Iran Live Updates: Nearly 700,000 Flee Israeli Strikes in Lebanon
Lebanese leaders and aid groups warned of a growing humanitarian crisis as Israel targeted Hezbollah. The Pentagon said 140 American service members had been wounded, eight severely, in the war.
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Pentagon Says 140 Service Members Have Been Injured in Iran War
Eight Americans have been seriously wounded, military officials said, but the bulk of the injured have already returned to duty. Seven Americans have been killed.
Alabama governor spares death row inmate set for nitrogen gas execution
Kay Ivey commutes sentence of Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton, saying death penalty would be unfair as he did not fire the fatal shotSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe governor of Alabama commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old inmate who was set to be executed this week, even though he was not in the building when the victim of the murder he was sentenced for was killed. Kay Ivey, the Republican governor of the state, reduced Charles “Sonny” Burton’s sentence to life in prison without possibility of parole this week. The move marks the second time the governor has granted clemency of a death row inmate since she took office in 2017. Burton was sentenced to death for the 1991 shooting death of a customer, Doug Battle, during a store robbery. However, another man, Derrick DeBruce, shot Battle after Burton had left the store. DeBruce’s death sentence was reduced on appeal to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Ivey said in a statement that she could not fairly administer the death penalty to Burton when the man who actually killed Battle was allowed to live.“I firmly believe that the death penalty is just punishment for society’s most heinous offenders, as shown by the 25 executions I have presided over as governor. In order to ensure the continued viability of the death penalty, however, I also believe that a government’s most consequential action must be administered fairly and proportionately,” she said. Continue reading...
Australia politics live: two more Iranian reportedly seek asylum; NSW hospitals see record emergency attendances
More patients present with urgent conditions. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with breaking overnight stories and then Krishani Dhanji will be steering the news ship.It looks like another busy start for Tony Burke this morning amid reports that two more Iranian women footballers sought asylum in Australia last night rather than fly home with the rest of the squad. More coming up. Continue reading...
France Bolsters Efforts to Repatriate Citizens Stranded by Iran War
France is highlighting its repatriation operations for nationals left stranded by the conflict with Iran.
NYPD says suspicious device reported near Zohran Mamdani’s residence is ‘non-threatening’
New York police responded to an alert days after two men threw homemade explosives at Gracie MansionSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe New York police department determined that a suspicious device reported near Gracie Mansion on Tuesday afternoon was “non-threatening”.“This was an instance of everyday New Yorkers following a clear message: if you see something, say something,” the NYPD posted on social media. Continue reading...
Middle East crisis live: US military ‘drawing up additional options’ to keep strait of Hormuz open, says White House
US president is ‘not afraid to use’ options to continue to allow free flow of oil through strait of Hormuz, says White House press secretary Karoline LeavittPete Hegseth warns of day of ‘most intense’ US strikes on Iran yetHow have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?Investor hopes for a swift resolution to the Middle East conflict propelled Australian shares higher today, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 finishing the day up 1.1% and recovering about $35bn in value after yesterday’s $90bn plunge.Oil prices surged to a four-year high early in the week before coming back down below $US90 a barrel after Donald Trump suggested the Iran conflict would end soon, sending global stock markets higher. Continue reading...
White House says increase in gas prices is ‘temporary’ and claims there will be rapid drop – US politics live
Karoline Leavitt tries to assuage anxiety over rising gas prices and says they could drop ‘lower than they were prior’ to start of US military action in IranSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxHegseth says the aftermath of the conflict is “going to be in America’s interests” and says it “will not live under a nuclear blackmail” from Iran.It comes shortly after the defence secretary reiterated president Donald Trump’s threat that if Iran does anything to prevent the flow of oil in the strait of Hormuz, it will be hit “twenty times harder”. Continue reading...
Air strikes cause black rain and 'unprecedented' pollution in Tehran, scientists say
Air strikes have damaged at least four oil facilities since US-Israeli attacks on Iran began last month.