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Trump Talks Big on Global Diplomacy, but His Goals Are in Tatters

The president said he would bring a quick end to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and get China to bend on trade and Iran on its nuclear program. Instead, conflict is escalating....

13/06/2025 17:33 New York Times
Ministers step up efforts to quell growing rebellion over UK welfare bill

Whips increase pressure on MPs and No 10 drawing up contingency plans for ministerial changes as vote nearsThe government is intensifying efforts to quell a growing rebellion over welfare cuts, with whips stepping up contact with MPs and strategists drawing up plans for a cabinet reshuffle in case o...

13/06/2025 16:55 The Guardian
Republicans back Israeli attack on Iran but some Democrats say it sabotages nuclear talks

Trump and GOP cheered the strikes, but others say Israeli PM deliberately harmed nuclear program negotiationsUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump and Republicans in Washington on Friday cheered Israel for carrying out long-threatened strikes on Iran, but several Democrats accused that cou...

13/06/2025 16:20 The Guardian
Astronaut mission postponed amid leak concerns at International Space Station

Chartered spaceflight for India, Poland and Hungary’s first astronauts in decades delayed indefinitelyA chartered spaceflight for India, Poland and Hungary’s first astronauts in decades has been delayed indefinitely because of leak concerns at the International Space Station.The National Aeronau...

13/06/2025 15:50 The Guardian
Plastics campaigners warn Australia’s pledge at UN needs to be matched with ‘high ambition at home’

Environment minister Murray Watt is returning from oceans conference where he pledged to curb the scourge of plastics and ratify a treaty to protect the high seas• Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereThe federal environment minister, Murray Watt...

13/06/2025 15:00 The Guardian
Minns government backs bill promoting hunting in NSW’s state forests and crown land

Critics say history shows recreational shooting is not as effective as evidence-based baiting and aerial shooting programsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a back-to-the-future move, the Minns Labor government has backed a Shooters and Fishers party bill that will promote...

13/06/2025 15:00 The Guardian
Middle East nations call for urgent de-escalation after Israel’s strikes on Iran

Foreign ministers condemn strikes amid fears of wider war, but reaction from Iran’s proxies is relatively measuredMiddle East crisis – live updatesNations across the Middle East have condemned the Israeli strikes on Iran, calling for urgent de-escalation amid concerns that tit-for-tat retaliatio...

13/06/2025 14:53 The Guardian
Israeli strikes hit more than 100 targets in Iran including nuclear facilities

Tehran says strikes are ‘declaration of war’ while Donald Trump warns of further, more brutal strikesMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsraeli strikes have hit more than 100 major targets in Iran, including nuclear facilities and missile sites, and killed senior military commanders and scientis...

13/06/2025 14:49 The Guardian
C of E warned over influence of ‘extreme views’ after cuts to anti-racism funding

Bishop of Kirkstall says C of E has people ‘deeply resistant to any funding for racial justice’ after budget halvedThe Church of England is susceptible to the influence of “extreme views from abroad and at home”, a bishop has warned after church officials made a “brutal” cut in funding t...

13/06/2025 13:28 The Guardian
Councils in England warn of mass bankruptcies as Send deficits soar

Local authorities say a £5bn shortfall in special needs funding could leave dozens effectively insolvent within monthsCouncil leaders in England have warned that a multibillion pound deficit from years of overspending on special educational needs has become a “burning platform” that will push s...

13/06/2025 11:30 The Guardian
Israel launches strikes on Iran: what we know so far

Israel has struck dozens of targets inside Iran, including nuclear sites and military installationsIsrael launched a widespread attack on Iran aimed at targets including its nuclear facilities, military commanders and scientists, claiming it took unilateral action because Tehran had begun to build n...

13/06/2025 11:21 The Guardian
First Thing: Israel launches strikes on ‘dozens’ of sites in Iran, targeting nuclear program

Netanyahu says operation will take ‘many days’ as Tehran threatens swift retaliation. Plus, the impact of buy now, pay laterDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Israel has launched an attack on Iran aimed at “dozens” of targets including its nuclear facilit...

13/06/2025 11:01 The Guardian
Russian Forces Expand Fighting to a New Region of Eastern Ukraine

It’s the first time in three years of war that Russian troops have entered the Dnipropetrovsk region, a sign of battlefield momentum....

13/06/2025 09:13 New York Times
Albanese calls for dialogue and says escalation ‘concerning’ after Israel launches attacks on Iran

Penny Wong says Australian government ‘alarmed’ by strikes which risk ‘further destabilising a region that is already volatile’Australia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has warned against any further escalation in...

