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Israel launches new strikes on Tehran as Trump pauses Iran energy attacksIsrael launches new strikes on Tehran as Trump pauses Iran energy attacks

Israeli military says it will continue operations in line with Israeli government directives until told otherwise Middle East crisis – live updates The Israeli military said it had launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran, after Donald Trump signalled a pause in US attacks against energy infrastructure after what ...

Middle East crisis live: Trump says Iran and US ‘want to make a deal’ but Tehran says claims of talks are ‘fake news’Middle East crisis live: Trump says Iran and US ‘want to make a deal’ but Tehran says claims of talks are ‘fake news’

Iranian parliament speaker says ‘no negotiations’ were held with US, as Trump postpones strikes on power plants for five days Israel launches new strikes on Tehran as Trump pauses Iran energy attacks British prime minister Keir Starmer is set to chair an emergency meeting on the economic fallout from the ...

‘Unimaginable hell’: Iranian relief and unease after Trump pauses plan to cripple power supply‘Unimaginable hell’: Iranian relief and unease after Trump pauses plan to cripple power supply

Some inside Iran believe Trump’s threat designed to divert attention from Trump’s desire to seize islands in strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis – live updates A wave of temporary relief, and some jubilation swept through Iran as Donald Trump announced he was postponing his attack on Iran’s energy infrastructure ...

Pete Hegseth is promoting a nihilist cult of death | Jan-Werner MuellerPete Hegseth is promoting a nihilist cult of death | Jan-Werner Mueller

The Trump administration is embracing violence for the sake of violence It appears that members of Trump’s cabinet get chosen not despite their endorsements of violence, but because of them. Pete Hegseth was primarily known as a dapper TV host willing to defend war crimes. Markwayne Mullin is apparently still ...

I discovered three new geckos in Cambodia’s limestone caves – and that’s not all we foundI discovered three new geckos in Cambodia’s limestone caves – and that’s not all we found

The whole ecosystem inside a cave feeds off guano, dead bats, or any dead animals on the ground. It’s not for the faint-hearted It can be daunting entering a cave. It is an underground world that possibly hasn’t been explored before. The first smell that hits you is guano (or ...

What the Epstein case teaches us about grooming – podcastWhat the Epstein case teaches us about grooming – podcast

Lucia Osborne-Crowley on what we should learn from Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes Lucia Osborne-Crowley, journalist and author of The Lasting Harm, explains the grooming tactics of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. “People talk about Jeffrey Epstein as though he’s special or as though he’s mysterious in some way,” Lucia tells Annie ...

‘In 20 years most of the world could be racist dictatorships’: Ibram X Kendi on book bans and far-right fear-mongering‘In 20 years most of the world could be racist dictatorships’: Ibram X Kendi on book bans and far-right fear-mongering

How have the rich and powerful convinced so many voters that the reason they are struggling is the poor and powerless? The American historian talks about the weaponising of divisiveness ‘I think I’ve had at least seven books that have been banned in the United States,” says Ibram X Kendi, ...

Trump’s video game war: AI, memes and a simplistic narrative have flattened the conflict | Nesrine MalikTrump’s video game war: AI, memes and a simplistic narrative have flattened the conflict | Nesrine Malik

What was supposed to be a quick win has become a quagmire, so it now must be reduced to a dopamine hit The war on Iran, even as it spreads and destabilises the Middle East and the global economy, is not real. This is how it is being portrayed by ...

Middle East crisis live: Starmer calls emergency meeting on UK economy; IEA open to releasing more oil stocksMiddle East crisis live: Starmer calls emergency meeting on UK economy; IEA open to releasing more oil stocks

British PM to chair Monday meeting including chancellor and Bank of England head on fallout from Iran war; International Energy Agency chief says it will release more stockpiled oil ‘if necessary’ Iran vows to destroy Middle East water and energy facilities if US attacks power plants British prime minister Keir ...