16 h. ago Israel launches waves of Gaza airstrikes after new displacement orders

Scores of Palestinians reported killed as senior Netanyahu adviser due to arrive in Washington for ceasefire talks Middle East crisis – live updatesIsrael ramped up its offensive in Gaza on Monday, with new displacement orders sending tens of thousands of people fleeing the north of the devastated territory and waves of airstrikes killing about 60 Palestinians, according to local officials and medical staff.The violence in Gaza came as a senior adviser to Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, was due to arrive in Washington for talks on a new ceasefire, a day after Donald Trump called in a social media post for a deal to end the 20-month war and free 50 hostages held by Hamas. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Is it safe to travel to Jordan? Your rights amid ongoing conflict in Middle East

What to know if you are planning on travelling to Jordan following hostilities in the Middle East

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17 h. ago Is it safe to travel to Dubai? Your rights amid ongoing conflict in Middle East

The Foreign Office does not warn against travel to the UAE following hostilities in the Middle East

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17 h. ago Is it safe to travel to Cyprus? Your rights amid ongoing conflict in Middle East

Governments of the UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada and the US all maintain that visiting the Mediterranean island is safe

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19 h. ago What is the IDF and why did Bob Vylan chant about them at Glastonbury?

The UK government slammed the ‘appalling’ anti-IDF chant by rap duo Bob Vylan as ‘hate speech’

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24 h. ago New satellite images show work at Iran’s Fordow nuclear site after US bombing

Images from Maxar Technologies show construction vehicles including an excavator near one of the shafts, which was struck with US bunker buster bombs last week

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24 h. ago Trump says he is ‘not offering Iran anything’ as country says US must rule out airstrikes before talks resume – Middle East crisis live

Iranian deputy foreign minister says it has been told US wants to talk but president says he is not speaking to them and repeats claim that its nuclear facilities have been ‘obliterated’France, Germany and the UK have condemned “threats” against the head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, after Iran rejected its request to visit nuclear facilities bombed by Israel and the US.Tehran has accused Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), of “betrayal of his duties” for not condemning the attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites, and Iranian lawmakers this week voted to suspend cooperation with the agency.France, Germany and the United Kingdom condemn threats against the director general of the IAEA Rafael Grossi and reiterate our full support to the agency.We call on Iranian authorities to refrain from any steps to cease cooperation with the IAEA. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Rod Stewart tells Glastonbury it is "rightly so" people are talking about Middle East but doesn't address Kneecap jibe

Rod Stewart, 80, performed the teatime slot on the Pyramid Stage on Sunday evening but did not address a jibe directed at him from Irish rappers Kneecap yesterday.

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44 h. ago 'I spent £50,000 on an underground survival bunker and £10,000 on water and air in case of WW3'

As Iran and Israel stand on a nuclear precipice, dad Dave Billings wants to give his family the best chance if things escalate in the Middle East thanks to his mega bunker

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46 h. ago Iran says it has ‘serious doubts’ over Israel’s commitment to ceasefire – Middle East crisis live

Iran’s armed forces chief of staff says it is ‘ready to respond with force’ if attacked again; Iran says airstrikes on Evin prison killed at least 71 Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli attacks have killed at least 14 people, including three children, so far on Sunday.Civil defence spokesperson Mahmud Bassal told the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency that 13 people were killed in airstrikes at four locations around the Gaza Strip, and another from Israeli gunfire near an aid distribution centre. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Donald Trump reiterates calls for ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas – Middle East crisis live

US president says online ‘make the deal in Gaza’ and ‘get the hostages back’ as he says he believes a ceasefire can be reached within a weekDuring the 12-day war, Israeli airstrikes killed at least 627 civilians and injured nearly 4,900 others in Iran, according to official figures.The war on Iran – cast as a preemptive attack for self-defence – was launched by Israel and later joined in by the US. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Keir Starmer admits he was distracted by Middle East crisis and NATO summit as he vows to 'carry the can' for Labour's embarrassing welfare U

The Prime Minister spent much of the past fortnight out of the country to attend a meeting of G7 leaders in Canada , and then a NATO gathering in The Hague.

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52 h. ago Flightpath shuffle: how conflict in the Middle East has reshaped air routes

The Man Who Pays His Way: Iraq is back on the map, Iran is taking a little longer

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52 h. ago Starvation crisis caused by Israeli war and aid blockade kills at least 66 children in Gaza

Doctors say newborns wasting away for lack of formula and medical nutrition while families scavenge for any type of milk

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58 h. ago Starmer: Foreign affairs delayed me dealing with welfare rebellion

He said he was ‘heavily focused’ on what was happening with Nato and the Middle East all weekend.

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58 h. ago Keir Starmer says he was ‘distracted’ by Middle East and Nato during welfare rebellion

Prime minister said that he was ‘heavily focused’ on foreign affairsas Labour rebellion over welfare cuts grew

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59 h. ago At least 72 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, health staff say

Palestinians were pictured praying over the bodies of those brought to Al-Shifa hospital

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65 h. ago At least 60 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, health staff say

Palestinians were pictured praying over the bodies of those brought to Al-Shifa hospital

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69 h. ago Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as Qatar calls for peace talks – Middle East crisis live

At least 49 people were killed across Gaza by Israeli strikes, health staff sayEmirates extended its cancellation of flights to and from Iran’s capital Tehran until July 5 due to the “regional situation“, it said in a statement on Saturday, Reuters reports.The Dubai-based airline said it will recommence operations to Baghdad on 1 July and Basra on 2 July. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump denies US plan to offer Iran $30bn civilian nuclear deal

US president lashes out at media for reporting his administration discussed possible deal involving release of billions of dollars in frozen assets to support Iran’s non-military nuclear development

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