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What we know so far about the US strikes in Iran and what’s next. BBC News

👉 Follow Trump100 on your podcast app 👈    The chair of the Board of Peace starts war. The US strike military targets on Iranian soil, while Israelis, supporting the attack on the regime, go after Iran’s leaders. The Iranians have already struck back – hitting US military bases across …

Donald Trump has rolled the dice again, stunning the world by choosing the most extreme option over Iran. His decision to attack and try and topple Iran’s regime with the backing of Israel, tips the Middle East into a massive war that could last weeks. By the end of last …

Immigration authorities say the Myanmar refugee was dropped at a “warm, safe” location, but New York officials say he was left outside a closed coffee shop. BBC News

Former US president Bill Clinton has taken to social media to deliver a statement on his deposition over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The 42nd president became the first sitting or former president to testify before members of Congress in more than 40 years, as he faced the House Oversight …

Amid all the investigations into the Epstein affair, there is much talk – and no argument – about the importance of listening to the survivors. And yet, at a lectern outside the venue where she’d just been questioning a former president, Republican Nancy Mace told the media this: “Epstein victims …

Novartis is the second drug company to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a woman whose cells have enabled huge advances in science. BBC News

In the most clear and consequential policy move on AI safety yet, the Trump administration has announced it will blacklist a leading AI lab over its refusal to allow unfettered access to its technology for military purposes. It is the president and his secretary of war, Pete Hegseth, going nuclear …

A skilled pianist nominated for five Grammy awards, Sedaka wrote hits through the 1950’s and 60’s. BBC News

The once debt-free province says a dramatic rise in population, coupled with low oil prices, is to blame for the sobering financial outlook. BBC News

An American Olympic hockey star has attacked a TikTok video, shared by the White House, calling it “clearly fake” after it made him sound like he was mocking Canadians. Brady Tkachuk, from Arizona, who captains the NHL’s Ottawa Senators, appears in footage celebrating the gold medal won by the US …

In Trump’s America, business and politics are often entwined – and for weeks, it has been clear that many in the administration and the wider Maga sphere did not support the Netflix bid, with predictions it would not make it over the line for that reason. BBC News

The UK government has withdrawn its staff from Iran. It said the temporary precautionary measure has been taken due to the ongoing security situation. At the US embassy in Jerusalem, non-emergency US staff and family have been told to leave Israel due to safety risks. This breaking news story is …

Sky News has uncovered new details about the timings and locations of photographs featuring Bill Clinton and paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, forming a comprehensive timeline of their relationship. The photos, included in the Epstein files and verified by Sky’s Data and Forensics team, were taken on numerous Clinton Foundation trips …

👉 Follow Trump100 on your podcast app 👈 Hillary Clinton has testified under oath in a closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee, questioned about Jeffrey Epstein and the powerful network around him. She has denied she had knowledge of Epstein’s crimes and didn’t recall ever meeting him, flying on …

As the deadline looms for a leading AI lab to hand over its tech to the US military, a study has appeared suggesting AI models are more than willing to go nuclear in wargames. Only a couple of years ago, the phrase on everyone’s lips was “AI safety”. I’ll be …

Hillary Clinton has denied knowledge about Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes and attacked US politicians for their line of questioning. The former US secretary of state was compelled to appear before the US House Oversight Committee in New York and asked about the disgraced financier. After the deposition, she told reporters: “I …

A GoPro camera captures the moment two skiers rescued another skier buried under feet of snow in Lake Tahoe, California. Carson Schmidt and his friend spotted the man in distress after noticing a pair of skis protruding from the snow. The pair sprang into action, digging him out before he …

The Department of Homeland Security denies that agents misrepresented themselves as local officers. BBC News

“If we believed that the government of India was actively interfering in any democratic process, we probably would not be taking this trip,” said the senior government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in a briefing to reporters ahead of Prime Minister Carney’s visit to India. BBC News