1 hour ago Stunning map shows the lengths pilots go through to avoid conflict zones

As the Russia-Ukraine war rages on and the Israel-Iran conflict intensifies, the world has become more chaotic, and so has its airspace

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2 h. ago Trump warns Iran could launch nuclear war in 'weeks' as it's pummelled with Israeli bombs and city is struck by 5.1 earthquake: Live updates 

LIVE UPDATES: The quake, which Iran's Tasnim news agency said measured 5.2, struck at a depth of six miles some 23 miles southwest of the city of Semnan, the US Geological Survey said.

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4 h. ago Spy chief Tulsi Gabbard targeted by 'deep state' smear campaign during Iran nuke talks, claim allies

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has been by President Trump's side the entirety of the Iran and Israel war, which some officials indicate are efforts of the 'deep state.'

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4 h. ago How the AP decided to refer to the conflict between Israel and Iran as a war

The Associated Press is calling the current conflict between Israel and Iran a war, given the scope, intensity and duration of military activities on both sides

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5 h. ago 'He's calling her': Tulsi Gabbard allies say 'Deep State' hit job designed to torpedo her with Trump as he ponders war

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has been by President Trump's side the entirety of the Iran and Israel war, which some officials indicate are efforts of the 'deep state.'

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5 h. ago Israel warns of ‘prolonged war’ with Iran as conflict enters second week

Israeli military chief says ‘difficult days’ ahead as salvo of ballistic missiles trigger air raid sirens across countryIsrael-Iran conflict – live updatesIsrael’s military has warned of a “prolonged war” with Iran as the conflict entered its second week with no sign of stopping, as Israeli forces targeted Tehran and other areas while an Iranian missile attack wounded many people in the Mediterranean port city of Haifa.The Israeli military said its aircraft destroyed Iranian surface-to-air missiles in southern Iran, as well as killing a group of Iranian military commanders responsible for missile launches. According to the IDF, the strikes prevented the launch of missiles scheduled for later that evening. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago UK to charter emergency flights to rescue Brits stranded in Israel as soon as airspace opens

UK nationals left stranded in Israel warn inaction could 'cost lives' as Lammy announces Britain will charter rescue flights only after Tel Aviv airspace reopens.

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6 h. ago UK diplomats quit Tehran and evacuation flights for Brits in Israel announced amid war with Iran

Foreign Secretary David Lammy has been working with the Israeli government on flights back to the UK

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6 h. ago Iran and Israel trade missile strikes as Europe begins negotiations with Tehran

Iran’s top diplomat accused Israel of committing war crimes by bombing Tehran’s nuclear facilities as he arrived for negotiations with the UK and European Union

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8 h. ago Thousands of Afghans are fleeing Iran every day to escape war and deportation

A major international aid agency and a Taliban official say thousands of Afghans are fleeing Iran every day to escape war and a deportation campaign

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8 h. ago British Airways trials removing individual water bottles from flights

Cups of water will be served by cabin crew to economy passengers

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8 h. ago Charlie Kirk warns Lindsey Graham and Iran war hawks: ‘Not even the Romans could defeat Persia’

‘Now, I’m not saying they’re comparable to our Marines or to our Air Force, but is that really the battle that we want in front of us?’ Charlie Kirk wondered on Newsmax.

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11 h. ago We’re on the brink of a disastrous, illegal conflagration in the Middle East. Trump must be stopped | Fawaz Gerges

This is a war of choice, based on misinformation. If the US and UK join it, they risk a rerun of the Iraq debacle of 2003Like the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003, Israel’s war on Iran is neither legal nor just. It is a war of choice, not of necessity – and should the US or its European allies, particularly Britain, join in, they risk being dragged into another disastrous and unlawful conflict in the Middle East.A US military intervention would be in direct contravention of international law. Already, the US, once the architect and guardian of the international order, is now among its chief violators. Instead of pressuring Benjamin Netanyahu to end his siege and destruction of Gaza, Donald Trump has fully sided with Netanyahu and called Israel’s attacks on Iran “excellent”. He has demanded Iran’s “unconditional surrender”. Trump is considering military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Doing so is explicitly prohibited under article 56 of the additional protocol to...

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11 h. ago British Airways flight crew mistakenly booked into Milan sex dungeon for layover

Twelve members of British Airways staff were booked into the wrong hotel in Milan by bosses and were met with bondage cages, human dog cages and leather harnesses

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11 h. ago Britons stuck in Israel set to be flown home, Lammy announces

British nationals stranded in Israel are set to be flown home as soon as the country’s airspace reopens, the Foreign Secretary has announced.

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11 h. ago Evacuation charter flights for Brits fleeing Israel to be laid on at Tel Aviv airport once airspace re

Foreign Secretary David Lammy has been working with the Israeli government on the flights back to the UK

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12 h. ago UK working to set up charter flights for Brits escaping Israel

The Government is working with Israeli authorities to begin charter flights from Tel Aviv in Israel when the airspace reopens

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12 h. ago Iran's internet blackout leaves public in dark and creates an uneven picture of the war with Israel

As the war between Israel and Iran hits the one-week mark, Iranians have spent nearly half of the conflict in a near-communication blackout, unable to connect not only with the outside world but also with their neighbors and loved ones across the country

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12 h. ago Middle East crisis live: Ministers from Europe and Iran to hold talks; UN warns of ‘man

Ministers from UK, France and Germany will meet Abbas Araqchi after White House says Trump will ‘make a decision on whether to attack Iran within two weeks’Trump sets deadline of two weeks to decide if US will join Israel’s war on IranLiving in Iran: how have you been affected by the recent conflict?Living in Israel: how have you been affected by the recent conflict?The French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot has spoken to the US secretary of state Marco Rubio ahead of a meeting in Geneva between foreign ministers from the UK, France and Germany and their Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi.The Geneva meeting is aimed at creating a pathway back to diplomacy over Iran’s nuclear programme. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago America made a catastrophic mistake with the Iraq war. Is it about to repeat it in Iran? | Stephen Werthheim

If the United States joins Israel’s fight to try to finish Israel’s job, it will enter into a war of unknowable scope against a country of 90 million peopleTwo decades ago, as Americans debated whether their country should invade Iraq, one question loomed the largest: did Saddam Hussein possess weapons of mass destruction? If so, the implication was that the United States should disarm and overthrow his regime by military force. If not, Washington could keep that option in reserve and continue to contain Saddam through economic sanctions and routine bombings.In time, the implications of the Iraq war far exceeded the boundaries of the original debate. Saddam, it turned out, had no weapons of mass destruction. But suppose he had possessed the chemical and biological agents that the war’s advocates claimed. Invading his country to destroy his regime would have given him the greatest possible incentive to use the worst weapons at his disposal. The war would have been just as mistaken — ...

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