5 h. ago What to know as Yemen's Houthi rebels launch new, more violent attacks on ships in the Red Sea

Houthi rebels in Yemen have launched a violent new wave of attacks on ships in the Red Sea, sinking two vessels and killing crew members

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16 h. ago MTG says Americans are ‘not going to accept’ there is no Epstein client list

The federal government said Monday there is no Jeffrey Epstein client list after Attorney General Pam Bondi said evidence was “sitting on my desk” in February

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20 h. ago Another day, another US presidential fallout: Trump takes aim at Putin

This week Trump has set his sights on Putin after publicly knocking Iran and Israel’s heads together, but it remains to be seen if he loses patience with Netanyahu during his trip to the US, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew

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29 h. ago British couple detained for six months in Iran are alive, officials insist — but no one has seen them

Lindsay and Craig Foreman’s family feared they were being held in Iran’s Evin prison when it was bombed by Israel

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41 h. ago British couple detained in Iran vanished for weeks amid fears they were in Israel

Lindsay and Craig Foreman’s family feared they were being held in Iran’s Evin prison when it was bombed by Israel

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41 h. ago British couple held in Iran are alive, officials say — but no one has seen them

Lindsay and Craig Foreman’s family feared they were being held in Iran’s Evin prison when it was bombed by Israel

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44 h. ago UK threatens sanctions on Iran if it does not end uncertainty on nuclear plan

Foreign secretary, David Lammy, says European nations will act if there is no cooperation with nuclear inspectorsEuropean nations will act to impose “dramatic sanctions” on Iran in the coming weeks if it does not end the uncertainty about its nuclear programme, including by allowing the return of UN inspectors, the UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, has warned.He also told the Commons that Iran could not assume Israel would not strike its nuclear sites again. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Gaza health system overwhelmed by casualties at aid distributions, says Red Cross – Israel

The ICRC said ‘the scale and frequency of these incidents are without precedent’The IDF has issued a new evacuation order for the Khan Younis area in Gaza, instructing Palestinian who live there to head west as the no-go zone expands.Col Avichay Adraee, the military’s Arabic-language spokesperson, wrote on X: “Due to terror activities in the area, the IDF with its maneuvering troops and intensive firepower is expanding actions in your area.”Physiotherapists support nurses, cleaning and dressing wounds and taking vitals. Cleaners now serve as orderlies, carrying stretchers wherever they are needed. Midwives have stepped into palliative care. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel peace prize at White House meeting expected to focus on Gaza

The prime minister made the announcement at a dinner with the president, with the US expected to push Israel to agree a Gaza ceasefireBenjamin Netanyahu told Donald Trump that he would nominate him for the Nobel peace prize on Monday, as the two leaders met for the first time since the US launched strikes on Iran’s nuclear program as part of a short-lived war between Israel and Iran.Trump was expected to press Netanyahu to agree to a ceasefire in Israel’s 21-month-old war against Hamas in Gaza amid an outcry over the humanitarian cost of an offensive that has led to nearly 60,000 deaths, most of them Palestinian. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Iran's president admits nuke facilities WERE 'severely damaged' in US military strikes and claims in interview with Tucker Carlson that Israel tried to assassinate him in 12

The remarks came less than a month after Israel launched its unprecedented June 13 bombing campaign against Iran , killing top military commanders and nuclear scientists.

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3 d. ago Netanyahu returns to White House holding all the cards in Gaza talks

Joint attack on Iran puts Israeli PM in powerful position as he dangles prospect of Trump-brokered ceasefire dealDonald Trump will host Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington DC on Monday as the US president seeks again to broker a peace deal in Gaza and the Israeli prime minister takes a victory lap through the Oval Office after a joint military campaign against Iran and a series of successful strikes against Tehran and its proxies in the Middle East.Netanyahu and Trump have a complex personal relationship – and Trump openly vented frustration at him last month during efforts to negotiate a truce with Iran – but the two have appeared in lockstep since the US launched a bombing run against Iran’s nuclear programme, fulfilling a key goal for Israeli war planners. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago French cyclist, 18, vanishes on trip through Iran and hasn't been heard from in weeks

The teen could be one of approximately 20 Europeans taken hostage by Iran or falsely accused of spying for Israel, a French diplomatic source said.

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4 d. ago Iran's Supreme Leader makes first public appearance since the 12

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended a mourning ceremony on the eve of Ashoura - a significant day in Islam marking the death of Husayn ibn Ali, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson.

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4 d. ago Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Iran’s supreme leader makes first public appearance since Israel war

People burst into cheers and chanted slogans as Ayatollah Khamenei entered a mosque in Tehran, state TV showed

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5 d. ago Iran’s devastation has hardened hearts towards the west – even for those with no love of the state | Hossein Hamdieh

The double standards and hypocrisy used to justify Israel’s aggression will not be forgotten here, or in other countriesA trembling ceasefire has brought a pause to what had become the familiar sounds of explosions over Tehran. I was born in 1988, a year before the Iran-Iraq war came to an end. For my generation, war was something that belonged to the past – an impossible event, until this summer.For 12 days, we lived in the capital under incessant Israeli attacks, and what we saw has changed us for good: dead neighbours, buildings gutted and worry – endless, deep-etched worry – on the faces of people.Hossein Hamdieh holds a joint PhD in Geography and Anthropology from Humboldt University of Berlin and King’s College London. He is currently based in Tehran, where he works as a social researcherDo 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 email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please ...

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5 d. ago Voices: The destruction of Iran’s nuclear programmes opens the door to a better future for citizens like me

There can be no going back to the status quo, which has crushed the Iranian people and led to the deaths of British soldiers, writes British-Iranian activist Vahid Beheshti. The government must embrace this historic moment and join our groundbreaking efforts

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7 d. ago French foreign minister denounces spy charges against couple imprisoned in Iran

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has denounced spy charges against two French nationals imprisoned in Iran for more than three years

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7 d. ago Kerry Katona insists 'I'm focusing on keeping my family safe' as she weighs in on Israel

Kerry Katona has weighed in on the terrifying Israel-Iran conflict, insisting she's 'focusing on keeping her family safe'.

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7 d. ago Ryanair cancels 170 flights due to striking French air traffic controllers

Cancellations on Thursday and Friday impact flights to and from France, but will also affect French overflights

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8 d. ago US tries to deport stateless Palestinian woman again despite judge’s order

Ward Sakeik was detained in February on her way home from her honeymoon in the US Virgin IslandsThe US government has tried for the second time to deport a stateless Palestinian woman, according to court documents – despite a judge’s order barring her removal.Ward Sakeik, a 22-year-old newlywed, was detained in February on her way home from her honeymoon in the US Virgin Islands. Last month, the government attempted to deport her without informing her where she was being sent, according to her husband, Taahir Shaikh. An officer eventually told her that she would be sent to the Israel border – just hours before Israel launched airstrikes on Iran. Continue reading...

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