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Humanitarians in the Gaza Strip continue to face significant challenges in reaching communities located near the so-called “Yellow Line” in northern Rafah, the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Tuesday.
The UN maritime agency, IMO, condemned overnight attacks on shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz that killed at least two seafarers as fresh strikes were reported early Tuesday in the escalating US-Iran war.
Civilian casualties in Ukraine soared during the first half of 2026 amid escalating Russian attacks and intensifying use of deadly weapons, the UN human rights monitoring mission in the country, HRMMU, said on Tuesday.
Protection for refugees has been enshrined in international law for more than seven decades, but how much support is there today for those fleeing conflict and persecution?
Jihadist groups are no longer content with launching attacks in West Africa and the Sahel: they administer territories, control trade routes, exploit new technologies and are gradually pushing their influence all the way to the Gulf of Guinea.
As the UN chief’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, calls for swift de-escalation following reports of Saudi Arabian airstrikes and Iranian aircraft landing in the country, the Security Council’s emergency meeting at 3pm (local time) on Monday heard briefings from top officials on the latest ...
As both Washington and Tehran claim to control the critical commercial shipping route through the narrow Strait of Hormuz, UN agencies on Monday are calling for de-escalation amid the recent spike in strikes in the region related to the US-Iran war.
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is calling for greater humanitarian access to Gaza, warning that restrictions on aid deliveries, ongoing violence and funding shortages are severely limiting its ability to reach people in need.
Renewed strikes and counterstrikes between Iran and the United States in the Gulf region have raised fears of a return to all‑out war, with Washington denying Tehran’s claim that it had closed the crucial Strait of Hormuz on Sunday.
Displacement has drastically reshaped every aspect of daily life in war-ravaged Gaza for 24-year-old Mayyada, who is seven months pregnant with twins and caring for her two-year-old daughter, but now she and her family are getting settled into a temporary home of their own.
Joint statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union and by Ukraine on civilian detainees and the humanitarian consequences of Russia’s war of aggression consilium.europa.eu
Sudan: Council strengthens EU sanctions regime by targeting gold trade consilium.europa.eu
The BBC's Barbara Plett Usher examines the latest tensions over the key international shipping channel.
Trump drops a 24-hour-old vow to charge cargo ships for using the Strait as the US continues its battle to break Iran's hold on the waterway.
Control of the waterway has become a key point of contention between the US and Iran, as a ceasefire deal falters.
A senior officer in the Hamas-run police force was among those killed in the strike, which Israel's military says targeted "terrorists".
The Iran-backed Houthis blame Saudi Arabia for the attack in Yemen's capital and say they targeted Abha airport in response.
The U.S. military says it's begun its blockade of ships entering or exiting Iran's ports, as Iran vows to assert its own control over the critical Strait of Hormuz.
The ban also restricts exports of mercury and cyanide to Sudan, chemicals widely used in gold mining.
The third consecutive night of US strikes on Iran came as Trump announced a 20% charge as part of a new blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.
Pakistan urges restraint as Iran and the U.S. clash and a memorandum of understanding unravels.
The U.S. and Iran are fighting for control of the Strait of Hormuz, threatening a return to all-out war after agreeing to a ceasefire last month.
The body of Jamey Carney was discovered at a property in Killarney, County Kerry, last week.
The U.S. and Iran exchanged fire over the weekend amid tensions over the Strait of Hormuz. And, Congress returns from recess facing tight deadlines.
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was convicted in absentia along with 15 RSF commanders and allies.
The U.S. strikes Iran for a third weekend and Iran retaliates by hitting Gulf nations and claiming to close the vital Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. says ship traffic continues.
NPR's A Martinez speaks to Ray Takeyh of the Council on Foreign Relations about the U.S. bombarding Iranian military targets and Iran thrashing Gulf and Arab neighbors.
Within hours of fresh US attacks, Iran said it had struck US military bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain.
Iranian forces earlier said the Strait was closed and launched wide-ranging attacks at US allies and bases in the region.
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Seth Jones from the Center for Strategic and International Studies about President Trump granting Ukraine permission to produce Patriot missiles.
The influential politician had just returned from Kyiv, where he met Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday.
