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At least 22 people dead after pro-Iran protests in Pakistan and Iraq
US government buildings in Karachi and Baghdad targeted by crowds after killing of Ayatollah Ali KhameneiAt least 22 people are dead following pro-Iran demonstrations in Pakistan that have seen hundreds of people march on the US consulate in Karachi. Security forces in Iraq have also fired teargas at protesters who tried to storm the US embassy in Baghdad.As anger boiled over after US-Israeli strikes killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a crowd of demonstrators in Karachi chanted against the offensive before entering the reception hall of the consulate building and lighting a small fire. Continue reading...
Iran Fires Cheap Drones Into Arab Countries, Wreaking Havoc
It already proved its effectiveness on the battlefields of Ukraine. Now the Iranian-made Shahed-136 kamikaze has been unleashed across the Arab Gulf.
US-Israel war on Iran live: Trump says operation ‘moving along rapidly’ as death tolls rise across Middle East
US president says 48 leaders killed in Iran strikes and that he’s agreed to talk with Tehran; three US service members killed in operationHow have you been affected by events in the Middle East?Loud explosions were heard early on Sunday near Erbil airport, which hosts US-led coalition troops in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, AFP reported. Thick black smoke was rising from the airport area.On Saturday, US-led coalition forces downed several missiles and explosive-laden drones over Erbil. Continue reading...
Arsenal restore five point lead at top of table with 2-1 win over Chelsea
Arsenal see out nervy win over London rivals Chelsea with goals from William Saliba and Jurrien Timber.
UK personnel just 200 metres away from Iranian missile strike
British forces in Bahrain and Iraq being drawn into Iran conflict in defence of civilian sites and military assetsUS-Israeli attack on Iran – live updatesThree hundred British personnel were within 200 metres (650ft) of an Iranian missile and drone strike on the US naval base in Bahrain on Saturday, one of several incidents where UK forces have been drawn into the war in the Middle East.No casualties were reported. The strike was one of more than 25 waves of retaliatory attacks in response to the massive US-Israeli joint bombing campaign launched against Iran on Saturday. Continue reading...
Iran foreign minister suggests new supreme leader may be chosen within days
Abbas Araghchi says constitutional process is under way as Tehran mourns Ali Khamenei and vows resistance to US, Israel.
Maps: Where the U.S.-Led Strikes Hit Iran and Tehran’s Retaliation
Maps show where U.S. and Israel have struck Iran, and where Iran has retaliated.
Labour Together ‘making clean break’ after former director resigns as minister
Thinktank’s board distances itself from Josh Simons’ decision in 2023 to hire lobbying firm to investigate journalistsA Labour thinktank that helped Keir Starmer into No 10 has said it is making a “clean break” from the past after its former director, Josh Simons, resigned as a minister over a report falsely linking journalists to a “pro-Kremlin” network.The board of Labour Together distanced itself from Simons’ decision in 2023 to hire a lobbying firm to investigate Sunday Times, Guardian and independent reporters who were looking into its failure to declare more than £700,000 in donations. Continue reading...
Trump says Iran leadership agrees to talks after US and Israel strike Tehran
‘They should have done it sooner, they waited too long,’ says Trump but he doesn’t say when talks would take placeUS-Israel war on Iran – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump said on Sunday that Iran’s political leadership have agreed to talks, a day after the US and Israel began to target the country’s military and political infrastructure, killing the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several top officials.“They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them,” Trump told a reporter for the Atlantic magazine on Sunday. “They should have done it sooner. They should have given what was very practical and easy to do sooner. They waited too long.”Reuters contributed reporting Continue reading...