Trump is making US intelligence parrot his line on Iran – we’ve been here before

26/06/2025 18:09 The Guardian

Tailoring assessments to suit political prejudices undermines their very function and led us to the Iraq warIn the run-up to the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, journalists covering the preparations for war became familiar with the concept of “stovepiping”.The term described the tactic of pushing intelligence to key political decision makers, bypassing checks and balances within the system. Continue reading...

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Australia news live: white supremacist organisation reportedly listed as terror group; fatal stabbing of Sydney man investigated

Group promotes militant accelerationism, which calls for violent acts to destabilise society. Follow the latest updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAngus Taylor says Australia needs to increase spending on defence as “we’re seeing authoritarian regimes around t...

26/06/2025 21:22 The Guardian

Trump celebrates ‘big beautiful bill’ despite Senate parliamentarian rejecting key elements – live

Republicans race to resolve tax and health issues in bill after Senate rules watchdog rejects Medicaid cutsUS voters: share your views on Trump’s ‘one big beautiful bill’By taking military action, Trump “created the conditions to end the war, decimating, obliterating Iran’s nuclear capabil...

26/06/2025 21:10 The Guardian

Office for National Statistics has ‘deep-seated’ problems and needs an overhaul

Devereux Review on the UK’s main statistics body also says a revision of past figures may be requiredThe UK’s main statistics body needs a £10m overhaul and its top role split in two after a series of management failings and errors that have plagued the organisation for several years, a scathin...

26/06/2025 18:04 The Guardian

US pediatricians criticize RFK Jr’s new vaccine panel: ‘Truly an embarrassment’

Pediatric health experts slam ACIP’s plans to reassess current vaccination schedules for childrenRobert F Kennedy Jr’s newly appointed vaccine advisory panel is facing criticism from pediatricians after its announcement of plans to reassess the current vaccination schedules for children and adol...

26/06/2025 16:53 The Guardian

Netanyahu thanks Trump for public call to cancel his corruption trial

Others accuse US president of interfering in Israel’s judicial system after he said case against PM was a ‘witch hunt’Benjamin Netanyahu has thanked Donald Trump after the US president publicly called for the Israeli prime minister’s long-running corruption trial to be cancelled.Trump on Wed...

26/06/2025 16:39 The Guardian

Khamenei says Iran will strike back if US hits again in first remarks since ceasefire

Iran’s supreme leader says attack on US base in Qatar was ‘slap to America’s face’Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has threatened to respond to any future US attack by striking American military bases in the Middle East, in his first public comments since a ceasefire with Isr...

26/06/2025 16:28 The Guardian

Middle East crisis: Iran delivered ‘heavy slap to US’s face’, says Khamenei as he threatens further attacks on American bases – as it happened

In his first comments since the ceasefire, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the US ‘gained no achievement’ when it joined the war with Israel against TehranKhamenei says Iran will strike back if US attacks againIsrael’s national security minister called for a “complete halt” of humanitarian aid...

26/06/2025 16:12 The Guardian

Growing signs of slowdown in UK jobs market, says Bank of England governor

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26/06/2025 16:03 The Guardian

Members of British Jewish body suspended after criticising Israel to launch appeal

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European leaders meet in Brussels to discuss Ukraine, the Middle East, defence and migration – as it happened

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Ex-world leaders call for ‘powerful shift’ as they warn of extreme inequality

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26/06/2025 15:23 The Guardian

Ro Khanna calls on Democrats to reclaim identity as ‘the anti-war party’

‘We should be the party of peace abroad, good jobs at home. Donald Trump took that from us,’ says congressmanIn the days since Donald Trump authorized strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, and then forged a shaky ceasefire agreement, Congressman Ro Khanna has called on Democrats to reclaim a politic...

26/06/2025 14:21 The Guardian

C of E prepares spiritual response to war as UK military warns of rising threat

Bishop to armed forces says he is does not want to repeat church’s lack of preparedness during Covid pandemicThe Church of England is considering how it could offer spiritual comfort and leadership to a nation at war as the world faces mounting conflict.Rev Hugh Nelson, the C of E’s bishop to th...

26/06/2025 13:26 The Guardian

Cancer experts alarmed over ‘gut-wrenching’ Trump plan to cut research spending by billions

More people will die due to White House’s plans to slash nearly $2.7bn from National Cancer Institute, workers warnMore patients may die as a result of plans drawn up by the Trump administration to cut billions of dollars from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), veteran federal government workers...

26/06/2025 12:00 The Guardian

Reform Warwickshire council head quits after five weeks, leaving 18-year-old in charge

Rob Howard says ‘health challenges’ are behind resignation and teenage deputy George Finch will lead until replacement foundUK politics live – latest updatesA Reform UK councillor has resigned as leader of Warwickshire county council just five weeks after he was elected, leaving his 18-year-ol...

26/06/2025 10:51 The Guardian

Britain’s biggest biofuel plant could close over impact of UK-US trade deal

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26/06/2025 09:15 The Guardian

UK schools and offices not equipped for impact of global heating, report warns

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26/06/2025 08:00 The Guardian

Australia news live: war of words between online safety chief and YouTube continues; fire ants intercepted in WA

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EU rollback on environmental policy is gaining momentum, warn campaigners

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Iran intensifies internal security crackdown with executions and mass arrests

Iranian rights group has recorded 705 arrests on political or security charges since the start of the war with IsraelIranian authorities are pivoting from a ceasefire with Israel to intensify an internal security crackdown across the country with mass arrests, executions and military deployments, pa...

25/06/2025 20:49 The Guardian

Change in Nato mindset brought on by Vladimir Putin as much as Donald Trump

Allies agreed to raise defence spending to counter likely prospect of Russian remilitarisation if Ukraine war endsThe price was high, but for now, at least, a crisis in Nato has been averted. Donald Trump may like to take the credit for almost all of the 32 allies agreeing to a sharp increase in def...

25/06/2025 18:57 The Guardian

Costa Rican court orders government to free migrants who were deported by US

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25/06/2025 17:21 The Guardian

Pakistan debates Trump Nobel peace prize nomination after US strikes on Iran

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‘Nothing less than a punishment’: Serbian artists criticise theatre role for ex-paramilitary chief

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How and why is Britain obtaining access to nuclear gravity bombs?

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‘We made history’: Mamdani celebrates after shocking Cuomo in New York City mayoral primary – US politics live

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Starmer says vote on welfare cuts bill happening on Tuesday amid growing Labour revolt – UK politics live

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25/06/2025 09:36 The Guardian

NSW MP Gareth Ward likened to ‘vampire running a blood bank’ by alleged sexual assault victim, court hears

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25/06/2025 09:23 The Guardian

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