41 m. ago Russia warns Trump he has opened 'Pandora's box' with strike on Iran as regime holds talks in Moscow and fears grow that the UK will now face terror backlash

Trump said the audacious attack by a squadron of stealth bombers in the early hours of yesterday had 'taken the bomb right out of [Tehran's] hands'.

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60 m. ago Pope Leo condemns Trump's bombing in Iran, warns of 'irreparable abyss'

Pope Leo XIV warned of an "irreparable abyss" as US forces continue to bomb Iran after President Donald Trump made the decision to attack the Middle Eastern nation's key nuclear sites

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2 h. ago Suicide bomber 'kills 22 and injures 63' in attack on church full of worshipers in Syria

The bomber opened fire as people were praying inside Mar Elias Church, in the Dweila neighbourhood of Damascus, before detonating his explosive vest.

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4 h. ago Glastonbury headliner Alanis Morissette reveals she 'would not be alive' without therapy

The singer revealed that she "struggles" with suicidal thoughts

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4 h. 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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5 h. 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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5 h. ago Twenty dead and dozens injured as suicide bomber targets Syrian church

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Syrian Interior Ministry identified the perpetrator as a member of the Islamic State group.

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5 h. ago Michigan church shooting: Minister ran over gunman before security guard shot them dead, pastor says

Service was concluding when incident occurred, sending churchgoers fleeing

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5 h. 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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5 h. ago Police: Suspect shot and killed by a security guard after a shooting at a Michigan church

Police in Michigan say a suspect has been shot and killed by a security guard after a shooting at a church in a suburb of Detroit

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5 h. ago Islamic State suicide bombing in Damascus church leaves many dead and dozens injured

Evening attack is first major atrocity by Islamist terror group in Syria since President al-Assad was deposedA suicide bombing by Islamic State (IS) targeting a church in Damascus has killed 20 people and wounded 52, Syrian authorities have said.The attack on Sunday night was the first major IS operation and the first suicide bombing in Syria since former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December and replaced by an Islamist-led government. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Mass protest in London against genocide in Gaza, war on Iran offered nothing but pressuring Starmer

Mass protest in London against genocide in Gaza, war on Iran offered nothing but pressuring Starmer  World Socialist Web Site

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6 h. ago Suicide bomber 'kills 20 and injures 52' in attack on church full of worshipers in Syria

The bomber opened fire as people were praying inside Mar Elias Church, in the Dweila neighbourhood of Damascus, before detonating his vest.

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6 h. ago Syria suicide bomber 'kills at least 20' after detonating device in church full of worshippers

The suicide bombing in a church near Damascus, Syria has killed at least 20 people - a government minister said the attacker was a member of the Islamic State group

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6 h. ago Record number of Ministry of Defence passes lost amid warnings it's a 'terrorist risk'

More than 15,000 Ministry of Defence (MoD) passes have been lost over the past five years, with another 1,000 stolen, as experts issued a warning over a 'terrorism risk'

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6 h. ago Suicide bomber kills at least 13 in packed Syrian church near Damascus

State media says a suicide bomber in Syria has detonated himself inside a church filled with people

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7 h. ago Stokes strikes late for England to leave India Test in balance after Brook falls for 99

First Test, D3: India 471 & 90-2; England 465Batter’s innings at home ground ends on 99For all the tired old wisecracks about cricket in Yorkshire being a dour, uncompromising pursuit, it feels like there is rarely a dull Test at ­Headingley. After a third day that was cut short by late rain but still packed with more incident than a stag do ­taking on the Otley Run, another classic could be bubbling up.At stumps, the long-expected drizzle having finally swept in with 30 minutes still to play, India were 90 for two and the happier of the two sides to call it a night. They had earlier seen their hopes of a sizable lead dashed by Harry Brook’s incendiary 99 and some ruinous drops, with England 465 all out and thus just six runs behind on first innings. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Several killed as terrorist detonates suicide bomb inside packed church during mass

A suicide bomber detonated himself inside a church in Syria on Sunday, killing at least nine people and wounding 15, state media reported.

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7 h. ago Michigan church shooting: Security guard kills gunman as at least one person wounded, police say

Service was concluding when incident occurred, sending churchgoers fleeing

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7 h. ago Active shooter drives truck into church and opens fire on congregation in Michigan

An active shooter drove their car into a church on Sunday before opening fire on the congregation.

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