Three cameras caught the moment people ducked then ran for cover in Sumy, in north eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine updates: 'Coalition of the willing' meeting in Paris dw.com
Will Russia's closest ally Belarus join the war in Ukraine? dw.com
Donald Trump claims shipping route is open for all except Iranian ships as US issues new Iran-related sanctions Tuesday US launches third night of strikes on Iran as Trump announces Hormuz blockade Resurgent oil and fuel prices could cement a fourth interest rate rise in Australia this year if Donal...
Chief executives of Australia’s 100 biggest companies earned a median $4.8m in the 2025 financial year. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Former Labor leader Bill Shorten , now the vice-chancellor of the University of Canberra, said he was shocked ...
Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett appear before House lawmakers in rare testimony to ask for more protection Supreme court justice Amy Coney Barrett told House lawmakers that a sharp rise in threats against her and other justices is increasingly affecting her personal and family lives. Barrett and f...
House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, calls amendment ‘overly broad’ as party grapples with backlash over Israel US politics live – latest updates Top House Democrats split on Tuesday over a proposal to block aid for Israel’s military, with two of the party’s highest-ranking lawmakers saying they ...
Israel's grip on the occupied West Bank tightens through outposts, demolitions, and army-backed settler raids.
Iranian state media is reporting that Tehran has targeted a US naval support base in Bahrain’s capital.
Death of unidentified 28-year-old man marks third immigration enforcement-related death in one week A person died during an encounter with federal immigration officials on Tuesday morning in Florida, a state highway patrol spokesperson confirmed, marking the third death in one week linked to immigra...
Lawsuit alleges administration coordinated with online surveillance groups to ‘criminalize solidarity with Palestine’ Mahmoud Khalil filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Trump administration officials and several pro-Israel groups, accusing them of conspiring to target him and others as punishment for...
Donald Trump has threatened to strike Pickaxe Mountain, an underground nuclear-related complex.
Mobilisation of fighters and attacks signal the collapse of Yemen's fragile peace, with regional implications looming.
The Senate votes 50-46 to block debate on the annual defence bill over war funding and defence cooperation with Israel.
Deaths of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo prompt calls for independent investigations Federal immigration officials have been instructed to stop pulling over vehicles until further notice, according to a homeland security source, following two recent deadly shootings in Tex...
Chuck Schumer says Republicans are ‘ignoring the nation’s most urgent national security crisis’ amid US exchange of fire with Iran US politics live – latest updates Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked the advancement of a must-pass defense bill in pr...
Iran's deputy FM accuses US of destroying the interim peace deal and says Tehran now has no commitments under MoU.
A collision of online conspiracy theories came for two of the most powerful Republicans in the Senate in recent days It was Russia. It was Israel. Could it have been Iran? Or maybe it was a Covid-19 booster. What about the Clintons? After US senator Lindsey Graham died suddenly over the weekend from...
Analyst Alex Alfirraz Scheers says the US risks falling into an escalation trap if it launches a ground assault in Iran.
Donald Trump backs away from fee, says regional countries will instead invest in US in return for transit protection.
As Ann Widdecombe’s death raises concerns over security, politicians reveal extent of problem Jess Phillips has received so many death threats she has to remind herself not to be blase. One night she received more than 600 rape threats. In 2019, a man forced his way into her office. The same year a ...
Detectives examining whether hatred of Widdecombe’s strong views or of Reform party were factors in killing described as a ‘targeted attack’ The police investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe is examining whether a leftwing or single-issue cause may lie behind her killing, the Guardian has le...
Government to launch campaign to help people cope with events such as weather emergencies or cyber-attacks The British public should begin taking “small but important steps” to secure and protect water, power supplies and basic phone signal in case of further severe weather emergencies, national cri...
NASA chief Jared Isaacman made a rare visit to the Russia-operated Baikonur Cosmodrome to witness the launch.
Renewed conflict and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz have slowed fertiliser shipments, worsening hunger in Sudan.
Defendant pleads guilty to crimes over more than a decade, some of which also involved ‘a person unknown’ A man is facing a life sentence after raping his girlfriend while she was drugged or asleep on multiple occasions over more than a decade – including some attacks he carried out along with other...
Counter-terrorism police say that they are still working to establish the motive for the killing of the former government minister In response to a question from Alec Shelbrooke (Con), Campbell said he was “totally unaware” not just of the wording of the Tory opposition day motion planned for tomorr...
Inflation eased due to cheaper energy, but experts warn price increases may return after renewed US-Iran tensions.
Recent strikes have sent oil prices climbing again, with average gas price per gallon up by 70 cents on last year Inflation cooled to an annual rate of 3.5% in June as the brief US-Iran ceasefire, which has since ended, brought energy prices down, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Stati...
