for 17 minutter sidenItalian coastguard recovers 19 bodies from inflatable boat off island of Lampedusa
Fifty-eight others found alive during rescue in early hours of Wednesday, according to coastguard spokesperson The bodies of 19 people have been recovered from an inflatable boat south of the island of Lampedusa by the Italian coastguard, a spoksperson told AFP. Fifty-eight other people, including five children, were found alive during the rescue in the early hours of Wednesday and transported to Lampedusa by the coastguard, according to Roberto D’Arrigo. Continue reading...
for 28 minutter sidenBritain to host 35 countries for strait of Hormuz talks, says Starmer
US understood not to be invited directly to talks that will explore ways of reopening critical waterway Middle East crisis – live updates The UK will convene 35 countries – excluding the US – to explore ways to reopen the strait of Hormuz, the vital shipping route for oil and gas that has been blocked by Iran. Keir Starmer, the prime minister, said the next phase of discussions in the joint British and French efforts to secure the waterway would be held on Thursday, with Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, alongside international leaders. Continue reading...
for 59 minutter sidenExplosions at Burundi ammunition depot kill civilians, witnesses say
Powerful blasts destroyed homes and sparked panic in the city of Bujumbura on Tuesday night.
for 1 time siden‘Fossil-fuel imperialism’: Trump’s hankering for Iranian oil runs deep
Experts say the US believes it is entitled to resources it desires – a perspective president has supported for decades Donald Trump said this past weekend he wants to “take the oil in Iran” by seizing control of a key export hub, echoing a refrain he has returned to for over a decade. It’s a sign of his disregard for international law and belief in “fossil-fuel imperialism”, experts say. Continue reading...
for 1 time siden‘Human tragedy’: Leqaa Kordia on how ICE jail echoes life in occupied Palestine
In her first print interview since release, the Palestinian immigrant says after year in custody, she sees it as her duty to denounce ICE detention in the US A Palestinian woman who was released last month after spending a year in a Texas immigration detention center told the Guardian in an exclusive interview that she sees “a lot of similarities” between the treatment of people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody and that of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation. Leqaa Kordia, who was detained by ICE following her arrest at a protest against Israel’s war in Gaza, says that she will continue to speak up about the rights of Palestinians, but that she now also sees it as her duty to denounce the “human tragedy” of immigration detention in the US. Continue reading...
for 2 timeer sidenSouth African army arrive in crime hotspots to help tackle gangs
The army has been deployed to five of South Africa's nine provinces for a year-long operation.
for 2 timeer sidenUS’s Royal Navy jibes are uncomfortable because they have substance | Jamie Grierson
While Pete Hegseth has mocked the ‘big bad Royal Navy’ the First Sea Lord has sounded the alarm about its readiness Middle East crisis – live updates The US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, had his tongue firmly in his cheek when he singled out the “big bad Royal Navy” in a recent press update on the US-Israeli attacks on Iran. Hegseth’s sarcastic comment was only the latest in a long line of jibes against the capabilities and readiness of the British Royal Navy. Continue reading...
for 2 timeer sidenTrump hevder Iran har bedt om våpenhvile
Iran sier uttalelsene er «falske og grunnløse».
for 3 timeer sidenBoy, 17, among new arrests over suspected arson attack on Jewish charity ambulances
Three people arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson, say police investigating Golders Green incident Counter-terrorism police have arrested two men and a boy in connection with a suspected arson attack last week on ambulances run by a Jewish charity in Golders Green, north London. The three people – a 19 year-old man, a 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy – were all arrested early on Wednesday, the Metropolitan police said. Continue reading...
for 5 timeer sidenIsrael intensifies Lebanon attacks and hits areas not in Hezbollah's control
Attacks on Lebanon have continued, as Israel has announced its intention to control swathes of the south.
for 5 timeer sidenFirst Thing: Trump launches tirade against Europe for not joining Iran war
Some European countries have blocked Israeli and US planes from moving weapons through their airspace. Plus, a rocket heads to the moon on Wednesday for the first time since 1972 Good morning. Donald Trump has launched a tirade against European countries that refused to join the Israel-US war against Iran, calling out the UK and France, as transatlantic relations continue their downward spiral and the war wreaks havoc on the global economy. What pushback has there been from Europe? France has blocked Israeli planes from flying weapons through its airspace, while Italy refused last-minute permission for US bombers to land in Sicily. Spain has already denied the US use of its bases and airspace. The UK, however, has allowed the US to use its bases for a war that its government says is illegal. For the latest updates, follow our live blog. Continue reading...
for 5 timeer sidenRussian military plane crash kills 29 in occupied Crimea
Russian authorities say a technical malfunction caused the An-26 to crash into a cliff.
for 5 timeer sidenMan charged with 10 firearms offences after Dover counter-terror police arrest
Khalid Ahmed, 24, from Ealing in west London, also charged with one count of possession of prohibited ammunition A 24-year-old man who was stopped at Dover has been charged with 10 counts of possession of a firearm. Khalid Ahmed, from Ealing in west London, who is a dual Dutch and Irish national, is to appear at Westminster magistrates court on Wednesday, where he will also face one charge of possession of prohibited ammunition. Continue reading...
for 6 timeer sidenThe Telegraph: Trump vurderer å trekke USA ut av Nato
President Donald Trump sier at han sterkt vurderer å trekke landet ut av forsvarsalliansen.
