Democrats say they were left in dark about plans for US strikes on Iran

22/06/2025 14:23 The Guardian

Leading figures on Senate and House intelligence committees not briefed in advance in break with customMiddle East war – live updatesSenior Democrats have claimed they were left in the dark about operation Midnight Hammer, the US’s highly coordinated strike on Saturday on Iran’s nuclear enrichment program.Neither Mark Warner, a US senator of Virginia, nor Jim Himes, a representative of Connecticut, both top Democrats on the Senate and House intelligence panels, were briefed before the attack, according to reports. Continue reading...

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Alarm in Middle East over US strikes on Iran amid fears of widening conflict

Leaders of UAE, Qatar and Oman criticise attack and urge de-escalation as EU and UN call for immediate return to talksMiddle East crisis – latest updatesCountries in the Middle East and beyond responded with alarm after US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites as the EU and the UN called for immediate...

22/06/2025 17:49 The Guardian

Israel-Iran war live: Iran president says US must ‘receive a response’ to attack on nuclear sites as Israel renews bombing

US defense secretary Pete Hegseth says attacks have devastated Iran’s nuclear programmeFull report: US attacks on Iran inflicted major destruction, Pentagon officials sayWe’re also still awaiting reactions from the Democratic leadership in the US. Trump’s closest supporters have posted their...

22/06/2025 17:35 The Guardian

Keir Starmer backs US strike on Iran but warns of wider ‘escalation’ risk

PM calls on Tehran to return to negotiations and holds talks with Macron and Merz after US attack on three nuclear sitesMiddle East crisis – latest updatesKeir Starmer has warned of a “risk of escalation” in the Middle East and beyond as a result of the US bombing of Iran, but said he backed t...

22/06/2025 17:14 The Guardian

Israel recovers bodies of three hostages held in Gaza

IDF says remains of two civilians and one soldier were retrieved in ‘special operation’ on SaturdayIsrael announced on Sunday it had recovered the bodies of two civilians and one soldier held hostage in Gaza, amid its wars in Gaza and Iran.The Israeli military said it recovered the remains of Of...

22/06/2025 17:10 The Guardian

Trump’s military attack on Iran reveals split among Maga diehards

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Steve Bannon lead voices on right seeing airstrikes as break with ‘America first’ doctrineMiddle East war –live updatesSaturday’s US strikes on Iran provoked conflicting reactions from isolationist Republicans who support Donald Trump’s Make America great again (...

22/06/2025 15:56 The Guardian

Customers are missing out on bonus savings rates — and banks don’t have to actively warn you

Conditional savers at ING who fail to meet monthly conditions do not receive bonus interest but despite regulatory advice, the bank does not actively alert customers who might miss outAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne of Austra...

22/06/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Australia risks losing ‘war on nicotine’ in same way as war on drugs as illegal tobacco sales explode

Authorities should take a ‘harm reduction’ approach, removing excise for a period and making vapes more available, experts argueGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia is now waging a “de facto war on nicotine” that is doomed to fail in the same way as previous p...

22/06/2025 15:00 The Guardian

RAF base vandalism not enough to justify Palestine Action ban, says ex-minister

Lord Falconer says protest group ‘may have done other things’ to warrant expected proscription by home secretary The spray-painting of aircraft at an RAF base by a pro-Palestinian group would not provide the sole legal justification for banning it, according to a former justice secretary.The hom...

22/06/2025 14:34 The Guardian

Hegseth claims US ‘obliterated’ Iranian nuclear sites despite lack of assessment

US defense secretary praises Trump at first news briefing but Pentagon says it is too early for full damage assessmentMiddle East war –live updatesThe US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, on Sunday repeated claims by Donald Trump that US strikes had completely destroyed Iran’s nuclear facilities...

22/06/2025 13:55 The Guardian

‘Ticking time bomb’: Ice detainee dies in transit as experts say more deaths likely

Guardian reporting reveals confusing and contradictory events surrounding death of Abelardo Avellaneda DelgadoA 68-year-old Mexican-born man has become the first Ice detainee in at least a decade to die while being transported from a local jail to a federal detention center, and experts have warned...

22/06/2025 12:00 The Guardian

Thousands of UK government laptops, phones and tablets have been lost or stolen

Exclusive: ‘Systemic risk’ to cybersecurity after devices worth more than £1m a year are taken or lostThousands of UK government laptops, phones and tablets worth more than £1m have been either lost or stolen, freedom of information disclosures have revealed, triggering warnings of a “system...

22/06/2025 10:17 The Guardian

Trump’s plan to ban US states from AI regulation will ‘hold us back’, says Microsoft science chief

Eric Horvitz’s comments come despite reports that Microsoft is lobbying with Google, Meta and Amazon to support banMicrosoft’s chief scientist has warned that Donald Trump’s proposed ban on state-level guardrails on artificial intelligence will slow the development of the frontier technology r...

22/06/2025 10:00 The Guardian

What a difference a week makes: Trump falls into the Netanyahu trap

People were starting to laud the US president for his resistance to the Israeli PM’s pull, but what now?Middle East crisis – live updatesWhen he was elected, Donald Trump suggested he could hammer out a new relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister who was used to getting...

22/06/2025 08:31 The Guardian

From shipping, to proxies, to targeting US bases, Iran’s options to strike back are limited

Trump has warned of broader US involvement in Israel’s war if Iran attempts to strike back against US military sites in the regionFull report: Trump says US has attacked three Iranian nuclear sitesLive coverage: Iran strikes Israel after US attackIran had sought to deter Donald Trump from joining...