US hits targets in port cities of Bushehr and Bandar Abbas while Iran targets Bahrain and Jordan in retaliation Middle East crisis live – latest updates Donald Trump has backed down from a threat that ships would have to pay a 20% fee to the US for “security” in the strait of Hormuz, replacing it wi...
Investigators are looking into what motivated the killing and how much preparation was involved.
Firework displays cancelled as Paris military parade asserts ‘France’s rearmament … and Europe’s strategic awakening’ Emmanuel Macron has presided over his final Bastille Day parade in Paris amid a searing heatwave and wildfires that forced authorities around the country to cancel traditional firewo...
Gaza's interior ministry denounces 'horrific massacre' that killed station chief, other police personnel and a civilian.
Carl McDaniel, 65, says run-in ‘was not as catastrophic as it could’ve been’ in first remarks since attack that injured him A grandfather flipped 8ft in the air by a bull bison at Yellowstone national park recently has spoken out for the first time about the encounter that broke his femur in four pl...
US government says it wants to ‘systematically disable’ The Hague-based international criminal court A spokesperson for the EU has pushed back against the Trump administration’s assertion that the international criminal court poses a threat to US sovereignty, a day after the US government said it wo...
Exclusive: Emmanuel Macron honours outgoing prime minister for leadership role in supporting Ukraine Keir Starmer has become the first UK prime minister to be presented with the Légion d’honneur by a French president, in recognition of his work with France on the security of Europe. Emmanuel Macron ...
Speaking to Al Jazeera, leading Houthi Mohammed al-Bukhaiti warns of attacks on Saudi Arabia.
Almost 6,000 young men apply to be excluded on moral or religious grounds despite ‘conscription lite’ policy The number of young men applying to be conscientious objectors and refuse armed military service in Germany has risen sharply this year, undermining a drive by Berlin to create Europe’s stron...
Legal action by the Daylesford small business owner has forced Hepburn shire councillors to stand down – leaving only two able to serve Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast David Penman wasn’t happy. The Daylesford small ...
‘No unruly behaviour will be tolerated’ after the match, according to France’s interior minister Here is the first big moment of the day as the Garde républicaine plays the French national anthem, “La Marseillaise”. Macron is not singing, but Lecornu behind him – very much is. Continue reading...
To prepare, the world needs to focus on building energy independence through renewables and decentralisation.
India summoned Iran's deputy ambassador after an Indian crew member was killed in the Strait of Hormuz.
Nine European countries and Ukraine have launched a coalition to build Europe's own defence against ballistic missiles.
GenCost report contradicts parties’ claims about abandoning emissions target, and finds nuclear would be most expensive way to generate power Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Claims by the Coalition and One Nation tha...
Hardline MPs table plan that aims to formalise control over the strait and undermine any negotiations.
A diverted Iranian plane, a strike on Sanaa Airport and threats of retaliation have reignited tensions in Yemen.
PM to declare Australia the first country worldwide to bring economic, social, security and environmental issues from AI under single office in major speech Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese says the federal government will introduce faster approval proces...
Ukraine says drones hit 11 Russian vessels in the Azov Sea, targeting tankers, dry cargo ships, and a tugboat overnight.
Port Sudan trial of paramilitary leaders centres on atrocities in West Darfur.
Stock markets fall as analysts price in two quarter-point UK rate rises by the end of the year Business live – latest updates Oil and gas prices have jumped and expectations of interest rate rises in Europe have increased after the US carried out a third night of military strikes against Iran . Bren...
If the fighting in Yemen expands, and the Houthis try to block Bab al-Mandeb, the world economy faces a new shock.
Beirut is hoping for progress towards securing an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
Expensive interceptor missiles are facing mounting pressure from Iran's cheaply produced drones.
Country risks new tariffs from US and EU as it looks likely to match or beat last year’s record surplus of $1tn Business live – latest updates China’s monthly car exports topped 1m for the first time in June as overall overseas shipments from the world’s second biggest economy rose 27%. Official Ch...
Change of US position on free navigation comes as two tankers hit by Iranian cruise missiles. Plus, the international outpouring of love for the late actor Sam Neill Good morning. The US has launched its third consecutive night of strikes on Iran , hours after Donald Trump said Washington would rein...
Tensions escalate as the US president threatens to destroy Iran's fortified nuclear site in the south of Tehran.