for 6 timeer sidenAmerican journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Iraq, US officials say
State department says it is working to ensure release of freelancer ‘as soon as possible’ after abduction in Baghdad An American journalist, Shelly Kittleson, has been kidnapped in Baghdad by a suspected Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, the US said, as regional security deteriorates after the US-Israeli attack on Iran. Kittleson is a longtime freelancer in the region, reporting extensively from Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. Continue reading...
for 7 timeer sidenZelenskyy to talk with US negotiators about war with Russia after Easter ceasefire proposal – Europe live
Ukrainian president says he hopes for ‘results’ as he sits down with negotiators later today Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone manufacturers are meeting Romanian defence ministry and army officials in Bucharest this week to discuss potential joint production under a new European Union rearmament funding mechanism, the ministry said in a statement quoted by Reuters. Romania, an EU and Nato state, shares a 650-km land border with Ukraine and has had drones breach its airspace and fragments fall on its territory repeatedly since Russia began attacking Kyiv’s ports located across the Danube from Romania. Continue reading...
for 8 timeer sidenChina is trying to play peacemaker in the Iran war - will it work?
It's a turnaround for Beijing, whose official response has been muted so far. Why is China stepping in now?
for 10 timeer sidenWednesday briefing: How did Russia become the unexpected beneficiary of the Iran war?
In today’s newsletter: As conflict engulfs Iran, shifting global alliances and soaring energy prices are reshaping the existing power balances that could redefine the next stage of international security Good morning. So far, there is only one clear winner from the war in Iran: Russia. Before the US and Israel attacked Tehran in late February, Moscow was preparing deep budget cuts to education and healthcare funding to pay for its invasion of Ukraine, which has now entered its fifth year. In just over a month of the fighting in Iran, Vladimir Putin’s Russia has experienced a dramatic reversal in fortunes. The global oil price has shot up from a prewar average of $72 to well over $100 per barrel, providing a financial boost of multi-billions for Moscow that shows little sign of ending. Middle East | Donald Trump has launched a tirade against European countries that refused to join his war against Iran, calling out the UK and France. Military | The UK is sending more military support to the Gulf, taking the total deployment to 1,000 troops. NHS England | Some medicines could run out in weeks or even days, NHS England head warns, after supply line shocks. UK politics | Nigel Farage to ‘steer well clear’ of UK CPAC event in July being led by the short-lived former prime minister Liz Truss. UK news | King Charles’s state visit to US to go ahead in late April despite Iran war concerns. Continue reading...
for 10 timeer sidenAsia ramps up use of dirty fuels to cover energy shortfall triggered by Iran war
South Korea will delay the shutdown of coal-fired plants, while the Philippines also plans to boost the output of its coal-burning plants Governments across Asia are ramping up their use of coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel, as they try to cover huge energy shortfalls triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran. The move has triggered warnings from climate experts who point to coal’s devastating environmental impact, and say the energy crisis should be a wake up call for governments to invest in renewables, which can offer a more stable supply that is not exposed to price shocks. Continue reading...
for 11 timeer sidenMiddle East crisis live: Trump claims war will end in ‘two or three weeks’; Rubio says US should ‘re-examine’ Nato relationship
US president says responsibility for reopening strait of Hormuz rests on countries relying on it; secretary of state says Washington must review whether Nato alliance is still serving the US well ‘Get your own oil’: Trump launches tirade against Europe for not joining Iran war Australia’s Treasurer Jim Chalmers has unveiled a suite of Covid-era support measures for businesses struggling with soaring fuel prices, while Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese is set to address the nation in the latest sign the government is preparing for a more severe economic downturn from the war. “The war in the Middle East is having an extreme impact on the global economy. Australians and Australian small businesses are paying the price for that,” the treasurer told reporters on Wednesday. Two-thirds of Americans believe that the US should work to end its involvement in the Iran war quickly, even if that means not achieving the goals set out by the Trump administration, a Reuters/Ipsos poll has found. Asian markets rose sharply early on Wednesday after US stocks soared to their best day in almost a year on renewed hopes that the Iran war could soon end. South Korea’s Kospi surged 6.4% in early trading, while Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 rose 4%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 1.9%, while the Shanghai Composite index was trading 1.4% higher. Thousands of additional US troops are heading to the Middle East. The aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush deployed on Tuesday and is slated to travel to the region along with three destroyers, two US officials said. The carrier strike group consists of more than 6,000 personnel. The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had identified the launch of a missile from Yemen towards Israel. It said defence systems were operating to intercept the missile. Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB said areas in northern, eastern and central Tehran were under attack on Wednesday morning. The broadcaster said on Telegram that explosions were heard in the capital’s north, east and centre, reporting “attacks on Tehran” without immediately providing more details. A drone attack has sparked a large fire at Kuwait international airport, according to its state news agency, which said no casualties had been reported, while in the last few hours Saudi Arabia has said it intercepted and destroyed two drones. Bahrain also said early on Wednesday that it was working to extinguish a fire at a business facility that resulted from an Iranian attack. A tanker also came under attack off the coast of Qatar early on Wednesday, according to the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre. Israeli strikes in southern Beirut and a nearby area have killed seven people, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. An American journalist has been kidnapped in Baghdad by a suspected Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, the US said. The journalist was identified as Shelly Kittleson, a freelancer, by media advocacy groups as well as Al-Monitor, one of the news outlets for which she worked. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the United Arab Emirates is preparing to help the US open the strait of Hormuz by force. Citing Arab officials, the newspaper reported the UAE is lobbying for a UN security council resolution that would authorise such action. Continue reading...
for 11 timeer sidenDivorced couples in Japan can now share custody of their children
Japan was, until recently, the only G7 country to not recognise the legal concept of joint custody.
