36 m. ago Trump’s war with Iran signals perilous shift from showman to strongman

The emergence of Hawk Trump dismayed some of his Maga base but students of US adventurism were unsurprisedSo the military parade that brought tanks to the streets of Washington on Donald Trump’s birthday was more than just an authoritarian ego trip. It was a show of strength and statement of intent.Exactly a week later, sporting a “Make America great again” (Maga) cap in the situation room, the American president ordered the biggest US military intervention in decades as more than 125 aircraft and 75 weapons – including 14 bunker-busting bombs – struck three Iranian nuclear sites. Trump called it a “spectacular military success” – but it remains unclear how much damage had actually been inflicted. Continue reading...

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36 m. ago ‘Full of delightful surprises’: why Spy is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers recommending their go-to comfort watches is an ode to Paul Feig’s 2015 comedy starring a never-better Melissa McCarthyIt has a plot and a cast that seem cooked up during a hallucinatory fever dream. It shouldn’t work, but it does – and so splendidly, too. In Paul Feig’s comedy Spy, Melissa McCarthy plays Susan Cooper, a timid CIA desk agent who gets sent out into the field by her fearsome boss (Alison Janney) after the death of her slick Bond-like colleague, Bradley Fine (Jude Law, in a rare comedic turn). The cast is full of delightful surprises. Rose Bryne is a stiletto-clad Oxford-educated villainess with quips so brutal that she makes Regina George look like Barney. Peter Serafinowicz does a game turn as an – admittedly very pre-#MeToo – cringey Italian pervert figure named Aldo (“like the shoe store found in American malls”).And in the film’s most magnificent twist, Jason Statham parodies the hard-as-nails action leads he’s played over the ye...

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57 m. ago Iran launches missiles and drones at Israel in the wake of US strikes on its nuclear targets

Iran has fired a salvo of missiles and drones at Israel, while warning the United States that its military had been given a “free hand” to attack American targets as well

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77 m. ago Vance says difference between this Middle East attack and others is that previous presidents were ‘dumb’

Vice President assures Americans Iran conflict will not become ‘drawn-out’ commitment like War on Terror

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77 m. ago National Lottery issues urgent plea as mystery millionaire has days to claim prize

One lucky winner of the EuroMillions UK Million Maker draw has just two days to claim their prize

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3 h. ago American Horror Story' Taissa Farmiga unrecognisable in Sky period drama The Gilded Age

She was once known as Violet Harmon in the first season of American Horror Story. Now, Taissa Farmiga has traded Violet's whimsical streak for Gladys Russell's socialite status.

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3 h. ago American Horror Story and The Nun star unrecognisable in Sky period drama

Taissa Farmiga originally shot to fame in American Horror Story - but her role in the horror anthology series is very different from the character she portrays in The Gilded Age.

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3 h. ago Rich Americans flock to apply for New Zealand’s ‘golden visas’ after rules relaxed

Coalition government loosened requirements for its Active Investor Plus visa in bid to boost flagging economyWealthy Americans are leading the charge in applications for New Zealand’s “golden visas” after rules on applying were relaxed.New Zealand’s coalition government in February loosened the requirements for its Active Investor Plus visa – commonly known as the golden visa – offering residency to wealthy foreigners in a bid to boost the flagging economy. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago If Iran closes Strait of Hormuz regime would be committing 'economic suicide' says US

The US has warned Iran that closing the Strait of Hormuz in response to American strikes on its nuclear sites would be 'economic suicide' as the UK is warned it could be hit hard

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6 h. ago NBA finals 2025 Game 7: Thunder beat Pacers to claim title – live updates

Thunder best Pacers in winner-take-all deciderTyrese Haliburton goes down with apparent achilles injurySend David an email at david.lengel@theguardian.comPacers 5-2 Thunder, 10:15 1st quarterGame 7 of the NBA Finals is underway! A 14 foot jumper by Nembhard and a block of Williams by Nesmith gets the pensive OKC crowd just a bit stiffer. Great start by Indy! Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Indiana Pacers v Oklahoma City Thunder: NBA finals Game 7 – live updates

Thunder host Pacers in winner-take-all Game 7Send David an email at david.lengel@theguardian.comThey said this series would suck. They said this series would be short. But I am here to say now, hello and welcome to our live coverage of Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Seven games, that’s as long as it can go. You don’t get bad seven game series, it doesn’t happen. The Thunder and Pacers match-up is no exception.For those of you new to basketball and wanted to see what all the fuss was about, the season ends tonight, and we’re guaranteed to have a new champion. So yeah, it’s kind of a big deal, which is why you’re here. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Tommy Fleetwood denied first PGA Tour win on last hole at Travelers Championship

The Englishman had been defending a three-shot lead heading into the final round.

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12 h. ago Jealous lawyer branded her estranged husband's new girlfriend 'scruffy' and 'trampy' and had him arrested over unfounded assault claims

Susilla Mercer, 44, branded Gerard Flynn's South American girlfriend Shelina Kurz 'scruffy' and 'trampy', adding: 'Penthouse to s***house does not even cut it.'

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12 h. ago Cannabis users more likely to die of heart disease, study reveals

Marijuana users face double the risk of dying from heart disease, according to American researchers

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12 h. ago How the US used stealth and decoys to launch surprise attack on Iran

‘Tactical surprise’ and ‘misdirection’ allowed American B-2 bombers to attack Iranian nuclear sites without drawing fire

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12 h. ago Snooker ace who compared himself to Ronaldinho forfeits match after no

Luca Brecel was due to face Haris Tahir in a Wuhan Open qualifier in Leicester, but did not arrive for the match - with his opponent awarded a walkover.

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13 h. ago John Van der Kiste Tells the Tale of Punk Band London in ‘Everyone’s a Winner’

John Van der Kiste Tells the Tale of Punk Band London in ‘Everyone’s a Winner’  That Eric Alper

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13 h. ago Washington tells Trump after Iran strikes: No more ‘forever war’

The two wars launched under the Bush administration, Iraq and Afghanistan, cost thousands of American lives and reshaped the world. Now the possibility of it starting in Iran has lawmakers on all sides concerned

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13 h. ago Like George W Bush, Trump has started a reckless war based on a lie | Mohamad Bazzi

The Iraq war was built on a lie. Now history is repeating itselfIn May 2003, George W Bush landed on the deck of a US aircraft carrier to deliver a triumphant speech, declaring that major combat operations in Iraq had ended – six weeks after he had ordered US troops to invade the country. Bush spoke under a now infamous banner on the carrier’s bridge that proclaimed, “Mission Accomplished”. It would turn into a case study of American hubris and one of the most mocked photo-ops in modern history.As Bush made his speech off the coast of San Diego, I was in Baghdad covering the invasion’s aftermath as a correspondent for a US newspaper. It was clear then that the war was far from over, and the US was likely to face a grinding insurgency led by former members of the Iraqi security forces. It would also soon become clear that Bush’s rationale for invading Iraq was built on a lie: Saddam Hussein’s regime did not have weapons of mass destruction and was not intent on developing them. And I...

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13 h. ago NBA Finals 2025: Who has won the most NBA Championships in history? Pacers, OKC, Celtic, Lakers wins

Here is a complete list of every NBA Championship winner since 1950 to 2024, how many times OKC and Indiana Pacers have won it.

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