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Prime minister does not believe US has a plan beyond ‘shock and awe’ stage, as some MPs dread what lies ahead • US-Israel war on Iran – live updates • What we know so far on day three of the Iran war • A visual guide to US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran’s response Tony Blair’s support for the US invasion of Iraq has long loomed like a spectre over the Labour party. It was present in 2013 when…

Team previously beset by sexual misconduct claims Team was sold to new ownership in 2023 The Washington Commanders have agreed to pay $1m to the District of Columbia to settle a lawsuit from 2022 that alleged the team’s previous owners lied to fans about an inquiry into sexual misconduct and a persistently hostile work environment. DC attorney general Brian L Schwalb announced the settlement on M…

Claude climbs to top of app store charts in US and UK after being blacklisted by the Pentagon over ethics concerns The AI model Claude has surged in popularity after being blacklisted by the Pentagon last week over ethics concerns. Claude climbed to the No 1 spot on Apple’s chart of top free apps on Saturday in the US – dethroning OpenAI’s ChatGPT, just one day after the Pentagon tapped OpenAI to…

Bulky and noisy Iran-made Shahed 136s have hit buildings in Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE and elsewhere US-Israel war on Iran – live updates A visual guide strikes on Iran and Tehran’s response Iran’s noisy $50,000 delta-winged Shahed 136 drones have long been an unwanted sight over the skies of Ukraine. Now, over the last 48 hours, hundreds of the distinctive weapons have struck Bahrain, Kuwait, the UAE …

President says he ordered attacks to thwart Tehran nuclear aims – and abruptly pivots to talk up White House ballroom US-Israel war on Iran – live updates Donald Trump has laid out four goals in Iran and said the US campaign had been projected to last four to five weeks but could “go far longer than that”. On Monday the US president offered his most extensive comments yet about the war, going bey…

Civil rights leader will get final full honors from state where, in 1960, he led Black students into segregated library After a long career of fighting for civil rights, the Rev Jesse Jackson Sr is visiting his home for one last time to lie in state at the South Carolina capitol on Monday. The final full honors from the state where he was born is a far cry from his childhood in segregated Greenvi…

PM says on 7.30 that the late Iranian leader should not be mourned. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese does not believe the US government will request military assistance from Australia in its conflict against Iran, noting Australia is “a long way” from the Middle East. In an interview with ABC’s 7.30 last night, the prime minist…

French president says Paris could deploy nuclear capable fighter jet to countries such as Germany and Poland France will increase the size of its nuclear arsenal for the first time in decades and significantly intensify nuclear weapons cooperation with eight European allies including the UK as part of a “major” strengthening of its deterrence doctrine, Emmanuel Macron has said. Amid growing conce…

Hundreds of thousands of passengers remain stranded, with key air hubs in Middle East closed amid fallout from US-Israeli strikes on Iran US-Israel war on Iran – live updates Business live – latest updates Thousands more flights were cancelled on Monday as the turmoil in global air travel caused by the US-Israel war on Iran continued, with hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded. Gulf airpor…

Trump says the US is already ‘substantially ahead’ of its time projections after telling New York Post, ‘I don’t have the yips with respect to boots on the ground’ Hegseth says US won’t get ‘bogged down’ in Iran What is the legality of the US and Israeli attacks on Iran? Sign up for Breaking US News email alerts While speaking today, Pete Hegseth acknowledged the fourth US service member killed i…

Home secretary has faced backlash for decision to make refugee status in England and Wales temporary Shabana Mahmood’s decision to tell every person applying for asylum from Monday that their status is temporary could undermine the refugee convention, the Law Society has said. The body representing solicitors in England and Wales said the home secretary’s move to review every refugees’ status aft…

Billionaire Paramount Skydance chief announces plan days after winning takeover battle for Warner Bros Discovery Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Paramount Skydance plans to combine HBO Max and Paramount+ into one streaming service, chief executive David Ellison announced during a call with investors, days after the company said it would acquire HBO pa…

Human Rights Law Centre analysis finds more than 15,000 strip-searches are conducted on average each month, but just 0.58% result in contraband being found Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Strip-searches were almost “routine” during Sara’s incarceration in a Melbourne women’s prison more than eight years ago. A survivor of sexual abuse, she found being ordered to strip…

Small employers won’t be exempt from proposed legislation designed to allow offsite working two days a week Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast All employers will be affected by the Victorian government’s plan to legislate a right to work from home two days week, with Jacinta Allan to confirm there will be no exemptions for small businesses. It comes as cabinet met on Mon…

Former Oxford professor Tariq Ramadan did not appear in court as he was in a Geneva hospital, according to lawyers The prominent Swiss academic and Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan has not appeared in court for the first day of his trial in Paris on charges of raping three women in France between 2009 and 2016. The head judge in the case adjourned proceedings until Wednesday and ordered a medical repo…