for 13 timeer sidenMiddle East crisis live: war will end in ‘two or three weeks’ claims Trump; Rubio says US will ‘reexamine’ relationship with Nato
US president reiterates that responsibility for reopening strait of Hormuz rests on the countries who rely on it ‘Get your own oil’: Trump launches tirade against Europe for not joining Iran war Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry has said it has intercepted and destroyed ten drones over the past hours, and eight missiles launched towards the Riyadh area and the country’s eastern region. Early this morning Kuwait said its air defences were responding to hostile missile and drone attacks. Neither Saudi Arabia nor Kuwait said where the drones or missiles came from. Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai. Local authorities later said response teams contained the incident with no oil leakage and that no injuries had been reported Donald Trump warned that the US would obliterate Iran’s energy plants and oil wells if it did not open the strait of Hormuz. The Israeli military said four soldiers had been killed in combat in southern Lebanon, where its forces are clashing with Iran-backed Hezbollah. Two giant Chinese container ships have sailed through the strait of Hormuz on their second attempt to leave the Gulf after turning back on Friday, ship-tracking data shows. The transit signals a diplomatic breakthrough between Beijing and Tehran as Iran widens its list of approved nations for transiting the vital route, Lloyd’s List reported. Indonesia’s foreign minister called for an emergency UN security council meeting and a thorough investigation” into a “heinous attack” after three UN peacekeepers from Indonesia were killed in southern Lebanon. Blasts were heard in Tehran and power cuts hit some areas of the capital, Iranian media reported on Tuesday. Israel earlier carried out missile strikes on what it called military infrastructure in Tehran and infrastructure used by Hezbollah in Beirut. Japan and Indonesia agreed to step up coordination on energy security, Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi said on Tuesday. Two Iranian missile launches targeted central Israel, Israeli media reported, with the emergency service saying it had not received reports of any injuries. Turkey reported a ballistic missile launched from Iran had entered Turkish airspace before being shot down by Nato air and missile defences. An earlier summary of key developments is here. Continue reading...
for 15 timeer sidenIndia begins counting more than a billion people in massive census
The two-phase exercise - the world’s most ambitious - will see three million officials count every Indian.
for 15 timeer siden‘Get your own oil’: Trump launches tirade against Europe for not joining Iran war
Many countries in Europe have called the conflict illegal, with some blocking Israeli and US planes from moving weapons through their airspace Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has launched a tirade against European countries that refused to join his war against Iran, calling out the UK and France, as transatlantic relations soured from the spiralling conflict that has wreaked havoc on the global economy. On his Truth Social website, the US president told governments worried about fuel prices to “go get your own oil” by force from the Gulf, comments that sent oil prices even higher. Continue reading...
for 16 timeer siden'You're no longer my sister' - rows erupt as war divides Iranian families
People in Iran describe angry scenes and tense relationships as rifts open up over the war.
for 16 timeer siden'A million things could go wrong' - why seizing Iran's uranium would be so risky for the US
Seizing the stockpile would be one of the "most complicated special operations in history", a former defence official tells the BBC.
for 16 timeer sidenAsia's migrant workers debate if Gulf jobs are worth deadly risk of Iran war
Iran's strikes on Gulf states have been especially hard for migrants who have long supported these economies to lift their families back home from poverty.
for 17 timeer sidenPeacekeepers killed by roadside explosion in Lebanon, initial report finds
The deaths of the two Indonesian nationals came less than a day after another UN peacekeeper - also Indonesian - was killed in Lebanon.
for 18 timeer sidenUS journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad
The US state department says a suspect in her abduction has ties to an Iran-backed militia group, Kataib Hezbollah.
for 18 timeer sidenKing's state visit to US to go ahead in April, but no Harry meeting
Despite political tensions between the US and UK, the King will travel to Washington next month.
for 20 timeer sidenIsrael says it will keep control over part of southern Lebanon after war with Hezbollah ends
Defence Minister Israel Katz also says houses in Lebanese villages near the Israeli border will be demolished.
for 21 timeer sidenUK to pay France extra £16m in stopgap deal to patrol Channel beaches
Two-month arrangement aimed at preventing small-boat crossings comes as existing deal expires The UK will pay France an extra £16.2m to keep police patrolling Channel beaches and prevent a surge in small-boat crossings after negotiators failed to agree a permanent deal before a midnight deadline. The stopgap arrangement, which will last for two months, comes after French negotiators refused to agree to UK demands for further interventions and patrols to stop asylum seekers from reaching the UK via the Channel. Continue reading...
for 22 timeer siden‘Discriminatory’ Israeli death penalty law would be war crime, says UN rights chief
Volker Türk says bill, which applies to Palestinians convicted of terror charges but not Jewish extremists, must be repealed A new Israeli law that would allow the execution of Palestinians convicted on terror charges for deadly attacks, but not Jewish extremists accused of similar crimes, would constitute a war crime if enacted, according to one of the UN’s most senior human rights officials. Speaking amid mounting international condemnation of the bill, the UN’s high commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk, described the law as “patently inconsistent with Israel’s international law obligations, including in relation to the right to life”. He added that it “raises serious concerns about due process violations, is deeply discriminatory, and must be promptly repealed”. Continue reading...
for 22 timeer sidenTusk and Irish PM call Hungarian foreign minister’s alleged links to Russia ‘repulsive’ and ‘sinister’ – as it happened
Donald Tusk and Micheál Martin say reported phone call with Moscow on sanctions confirms Hungary ‘doing the bidding for Russia’ within EU Back to Iran and the perceived lack of support from European Nato allies, US president Donald Trump has now turned to criticising France in his latest outburst on social media. In a post on Truth Social, he said: “The Country of France wouldn’t let planes headed to Israel, loaded up with military supplies, fly over French territory. France has been VERY UNHELPFUL with respect to the “Butcher of Iran,” who has been successfully eliminated! The U.S.A. will REMEMBER!!! President DJT” Continue reading...
