Trump claimed Iran’s ‘new president’ requested a ceasefire – but Iran’s president remains Pezeshkian, the same person it was before the war Houthi forces in Yemen have claimed responsibility for a missile attack on southern Israel this morning, saying it was a joint operation with Iran and Hezbollah. In a ...
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CCTV footage appears to show moment US journalist is kidnapped in Baghdad – videoCCTV footage appears to show moment US journalist is kidnapped in Baghdad – video
American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been kidnapped in Baghdad by a suspected Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, the US has said, as regional security deteriorates after the US-Israeli attacks on Iran. Police officials in Iraq said Kittleson was seized by four men in civilian clothes and taken in a vehicle. A surveillance ...
Israel hits Iran with waves of attacks and says it killed top Hezbollah commanderIsrael hits Iran with waves of attacks and says it killed top Hezbollah commander
War shows little sign of easing despite Donald Trump claiming Iranian leadership ‘just asked’ for ceasefire Middle East crisis – live updates Israel unleashed two waves of attacks on Tehran and said it had killed a senior Hezbollah commander on Wednesday with little sign of the war easing up despite ...
The Guardian view on Ukraine’s perilous spring: Europe’s steadfast support is more vital than ever | EditorialThe Guardian view on Ukraine’s perilous spring: Europe’s steadfast support is more vital than ever | Editorial
As the world’s attention is drawn to the Middle East, Donald Trump’s assault on Iran has had damaging knock-on consequences for Kyiv After meeting European Union foreign ministers this week, Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced exasperation over the continued blocking of a €90bn EU loan to Kyiv by Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor ...
Artemis II, Nasa’s first crewed lunar rocket in more than half a century, prepares for launch – watch and follow liveArtemis II, Nasa’s first crewed lunar rocket in more than half a century, prepares for launch – watch and follow live
Follow latest updates, including how to watch the scheduled launch at 6.24pm ET, as four astronauts prepare to set off on a 10-day, 685,000-mile journey with millions watching There’s potentially alarming news from AccuWeather about a solar flare, which the forecasting service says could affect the Artemis mission. While not ...
‘They don’t care and I don’t care’: Emanuel on trans rights, Israel, and hyperloops‘They don’t care and I don’t care’: Emanuel on trans rights, Israel, and hyperloops
The News GOFFSTOWN, N.H. — Rahm Emanuel took the stage at his first New Hampshire town hall, and the land acknowledgement began. “We also want to acknowledge that this land is part of the ancestral homeland of the Abenaki people and the Wabanaki Confederacy, whose connection to this place continues ...
The Musk-funded mural backlash elevates the messy politics of martyrdomThe Musk-funded mural backlash elevates the messy politics of martyrdom
David’s view The murals went up in Chicago, Washington, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Fort Lauderdale before Democrats finally took notice. In September, weeks after the fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train, Elon Musk joined a crowdfunded campaign to paint murals of her ...
South Africa pushes for $200B investmentSouth Africa pushes for $200B investment
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa launched a nearly $200 billion investment drive aimed at accelerating economic recovery and industrialization in the face of growing worry over the impact of the Iran war on the continent’s biggest economy. For more than a decade, South Africa’s economy has barely grown, leaving it ...
Africa’s top bank warns of Iran war growth impactAfrica’s top bank warns of Iran war growth impact
War in the Middle East could cost Africa as much as 1.5 percentage points of growth this year, the African Development Bank said. A scenario in which the conflict stretched for six months would hurt the continent’s already fragile prospects and expose fiscal constraints on economies struggling to fund basic ...
Campaign for African artifacts looks to AI to expedite returnsCampaign for African artifacts looks to AI to expedite returns
A new AI-powered tool is helping track restitution work underway across Africa. Launched this week by pan-African research organization Open Restitution Africa, the platform helps to collate and narrativize the often-fragmented research and bureaucracy involved in the return of artifacts to Africa, many of which were stolen by Europeans during ...