65 h. ago Trump officials cite ‘new intelligence’ to back president’s claims of success in strikes on Iran

Tulsi Gabbard and the CIA director say Iran’s nuclear sites were ‘destroyed’, amid reports of White House efforts to limit sharing of classified information with CongressDonald Trump’s administration ratcheted up its defence of the US’s weekend attacks on Iran, citing “new intelligence” to support its initial claim of complete success and criticising a leaked intelligence assessment that suggested Tehran’s nuclear programme had been set back by only a few months.The growing row came amid reports that the White House will to try to limit the sharing of classified documents with Congress, according to the Washington Post and the Associated Press. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Man United manager’s shock at Christopher Nkunku transfer response after move was green lit

Christopher Nkunku could finally arrive at Old Trafford this summer, as the Red Devils eye a move for the Chelsea talisman

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4 d. ago Horrifying moment Venezuelan influencer films his own assassination on TikTok live stream

A woman wailing and the sounds of gunfire could be heard as Jesus Sarmiento, who has 87,000 followers on TikTok, was murdered by armed men who broke into his home.

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4 d. ago Dame Emma Thompson, 66, declares sex should be recommended by the NHS as she reveals her friends have started to hire escorts

The Oscar-winning actress, 66, made the comments during a live Q&A at a screening of her film Good Luck to You, Leo Grande.

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4 d. ago Donald Trump ceasefire breached within three HOURS as Israel claim Iran 'launched missiles'

The Israeli defence minister has instructed the military to 'respond forcefully' to reported Iran missiles

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5 d. ago Satellite imagery undermines Trump’s claim US attack ‘obliterated’ Iranian nuclear sites

Pictures do not provide definitive proof US attack breached heavily fortified underground facilities

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6 d. ago The Guardian view on Trump bombing Iran: an illegal and reckless act | Editorial

The US president has chosen war at Israel’s behest. He may imagine he has scored an easy win, but the world is likely to pay a steep priceDonald Trump was predictably quick to claim victory following the illegal US strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities: “Completely and totally obliterated,” he crowed. Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel and sycophants at home rushed to fawn over his “courageous” and “brilliant” decision. The most senior US military official, Dan Caine, offered a more muted assessment: it was “way too early” to know the full outcome despite severe damage. We cannot yet know whether the blow has ended Iran’s nuclear aspirations – or will spur it to pursue the bomb. It may be weeks or months, too, before Iranian retaliation plays out, with all its potential repercussions.Two nuclear-armed states have gone to war on the unevidenced claim that a third state is on the verge of acquiring its own nuclear arms. In March, the US director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, said I...

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6 d. ago How effective was the US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites? A visual guide

Trump claims the assault ‘totally obliterated’ the key facilities, but what do we know about its impact?Middle East crisis – latest updatesDonald Trump was quick to claim that US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities had “completely and totally obliterated” them. Still, it remains unclear how much physical damage has been done or what the longer-term impact might be on Iran’s nuclear programme. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Donald Trump issues Nobel Peace Prize warning as he makes 'violent war' claim

US President Donald Trump has taken credit for a spate of peace deals in recent weeks, most recently claiming to have ended a 'violent' conflict between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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7 d. ago 'We made a change after Covid that's let us quit our jobs to travel the world'

Ryan Losasso and Jade Beaty, 30, are now known as Live The Dash and travel across the world filming their exploits for their TikTok account, which is followed by 505,000 people

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8 d. ago Plymouth Argyle issue cryptic response to shock Gareth Bale takeover links

The Welsh football great is reportedly part of a consortium bidding to take over the League One side

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9 d. ago Viewers left 'in tears' over disturbing documentary about 'most evil reality show ever'

BBC The Contestant tells the story of a Japanese man who was unknowingly being filmed live while he was locked up alone in a room for a whole year in the hopes of winning ¥1 million

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1 week ago Iran’s mission to UN says Tehran will not negotiate ‘under duress’

Consulate rebuts Trump’s claim Iranian negotiations want to come to Washington

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1 week ago Will the new Middle East crisis rock the world economy? The markets say no – but I fear they’re wrong | Larry Elliott

The oil shocks of the 1970s-90s had brutal economic impacts. As Israel attacks Iran, a moderate rise in oil prices rests on questionable assumptionsFinancial markets picked up the clear message when Donald Trump cut short his stay at the G7 summit in the Canadian Rockies this week. Despite calls from fellow western leaders to de-escalate the crisis, the president’s early return to the White House was taken as a sign that the US is considering joining Israel in its military action against Iran. Trump says he wants Iran’s unconditional surrender.This is where modern summitry came in half a century ago. In 1975, the first meeting of what eventually became the G7 was convened at Rambouillet in France in an attempt to work out a joint response to the oil shock that accompanied the Yom Kippur war between Israel and its neighbours.Larry Elliott is a Guardian columnistDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by em...

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1 week ago Israel’s assumption US would get drawn into Iran war is being put to the test

President Donald Trump initially appeared to discourage attacks but Israeli officials claim they always had his supportIsrael’s attack on Iran was carried out with Donald Trump’s approval, government officials in Israel claim, and it appears to have been unleashed in the expectation – but not certainty – that the US would ultimately get drawn into the war.That assumption is now being put to the test as the US president weighs a decision on whether to join an assault he has increasingly embraced in his public pronouncements. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Netanyahu stuns Fox host with bombshell Trump assassination claim

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revealed that the attempts on Donald Trump's life in 2024 were Iranian-backed.

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1 week ago Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter Apple posts sassy response to mom's shock topless video

Apple Martin couldn't resist cracking a joke after her mother made a hearty breakfast sans a top.

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1 week ago Donald Trump 'vetoed plot to kill Iran's supreme leader,' claim US officials

Two senior US officials alleged the US president vetoed an Irsraeli plan to assassinate Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, claims that Benjamin Netanyahu has denied

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2 w. ago People just realising film star helped create WiFi and Steve McQueen invented bucket seat

What other celebs have turned creators? From Marlon Brando's drum machine to Donald Trump's bizarre claim that he invented the word 'equalise'

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2 w. ago Trump scrambles to claim credit for Israel’s Iran attack he publicly opposed

Discordant US response as president says he was fully aware of plans for what Marco Rubio called a ‘unilateral action’ Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump is walking a tightrope as he claims that he was fully aware of Israel’s plans to launch massive airstrikes against Iran while continuing to distance the US from those strikes and deny Washington took any active role in the preparations.The White House’s messaging has shifted quickly from Marco Rubio’s arms-length description of the Israeli attack as a “unilateral action”, to Trump claiming on Friday morning that he was fully in the loop on the operation and that it came at the end of a 60-day ultimatum he had given Iran to “make a deal” on its nuclear programme. Continue reading...

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