for 23 timeer sidenUK sends more troops to Gulf amid Trump jibes over British military role
John Healey says extra deployment is defensive response to ‘expanding threat’ from Iran Middle East crisis – live updates UK politics live – latest updates The UK is sending more military support to the Gulf, taking the total deployment to 1,000 troops, amid more jibes from Donald Trump about Britain’s refusal to get involved in offensive operations against Iran. Speaking from Qatar where he met UK troops, the defence secretary, John Healey, said the extra deployment was in response to an “expanding threat” from Iran. Continue reading...
for 23 timeer sidenIsrael vows to occupy swathes of southern Lebanon to expand buffer zone
Defence minister outlines plans to destroy all homes and villages in area ‘in accordance with the model in Gaza’ Middle East crisis live – latest updates Israel says it will occupy swathes of south Lebanon and destroy the homes along the border to prevent the return of about 600,000 residents, prompting concerns of long-term forced displacement. The defence minister, Israel Katz, said that when fighting with Hezbollah ended, Israel would occupy the area under the Litani River, about 19 miles from the Israel-Lebanon border, as part of its so-called buffer zone inside southern Lebanon. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenPakistan and China propose five-part peace plan for Middle East
Foreign ministers Ishaq Dar and Wang Yi met in Beijing as Pakistan pushes for peacemaker role Middle East crisis – live updates Pakistan and China have released a joint five-part proposal for peace in the Middle East, after Pakistan’s foreign minister flew to Beijing on Tuesday to seek Chinese support for the country’s faltering efforts to negotiate an end to end the war. The one-day meeting between Ishaq Dar and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, came as Pakistan continues to push for the role of peacemaker between the United States and Iran, even as the war shows little sign of relenting. Continue reading...
for 1 dag siden‘God squad’ waives endangered species law to allow US drilling in Gulf of Mexico
Critics say exemption for fossil fuels exploits White House’s ‘self-made gas crisis’, and could doom the rare Rice’s whale Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A US government panel on Tuesday exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act (ESA), a move which critics say could doom a rare whale species and harm other marine life. The Endangered Species Committee – which had not convened in more than three decades – voted to approve the request for the ESA exemption at the request of the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth. Continue reading...
for 1 dag siden‘There’s no safe place here’: Kuwaiti tanker hit by Iranian drone attack in Dubai port
Dozens of other vessels leave area after drone strike causes fire onboard tanker owned by Kuwait’s state oil company Middle East crisis – live updates How could US forcibly reopen strait of Hormuz and what are the risks? When Iran attacked a fully loaded crude oil tanker anchored at Dubai port on Monday night, damaging the vessel’s hull, hundreds of seafarers stranded on tankers anchored nearby were close enough to watch as the vessel burned. Thousands more were able to listen to radio messages sent from the tanker to port authorities, as the latest strike on a merchant vessel during the US-Israel war on Iran reignited fears for the civilian maritime workers trapped in a war zone. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenIran using children in security roles in war, reports and witnesses say
An 11-year-old is reported to have been killed in an air strike while manning a checkpoint in Tehran.
for 1 dag sidenRussian oil tanker docks in Cuba ending near-total blockade
A Russian oil tanker has docked in Cuba, providing temporary relief after months of shortages.
for 1 dag sidenUS-based dissident artist put on trial in China over satirical Mao sculptures, says rights group
New York-based Gao Zhen was detained in 2024 during a family visit to China and then tried for ‘defaming national heroes’ The Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen, known for making satirical sculptures of China’s former leader Mao Zedong, has been tried over accusations of “defaming national heroes and martyrs”, his wife and a rights group have said. Gao, 69, who was detained in 2024 during a visit to China from the US, faces a maximum three-year prison sentence, his wife, Zhao Yaliang, and Shane Yi, a researcher at the Chinese human rights defenders group, said. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenChina bans storing cremated remains in empty 'bone ash apartments'
China bans 'bone ash apartments' where mourners are storing cremated remains instead of cemeteries.
for 1 dag siden– Ingen ende i sikte for krigen
Trump snakker både om samtaler og «fullstendig utslettelse». Markedet ser mulighet for monsterhopp for oljeprisen.
for 1 dag sidenOljeprisen dempes etter Trump-signaler
USAs president skal være villig til å avslutte Iran-krigen uten å åpne Hormuzstredet, ifølge Wall Street Journal.
for 1 dag sidenChina to ban storing remains of dead in ‘bone ash apartments’
Practice of using apartments to store relatives’ ashes has risen as rapid urbanisation and ageing population increases competition for cemetery plots China is introducing a law to stop people storing the ashes of their dead relatives in empty high-rise flats rather than paying steep costs for increasingly scarce cemetery plots. China’s new funeral management legislation will prohibit the use of “residential housing specifically for the purpose of storing cremated remains” and the burial of corpses or construction of tombs in “areas other than public cemeteries”. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenHow Pakistan won over Trump to become an unlikely mediator in the Iran war
Pakistan's role as intermediary in this conflict took many by surprise. But perhaps it shouldn't have.
for 1 dag sidenInside the cockpit of RAF tanker during defensive mission against Iranian drones
Defence correspondent Jonathan Beale flies onboard a Royal Air Force Voyager as it refuels jets in the Middle East.
