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Iran Live Updates: Israel Begins ‘Broad Wave of Strikes’ on Iran’s Infrastructure

The U.S. announced the names of four soldiers who were killed by an Iranian drone on Sunday. The leader of the U.S. Central Command said more than 50,000 troops, 200 fighters, two aircraft carriers and bombers were participating in the fighting.

Spain's Pedro Sánchez hits back at Trump threat to sever trade saying 'no to war'

Spain's prime minister delivers a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump's threat to end trade with his country.

After U.S. Attacks on Iran, FIFA Grapples With How to Handle the World Cup

Soccer’s global governing body is grappling with a World Cup first: a tournament host going to war with a participating nation.

Spain’s Sánchez says ‘no to war’ after Trump’s threats over Nato spending and use of bases – Europe live

Spain’s PM says he opposes ‘repeating the mistakes of the past’ as EU tells US president it stands ‘in solidarity with all member states’in MadridSánchez’s defiant speech may have been made in response to Trump’s threat to cut off all trade with Spain, but his words were also aimed every bit as much at other EU leaders (and at Spain’s political class).“A war that, in theory, was said to be waged to eliminate Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction, bring democracy, and guarantee global security, but which, in reality, seen in retrospect, produced the opposite effect. It unleashed the greatest wave of insecurity our continent has suffered since the fall of the Berlin Wall.”“It is absolutely unacceptable that those leaders who are incapable of fulfilling this duty use the smokescreen of war to hide their failure and, in the process, line the pockets of a select few – the same ones as always; the only ones who profit when the world stops building hospitals and starts building missiles.”“The government of Spain stands with those it must stand with. It stands with the values that our parents and grandparents enshrined in our constitution. Spain stands with the founding principles of the European Union. It stands with the Charter of the United Nations. It stands with international law and, therefore, stands with peace and peaceful coexistence between countries and their harmonious coexistence. Continue reading...

What to Know About Nepal's Gen Z Election

Nepal is holding its first election since a youth-led uprising against corruption toppled the government last year. Here is what to know.

Middle East crisis live: Israel launches ‘wave of strikes’ on Tehran as Iran prepares for Ali Khamenei’s funeral

US-Israeli war on Iran enters fifth day, with Iranian state media reporting explosions in east of TehranAnalysis: Trump administration still not settled on reasons for warTell us: how have you been affected by the conflict?Lebanese state media said that four people were killed and six more were wounded in an Israeli strike on a building in Baalbek in eastern Lebanon on Wednesday.“The initial toll is four killed and six wounded, and work is underway to rescue families from under the rubble,” Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said. Continue reading...

After Iran’s warning, Europe fails to unite on war launched by US, Israel

The bloc is split over how to respond, but some EU members are rallying around the concept of mutual defence.

Donald Trump ‘really does not care’ if Iran play at World Cup 2026

Iran the only nation missing from Fifa planning summitUS and Israel began attacking Iranian targets on SaturdayDonald Trump has said he does not care whether Iran participate in this summer’s World Cup, which is being jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. The US and Israel began attacking targets in the country on Saturday, with the conflict in the Middle East since spreading to the wider region.US president Trump told Politico: “I really don’t care. I think Iran is a very badly defeated country. They’re running on fumes.” Iran was the only nation missing from a Fifa planning summit for World Cup participants held this week in Atlanta, deepening questions over whether the country’s team will compete on US soil this summer amid an escalating regional war. Continue reading...

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