2 h. ago Photos of a combined Russian missile and drone attack in Kyiv overnight Tuesday

A combined Russian missile and drone attack in Kyiv overnight Tuesday caused deaths and wounded dozens of people, according to Ukrainian officials. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

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2 h. ago Russian media say top official is in Pyongyang again to meet North Korean leader

Russian state media has reported that a top Russian security official traveled to Pyongyang for the second time this month for another meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the latest display of the countries’ deepening ties amid President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine

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3 h. 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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3 h. ago Trump condemns 'foolish' Tehran as US forces 'prepare to join the war' and he abruptly leaves G7

Iranian missiles rained down on Israel in the early hours of Monday, damaging the US Embassy as Tehran called for its allies to support its fight against Israel.

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3 h. ago Trump mobile: President unveils $499 gold phones for ‘real Americans’

The $499 handset follows other Trump-branded ventures, including steaks, sneakers and bibles

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3 h. ago Trump considers travel ban on another 36 countries after restricting people from 19 nations from entering the US

Another 36 countries have been put on alert after Trump imposed full bans on nationals from 12 countries and partial restrictions for visitors from another seven countries earlier this month.

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3 h. ago Trump's savage word to describe Tucker Carlson sends Marjorie Taylor Greene ballistic during MAGA war

Carlson has suggested Trump abandoned 'America First' principles to support Israel against the Iranians which has led to multiple responses from the president.

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3 h. ago ‘A dazzling concrete crown’: Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral gets long overdue appreciation

A genius response bridging of history and modernity with daring interior and exterior, it is shocking it wasn’t already Grade I-listedLiverpool’s Catholic cathedral has listing upgraded to Grade ILiverpool’s majestic cosmic wigwam has always faced a hard time from critics. Classicists lamented that it replaced an earlier swollen baroque design by Edwin Lutyens, which was cut short by the second world war and rising costs. Modernists found it too prissy, a brittle British version of more muscular concrete creations emerging from sunnier southern climes – a piece of Oscar Niemeyer’s Brasília lost in translation between the hemispheres.Time has proved them wrong. Frederick Gibberd’s striking upturned funnel is one of the finest postwar buildings in the land, standing as the most prominent Catholic cathedral of any British city, as well as the most original. It is shocking that it wasn’t already Grade-I listed – a fact that reflects a broader antipathy for buildings of the era, which is...

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3 h. ago Republican hawks vs Maga isolationists: the internal war that could decide Trump’s Iran response

Trump could decide to help Israel by joining the fight against Iran, or refrain from involving the US in a new overseas war – either choice will upset his supportersFollow live updates in the Middle East crisis As Donald Trump considers a direct intervention in Israel’s conflict with Iran, another war has broken out in Washington between conservative hawks, calling for immediate US strikes on uranium enrichment facilities, and Maga isolationists, who are demanding Trump stick to his campaign pledge not to involve the US in new overseas wars.At stake is whether the US could target the mountain redoubt that is home to the Fordow fuel enrichment plant, a key uranium enrichment site hidden 80 to 90 metres underground that cannot be targeted directly by Israeli jets – although they can attack some of the infrastructure that allows the plant to operate. Continue reading...

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4 h. 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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4 h. ago Donald Trump issues urgent evacuation warning as he leaves G7 summit early

Donald Trump is set to leave the G7 leaders' summit early after the US issued a chilling warning to "evacuate Tehran now" as the situation in the Middle East continues to escalate

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4 h. ago Oil prices rise and US futures fall as Israel urges residents of Iran's capital to evacuate

Oil prices have resumed their upward climb and U.S. futures are lower after Israel's military issued an evacuation warning to 330,000 people in Iran's capital Tehran

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4 h. ago G7 leaders say Iran is ‘principal source of instability’ in Middle East

The group said they ‘affirmed’ Israel’s right to defend itself in the wake of missile strikes.

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5 h. ago Judge extends pause on Trump’s efforts to block Harvard from enrolling international students

Harvard is challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to cut billions in funding in a separate lawsuit

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5 h. ago Florida budget puts millions in reserves as economic uncertainty brews. Here's a look by the numbers

On the 105th day of what was supposed to be a 60-day session, Florida lawmakers gave final approval to a leaner state budget totaling $115.1 billion, marking the end of a lawmaking season that was largely defined by inter-party clashes in the Republican-dominated capitol

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5 h. ago Youtuber gets kicked out of famous Glasgow takeaway while trying to crown city's 'worst dish'

Konstantin, known as Kon, has nearly 1.4 million subscribers on the platform and has previously worked with stars like the Sidemen and KSI.

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6 h. ago Trump officials reverse pause on immigration raids targeting farms and hotels

The reported change in stance comes after the president admitted hardline immigration policies were ‘taking very good, long time workers’ from key industries

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6 h. ago Judge deems some of Trump’s National Institutes of Health grant cuts illegal

The Reagan-appointed judge said he had “never seen” such “palpable" racial discrimination in his 40 years on the bench

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7 h. ago ‘Evacuate Tehran’ – Trump issues warning as he departs G7 leaders summit early

The conflict between Israel and Iran has been top of the agenda at the summit of wealthy democracies, taking place in Canada.

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7 h. ago Donald Trump's garbled remarks to reporters fail to address G7 summit abandonment

Donald Trump, US President, has departed the G7 summit a day early, after declaring Tehran should be evacuated "immediately" amid the conflict between Iran and Israel

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