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

21/06/2025 09:00 The Guardian

American involvement is not guaranteed to secure Israel’s objectives – and may lead to unintended consequencesMiddle East crisis live: latest news updatesIsrael’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 persuade the Trump administration into joining the conflict in the coming days and weeks, experts have said.According to diplomats, military specialists and security analysts, Israel – and its prime minister – is likely to face mounting headwinds in the campaign, amid warnings that it risks dangerously destabilising the region. Continue reading...

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Israel-Iran war live: ‘very dangerous for everyone’ if US enters war, says Tehran

Iran’s foreign minister urges US not to join war after a night of strikes from both Tehran and IsraelFull report: Israel says it has killed two al-Quds officials as Iran warns US against joining warThe United Nations high commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi, has urged more international supp...

21/06/2025 13:41 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

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

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21/06/2025 01:31 The Guardian

Trump dismisses US intelligence when asked about attacking Iran – live

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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

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20/06/2025 21:36 The Guardian

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

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20/06/2025 20:11 The Guardian

A week of war that left Iran stunned and bloodied

Trump had set a deadline for diplomacy – but few expected the Israeli sucker punches that have left Tehran reelingIn the week since Israel first unleashed its surprise attack on Iran, many of the assumptions underpinning the balance of power in the Middle East have been swept away, leaving the fat...

20/06/2025 19:28 The Guardian

Macron lays out broad European offer for Iran to end war with Israel

Proposal would cover uranium enrichment and ballistic missile programmes and aim to end terrorist funding Middle East crisis – live updatesEurope is to make Iran a comprehensive offer to end its war with Israel that would include an Iranian move to zero uranium enrichment, restrictions on its ball...

20/06/2025 17:25 The Guardian

Unicef warns children could die of thirst in Gaza amid collapse of water systems

Fears grow of drought as well as hunger as medics report more killings by Israeli forces of Palestinians seeking aidThe collapse of water systems in Gaza is threatening the territory with devastating drought as well as hunger, Unicef has warned, as medics reported that Israel had killed more despera...

20/06/2025 17:06 The Guardian

Councils face millions in extra Send costs as overhaul delayed

High-needs deficits kept off council books for two more years in England, but some say it prolongs financial pain Cash-strapped councils in England will be hit with hundreds of millions of pounds in extra costs after the government delayed tackling the £5bn deficits spent supporting children and yo...

20/06/2025 17:00 The Guardian

Canada poised to pass infrastructure bill despite pushback from Indigenous people

Bill prioritizes ‘nation-building’ pipelines and mines, causing concern that sped-up approvals will override constitutional rightsCanada’s Liberal government is poised to pass controversial legislation on Friday that aims to kick-start “nation building” infrastructure projects but has rece...

20/06/2025 16:43 The Guardian

BBC drops Gaza medics documentary over impartiality concerns

Corporation says talks over how to broadcast Gaza: Doctors Under Attack have ‘reached the end of the road’The BBC has scrapped plans to show a documentary about medics in Gaza after concluding it “risked creating a perception of partiality” over the corporation’s coverage of the conflict.I...

20/06/2025 16:08 The Guardian

Elizabeth Warren demands answers over reports of $500m deal for controversial Gaza Health Foundation

Senator from Massachusetts questions state department’s redirection of $500m to troubled organizationUS politics live – latest updatesElizabeth Warren has confronted the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, over reports that the state department is considering redirecting $500m from USAID to the...

20/06/2025 16:07 The Guardian

One in three across UK are overdue for cervical cancer screening

Screening rates are declining, with some parts of England at greater risk due to low uptake of HPV vaccineA third of people across the UK are overdue their cervical cancer screening, while in parts of England some are at greater risk of the disease than others due to a low uptake for the preventive...

20/06/2025 15:52 The Guardian

Norway backs Nato’s 5% defence spending target despite Spain rejecting it as ‘unreasonable’ – as it happened

PM Jonas Gahr Støre declared Norway’s support for the 5% target proposed by Nato’s secretary general Mark RuttePoland’s EU minister Adam Szłapka, who led the country’s EU presidency from January, will become the new chief government spokesperson, prime minister Donald Tusk has announced.Th...

20/06/2025 15:02 The Guardian

Australians losing billions in savings due to poor management of appliance efficiency scheme, audit finds

Scheme could lose credibility with consumers thanks to ‘weak’ minimum standards and risk of corruption and non-compliance, report warnsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian households and businesses are missing out on billions of dollars of power bill savings, an...

20/06/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Pro-Palestine protesters break into RAF base on scooters and deface two aircraft

Palestine Action members break into Brize Norton airbase in Oxfordshire and spray military planes with red paintA pro-Palestine protest group said two of its members had broken into the RAF’s Brize Norton airbase, damaged two military aircraft with spray paint before escaping the site without bein...

20/06/2025 12:03 The Guardian

European ministers to hold talks with Iran as US says it is still deciding whether to join war | First Thing

Friday’s meeting comes a day after Trump said he would decide whether to attack Iran ‘within two weeks’. Plus, Los Angeles Dodgers say they denied Ice agents entry to stadiumDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Foreign ministers from the UK, France and German...

20/06/2025 09:52 The Guardian

Hong Kong teachers allegedly told to avoid US Independence Day events

Messages advise staff to also warn students off celebrations to avoid violating national security lawTeachers in Hong Kong have been warned to keep themselves and students away from any US Independence Day celebrations as they may breach national security laws, educators have alleged.A text message...

20/06/2025 09:28 The Guardian

NSW political staffers could be arrested after failing to appear at Dural caravan inquiry

Committee seeking warrants for staff from premier and police minister’s offices, but they insist they had ‘reasonable excuse or just cause’ not to attendAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA parliamentary committee is seeking w...

20/06/2025 07:17 The Guardian

News live: Caravan plot inquiry chair says arrest warrants will be sought for staffers; Wong says ADF deployed to help get Australians out of Iran

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20/06/2025 06:32 The Guardian

Paris airshow in subdued mood after deadly Air India crash

Industry professionals gather at civil and military aircraft event further overshadowed by war between Israel and IranEvery second summer more than 100,000 aviation industry professionals gather in Paris for an airshow – a flying display crossed with a vast conference. The mood at the latest gathe...

20/06/2025 06:00 The Guardian

Pioneering London playwright decried gentrification of ‘writer’s paradise’

In 1992 letter, Mustapha Matura warned of risk to Ladbroke Grove, home to strong Caribbean creative communityA groundbreaking Trinidadian-British playwright who paved the way for modern Black British theatre makers warned about the dangers of gentrification in Ladbroke Grove, which he believed would...

20/06/2025 06:00 The Guardian

Israeli military issues evacuation warning – as it happened

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20/06/2025 05:26 The Guardian

Deadly weekend heat in England ‘100 times more likely’ due to climate crisis

High temperatures likely to cause deaths and will worsen in future as global heating intensifies, scientists warnThe dangerous 32C heat that will be endured by people in the south-east of England on Saturday will have been made 100 times more likely by the climate crisis, scientists have calculated....

20/06/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Fear and shock in Iran: ‘I’m constantly afraid a missile might hit my home’

Anahita, a Tehran resident in her 30s, tells of fleeing the city, surging inflation and her hopes for regime changeMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe greatest impact of this war is fear and anxiety. We don’t know whether this situation will last for weeks, months or even years. Our lives have...

20/06/2025 04:00 The Guardian

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