for 1 dag sidenLong queues in Myanmar as Iran war fuel crisis deepens
Drivers are queuing for hours at petrol stations in Myanmar as the Iran war continues to send shockwaves across the globe.
for 1 dag sidenAt least 70 people killed and 30 injured in Haiti gang attack
Nearly 6,000 people forced to flee, human rights group says, as it criticises ‘abandonment’ from authorities At least 70 people have been killed and 30 injured during an attack in Haiti’s breadbasket Artibonite region, significantly more than official estimates, a human rights group has said. Police initially reported 16 dead and 10 injured, while a preliminary report from civil protection authorities suggested 17 had died and 19 were wounded. Continue reading...
for 2 dager sidenHow the US could try to seize Iran's Kharg Island
Donald Trump has indicated he could send troops to take control of Iran's key oil export terminal.
for 2 dager sidenFlere «norske» skip gjennom Hormuzstredet
Med hjelp fra indiske myndigheter har tankere tilhørende Oslo Børs-noterte BW LPG kommet seg ut av Persiabukta. Et tredje kan snart være på vei ut, sier BW LPG-sjefen.
for 2 dager sidenPhotos show heavily damaged US radar jet at Saudi base
US Central Command has not yet publicly commented on the incident.
for 3 dager sidenHundreds in Beirut mourn journalists killed in Israeli strike
BBC reports from the funerals of three journalists killed by a targeted attack in southern Lebanon.
for 4 dager siden'Our home is gone': BBC speaks to displaced families in Lebanon
The BBC's Hugo Bachega speaks to families in Beirut as more than a million people have been displaced in Lebanon.
for 5 dager sidenWhy is it so hard to pass through the Strait of Hormuz?
Paul Adams explains why it is so dangerous to navigate the strait, one of the world's busiest oil shipping channels.
for 1 uke sidenTaliban release US academic held in detention for more than a year
Marco Rubio welcomes release of Dennis Coyle, who was detained in January last year for violating unspecified laws Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have released the American academic Dennis Coyle after holding him for over a year, with the foreign ministry saying the release came on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday that marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. A statement from the ministry said the academic researcher had been released in Kabul on Tuesday, following an appeal from his family and after Afghanistan’s supreme court “considered his previous imprisonment sufficient”. Continue reading...
for 1 uke siden‘We consider every mile we drive’: how fuel shortages are affecting readers worldwide
From a shop owner in India to a community worker in New South Wales, rising fuel prices are forcing people to ration oil usage Middle East crisis – live updates Alagesan, 35, needs liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to run his roadside drink and snack shop in Coimbatore, India, but with the fuel shortage since the US-Israel attacks on Iran, he worries his business could fold. “I am far away from the Middle East, but my life is affected,” he said. “The gas cylinder is not available because of the war. I don’t know what to do.” Continue reading...
for 1 uke siden‘This is the saddest moment’: families search for loved ones on Eid after Kabul hospital strike
At least 400 killed in Pakistan’s strike on drug rehab centre, Taliban say, with families searching unmarked mass graves Sohrab Faqiri spent Eid, the Muslim festival to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, looking for the grave of his brother, killed in a massive Pakistan airstrike on Kabul this week. Pakistan’s bombardment campaign, on what it says is terrorist and military infrastructure in neighbouring Afghanistan, appeared to have gone catastrophically wrong. A rehabilitation centre for drug addicts was hit on Monday night, according to the United Nations and the Afghan authorities. The UN’s preliminary death toll is 143 people, while the Taliban administration puts the figure at more than 400 dead. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenBritish boy returns to UK after being stranded in Dubai airport amid Iranian airstrikes
Ahmad Ali, 12, from Wiltshire, spent three nights in the airport while travelling back from Pakistan US-Israel war on Iran – live updates Business live – latest updates A British boy who spent three nights stranded in Dubai airport is among the latest tourists to arrive back in the UK since conflict engulfed the Middle East. Ahmad Ali, 12, from Swindon, Wiltshire, spent three nights in the airport while travelling back from Pakistan. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenTrump truer med å kutte all handel med Spania
Den amerikanske presidenten er ikke fornøyd med Middelhavslandet.
for 4 ukeer sidenBelgium detains three suspected Cameroon separatists in war crimes probe
Money is reportedly being raised by them for the armed struggle, prosecutors say.
for 4 ukeer sidenBenign transition or bloody civil war: what next for Iran after the bombing?