Plane bringing Houthi delegation home from Tehran had to divert after Yemeni government bombed Sana’a airport Middle East crisis live – latest updates Iranian flights to and from Yemen are an unacceptable violation of the country’s sovereignty, the vice-president in Yemen’s Saudi-backed, UN-recognis...
Threat of social unrest rises as public indignation at lack of disaster aid comes on top of fallout from US military intervention • A revolution in ruins: fury amid the rubble of a housing project in quake-hit Venezuela Public anger at what many perceive as the Venezuelan government’s botched respon...
While Trump has threatened to hit targets in Iran including Pickaxe Mountain, he has said a deal is possible.
Reform’s Treasury spokesperson says talks on party leader’s protection only happening ‘as a result’ of Ann Widdecombe’s death UK politics live – latest updates Robert Jenrick has criticised the government for not offering Nigel Farage a security meeting earlier, saying it has only happened “as a res...
US Central Command has released video showing its latest wave of attacks reportedly hitting Iran's mainland and islands.
Kyiv’s decision to honour second world war fighters who killed about 100,000 Poles has revived simmering tensions In the aftermath of Russia’s attack on Ukraine in February 2022, Polish-Ukrainian solidarity emerged as one of the most heartwarming subplots of the Kremlin’s brutal war. Millions of Pol...
Victoria police say they have arrested ‘high-ranking’ man from syndicate accused of orchestrating arson attacks Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Police have arrested a man they say orchestrated a wave of Melbourne ars...
Prof Steven Prawer tells commission University of Melbourne needs to show it tolerates dissent, but not misbehaviour Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A Jewish professor has told the royal commission into antisemitism ...
Islamabad is still urging dialogue, but analysts say it has few tools to halt the latest round of US-Iran escalation.
Legal challenges launched over accommodation ‘adequacy’ as UK government closes more asylum hotels Huda and her two children aged 10 and 12 had been living in two rooms in a London hotel for six months when they were told with just a few days’ notice they would be moved. The 41-year-old engineering ...
US President Donald Trump is threatening to attack a heavily-fortified underground nuclear facility in Iran
Economists warn continued airstrikes could push oil prices beyond US$100 a barrel, increasing chance of further RBA rate hike Resurgent oil and fuel prices could cement a fourth interest rate rise this year if Donald Trump’s renewed conflict with Iran is not resolved within a week, economists warn. ...
Yemen's Houthis say they struck Saudi Arabia's Abha airport in retaliation for a strike on Sanaa’s international airport
Labor MP says giving tech firms social licence is ‘sadly doomed to failure’. Follow live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast George Miller remembers Sam Neill as ‘comprehensively an amazing person’ Acclaimed director George Miller shared memories of the late Sam Neill , who ...
Brent crude nears $85 a barrel amid renewed hostilities between Washington and Tehran.
This blog is closed – our live coverage continues here Bahrain’s military has accused Iran of targeting civilians with its latest attacks on the country, after Tehran said it had struck US military facilities and infrastructure there earlier. “Iran continues its systematic hostile approach through i...
Trump’s secretary of state claims the global tribunal is interfering with US military and law enforcement operations Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, launched a campaign to dismantle the international criminal court (ICC) on Monday, claiming the global tribunal was interfering with US militar...
US President Donald Trump says the US should be paid by ‘rich’ oil-producing Gulf nations to secure the Strait of Hormuz
Issue must be addressed with ‘even greater rigour’, says government spokesman, after New York Times report on how it has become a spy hub for Vladimir Putin Japan has said it recognised the need to counter foreign intelligence better after the New York Times reported that Russia had turned the count...
Tehran claims retaliatory strikes on Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan, as well as two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
Israel shows no sign of letting up its attacks on the devastated Palestinian territory, despite a 'ceasefire' in place.
Killing of man – identified by rights groups as 26-year-old Colombian – comes days after man killed by ICE in Texas US politics live – latest updates A federal immigration officer shot and killed a man in Biddeford, Maine on Monday, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed, just days after a m...
American president says ships will be charged for safe passage through strait in apparent policy reversal Middle East crisis live – latest updates The US has launched its third consecutive night of strikes on Iran hours after Donald Trump said Washington would reinstate a maritime blockade on the co...
Northern Territory force reopens evidence boxes in attempt to close investigation after 25 years Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Northern Territory police have reopened evidence boxes to reveal several previously unseen photographs from the investigation into the murder of the...
