The War Room newsletter: Why Israel attacked Iran—and what comes next

BREAKING NEWS

30/10 19:02 - Senate passes bill to nullify Trump’s sweeping global tariffs on more than 100 nations – US politics live 30/10 18:31 - US will limit number of refugees to 7,500 and give priority to white South Africans 30/10 18:12 - Volkswagen, Hit by Tariffs, Reports $1.5 Billion Loss and Warns of Chip Shortage 30/10 18:00 - Sudanese missing in El-Fasher after paramilitary takeover in ‘grave danger’, aid groups warn 30/10 17:26 - Spinning genocide: How is Israel using US PR firms to frame its Gaza war? 30/10 17:26 - Spinning genocide: How is Israel using US PR firms to frame its Gaza war? 30/10 17:06 - Sudanese refugees recount RSF violence in El-Fasher 30/10 16:17 - Israel’s dual-national snipers 30/10 16:17 - Israel’s dual-national snipers 30/10 16:06 - Dutch centrists D66 back in lead in election vote count, edging past far-right PVV – as it happened 30/10 16:04 - RSF killed hundreds at Darfur hospital, aid workers say, as thousands others flee 30/10 16:00 - Pokrovsk part of last major defensive arc stopping Russia from seizing Donbas 30/10 15:46 - Reeves thought unlikely to face fine over rental breach – UK politics live 30/10 15:32 - News24 | US warship departs Trinidad and Tobago after exercise amid Venezuela tensions 30/10 15:17 - Trump and Xi Ease Off the Trade War, but New Nuclear Threat Brings a Chill 30/10 14:40 - As battle for Ukraine’s Pokrovsk heats up, Putin touts nuclear-powered arms 30/10 14:40 - As battle for Ukraine’s Pokrovsk heats up, Putin touts nuclear-powered arms 30/10 14:30 - Xi-Trump meeting: America has discovered that bullies can be bullied back 30/10 14:19 - From Gaza to New York’s Mayoral Race, Jewish Identity Splits Over Israel’s Future 30/10 14:12 - Award-winning Swedish author Linnea Axelsson on the plight of the Sami people 30/10 14:12 - Rob Jetten: anti-Wilders, ‘yes we can’ candidate poised to be next Dutch PM 30/10 14:07 - US Halloween retailers feel brunt of tariffs on Chinese products 30/10 14:02 - WPP jobs at risk as ad group’s new boss condemns ‘unacceptable’ performance 30/10 14:00 - Ken Henry warns Labor’s nature laws ‘are worthless’ unless minister tightens ‘national interest’ exemptions 30/10 14:00 - Barnaby Joyce and Andrew Hastie rebuked for ‘playing politics’ on abortion in debate on stillbirth leave 30/10 14:00 - What if the next move in interest rates is up? Australia’s shock inflation news raises an unwelcome question 30/10 13:57 - Syria’s Rocky Transition Brings New Waves of Displacement 30/10 13:39 - Donald Trump announces US to start nuclear weapons testing again 30/10 13:11 - Trump and Xi Agree to a Yearlong Trade Truce 30/10 11:54 - Trump directs nuclear weapons testing to resume for first time in over 30 years 30/10 11:42 - 'Executions', 'torture' and 'carnage' in deadly Rio de Janeiro police raid 30/10 11:26 - EU parliament could block Russian media – Politico 30/10 11:18 - Trump-Xi summit yields tariff cut, one-year deal on rare earth minerals 30/10 10:40 - What will it cost to make Vladimir Putin stop? 30/10 10:40 - What will it cost to make Putin stop? 30/10 10:35 - Kremlin vows response if US violates nuclear moratorium 30/10 10:35 - A year on, families of Spain's flood victims voice sorrow and rage at memorial ceremony 30/10 10:28 - Trump directs Pentagon to test nuclear weapons for first time since 1992 30/10 10:27 - Reports of mass killings in Sudan have echoes of its dark past 30/10 10:23 - Ukraine tries to fend off intensifying Russian attacks on strategic eastern city 30/10 10:17 - Residential building collapses after Russian strike in Ukraine 30/10 10:17 - Residential building collapses after Russian strike in Ukraine 30/10 10:11 - Russia batters Ukraine’s energy grid with wave of deadly drone, missile attacks 30/10 09:59 - Trump and Xi, Hoping to Ease Trade War, Agree to 1-Year Truce 30/10 09:47 - “Displacement is a real challenge” in finding Gaza’s missing 30/10 09:47 - “Displacement is a real challenge” in finding Gaza’s missing 30/10 09:39 - Serbia urges US to back off over Russian-owned refinery – media 30/10 09:02 - What Palantir Sees 30/10 09:00 - He Survived the Invasion. What He Really Wanted Was a Friend. 