With the US and Israel apparently without a postwar plan for the country, we explore four possible scenarios Middle East crisis – live updates Piecing together what US and Israeli officials have said about the attack on Iran, its objectives appear to be to inflict maximum damage on the pillars of the country’s power, specifically its nuclear and missile programmes and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The ultimate objective however, as repeatedly expressed by Donald Trump at least, is to pave the way for a popular uprising that would sweep away the cleric-led regime that has run the country for 47 years. Trump has presented the devastating assault as a once-in-a-lifetime chance for the people of Iran to “take back your government”. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenMany Americans stranded in Middle East after US advisory to depart immediately
State department urged US citizens in 14 countries to leave, but many flights have been cancelled Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Americans across the Middle East are scrambling to leave the region after the US state department late on Monday urged US citizens in 14 countries there to depart immediately as the conflict with Iran widens. Mora Namdar, the US assistant secretary of state for consular affairs, issued the advisory on Monday, urging Americans to “DEPART NOW” from more than a dozen countries, citing “serious safety risks”. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenChina calls for vessels in strait of Hormuz to be protected amid soaring shipping costs
Beijing’s foreign ministry urges ‘all parties’ to avoid escalation as spot rate for tankers reaches $424,000 a day How escalating Iran conflict is driving up oil and gas prices – a visual guide Business live – latest updates The Chinese government has called for vessels passing through the strait of Hormuz to be protected by all sides in the escalating Iran conflict, as shipping freight rates soared. Maritime traffic through the strait – a narrow channel on Iran’s southern border that connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman – has effectively been closed since the US and Israel launched missile attacks on Iran at the weekend, prompting a retaliation from Tehran. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenSouth Sudan risks return to full-blown civil war as violence escalates
At least 169 killed in raid near Sudan border as clashes between government and opposition forces intensify South Sudan is reeling from an escalating conflict between the government-aligned army and opposition forces and allied groups that observers say risks returning the country to a full-blown civil war. Violent confrontations in the world’s youngest country between the military, which is loyal to President Salva Kiir, and insurgents believed to be allied to the suspended vice-president, Riek Machar, have increased in recent weeks. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenMiddle East war could be decided by who runs out of missiles or interceptors first, analysts say
Stockpiles of the most advanced US-made weapons are limited – while few know how large Iran’s arsenal is Middle East crisis – live updates The war in the Middle East in maps, video and photos The outcome and duration of the war in the Middle East may be decided by a grim calculus based on the size of Iran’s drone and missile stocks v vital air defence munitions held by the US, Israel and Gulf states, analysts and officials say. Since Saturday, Iran and its proxies have sought to counter the intensive joint US and Israeli offensive with more than 1,000 strikes against targets across almost a dozen countries spread over 1,200 miles. With its antiquated air force unable to compete with those of Israel and the US, Tehran has relied on its arsenal of missiles and drones. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenBattered and isolated, Hezbollah drags Lebanon into another war
Its attack on Israel in support of Iran has led to fresh mass displacements and Israeli bombing, to the fury of many Lebanese.
for 4 ukeer sidenWatch: Footage from across Iran shows scale of strikes
Footage verified by the BBC and news agencies shows large explosions in Iran following US and Israel strikes.
for 4 ukeer sidenUK will charter flights from Oman to evacuate Britons from region amid Iran strikes
Government working to transport stranded nationals in coming days, prioritising most vulnerable Middle East crisis live – latest updates The UK government will charter a flight from Oman in the coming days, prioritising vulnerable British nationals in the region amid continued strikes by Iran, the foreign secretary has said. Yvette Cooper said the closure of the airspace and the ongoing threat of strikes from Iran, retaliating for US-Israeli attacks, meant the situation was “fast-moving”. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenZelensky fears Trump's Iran war could hurt Ukraine
Ukraine fears what soaring oil prices and a shortage in air defences could mean for them.
for 4 ukeer sidenMexican drug lord 'El Mencho' buried in golden coffin
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes led the feared Jalisco New Generation Cartel until his death during a firefight in February.
for 4 ukeer sidenUS nationals urged to leave Middle East as conflict spreads
The US State Department says Americans should "depart now via commercial means" as strikes continue.
for 4 ukeer siden‘Imperialist undertones’: global south condemns US-Israeli war with Iran
China calls it unacceptable to ‘kill leader of sovereign state’, while South Africa questions ‘pre-emptive’ justification Middle East crisis – live updates The US-Israeli war on Iran has been condemned as illegal across much of the global south, with China saying it was unacceptable to “blatantly kill the leader of a sovereign state”. Many countries objected that negotiations between the US and Iran over its nuclear programme and missile capability were not given a chance to succeed before Washington and Israel began bombing, and analysts often saw the war in terms of a colonial-style exercise of might. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenHar tre skip i Persiabukta: – Her kan ting endre seg på timer
Shippingtopp advarer om bortfall av gass fra Midtøsten. Han ser nå et «rush» for å sikre seg alternativ forsyning.
for 4 ukeer sidenUK considers sending Royal Navy destroyer to Cyprus
Defence sources say deployment of HMS Duncan to better protect base on Mediterranean island is under discussion UK politics live – latest updates Middle East crisis – live updates John Healey, the defence secretary, is considering sending a Royal Navy destroyer to Cyprus to help defend British bases there after several apparently hostile drones targeted RAF Akrotiri on the island. Defence sources said a deployment of HMS Duncan, currently in Portsmouth, was under discussion as a way to better protect the base in Cyprus – though another said it was possible one of two other destroyers might be sent as an alternative. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenFirst Thing: Conflict spirals in Middle East as NGO says at least 700 Iranian civilians killed
Trump says the war could last weeks or ‘far longer’. Plus, what a high schooler detained by ICE for 10 months wants you to know Good morning. Iranian drones hit the US embassy in Riyadh as Tehran continued to launch waves of retaliatory strikes at the Gulf and Israel, while Israeli soldiers began operating in southern Lebanon on the fourth day of an increasingly regional war in the Middle East. What is the legality of the attacks on Iran? The Guardian spoke to legal experts, who were in consensus that the initial strikes were unlawful under international law. “There doesn’t seem to be any evidence of an imminent threat by Iran,” said Susan Breau, a professor of international law and a senior associate research fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. The US constitution also enshrines the power to formally declare war exclusively to Congress, but the president did not seek congressional approval beforehand. What has the US said about the war’s justification? It keeps shifting. Donald Trump initially said there were “imminent threats” to Americans, and that the US wanted to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons, as well as urging Iranians to rise up and topple the regime. Then Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, said on Monday that Israel’s determination to attack Iran – and the certainty that US troops would be targeted in response – had forced the Trump administration to take pre-emptive strikes. Are European countries joining? Spain denied the US permission to use jointly operated military bases on its territory for its “unjustified” assault on Iran, while Trump criticized the UK for taking “far too long” to approve American use of its airbases. What are the implications of disrupting the strait of Hormuz? The strait, which Iran controls, is a key global shipping route, with a fifth of global seaborne oil passing through it. It is now effectively closed and the price of oil has jumped, triggering fears of a new wave of global cost-of-living pressures. This is a developing story. Follow our live coverage here, and see the war in maps, video and photos here. Continue reading...