22/06/2025 06:33 The Guardian

Trump raises specter of further attacks against Iran after US military operation

President warned that Tehran must start peace negotiations with Israel and stop enriching uraniumUS strikes Iran – follow it liveExplainer: What is Iran’s Fordow nuclear site and why was a US strike needed?Fresh from ordering military strikes on Iran, Donald Trump on Saturday raised the specter...

22/06/2025 03:50 The Guardian

Iranian drones launched towards Israeli targets as US reportedly moves B-2 bombers to Guam – as it happened

This blog is closed follow our new live blog here:Israel-Iran war live: Trump says Iran’s key nuclear facilities ‘obliterated’ in US strikes and that Tehran must now make peaceThe United Nations high commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi, has urged more international support for Syria to s...

21/06/2025 22:25 The Guardian

Three people killed in North Dakota after tornado hits upper midwest

Officials say two men and a woman killed around town of Enderlin as region experiences powerful winds and hailPowerful winds – including a tornado – that swept across parts of the upper midwest left three people dead and a regional airport heavily damaged, while nearly 150 million Americans were...

21/06/2025 22:20 The Guardian

Are the Maga isolationists losing influence over Trump’s Iran deliberations?

Director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has fallen in line with the US president – other war-sceptics are followingThe Trump administration is managing internal dissent over deliberations on whether to launch a strike against Iran, breaking what many supporters saw as a campaign pledge not...

21/06/2025 20:21 The Guardian

Suspect in Minnesota killings accused of being ‘prepper’ preparing ‘for war’

Vance Boelter texted family that they needed to flee their house before ‘people with guns’ showed up, filings allegeThe man charged in connection with the recent shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses was a doomsday “prepper” who instructed his family to “prepare for war”...

21/06/2025 16:16 The Guardian

Key RFK Jr advisers stand to profit from a new federal health initiative

The Maha campaign seeks to warn Americans of the dangers of ultra-processed foodsFederal health officials are seeking to launch a “bold, edgy” public service campaign to warn Americans of the dangers of ultra-processed foods in social media, transit ads, billboards and even text messages.And the...

21/06/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Israel says it has killed two top al-Quds officials as Iran warns US against joining war

Iran foreign minister says it would be ‘very dangerous’ for US to join Israel in strikes, which targeted senior military figures overnightMiddle East crisis live: latest news updatesIsrael’s military has said it killed two top Iranian military officials in overnight strikes as Iran warned it w...

21/06/2025 12:46 The Guardian

Recent US political violence aided by DIY murder tradecraft available on internet

People locators, 3D weapon blueprints, tactical planning – all accessible on the web for potential attackers or terroristsA rash of recent assassinations have brought on congressional scrutiny and concern among law enforcement agencies who are wary of an age of political polarization turning deadl...

21/06/2025 10:00 The Guardian

Outcome of Israel’s war with Iran is uncertain even if US joins conflict

American involvement is not guaranteed to secure Israel’s objectives – and may lead to unintended consequencesIsrael’s assault on Iran, including its nuclear and ballistic weapons programme, is unlikely to secure its long-term strategic objectives, even if Benjamin Netanyahu manages to persuad...

21/06/2025 09:00 The Guardian

Alcohol should have labels warning drinkers of cancer risks, charities say

Health organisations have written to Keir Starmer urging him to force drinks producers to include warningsCans and bottles of beer, wine and spirits should explicitly warn drinkers that alcohol causes cancer, an unprecedented alliance of doctors, charities and public experts have said.Warning labels...

21/06/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Banned from home for 40 years: deportations are Russia’s latest move to ‘cleanse’ Ukraine

A deal freezing frontlines would be unacceptable for Serhiy Serdiuk, who was taken to Georgia in handcuffs with his family after refusing to teach the Russian curriculumEarlier this year, Serhiy Serdiuk was deported from Russia, along with his wife and daughter. He was given a 40-year ban from re-en...

21/06/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Mahmoud Khalil released from Ice detention after more than three months

Columbia graduate freed from Louisiana facility after judge ruled he is ‘not a danger to the community – period’Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil was released from US immigration detention, where he had been held for more than three months over his activism against Israel’s war on...

21/06/2025 01:31 The Guardian

Trump dismisses US intelligence when asked about attacking Iran – live

Trump, when asked how US attack on Iran would differ from 2003 Iraq, misleads about his Iraq war stance and says situation was ‘nothing like it is today’Donald Trump is once again repeating unfounded claims that the results of the 2020 presidential election were fraudulent, saying that the evide...

20/06/2025 22:46 The Guardian

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 country Israel’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...

20/06/2025 21:41 The Guardian

Iran says diplomacy with US only possible if Israeli aggression stops

Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says he supports more talks with European counterparts despite lack of progressMiddle East crisis live: latest news updatesIran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has said that his country is ready for more diplomacy with the US only if Israel’s war on his countr...

20/06/2025 21:36 The Guardian

Millions of people across central and eastern US under ‘heat dome’ warning

Temperatures at or above 100F expected as extreme hot air and humidity are trapped in atmosphereScores of millions of people across the central and eastern US will swelter under the summer’s first “heat dome” beginning this weekend and extending through the end of next week as extreme hot air...

20/06/2025 20:11 The Guardian

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