17 h. ago Starmer ‘accepts invite’ to visit Trump during expected trip to Scotland

Scottish Police say they are preparing for possible visit by US president later this month

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17 h. ago Starme ‘accepts invite’ to visit Trump during expected trip to Scotland

Scottish Police say they are preparing for possible visit by US president later this month

Politics

36 h. ago Ursula von der Leyen faces rare censure vote in European parliament

European Commission president expected to survive but ballot likely to reveal discontent about EU’s rightward driftThe European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, is preparing to face a rare vote of censure in the European parliament that is likely to reveal discontent about the rightward drift of EU policies.Von der Leyen is expected to comfortably survive a vote on Thursday on the censure motion, which in theory could trigger the downfall of her commission. While her survival is considered a certainty, the debate has lifted the lid on simmering discontent among centrist, centre-left and green MEPs who voted her back into office just under one year ago, after elections that gave rightwing nationalists their best-ever results. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Donald Trump could visit Britain 'later this month' as police prepare for US president to jet in to see his new Scottish golf course

Rumours have swirled for months that US President Donald Trump will visit the UK this year to coincide with the opening of a second course at the golf club he owns in Aberdeenshire.

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51 h. ago Planning under way for Donald Trump visit to Scotland 'in coming weeks'

Police Scotland preparing for ‘significant policing operation’ with arrival of US President later this month

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55 h. ago Trump said he threatened to ‘bomb the s***’ out of Moscow if Putin ignored him and attacked Ukraine

Donald Trump bragged on the presidential campaign he was prepared to strike Russia and China

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56 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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68 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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68 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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3 d. ago Wimbledon fan called out by umpire in public rebuke as crowd erupt

It happened during the match between Aryna Sabalenka and Laura Siegemund on Centre Court

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3 d. ago Toddler's life saved after mum spots small detail in seemingly normal photo

Laura Davies and her husband Tom first spotted something strange in their toddler's eye while at home, but a picture from his nursery confirmed their worst fears

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7 d. ago Europe is scrambling to form a united front and regain relevance in the Iran crisis

Tehran now places little faith in the European countries who played a key role in brokering the Iranian nuclear dealExposed as divided and marginalised during the Iran crisis, European nations are scrambling to retrieve a place at the Middle East negotiating table, fearing an impulsive Donald Trump has diminishing interest in stabilising Iran or the wider region now he believes he has achieved his key objective of wiping out Tehran’s nuclear programme.On Tuesday the EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, was the latest senior European figure to phone the Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, offering to be a facilitator and urging Tehran not to leave the crisis in a dangerous limbo by keeping UN weapons inspectors out of Iran. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Deputy commander of Russia's navy is killed in Ukrainian missile strike

The deputy commander of Russia's navy has been killed in a Ukrainian missile strike, the Kremlin has confirmed.  

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8 d. ago Top Russian general linked to Bucha war crimes reported dead after Ukraine missile strike

Russia has suffered yet another blow in their relentless invasion of Ukraine – with a targeted drone strike taking out one of the most senior and brutal military officials

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8 d. ago Iran is accused of assassinating two Swiss diplomats including woman who 'fell' from 17th floor balcony

The regional conflict would have increased the risk of 'direct pressure' on Swiss personnel in Iran, with diplomats prime targets for surveillance, according to ex-intelligence officials.

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8 d. ago Israeli military used 500lb bomb in strike on Gaza cafe, fragments reveal

Exclusive: Experts say use of heavy munition in Monday’s strike that killed dozens may constitute a war crimeThe Israeli military used a 500lb (230kg) bomb – a powerful and indiscriminate weapon that generates a massive blast wave and scatters shrapnel over a wide area – when it attacked a target in a crowded beachfront cafe in Gaza on Monday, evidence seen by the Guardian has revealed.Experts in international law said the use of such a munition despite the known presence of many unprotected civilians, including children, women and elderly people, was almost certainly unlawful and may constitute a war crime. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Israel's strike on Iran’s Evin prison sparks fear for political prisoners

Rights activists in Iran fear intensified crackdowns following Israel's air campaign targeting Iran's nuclear program

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv hits warplanes in Russia as missile attack kills five in Ukraine

Ukrainian military claims strike on four Su-34 bombers at Marinovka base about 900km from border; Russian attack on Samar wounds 25. What we know on day 1,221See all our Ukraine war coverageUkraine’s military has said it struck four warplanes at an airbase in central Russia’s Volgograd region as part of a drive to hit Russian war assets. It said on Telegram it had hit four Su-34 aircraft at the Marinovka base outside the city of Volgograd, about 900km (550 miles) from the Ukrainian border. The post on Friday said the operation was conducted by the military’s special operations branch, together with the SBU security service and other services of the military. “According to preliminary information, four aircraft were hit, specifically SU-34 planes, as well as technical-operational facilities where different warplanes are serviced and repaired,” the statement said. There was no immediate comment from the Russian military.Ukraine’s military said the damage to Marinovka was being assesse...

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2 w. ago What you do in 10 minutes after nuclear bomb will determine if you live

As tensions soar between Iran and Israel, fears of a global conflict that could tip into World War III are mounting.

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2 w. ago Donald Trump sends U.S. military to war against the media over Iran strike doubts

Much like Wile E. Coyote, Trump appears to believe the bombs dropped on the Fordow facility in Iran were so large that they couldn’t possibly have failed. But questions about the success of the mission persist, writes Richard Hall.

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