30/10 08:58 - Trump directs Pentagon to match Russia and China in nuclear weapons testing 30/10 08:50 - ‘External attack’ could explain blast at Hungarian refinery using Russian crude – Orban 30/10 08:03 - Centrist D66 party makes huge gains in Dutch election 30/10 08:02 - Trump hails ‘tough negotiator’ Xi Jinping as leaders meet in South Korea 30/10 08:02 - Trump hails ‘tough negotiator’ Xi Jinping as leaders meet in South Korea 30/10 07:53 - State disability ministers threaten Butler with boycott over two-minute speaking limit at NDIS meeting 30/10 07:38 - Washington’s ‘Blob’ is helping whitewash war crimes in Sudan 30/10 07:38 - Washington’s ‘Blob’ is helping whitewash war crimes in Sudan 30/10 07:34 - A look at past nuclear weapons tests in Russia, China and the U.S. 30/10 07:33 - EU member vows not to pay ‘a single cent’ for Ukraine’s military 30/10 07:01 - Bruce Willis's Wife Just Shared The First Warning Sign Of His Illness, And It's Honestly Heartbreaking 30/10 06:44 - Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across northern Caribbean 30/10 06:44 - Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across northern Caribbean 30/10 05:56 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,344 30/10 05:56 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,344 30/10 05:40 - US and China to ‘work together’ on Ukraine settlement – Trump 30/10 05:00 - News24 | US restarts nuclear tests as Trump worries about Russia and China 30/10 03:05 - Hurricane Melissa death toll rises as storm wreaks destruction across Caribbean – latest updates 30/10 03:00 - The Internet's Best Products For Cleaning All Your Coffee Wares 30/10 02:19 - Vance hails ‘incredible progress’ on Ukraine peace deal 30/10 02:15 - Trump orders immediate resumption of US nuclear weapons testing 30/10 01:00 - Boris Johnson tells Tories to stop ‘bashing green agenda’ or risk losing next election 30/10 00:01 - Only full abolition of two-child benefit cap will substantially cut poverty, thinktank says 29/10 23:56 - Microsoft reports strong earnings as Azure hit by major outage 29/10 22:44 - Websites disabled in Microsoft global outage come back online 29/10 22:20 - As Trump Weighs Sale of Advanced A.I. Chips to China, Critics Sound Alarm 29/10 22:16 - Trump Lost the Trade War to China 29/10 22:09 - AI-generated videos of Hurricane Melissa flood social media 29/10 22:06 - Australian man living in Washington DC pleads guilty to selling trade secrets to Russian broker 29/10 21:43 - Trump nominee at U.S. export bank withdraws amid scrutiny of Russia ties 29/10 21:19 - U.S. to withdraw some troops from Romania, NATO’s eastern flank 29/10 21:18 - Google parent Alphabet beats forecasts with first $100bn quarter 29/10 21:09 - Putin aide weighs in on prospects for Ukraine peace 29/10 20:49 - 'Any kind of solution has to be rooted in Palestinian self-determination and Israeli security' 29/10 20:18 - Putin Announces Test of Tsunami-Making Nuclear Weapon 29/10 20:09 - Trump rebukes Putin for testing new missiles, tells him to end the war 29/10 19:45 - British military instructor accused of spying for Russia arrested in Ukraine 29/10 19:30 - Two Russians sentenced to 25 years for plot to kill Iranian dissident in US 29/10 19:20 - Mamdani’s Candidacy Roils Jewish Communities Across the Country 29/10 18:18 - Japan defies US on Russian LNG imports – media 29/10 18:13 - 'The suspicion is firmly at Russia's door': Four Bulgarians on trial for defacing Holocaust memorial 29/10 18:10 - US military to reduce number of troops in Romania as start of European drawdown 29/10 18:03 - Genocide warnings 'flashing red' after RSF takeover of Sudan's El-Fasher 29/10 17:52 - United Nations calls for end to US embargo on Cuba, again 29/10 17:52 - United Nations calls for end to US embargo on Cuba, again 29/10 17:08 - Senate Democrats demand list of donors to $300m Trump ballroom 29/10 17:03 - Matt Kean rebukes Coalition for ‘playing politics ’ as crunch time looms for nature laws 29/10 16:32 - Russia warns EU state against ‘provocation’ 29/10 16:04 - 3,000 Gaza survivors living in the Emirates Humanitarian City hope to rebuild lives there 29/10 15:56 - British man arrested in Ukraine accused of spying for Russia 29/10 15:18 - Russia strikes children’s hospital in Ukraine as Kyiv hits energy sites