Washington and Tehran both claim to be in control of the strategic waterway as fighting escalates.
Late US senator backed invasion of Iraq, war on Iran and approach of 'more for Israel' as he became a Trump confidant.
US CENTCOM has published a video it says shows three Corsair unmanned surface vessels striking an Iranian ship facility
Russia has escalated attacks in recent weeks, taking advantage of Ukraine’s critical shortage of air defences.
Iran's military has warned it will not allow the United States to ‘interfere’ in the management of the Strait of Hormuz.
Recent attacks on international journalists and a US congressman have once again put a spotlight on settler violence.
Bookseller Mohammad Saad lost his son, his home, and his bookstore in the aftermath of Israel’s war on Gaza.
Former NATO analyst says Trump's push for a naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz would mean a huge military operation.
From Gaza to India, this is how the world paid tribute to Qatar's Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.
Senators have demanded the US military urgently reveals the findings of its probe into a deadly missile strike on an Iranian school.
French president Emmanuel Macron has been hosting leaders amid hopes that Ukraine’s recent advances could force Putin towards negotiations in Kyiv Meanwhile, Russia has been forced to suspend shipping in the Sea of Azov after 90 vessels were targeted by Ukrainian drones in less than a week. Continue...
The UK government has designated Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation under new powers.
After a wild attack on the media, Reform’s deputy leader joins other MPs in the Commons offering tributes rather than speculation This is the third murder of either a sitting or former MP that I’ve covered in the last 10 years. It doesn’t get any easier or less shocking. Every death diminishes us al...
Ukraine and nine other countries including UK issue joint statement as leaders meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris Ukraine and nine other countries including the UK, Germany and France are to build a shared protection programme for Europe against ballistic missiles, using Kyiv’s experience in fighting...
Bipartisan group argue in lawsuit that $110bn merger would hurt competition and lead to thousands of job losses A dozen US state attorneys general are seeking to block the $110bn merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery, arguing in a lawsuit filed on Monday that it would hurt competiti...
US president declares waterway open and demands tariff as both sides engage in heavy drone and missile exchanges Middle East crisis live – latest updates Donald Trump has once again threatened to take control of the strait of Hormuz, as he announced the reimposition of a naval blockade on Iran and d...
Kathleen Williams sanctions president’s lawyers and says $10bn suit against IRS was brought for ‘improper purpose’ A federal judge on Monday nullified an agreement the government reached with Donald Trump and his sons over the leak of his tax returns. The judge lambasted the government and president...
Home secretary insists all MPs treated equally but that security of former MPs and non-Westminster politicians is a concern Shabana Mahmood has offered Nigel Farage a personal meeting with the Home Office unit that works on security for high-profile politicians, insisting all MPs are treated equally...
London debuts new powers targeting state proxies after accusing Iranian outfit of engineering anti-Semitic attacks.
Vote will allow Israelis to pass judgment on Benjamin Netanyahu and his handling of conflicts in Gaza and Iran Middle East crisis live – latest updates Israel will hold national elections on 27 October, giving its citizens their first chance to pass judgment on the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu...
Home secretary updates Parliament after counter-terrorism police take over investigation into her death Ann Widdecombe death: counter-terrorism police take over investigation The government has announced that it is in effect proscribing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). It is doing so us...
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reportedly wooed by Mossad agents after distancing himself from Khamenei Middle East crisis live – latest updates Israel tried to recruit Iran’s intensely anti-Zionist former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to lead a new post-Islamic regime in Tehran, and even sent its top spy to B...
US defense secretary says taskforce will ‘combat dangers’ of leaks in latest escalation of White House press crackdown The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, announced on Monday that the Pentagon and the US Department of Justice have created a “joint taskforce to identify and prosecute” what he...
Shock development based on ‘new information and evidence’ renews debate over security of politicians British counter-terrorism police are now leading the investigation into the death of the former MP and Reform spokesperson Ann Widdecombe in a shock development that has renewed the debate over the s...
Shawn Fain calls allegations ‘bogus’ and says attorney holds a ‘grudge’ against him over union’s ‘anti-war stance’ on Gaza The US Department of Justice is investigating allegations against the United Auto Workers (UAW) president, Shawn Fain, that he put pressure on another high-ranking union officia...
Home Office announces move that officials say comes close to proscribing group as a terrorist organisation The UK will ban support for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Keir Starmer said on Monday, in a move that officials said came close to proscribing the military group as a terrorist orga...
