PM backs Iran strikes but says Australia is ‘deeply concerned about any escalation’

23/06/2025 02:38 The Guardian

Penny Wong refuses to say whether Pine Gap communications facility in NT was used in US bombing of three Iranian nuclear sitesAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese says Australia supports the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and maintains Iran must not be allowed to possess atomic weapons, but would not say whether his government received advance notice of the US attack.Albanese indicated no Australian resources or support were contributed towards what he called a “unilateral” mission from the Trump administration. The prime minister raised concerns about “full-scale war” in the Middle East, and called on Iran to return to negotiations and dialogue.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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Australia news live: Hastie calls PM’s response to US strikes on Iran ‘too slow and too passive’; Lambie says Trump ‘has not played by the rulebook’

Follow the day’s news livePM backs Iran strikes but says Australia is ‘deeply concerned about any escalation’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPenny Wong was on every major network this morning to address the US strikes in Iran. On Channel 9, the foreign minister was a...

23/06/2025 07:03 The Guardian

Israel-Iran war live: Trump floats regime change to ‘make Iran great again’ as region braces for Iranian response to US strikes

Top officials insist US ‘not at war with Iran’; Iranian foreign minister reportedly lands in Moscow to discuss ‘common threats’ with PutinIran says US ‘must receive a response’ after Trump’s strikes on nuclear sites“Monumental damage” was done to “all Nuclear sites” in Iran dur...

23/06/2025 07:01 The Guardian

IMF chief warns of broader risks from US strikes on Iran, after oil hits five-month high – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsPrice of oil could spike after Iran’s parliament votes to close key shipping routeThe new week has also begun with some takeover excitement in the City of London.Spectris, the UK-based maker of precision and testing equipment and software,...

23/06/2025 06:54 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...

23/06/2025 06:14 The Guardian

Monday briefing: Four ways Iran could retaliate to US bombing of nuclear sites

In today’s newsletter: After Donald Trump brings the US into Israel’s conflict with Iran, one analyst sets out the potential response from TehranGood morning. After he ordered the attacks on Iranian nuclear sites that constituted the US’s entry into Israel’s war against Iran, Donald Trump in...

23/06/2025 05:36 The Guardian

Israel’s appetite for war in Gaza threatens its relationship with the European Union

Scale of death and destruction in Gaza, and the violence of settlers in the West Bank, has shifted public opinion in the EUIn Israel, it can seem like only one other place really matters. Washington DC is on the other side of the world but provides Israel with weapons, the backing of the most powerf...

23/06/2025 05:00 The Guardian

‘You must step in’: family of Kumanjayi White demand federal government support after death in custody

Grandfather Ned Hargraves says there is ‘no trust’ between the remote community of Yuendumu and NT policeWarning: This article contains names and images of Indigenous Australians who have diedAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastT...

23/06/2025 04:28 The Guardian

Europeans back higher defence spending amid Russia threat, poll finds

Majorities in some countries back mandatory military service, and poll shows public sharply divided over TrumpFaced with an unpredictable Donald Trump and an aggressive Russia, Europeans favour increased spending on defence and, in some countries, compulsory military service.A survey of 12 countries...

23/06/2025 03:00 The Guardian

Iranian FM Araqchi arrives in Moscow for talks with Putin – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can follow our new Israel-Iran war live blog here for the latest news and updatesIsrael-Iran war: live updatesWe’re also still awaiting reactions from the Democratic leadership in the US. Trump’s closest supporters have posted their support for the attack on social...

23/06/2025 00:33 The Guardian

Iran says US ‘must receive a response’ after Trump’s strikes on nuclear sites

Pentagon claims major damage inflicted, world leaders call for restraint and Israel continues to strike Iranian targetsMiddle East crisis – latest updatesIran has warned the US to brace for retaliation after Donald Trump’s administration joined Israel in its war against Tehran, tearing up his is...

23/06/2025 00:30 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 backed the strik...

22/06/2025 20:54 The Guardian

JD Vance claims US is at war with Iran’s nuclear program, not Iran

Vice-president declines to double down on Trump’s stance that Iran’s nuclear sites were totally destroyedJD Vance has said the US is “not at war” with Iran – but is with its nuclear weapons program, holding out a position that the White House hopes to maintain over the coming days as the I...

22/06/2025 19:02 The Guardian

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 diplomacyMiddle 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 diplom...

22/06/2025 17:49 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 argueAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia is now waging a “de facto war on nicotine” that is...

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

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

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 enrich...

22/06/2025 14:23 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

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

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