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Kina oppfordrer partene i Midtøsten om å holde den viktigste oljefartsåren gjennom Hormuzstredet åpen.
for 4 ukeer sidenWhy Europe's leaders have struggled to speak as one on Iran
European nations say they want to work better together but are finding it hard to do so
for 4 ukeer sidenUS sanctions Rwanda's military and top commanders over fighting in DR Congo
Rwanda accused Washington's move as “one sided” and politically motivated.
for 4 ukeer sidenEquinor vil hente hjem ansatte fra Dubai
40 ansatte og familiemedlemmer skal hentes ut av området når det åpner seg en mulighet, opplyser selskapet.
for 4 ukeer sidenUS-Israel war with Iran widens as strikes continue
The crisis in the Middle East has widened after Israel and the US attacked Iran on Saturday with major strikes.
for 4 ukeer sidenTrump hardt ut mot Starmer: – Veldig trist å se
Den amerikanske presidenten er skuffet over at Storbritannia ikke støtter krigen mot Iran.
for 4 ukeer sidenSix US soldiers killed in Iranian strike on Kuwait base
The US defence secretary confirms a US military base was hit by an Iranian missile on Sunday.
for 4 ukeer sidenTexas Republicans back Trump over Iran - but some wary of 'a quagmire'
The president's supporters in one town hail his actions in the Middle East - though some comments suggest seeds of trouble.
for 4 ukeer sidenUS embassy in Riyadh hit by Iranian drones as Israeli troops enter southern Lebanon
Iran continues to target American bases and Hezbollah fires at Israel as conflict spreads across Middle East US-Israel war on Iran – live updates Iranian drones hit the US embassy in Riyadh as Tehran continued to launch waves of retaliatory strikes at the Gulf and Israel, while Israeli soldiers began operating in southern Lebanon on the fourth day of an increasingly regional war in the Middle East. The drone attack on the US embassy in Riyadh caused a minor fire, prompting the diplomatic mission to tell Americans to distance themselves from the compound. The attack followed an earlier Iranian drone strike on the US embassy in Kuwait, as Iran continued to target US bases, facilities and personnel in Arab Gulf states. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenFirst wave of Europeans stranded by Iran conflict return home, with hundreds of thousands of people still left in region – Europe live
British, Czech, Italian and Polish media report first successful returns from Oman and the United Arab Emirates The first wave of European travellers stranded by the Middle East conflict returned home overnight, securing seats on the few remaining flights out of the region. British, Czech, Italian and Polish media reported first successful returns from Oman and the United Arab Emirates after just a few carriers managed to take off and leave the affected area. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenOil and gas prices rise on new Iran threat to Gulf shipping
Iranian official threatens to "set fire" to any ships passing through the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
for 4 ukeer sidenTrump rebukes Starmer over UK refusal to back strikes on Iran
US president says ‘relationship is not what it was’ after PM defends decision not to allow use of British bases Middle East crisis – live updates US-Israel war on Iran: what we know on day four Donald Trump has criticised Keir Starmer again over the UK’s refusal to aid the offensive strikes on Iran, saying the “relationship is obviously not what it was”. Starmer had issued his strongest rebuke yet of Trump’s action in Iran, saying the UK did not believe in “regime change from the skies” and defended his decision not to allow the use of British bases to conduct the strikes. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenIsaac Herzog held secret meeting with Asio boss during Australia trip, intelligence agency confirms
Granting a foreign head of state such as the Israeli president access to domestic intelligence agency ‘unprecedented’, senator David Pocock claims Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, had a secret meeting with Australia’s director general of security, Mike Burgess, during his visit to Australia last month, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation has confirmed. Under questioning in the Senate from the ACT independent senator David Pocock on Tuesday, the foreign minister, Penny Wong, said questions about Asio “were often very sensitive”, but refused to confirm the meeting. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenKongsberg-ansatte evakueres fra Midtøsten
Kongsberg Gruppen evakuerer et tosifret antall ansatte i regionen.
for 4 ukeer sidenTuesday briefing: ‘An historic rupture’ as the Middle East crisis spreads
In today’s newsletter: senior international correspondent Julian Borger on what next as Iran targets its Gulf neighbours and the conflict escalates Good morning. The regional war many countries had long feared is here. On Saturday, global attention turned to Iran after an extraordinary joint aerial assault by the US and Israel. The intense bombardment was followed with news of the assassination of the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with large numbers of Iran’s military and political leadership. Middle East | Israel’s determination to attack Iran and the certainty US troops would be targeted in response forced the Trump administration to take pre-emptive strikes, Marco Rubio said, in a new explanation for Washington’s surprise entry into the conflict. Travel | More than 100,000 Britons were stranded in the Gulf on Monday, with airspace in the region still closed to most flights and overland evacuation regarded as risky. UK politics | Nigel Farage has been accused of Donald Trump-style election denial by the Green party’s new MP for Gorton and Denton, after he claimed her Reform rival “came first” among British-born voters in last week’s byelection. UK news | Scotland has become the first part of the UK to legalise hydrolysis, an environmentally friendly alternative to cremation or burial, reflecting increasing demand for more sustainable funeral arrangements. Environment | UK programmes to protect nature and the climate in developing countries are suffering budget cuts despite ministers’ promises, the Guardian has learned. Continue reading...
