Trump Calls for Change in Iran’s Leadership
In an eight-minute video, President Trump said Iran directly endangers the United States and urged the Iranian people to rise up once the U.S. strikes end.
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Trump says “major combat operations” in Iran have begun
US President Donald Trump says American forces have begun “major combat operations” in Iran alongside Israel.
Trump says US has begun ‘major combat operations’ in Iran after Israel launches strikes - live
Israel’s military sounded air raid sirens across the country ‘to prepare the public for the possibility of missiles being launched toward Israel’ in retaliationFull report: Israel attacks IranBlasts have been heard in several cities, including the capital, Tehran, and Isfahan in central Iran.Reuters reports there are long queues at petrol stations in the capital, as many people try to leave. An unnamed Iranian official who spoke to the news agency said several ministries in southern Tehran had been targeted. Continue reading...
Trump talks of ‘annihilation’, ‘elimination’ as US, Israel attack Iran
US president makes a number of claims and predictions without any concrete evidence to confirm their veracity
Bill Clinton says he did ‘nothing wrong’ in House Epstein inquiry
Former US President Bill Clinton denied any wrongdoing regarding his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Deaths of 22 children in Channel due to ‘catastrophic failure’ by UK and France, NGO says
Project Play finds UK taxpayers are funding ‘record child fatalities’ and ‘repeated violence’ against children in northern FranceThe deaths of 22 children while trying to cross the Channel in the last two years, along with the mistreatment of thousands of others, were due to “catastrophic failures” of the UK and French governments, according to a new report.Project Play, an NGO that has worked with 2,192 children hoping to cross the Channel from northern France to the UK to claim asylum in the last two years, has documented the impact of the hostile conditions in northern France due to regular teargassing, evictions and dinghy-slashing by the French police. Continue reading...
Poisoned chalice? The BBC’s struggles to find a successor to Tim Davie
As the director general prepares to stand down, potential candidates have fallen away amid a series of crisesThere is an impressive shortlist circulating in Britain’s media circles, comprising some of the most talented executives in the business. Unfortunately for the BBC, it contains the names of figures no longer in the running to become its next director general.Those closely observing the corporation’s search for a successor to Tim Davie have been quick to note how the events of the past week help explain the alarming attrition rate. Continue reading...
Watch: Smoke rises in Tehran as explosions heard across country
The BBC's Jon Donnison in Jerusalem reports as Trump says "major combat operations" have begun.
Australians warned that Iran attack increases risk of ‘further escalation’ and flight cancellations in region
Department of foreign affairs alerts travellers to ‘extremely volatile’ situationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s department of foreign affairs has warned of the risk of “reprisal attacks and further escalation” across the Middle East after Israel and the US launched an attack on Iran on Saturday.Shortly after the attacks began, Dfat updated its “Smartraveller” website’s entry on Iran, confirming that “there have been air strikes on Iran, including in Tehran and other locations”. Continue reading...