After Ann Widdecombe’s murder, Reform UK has criticised the Commons speaker, Lindsay Hoyle and suggested its MPs are not given enough security. Pippa Crerar tells Kiran Stacey what Hoyle’s team have been telling her Please keep sending your comments and questions to Pippa and Kiran at politicsweekly...
Brent crude rises 5% after US president says 20% toll will be imposed on key trade route to cover ‘safety and security’ Business live – latest updates Oil prices rose 5% on Monday as Donald Trump reinstated the US blockade of Iranian shipping in the Gulf and will charge other countries to pass throu...
The scheme falls critically short of the $71bn reportedly needed for Gaza's recovery over the next 10 years.
The US Treasury Department posted the new directive on its website on Monday.
President Donald Trump has said the US will ‘take over’ the Strait of Hormuz, accusing Iran of breaking the deal.
PM Ali al-Zaidi to hold talks with Trump, with energy investment and role of pro-Iran groups likely to dominate agenda.
Iran rejects any US control over strait as both sides trade attacks in major threat to negotiations to end their war.
Foreign ministers' meeting comes months after the EU imposed sanctions on Israel over West Bank settlement construction.
Exclusive: Three men killed in incidents over past year allegedly involving G4S guards, who replaced in-house team after previous deaths Bereaved families and politicians have raised alarm about continued killings on Del Monte’s pineapple farm in Kenya despite the company hiring a British security f...
EU announces sanctions on nine individuals and four entities over alleged years-long cyber-espionage campaign.
UN accuses Hamas of obstructing aid and risking workers' safety, but the group denies it and defends its actions.
Home secretary also set to outline plans to enable deportation of grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham is expected to vote for the immigration bill on Monday night in the Commons, with his team indicating that he backs Shabana Mahmood’s changes for ind...
With ceasefire in shambles and both sides exchanging tit-for-tat attacks, is the region again plunging into all-out war?
Lawmakers face obstacles, including demands from Trump, Mitch McConnell’s absence and Graham’s sudden death Sign up for the Breaking News US email When Democrats and Republicans were earlier this year locked in a standoff that had plunged the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) into the longest pa...
Public health advocates warn of conflicts of interests and say panel likely to provide justification for key rollbacks The Trump administration has stacked a top chemical safety board with industry-aligned scientists who have a range of financial conflicts of interest and stand to profit from deregu...
Tehran says latest US attacks have ‘rendered futile’ the diplomatic efforts of the last few months. Plus, hit song in Australia prompts speculation about AI use Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. The US military has launched a fresh wave of attacks against Iran a...
Gov't says its forces struck Sanaa airport to prevent an Iranian aircraft from landing there.
Gov't says its forces carried out a strike at Sanaa airport to prevent an Iranian aircraft from landing there.
High temperatures and below average rainfall put pressure on waterways used to cool reactors Above average temperatures combined with below average rainfall across much of western and central Europe during June and the first half of July have placed increasing pressure on rivers, ecosystems and ener...
Pressure from EU member states to impose sanctions has increased in recent months amid escalating settler violence.
Alleged hackers linked to Russia have been jointly sanctioned by the UK and EU.
Senator played major role in critical negotiations with Democrats and members of his own party on key issues When Democrats and Republicans were earlier this year locked in a standoff that had plunged the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) into the longest partial government shutdown in US histor...
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was in prison with Sepideh Kashani, who worked with husband Houman Jokar to save Asiatic cheetah Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has described the rearrest of two Iranian environmentalists, one of whom she met at Evin prison, as “unimaginably cruel and alarming”. Husband and wife...
Wildfires spread over 800 hectares near Fontainebleau, as authorities sent two waterbombing planes to tackle blazes.
Damascus residents say state-supplied power has noticeably improved recently but complain about the cost of energy.
Explosions and large fires following Ukrainian attacks on Russia
Iran targets its Gulf neighbours in third round of tit-for-tat attacks with US in a week.
Iran's IRGC says it attacked sites linked to the US military in Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman after latest US bombardment.
From harvests dampened by El Niño to wage and tax rises, getting coffee beans from crop to cup costs more than ever Drinkers across the UK were shocked when a pint in some London bars hit £10, and now a cup of coffee is facing a similar inflationary rate. Some baristas are now charging £6.50 for a f...
Royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion hears lived experiences of Jewish students and academics Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An academic at UNSW was subjected to Nazi salutes by students in his busin...
Police were told of unspecified threats before the 26 January rally but did not meet with organisers until after, parliamentary inquiry into racism told Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Indigenous community members wh...
Retired US General Mark Kimmitt warns renewed attacks in the Strait of Hormuz could push the US and Iran
Putting all the blame on the Iranian president covers up tensions between competing factions in Tehran.
Suspension of family reunion route has left many stuck in conflict zones or using people smugglers to reach safety More than 16,000 refugees have been unable to reunite with families in the UK, leaving them either stuck in conflict zones or resorting to using people-smugglers to reach safety, accord...
A look at Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani's enduring legacy of solidarity and support for the Palestinian people.
Iran launches attacks on Gulf states, targeting US military assets in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan.
This live blog has now closed – you can read our latest report from the Middle East here Bahrain’s interior ministry instructed residents to take shelter after attacks on the island nation as Iran targets US interests in the Gulf. The siren has been sounded... citizens and residents are urged to rem...
Brent crude climbs more than 4 percent as Washington and Tehran clash over control of critical waterway.
The Israeli Army has released footage of what it says are hidden tunnels under Lebanon’s historic Beaufort Castle.
Higher education chiefs, academics and students to give evidence at latest block of hearings. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Support for Hanson’s One Nation slips in new poll Pauline Hanson and One Nation’s popularity have slipped since her cont...
Military manufacturing may be growing, but defence sovereignty depends on far more than production.
The US has launched a new wave of strikes on Iran targeting Tehran's ability to threaten shipping in the strait.
Iranian state media report explosions in port cities of Bandar Abbas, Sirik and Jask, as well as Qeshm Island.
Sunday's attacks follow three previous days of tit-for-tat strikes between Iran and US as a June ceasefire deal frays.
Republican senator, who died Saturday, had a global reach few could rival and was vital in shaping Trump’s worldview It was revealing that one of the first tributes to Lindsey Graham, a US senator who died on Saturday aged 71, came from Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister, a far-rig...
Progressive congressman accuses Israeli military of 'lying' after settlers held up his van in the occupied West Bank.
The Israeli military has released video showing huge explosions and detonations in villages in southern Lebanon.
Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, has confirmed that he will run for office again.
US senator Lindsey Graham, a key ally of Israel and one of Washington’s most prominent foreign policy hawks, has died.
Israeli ambassador to US accuses Ro Khanna of political stunt to distract from support for Graham Platner Ro Khanna accused the Israeli government and military of “lying” on Sunday about the US congressman’s detention by armed settlers and Israeli soldiers during a recent visit to the Israeli-occupi...
New explosions have been heard in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island.
Ukraine is particularly vulnerable to Russian ballistic missiles due to critical shortage of Patriot munitions.
Trump says US senator was ‘a true American patriot’ while Zelenskyy says he’s ‘deeply saddened’ by his death Graham’s death triggers a scramble to replace him – what happens next? Lindsey Graham dies after sudden illness aged 71 Washington woke up to the unexpected death of Republican senator Lindse...
Iran, US resumed fighting because they don’t see each other as ‘reliable negotiating partners’, says analyst Ali Vaez.
The flags of Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Somalia were draped over a huge bonfire tower before it was set alight.
General Jean Elysee Dao says 60 others also wounded as army retakes key town after nearly a week of fighting.
Ceasefire at the point of collapse after almost a week of tit-for-tat exchanges escalate tensions across Gulf region Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has rejected Iranian claims to have closed off the strait of Hormuz as both sides battled for control over the waterway, leaving a cease...
Exclusive: Party would have raised £4.1m instead of £26.7m last year if £100k funding limit had been in place, Electoral Commission data suggests Reform UK would have held just 15% of the donations it received last year if a proposed £100,000 cap on political donations had been in force, according t...
US military has significantly increased the scale of attacks on Iran in recent days as the Strait of Hormuz standoff boils over.
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Marc Lamont Hill challenges former United States diplomat Heino Klinck on the US-Israeli war in Iran.
The Republican from South Carolina was a longtime ally of Israel and an advocate for Ukraine; Trump mulls replacement but ‘too soon’ to reveal Lindsey Graham has died after sudden illness, his office says Sign up for the Breaking News US email Under South Carolina state law , governor Henry McMaster...
A nine-year-old girl was among at least six people killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza on Sunday, according to Palestinian health officials.