52 m. ago Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's 'mysterious' visit to Area 51 marks 'milestone' in next

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth secretly visited the remote Area 51 air base for a 'mysterious show-and-tell,' a study of flight-tracking data suggests.

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63 m. ago US bombs Iran latest: Trump claims 'we took the bomb out of Iran's hands' as Tehran threatens to close Strait of Hormuz

The US president authorised the overnight bombings of key nuclear sites, including the heavily fortified Fordow plant

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73 m. 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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75 m. 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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1 hour ago Now more than ever, the prime minister must refrain from following Donald Trump’s lead

Editorial: With the stakes so high now in the tinderbox of the Middle East, Keir Starmer must show the caution that has served him so well on the world stage

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1 hour ago Trump taunts Iran after US took 'the bomb right out of their hands' as more details of the attack emerge

The US terror threat has been heightened after President Trump's strikes on three key Iranian nuclear sites overnight as Tehran weighs its response.

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2 h. ago Iran says US ‘must receive a response’ after Trump’s strikes on nuclear sites

Pentagon claims major damage inflicted, world leaders call for restraint and Israel continues to strike Iranian targetsMiddle East crisis – latest updatesIran has warned the US to brace for retaliation after Donald Trump’s administration joined Israel in its war against Tehran, tearing up his isolationist foreign policy and launching the most consequential intervention in a conflict in a generation.Almost a day after US strikes targeting three key Iranian nuclear sites, Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, told France’s Emmanuel Macron: “The Americans must receive a response to their aggression,” signalling a potential Iranian reprisal that could drag the US into a new, protracted conflict in the Middle East. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Flights axed from UK to hotspots including Dubai after Donald Trump bombs Iran

Some travellers faced huge disruptions after all scheduled flights from a major airport to holiday spots Dubai and Doha were cancelled.

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2 h. ago Club World Cup: Yildiz scores twice against Wydad to put Juventus on verge of last 16

Juve eliminate Moroccans after 4-1 victoryGame played in sweltering conditions in PhiladelphiaKenan Yildiz scored two goals to lift Juventus to a 4-1 victory over Wydad on Sunday in their Group G match in Philadelphia.Juventus started brightly in front of a crowd of 31,975 on a sticky afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field, taking the lead in the sixth minute. Yildiz was instrumental in the opener as his angled shot forced Wydad defender Abdelmounaim Boutouil to turn the ball into his own net. Ten minutes later, Yildiz unleashed a spectacular strike from the edge of the box into the top-right corner to give Juventus a 2-0 lead, but a mistake by the Italian defence gifted Thembinkosi Lorch a goal to reduce the deficit in the 25th minute. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Johnny Depp slams those who 'did him dirty' as he opens up on Amber Heard trial

Johnny Depp has hit out at the people who "did [him] dirty" amid his legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard, in which he was accused of domestic abuse

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3 h. ago Chelsea legend quits as boss of side on brink of Champions League qualification

Damien Duff led Shelbourne to the League of Ireland title last year but the former Chelsea star has made the decision to resign shortly before their Champions League qualifiers next month

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4 h. ago Iran warns Trump to 'bring enough coffins' for US soldiers as WW3 fears grow

A hardliner in Iran's parliament has warned that the US should "bring enough coffins" if it wants to wage all-out war against the country, following Sunday's strikes on nuclear sites

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4 h. 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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4 h. ago JD Vance warns Iran retaliation to US strike would be ‘catastrophic mistake’

JD Vance has warned Iran that retaliation to the US strikes on three nuclear sites would be a “catastrophic mistake”.

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4 h. ago Brits issued urgent petrol price warning as Iran closes Strait of Hormuz

Petrol prices could increase after further instability in the Middle East, with a recent strike on Iran from Israel meaning the Strait of Hormuz - a key oil shipping channel - could be disrupted

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4 h. ago Shocking new satellite images show damage to Iranian nuclear sites after US's precision attacks on facility

President Donald Trump last night ordered six B-2 stealth bombers to drop a dozen 30,000-pound 'bunker buster' bombs on the base hidden deep inside a mountain.

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4 h. ago Trump prepares to jet to NATO as poll reveals Americans think White House backs Russia over Ukraine

Donald Trump will head to the NATO Summit this week - as a recent poll found that more Americans think his administration is siding with Russia over Ukraine in negotiations to end the war.

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4 h. ago Nicolas Kuhn a Newcastle United transfer 'option' as Celtic winger surges up shortlist amid plunging £15m price

The Hoops are facing a big decision on the wide man this summer

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4 h. ago Gary Lineker's BBC exit branded 'inevitable' by retiring sports broadcasting great he replaced

Steve Rider spent 45 years on national TV with the BBC and ITV, but he was unimpressed with the decision to replace him as the face of golf with Gary Lineker

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4 h. ago Starmer backs Trump’s bombing of Iran saying it ‘can never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon’

Prime minister backs US president as he bombs Iranian nuclear sites and says key facilities ‘completely and totally obliterated’

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