13/06/2025 09:11 The Guardian
From bird strike to sabotage, experts offer range of theories for India air crash

Analysts warn against jumping to conclusions and say variety of factors may have been at play in AI171 disasterAhmedabad plane crash: latest updatesA full investigation into Air India flight AI171 will be necessary to determine what caused it to crash shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad but avia...

13/06/2025 09:07 The Guardian
New Zealand PM to meet Xi Jinping as former leaders warn against becoming an ‘adversary’ of China

Christopher Luxon’s visit to Beijing comes as former NZ PMs warn the country must not become part of defence arrangements ‘explicitly aimed at China’New Zealand’s prime minister will meet Xi Jinping on a formal visit to China next week, his office has confirmed, a week after an open letter s...

13/06/2025 06:12 The Guardian
Friday briefing: What ​we ​know ​so far about the Air India ​flight 171 ​crash

In today’s newsletter: Israel takes unilateral action against Iran, which was in the middle of negotiations with the US, taking the Middle East to the brink of all-out warGood morning. After threatening to do so for decades, Israel launched a wave of strikes on Iran, which hit “dozens” of targ...

13/06/2025 06:01 The Guardian
Credit Suisse was ‘warned’ about Greensill three years before firm collapsed

Anonymous messages questioned judgment of senior managers in dealing with Greensill, says Swiss regulatorBosses at Credit Suisse were warned against dealing with the Australian financier Lex Greensill’s eponymous company three years before the collapse of his Greensill Capital, which once employed...

13/06/2025 04:00 The Guardian
Israel’s strikes on Iran show Trump is unable to restrain Netanyahu as Middle East slips closer to chaos

Critics have said the US decision to retreat from the region has led to a greater likelihood of conflictFull story: Israel launches strikes on ‘dozens’ of targets in Iran, targeting nuclear programIsrael strikes Iran nuclear program – live updatesAs Israeli jets struck targets in Iran on Frida...

13/06/2025 03:11 The Guardian
What to Know About Israel’s Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Program

Israel’s military struck Tehran and other targets early Friday morning, raising fears of a broader war. The U.S. said it was not involved in the strikes....

13/06/2025 02:01 New York Times
Coalition MPs should embrace net zero policies or risk alienating voters, Liberal senator warns

Climate change is real and Coalition’s job is to determine how to cut emissions, shadow assistant minister to opposition leader Maria Kovacic saysKovacic on what the Coalition needs to move forward – Australian Politics podcastAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news ema...

13/06/2025 02:01 The Guardian
Trump to merge wildland firefighting forces, despite warning of chaos

Order aims to centralize efforts, which are now split among five agencies and two cabinet departmentsDonald Trump has ordered the US government to consolidate its wildland firefighting force into a single program, despite warnings from former federal officials that it could be costly and increase th...

13/06/2025 00:20 The Guardian
Owner of Dominican Club Whose Roof Collapsed Is Charged With Involuntary Homicide

After the collapse killed 236 people, an employee came forward with evidence the owners had been warned the roof posed a danger....

12/06/2025 23:40 New York Times
US rights groups warn of Republican effort to undercut LA advocacy work

Josh Hawley, a senator, threatened multiple organizations with inquiries, claiming they were ‘bankrolling civil unrest’Immigration and civil rights organizations across the US are warning of a growing effort to undermine their advocacy work as rightwing lawmakers accuse them of fueling the demon...

12/06/2025 21:53 The Guardian
Oregon wildfire destroys homes and raises fears for looming fire season

Rowena fire grows to 3,500 acres with evacuation orders issued for hundreds of homes in Columbia River Gorge areaA growing wildfire in Oregon has destroyed multiple homes and prompted evacuation orders in the Columbia River Gorge area, in what officials are calling an early warning of the fire seas...

12/06/2025 21:10 The Guardian
Elizabeth Warren: Trump Is Right About This One Thing

The debt ceiling is a political cudgel that serves no economic function. It’s time to abolish it....

12/06/2025 19:37 New York Times
Trump warns of ‘massive conflict’ soon if Iran nuclear talks break down

Fears of possible Israeli strike against Iran and retaliation after IAEA issues strongest rebuke of Iran in 20 yearsDonald Trump has warned that a “massive conflict” could break out in the Middle East soon if talks over an Iranian nuclear deal break down, amid concerns over a possible Israeli st...

12/06/2025 19:25 The Guardian
Russian Scientist Released After Four Months in Federal Custody

Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, still faces criminal charges for failing to declare scientific samples she was carrying in her suitcase....

12/06/2025 19:23 New York Times
Israel’s Iran threat is familiar, but it is unlikely to attack without US backing

Israel has threatened to destroy Tehran’s nuclear programme before, ultimately holding back in absence of Washington’s supportThe withdrawal of non-essential US personnel from parts of the Middle East and the anonymously sourced US reports in the past 24 hours that Israel is on the brink of an a...

