fails in the Senate CNN
Germany moves to legalise wolf hunting in response to livestock ‘bloodlust’
Lower house votes in favour of polarising law after rapid increase in population and attack on grazing farm animals
Wolf hunting will be allowed in Germany under legislation passed by the lower house of parliament in response to a rapidly growing population and a sharp rise in attacks on livestock.
The return and growth of the wolf population in the last three decades has emerged as a wedge issue in Germany, the land of the Brothers Grimm who popularised the spectre of the Big Bad Wolf.
Continue reading...Iran’s high-risk war strategy seems to centre on endurance and deterrence – BBC
- Iran's high-risk war strategy seems to centre on endurance and deterrence BBC
- The Iran war has been a stunning aerial success The Economist
- Chaos sown by Iran's attacks across the Persian Gulf is key to its strategy PBS
- How long can Iran continue the war? dw.com
- Iran ‘catastrophically’ miscalculated in striking Arab countries, experts say Jewish Insider
Iran’s high-risk war strategy seems to centre on endurance and deterrence
Tehran's approach appears to rest on a belief it can absorb strikes longer than its adversaries sustain pain and costs, writes BBC Persian's Amir Azimi.
Zelenskyy says Druzhba pipeline could be restored ‘in month and a half’ as he hits back at Orbán – Euronews.com
- Zelenskyy says Druzhba pipeline could be restored ‘in month and a half’ as he hits back at Orbán Euronews.com
- EU blasts Zelenskyy over veiled threat against Orbán politico.eu
- Hungary will force Ukraine to reopen key pipeline for Russian oil, Orban says Reuters
- Zelenskyy says he’s reluctant to repair pipeline that brings Russian oil to Central Europe AP News
- Hungary blocks some fuel deliveries to Ukraine amid tensions DW.com
Iran’s ‘missile cities’ become targets in Israel, US war – The Jerusalem Post
- Iran's 'missile cities' become targets in Israel, US war The Jerusalem Post
- Western Official Estimates Iran Likely Has Just Days of Missile Strikes Left WSJ
- Iran war: Israel launches more attacks on Tehran, Beirut dw.com
- Iran could reach 8000 ballistic missiles by next year, Israeli military says ایران اینترنشنال
- IDF expects Hezbollah fire to accelerate, says all Iranian overnight missiles downed The Times of Israel
US asked Ukraine for help fighting Iranian drones, Zelensky says
Ukraine's president says Kyiv will only help if doing so does not deplete its own air defences.
US asked Ukraine for help fighting Iranian drones, Zelensky says
Ukraine's president says Kyiv will only help if doing so does not deplete its own air defences.
Texas lawmaker admits ‘lapse in judgement’ in affair with aide
The admission from the married Republican, Tony Gonzales, comes after a House panel launched an ethics investigation.
Savannah Guthrie plans return to NBC as search for missing mother continues
The Today programme host visited her colleagues in the office on Thursday, nearly five weeks since her mother disappeared.
Israel Opens Way to Bring Kurdish Forces Into War Against Iran – Bloomberg
- Israel Opens Way to Bring Kurdish Forces Into War Against Iran Bloomberg
- Pro-American Kurdish Forces Are Preparing Possible Iran Incursion The New York Times
- What to know about the Kurds and their potential involvement in the Iran war AP News
- Kurds backed by Mossad, CIA could lead next phase of war in Iran Axios
- Trump calls on Kurds to aid U.S. effort in Iran, offers support The Washington Post
Conservative Anglicans pull back from electing rival to Archbishop of Canterbury
The group had said it would choose a new leader with the same title as Sarah Mullally, the first female head of the Church.
At least 13 hospitals and health facilities hit during attacks on Iran, WHO says – The Guardian
- At least 13 hospitals and health facilities hit during attacks on Iran, WHO says The Guardian
- As it happened: Strikes across Middle East continue RTE.ie
- Health impact of the escalation of conflict in the Middle East World Health Organization (WHO)
- WHO says it has verified 13 attacks on health sites in Iran Reuters
- Middle East war halts work at WHO's Dubai emergency hub Barron News-Shield
India beat England to reach T20 World Cup final as Sanju stars again
Sanju Samson hit 89 for India as they posted 253-6 and beat England by 7 runs in second semifinal of 2026 T20 World Cup.
Ecuadorean troops find 35m-long ‘narco-sub’ hidden in nature reserve
Ecuador's military says the drug-trafficking submersible was loaded with fuel and "ready to go".
Israel’s Smotrich threatens Beirut suburbs amid evacuation orders
Israel issues forced evacuation order for entire Dahiyeh area of Lebanon's capital, home to hundreds of thousands.
‘The Truth Social war’: the US playbook for war with Iran
Trump declared ‘major combat operations’ on social media. Will this reshape the region for decades?