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for 4 ukeer sidenUS-Israel war on Iran live updates: Netanyahu says war will take ‘some time’; IDF issues evacuation warnings in Lebanon
Israeli PM adds that it will not be an ‘endless war’; Israeli military lists dozens of locations in Lebanon that could be targeted – follow the latest US strikes on Iran triggered by Israel’s plan to launch attack, Rubio says Anger with Hezbollah boils as war returns to weary Beirut Hello and welcome to our continuing live coverage of the US-Israel war on Iran and the widening Middle East crisis. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the US and Israel’s war against Iran may take “some time” but it will not take years. The US embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was hit by a drone strike, causing a fire to break out. A loud blast was heard and flames seen at the embassy early on Tuesday morning, reports said. Black smoke was seen rising over Riyadh’s diplomatic quarter, which houses foreign missions. The state department has urged that all US citizens leave more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries due to risks related to ongoing escalations that have pushed the region into chaos. The 14 countries included in the warning were Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel and the Palestinian territories, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. There was confusion over the status of navigation in the strait of Hormuz after a general in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards threatened to “burn any ship” seeking to navigate the waterway, a vital route for oil and gas shipments. However, US Central Command said the strait was not closed, according to Fox News. The United States attacked Iran after learning that ally Israel was going to strike, which would have meant retaliation against US forces, secretary of state Marco Rubio said. “We knew that if we didn’t preemptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties,” Rubio told reporters. The justification for the attack differs from justifications given by Donald Trump and defence secretary Pete Hegseth. Rubio also said the “hardest hits” are yet to come from the US military. “The next phase will be even more punishing on Iran than it is right now,” he told reporters. Trump signalled that US strikes on Iran could go much longer than originally predicted. The president laid out what he said were four key objectives for hitting Iran: “First, we’re destroying Iran’s missile capabilities ... Second, we’re annihilating their navy ... Third, we’re ensuring that the world’s No 1 sponsor of terror can never obtain a nuclear weapon. Finally we are ensuring the Iranian regime can’t continue to arm, fund and direct terrorist armies outside of their borders.” U.S. forces have destroyed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command and control facilities, Iranian air defense capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and military airfields during sustained operations. We will continue to take decisive action against imminent threats posed by the Iranian regime. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenTrump’s show of force in the Middle East creates a weakness China can exploit
Beijing can again leverage its critical minerals dominance over an increasingly busy US military, as Taiwan slides further down the White House list of priorities As the US and Israel opened a new chapter of chaos in the Middle East, China stands to benefit from a Washington establishment that does not have the political or physical resources to focus on Asia. Officially, China has condemned the attacks. Wang Yi, the foreign minister, called them “unacceptable” and called for a ceasefire, rhetoric that is typical of Beijing in response to Donald Trump’s increasingly erratic foreign policy moves. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer siden‘Fantasyland’: Hastie says rules-based order is dead as Australian troops declared safe after UAE base drone strike
Liberal MP says rules are irrelevant when Trump acts as an ‘apex opportunist’, following a drone strike at Al Minhad airbase where Australian troops are based Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Coalition frontbencher Andrew Hastie has declared anyone who thinks the rules-based order still exists is living in a “fantasyland”, amid an escalating US-Israel war on Iran, and as the government confirmed Australian troops in the region were safe after a weekend drone strike. Australian troops posted at the defence force’s headquarters in the United Arab Emirates are all accounted for after a weekend drone strike, the federal government said, amid the growing conflict sparked by US and Israeli bombings in Iran. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenInternational students accuse Australia of treating them like ATMs after fees for one visa double without warning
Union says students blindsided after non-refundable visa fee rose from $2,300 to $4,600 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast International students say they feel like “ATMs” after the federal government quietly doubled application fees for temporary graduate visas, making Australia’s costs the most expensive in the world for graduates hoping to stay onshore after completing their studies. The non-refundable visa fee rose from $2,300 to $4,600 without prior warning on Sunday, placing Australia well in excess of competitors including New Zealand (A$1,406), Canada (A$262), the UK (A$1,665) and the US (A$661). Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenSome flights depart Middle East as US urges its citizens to leave region immediately amid travel chaos
Select departures organised as US state department warns Americans to leave on commercial flights ‘due to safety risks’ US-Israel war on Iran – live updates Travellers stranded by a widening war in the Middle East began departing the United Arab Emirates aboard a small number of evacuation flights on Monday, as governments around the world worked to extract their citizens from the region. Airlines Etihad Airways and Emirates, based in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and budget carrier FlyDubai said they would operate limited flights, in the wake of the chaos and damaged sparked by Iranian missiles and drones. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenUS strikes on Iran triggered by Israel’s plan to launch attack, Rubio says
Secretary of state says Trump ordered pre-emptive strikes out of concern about Tehran retaliation after Israeli attack Israel’s determination to attack Iran and the certainty that US troops would be targeted in response forced the Trump administration to take pre-emptive strikes, secretary of state Marco Rubio said, in a new explanation for Washington’s surprise entry into the conflict. The rationale drew divided reviews from top members of Congress who on Monday evening received the first briefing by the Trump administration since it ordered the air campaign to begin over the weekend. Continue reading...
for 4 ukeer sidenWatch: The third day of the US-Israeli war with Iran
A fast-moving day saw the conflict widen in the region, with strikes being traded between opposing sides.