12/06/2025 18:56 The Guardian
Air India crash survivor told me he's okay - his escape is nothing short of a miracle

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh was conscious, half sitting on his bed in blue hospital scrubs when I walked into the ward....

12/06/2025 18:41 Skynews
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Republicans back Israeli attack on Iran but some Democrats say it sabotages nuclear talks 13/06 15:50 - Astronaut mission postponed amid leak concerns at International Space Station 13/06 15:41 - Iran resumed uranium enrichment following US withdrawal from nuclear deal fiercely opposed by Israel 13/06 15:41 - The War Room newsletter: Why Israel attacked Iran—and what comes next 13/06 15:28 - Israeli attack on Iran 'probably years in the planning' 13/06 15:11 - 'Iran started this war years ago' ex-Israeli PM Naftali Bennett tells France 24 13/06 15:01 - Trump hails Israel’s Iran strikes as ‘excellent’ 13/06 15:00 - Plastics campaigners warn Australia’s pledge at UN needs to be matched with ‘high ambition at home’ 13/06 15:00 - Minns government backs bill promoting hunting in NSW’s state forests and crown land 13/06 14:53 - Middle East nations call for urgent de-escalation after Israel’s strikes on Iran 13/06 14:49 - Israeli strikes hit more than 100 targets in Iran including nuclear facilities 13/06 14:43 - 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Trump denies US role in Iran attack, warns against strike on Israel 13/06 09:01 - Trump denies US role in Iran attack, warns against strike on Israel 13/06 08:31 - Fair Warning: Only Someone Born Before 1982 Can Define These '80s Vocab Words 13/06 07:23 - N Korea’s Kim eyes more warships as damaged destroyer relaunched 13/06 07:23 - N Korea’s Kim eyes more warships as damaged destroyer relaunched 13/06 06:59 - News24 | Ukraine hits Moscow region factory, Russia kills 2 in Kharkiv 13/06 06:14 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,205 13/06 06:14 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,205 13/06 06:12 - New Zealand PM to meet Xi Jinping as former leaders warn against becoming an ‘adversary’ of China 13/06 06:01 - Friday briefing: What ​we ​know ​so far about the Air India ​flight 171 ​crash 13/06 05:58 - Israel attacks Iran: What we know so far 13/06 05:58 - Israel attacks Iran: What we know so far 13/06 05:51 - North Korea claims warship launch successful on second try 13/06 05:33 - Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief killed by Israel 13/06 04:30 - News24 | ‘Bitter and painful fate’: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warns Israel after strikes on Iran 13/06 04:00 - Credit Suisse was ‘warned’ about Greensill three years before firm collapsed 13/06 03:34 - US says it was not involved in Israel's military strikes 13/06 03:33 - News24 | Ukraine's Zelensky hopes to push Trump on US Russia sanctions at G7 13/06 03:31 - News24 | US warns of consequences for attending UN meet on Israel-Palestinian two-state solution 13/06 03:11 - Israel’s strikes on Iran show Trump is unable to restrain Netanyahu as Middle East slips closer to chaos 13/06 02:01 - What to Know About Israel’s Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Program 13/06 02:01 - Coalition MPs should embrace net zero policies or risk alienating voters, Liberal senator warns 13/06 00:44 - Trump urges Iran to make a deal ‘before there is nothing left’ after Israeli strikes 13/06 00:20 - Trump to merge wildland firefighting forces, despite warning of chaos 12/06 23:40 - Owner of Dominican Club Whose Roof Collapsed Is Charged With Involuntary Homicide 12/06 22:56 - Trump warns Israel could strike Iran; U.S. officials say no military support 12/06 21:53 - US rights groups warn of Republican effort to undercut LA advocacy work 12/06 21:39 - UN votes to demand Gaza ceasefire, hostage release and aid access 12/06 21:16 - Trump warns of ‘chance of massive conflict’ amid Israel-Iran tensions 12/06 21:16 - Trump warns of ‘chance of massive conflict’ amid Israel-Iran tensions 12/06 21:10 - Oregon wildfire destroys homes and raises fears for looming fire season 12/06 20:28 - 'History will record this: These atrocities must stop now' 12/06 19:37 - Elizabeth Warren: Trump Is Right About This One Thing 12/06 19:25 - Trump warns of ‘massive conflict’ soon if Iran nuclear talks break down 12/06 19:23 - Russian Scientist Released After Four Months in Federal Custody 12/06 18:56 - Israel’s Iran threat is familiar, but it is unlikely to attack without US backing 12/06 18:41 - 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