6 h. ago Putin ramps up production of hypersonic missiles as World War 3 threat looms

With Iran now striking American military bases in Qatar, and tensions in the Middle East spiralling, Russia's leader has said he is upping the number of warheads Russia holds

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34 h. ago US WW3 fears as officials 'do not seek war with Iran' despite missile strikes

The United States does not seek war with Iran, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday after a missile attack on the country's nuclear facilities, while Vice President JD Vance said the strikes have given Tehran a chance to negotiate

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56 h. ago WW3 is 'right under our noses' as Vladimir Putin makes 'disturbing' statement

With tensions heating up in the Middle East between Iran, Israel, Hamas and more, and Russia's constant war with Ukraine, the threat of a full-scale World War 3 is looming

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58 h. ago Ten ways to protect your money from disaster: As the threat of war looms and cyberattacks soar, experts reveal what you can do

In an increasingly fraught world, threats to the security of our finances are coming from all sides. Here,experts share their essential checklist for protecting your finances.

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3 d. ago ‘You’d never make Slumdog today’: Danny Boyle on risks, regrets and returning to the undead

In 28 Years Later, zombies maraud over a Britain broken by more than Brexit. Its director discusses cultural baggage, catastrophising – and why his kids’ generation is an ‘upgrade’The UK is a wasteland in Danny Boyle’s new film. Towns lie in ruins, trains rot on the rails and the EU has severed all ties with the place. Some residents are stuck in the past and congregate under the tattered flag of St George. The others flail shirtless through the open countryside, raging about nothing, occasionally stopping to eat worms. You wouldn’t want to live in the land that Boyle and the writer Alex Garland show us. Teasingly, on some level, the film suggests that we do.Boyle and Garland first prowled zombie Britain with their 2002 hit 28 Days Later. It was an electrifying piece of speculative fiction, a guerilla-style thriller about an unimaginable world. Since then we’ve had Brexit and Covid, and the looming threat of martial law in the US The story’s extravagant flights of fancy don’t feel s...

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4 d. ago Mapped: Where Iran and Israel’s missiles have struck as Tehran hits major hospital

Tensions escalate after Israel launches largest bombardment on Iran in decades early on Friday

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4 d. ago Iran Israel war LIVE: Missiles hit nuclear reactor as Iron Dome penetrated

Israel's Iron Dome appears to have buckled under Iranian bombardment after a hospital suffered direct hits - it comes as Israel struck a nuclear reactor in Iran

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5 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russia can defend itself, says Putin, as North Korea sends more soldiers

Death toll rises to 28 after Russian attack on Kyiv apartments; Zelenskyy planning to attend Nato summit in The Hague. What we know on day 1,212Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he was ready to meet with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy but only during a “final phase” of negotiations “so as not to sit there and divide things up endlessly, but to put an end to it”. Putin made his customary false accusation that Zelenskyy is not Ukraine’s legitimate president.In a round-table interview in St Petersburg with international news agencies, Putin said on Nato: “We do not consider any Nato rearmament to be a threat to the Russian Federation, because we are self-sufficient in terms of ensuring our security.” Russia has brought in thousands of North Korean soldiers to help defend Kursk; and has relied on a flood of arms and ammunition from North Korea as well as Iranian drones and missiles to wage war on Ukraine; while also receiving suspected help from China to continue arming a “spec...

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6 d. ago Coalition of the willing to reconvene ‘in weeks’ as UK pushes Russian oil cap

The Prime Minister on Tuesday announced a series of measures aimed at ramping up pressure on Vladimir Putin.

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6 d. ago Donald Trump calls for 'immediate evacuation of Tehran' as he cuts short G7 trip and Iran launches fresh strikes on Israel

Explosions heard in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Tuesday as Israeli military warns of incoming Iran missiles

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6 d. ago Russian strikes on Kyiv kill at least 14 with attacks reported across Ukraine

Overnight attack sees waves of drones and missiles strike Ukraine’s capitalUkraine war briefing: Kyiv under Russian drone attack with apartment building hitAn overnight attack on Ukraine’s capital killed at least 14 people, the head of Kyiv’s military administration said early on Tuesday, with Russian strikes reported across the country.“According to initial reports, there are already 14 deaths in Kyiv,” Tymur Tkachenko said, adding that rescuers were still searching the rubble for victims. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Moment Israel missile strike hits live Iran news broadcast as debris fills studio

This is the moment an Israel missile strike hits a live Iran news broadcast as debris fills the studio.

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7 d. ago Bizarre moment Lebanese pool party cheers as missiles fly overhead amid Israel

Revellers at a Lebanese pool party have been seen cheering and dancing as Iranian missiles flew over to hit Israel targets. 

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8 d. ago Thousands of Brits trapped in Middle East war zone: Israel admits evacuation flights are impossible while bombardment of Iranian missiles and drones continues

Tens of thousands of British citizens were trapped in a war zone tonight as officials admitted an evacuation from Israel is currently impossible.

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8 d. ago Blitz on Tehran: Iranian capital is left looking like 'a war zone' after being rocked by dozens of huge explosions as Israel strikes back

Iran's capital city has been left looking like a war zone, following dozens of Israeli missile strikes that came as part of a set of massively escalating tit-for-tat strikes against each other

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8 d. ago Mapped: Where Iran and Israel’s missiles have struck as Middle East tensions escalate

Escalating tensions as Israel launches largest bombardment on Iran in decades early on Friday

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8 d. ago Iran strikes Tel Aviv apartments causing multiple deaths as Israeli attacks leave Tehran 'burning'

Iran hits sites across Israel causing a number of deaths - as Israeli defence minister says ‘Tehran is burning’

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9 d. ago Watch: Iran launches fresh missile barrage towards Jerusalem after vowing ‘destructive’ attacks

This is the moment projectiles from an Iranian missile attack flash in the night sky over Israel’s capital Jerusalem on Saturday (14 June).

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9 d. ago Iran threatens US and UK and warns they could be next as Middle East descends into war and Israel warns 'Tehran will burn' following overnight missile attacks

Iran has warned the United States and UK that it could retaliate if they come to Israel 's defence, amid fears the entire region will descend into war.

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9 d. ago Strikes on Iran ease pressure on Israel to end starvation in Gaza

Critics of war will be more reluctant to press for its end while missiles from Tehran are killing people in Tel AvivMiddle East crisis – live updatesIn the hours after Israel attacked Iran, food shipments and distribution in Gaza stopped and a French-Saudi summit meant to pave the way for wider recognition of a Palestinian state was postponed indefinitely.International pressure over starvation and civilian killings in Gaza had apparently dissipated in little more than the time it took for the smoke of the first missile strikes to clear over Tehran. Continue reading...

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