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Trump Sends Congress Formal Notice That Iran Conflict Has Resumed
As the conflict intensified, Trump said on Monday, the US was reinstating its blockade of Iranian shipping in the Gulf and would ensure the Strait of Hormuz stays open.
US Launches Strikes On Iran For Third Consecutive Night
The US military said Monday it had launched a fresh salvo of attacks on Iran, marking the third night in a row that it had struck the country, as a deal to end the war falters.
Middle East crisis live: US strikes Iran for third consecutive night; UAE says Tehran has hit tankers in strait of Hormuz
Just before the latest strikes Trump said Iran would be hit ‘very hard’; UAE says Iranian cruise missiles hit two oil tankers in strait, killing a crew member and wounding eightUS launches third night of strikes on Iran as Trump announces Hormuz blockadeStocks have fallen and oil hit a one-month high in Asian trading on Tuesday after Donald Trump said the US was reinstating its blockade of Iranian shipping in the strait of Hormuz.Shares in Taiwan and South Korea were particularly hard hit, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.8%. Continue reading...
Australia news live: Ed Husic warns AI companies can’t be trusted to regulate themselves; academic tells antisemitism inquiry of ‘highly personal’ attack
Labor MP says giving tech firms social licence is ‘sadly doomed to failure’. Follow liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGeorge Miller remembers Sam Neill as ‘comprehensively an amazing person’Acclaimed director George Miller shared memories of the late Sam Neill, who died yesterday at the age of 78.He was such an exemplary human being. We saw him as an actor and we got to know him as an actor. The world did. But what was so amazing about him is that he was comprehensively an amazing person. …He lived life very, very fully, basically with an enormous amount of wisdom ultimately.He was, you know, part of the global industry, but never, never pretended he was from anywhere else. He’s one of those people that at heart, I guess he was a Kiwi, but Australia, he had significant influence on Australian cinema, and globally. Continue reading...
Sweden prides itself on equality – so why is its political gender gap growing?
As general election looms, survey shows twice as many men as women support far-right Sweden DemocratsOne is led by Sweden’s first female prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, and has promised smaller school-class sizes, more housing and free dental care for young people. The other, led by Jimmie Åkesson, has neo-Nazi roots and has pledged to lower taxes, improve public safety and treat “anti-Swedishness” as a hate crime.In the run-up to Sweden’s general election in September, the Social Democrats and the Sweden Democrats are placed first and second respectively in the polls, and between them are expected to scoop up more than 50% of the vote. Continue reading...
Iran War: US Military Death Count Rises To 14, Over 400 Injured
Iran War: A total of 414 service members have been wounded, including a US Air Force member added Monday. While Iran and the US have resumed strikes, it is unclear if that is what led to the airman's injury.
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Series Of Blasts Heard In Kyiv After Missile Alert
Yemen Claims Strike On Sanaa Airport, Houthis Attack Saudi Arabia
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis targeted Saudi Arabia on Monday, hours after the rebels accused the kingdom of attacking Sanaa airport -- the biggest flare-up in years between the two sides that threatens to upend a frozen conflict.
Japan admits growing need to counter espionage after Russian ‘den of spies’ report
Issue must be addressed with ‘even greater rigour’, says government spokesman, after New York Times report on how it has become a spy hub for Vladimir PutinJapan has said it recognised the need to counter foreign intelligence better after the New York Times reported that Russia had turned the country into a “den of spies” and key source of weapons components.The newspaper, in an investigation published on Sunday, reported that thanks to “weak espionage laws”, Moscow was using Japan as a key hub for intelligence gathering and procurement of dual-use technology needed for its war in Ukraine. Continue reading...
Donald Trump To Address Nation On Thursday
US President Donald Trump said he would make a primetime address to the nation on Thursday, in an announcement that comes amid a major flare-up of hostilities with Iran.
US refunds $81bn in Trump tariffs after supreme court ruled them illegal
Government had been forced to pay back duties to companies that imported goods into the US that were hit by Trump’s tariffsThe US government has already paid back tens of billions of dollars in tariffs it collected before the supreme court ruled them illegal, according to budget figures released on Monday.Tariffs – taxes on imported goods – have been a key part of president Donald Trump’s game economic plan since he took office again last year. Continue reading...
US To Resume Iran Port Blockade From Today Amid Escalating Tensions
The United States will begin enforcing its renewed blockade of Iran's ports on Tuesday at 2000 GMT, the US military said.
Dozens at Ebola treatment center in northeast Congo strike over unpaid salaries
Dozens of workers at an Ebola treatment center in northeast Congo have gone on strike over unpaid salaries and bonuses
