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Multiple locations in Iran have been targeted by joint US-Israel strikes, and Tehran has launched retaliatory missiles across the region. The Iranian cities hit include Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz, Kermanshah, and Qom, according to Telegram posts from the country’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. Also targeted was the Supreme Leader’s residence, the nation’s …

Huge plumes of black smoke were seen rising from an area near the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain. BBC News

Israel and the US believe Iran’s regime is vulnerable, dealing with an economic crisis and the aftermath of protests. BBC News

Only thirty-six hours ago, Trump’s envoys were meeting with a high-level Iranian delegation in Geneva to discuss a diplomatic solution. The initial noises were positive. Conversations that I had with figures involved in those negotiations were optimistic that the sides were drawing close to a provisional agreement, although some obvious …

“I had never seen tanks before.” As Ukraine marks the fourth anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion, Sky News has partnered with Voices of Children, a Ukrainian charity, to tell the stories of teenagers living through war. They speak of a childhood stolen, and the pain left behind by losses …

Donald Trump’s decision to launch “major combat operations” in Iran is the biggest gamble by any American president since George Bush invaded Iraq more than two decades ago. The US commander in chief – who came to power as an arch opponent of the US’s so-called “forever wars” – has …

US President Donald Trump has confirmed that the US has launched “major combat operations” in Iran. His comments came after Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said his country had launched a “pre-emptive” attack on the country. The BBC’s Jon Donnison said military action was something that had been anticipated “for …

Flyers caught former President Joe Biden flying commercial at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington DC on Friday morning. Biden was seen waiting to board his plane to Columbia, South Carolina, for an event evening with the state’s Democratic Party. However, instead of a smooth boarding process, an hour-long ground …

Ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon was one of the original nine defendants arrested last month BBC News

Bill Clinton has testified to the House Oversight committee about his connection to Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, one day after his wife, Hillary Clinton was also deposed by the panel. In his testimony, the former US president denied having knowledge of Epstein’s crimes. He was asked about a photograph from …

When questioned about the photograph showing the former president lounging in a hot tub with the person who appeared to be a woman – whose face is blacked out to protect her identity – Bill Clinton told lawmakers that he did not know her. When asked if he had sex …

The Bolivia Air Force plane reportedly hit vehicles on a nearby motorway. BBC News

A military plane has crashed on to ‌a busy road in the ​city of El Alto, near Bolivia’s capital La Paz, killing 15 people and injuring at least 30 others, according to media reports. The Bolivian Air Force Hercules aircraft was transporting ‌new banknotes to the interior of the country, …

The latest derailment in trade talks occurred after former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a bombshell public accusation against India in 2023, alleging it was involved in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh separatist, who was gunned down in British Columbia. Four men were later charged in his …

Of course, micro-dramas, which are scripted, filmed and released in mere months, don’t offer the same quality or narrative depth as movies and streamed shows. The sets are not sophisticated, the actors are mostly novices, and the AI-driven scenes can feel uncanny under scrutiny. BBC News

You drive into Efrat, and you feel like you’re in small-town USA. There’s a supermarket, coffee shops, tidy roads and American families pushing buggies.  The two main differences? Firstly, the flags are Israeli. Secondly, we’re in the occupied West Bank, a half-hour drive from Jerusalem. Efrat is a settlement, set …

Three people have been killed and more than 20 injured after a tram derailed in the centre of Milan, before slamming into a building. The Number 9 tram was supposed to have continued straight along the central Vittorio Veneto avenue, but it suddenly swerved at a switch track that is …

In its letter to Canadian officials on Thursday, penned by OpenAI’s vice-president of global policy and shared with media outlets, the company said it had implemented a series of changes in recent months, including enlisting the help of “mental health and behavioural experts” to assess cases and making the criteria …

The US embassy in Israel has also told some non-emergency staff they can leave the country if they wish. BBC News

Australian supermarket giant Woolworths tweaks its AI-powered assistant after users said it gave them the “ick”. BBC News