Political elite under pressure from variety of sources, with US urging Iran to step back from the brink Middle East crisis – live updates The Iranian government has belittled the scale and effectiveness of the Israeli attack on its military sites, but hardliners in the parliament insisted the strikes breached […]
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Face-to-face military confrontation on each other’s soil has now been normalised For years, Israel and Iran have waged a “shadow war”, attacking each other indirectly using proxy forces, assassinations, informants, spies and hybrid, non-military covert means. Now this undeclared, largely silent war is undisguisedly out in the open. It’s become […]
Iran’s military suggests it would prioritise an agreement to end fighting in Gaza and Lebanon over any retaliation The US President Joe Biden said on Saturday he hopes Israel’s latest strikes on Iran will mark the end of a months-long cycle of escalation, as his administration doubles down on efforts […]
Met says it expects ‘busy day’ on Saturday as Stand Up to Racism and Chris Kaba rallies also planned The far-right leader Tommy Robinson has been charged under the Terrorism Act and is being held in custody before a planned march of his supporters amid fears of a repeat of […]
Trump campaign immediately blamed Biden White House and Kamala Harris for Chinese government-linked hack Chinese government-linked hackers are believed to have targeted phones used by Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, as part of a larger breach of US telecommunications networks, according to a New York Times report. […]
Exclusive: move will cap amount that can be deducted from benefit payments to repay short-term loans and debts More than 1m of the UK’s poorest households will be £420 a year better off on average as a result of a change to universal credit set to be announced in next […]
IDF spokesman says strikes are a response to ‘months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran’, as explosions are heard around Tehran and nearby city of Karaj Full report: IDF says it is striking military targets in Iran as sound of explosions reported around Tehran Benjamin Netanyahu and other […]
Keir Starmer to announce expansion in region that will also include business club to increase economic ties The UK will increase its military and economic presence in the Indo-Pacific to support regional stability, Keir Starmer will announce on Saturday. In an effort to counter China’s influence, ministers will expand the […]
George Conway-led Pac questions Republican nominee’s mental fitness for office in full-page New York Times ad An anti-Trump political group organized a letter signed by more than 200 mental health professionals, warning that Donald Trump is dangerous because of “his symptoms of severe, untreatable personality disorder – malignant narcissism”, which […]
Shareholders and property owners who also work not within PM’s definition of ‘working people’ Keir Starmer has hinted at tax rises for those who earn their income from shares and property, saying that they did not fit his definition of “working people”. Ministers are expected to announce increases in inheritance […]