The Guardian

Donald Trump says he would only accept Tehran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as war continues to expand; Israel launches huge attacks on Iran and Lebanon Tell us: how have you been affected by the latest events in the Middle East? Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the US-Israel war on Iran as the conflict continues to expand as it enters its second week. Donald Trump has declared that he wou…

Washington says new measures not aimed at easing restrictions on Moscow and only affect supplies already in transit The US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said on Friday that his government was considering lifting sanctions on more Russian oil, a day after it temporarily authorised India to buy from Moscow as global oil prices surged. The US-Israel war on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory attacks …

Issa was first elected to Congress in 2001 to represent a district that was recently reconfigured due to Prop 50 Republican representative Darrell Issa, whose southern California district was reconfigured following the passage of Proposition 50, has decided not to run for re-election. “After a quarter-century in Congress – and before that, a quarter-century in business – it’s the right time for a…

Roofs torn off and trees knocked down in Union City as more than 7m Americans at risk of severe weather Three people have been killed and three were taken to a hospital after a tornado hit a southern Michigan town on Friday, authorities said. Powerful storms ripped across the state, tearing the roof off a home improvement store, sending parts of a storage building flying and knocking down trees a…

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ‘deplorable’ alleged actions warrant his removal from the royal line of succession, Carney says The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney , has said Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should be removed from the royal line of succession for alleged actions he described as “deplorable”. Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, Carney said the actions that have caused the former prince to…

Former US representative who broke barriers as first woman president of state senate dies after five-month cancer battle Former US representative Colleen Hanabusa, who was the first woman to serve as president of the Hawaii state senate, has died. She was 74. Hanabusa died early on Friday after a five-month battle with cancer, said Mike Formby, her friend and former chief of staff in the US House…

Vinay Prasad to leave in April after decisions involving vaccine reviews and specialty drugs for rare diseases The Food and Drug Administration’s embattled vaccine chief, Dr Vinay Prasad, is once again leaving the agency – the second time in less than a year that he’s departed after decisions involving the review of vaccinations and specialty drugs for rare diseases. FDA commissioner Marty Makary…

Global markets have become inured to the US president’s posturing over the past year, but economists warn they may be ‘a little bit complacent’ in anticipating a short conflict in the Middle East Investors over the past year have learned that Donald Trump has a boundless capacity to quickly reverse course in the face of acute political or market pressures. But a week since the United States and I…

Jenny Ware says party is ‘at crisis point’ and cannot be competitive at election time unless it selects candidates who better reflect the makeup of Australia Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The former Liberal MP Jenny Ware says her party must implement gender quotas for candidates for office, warning the opposition “cannot get back into government” without putting for…

Gillian Morand, 36, died in Bexley, south-east London in 2020 after which allegations against her husband emerged A man has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a woman in 2020, in a rare prosecution of alleged domestic abuse linked to suicide, police have said. Gillian Morand, 36, died in Bexley, south-east London, and an inquest concluded she had taken her own life. Continue reading…

Exclusive: MoD-contracted workers assisting Ukrainians in a way ‘no other nation has been willing to do’, says minister In an unmarked and undisclosed location in western Ukraine, British and Ukrainian engineers work side by side to fix damaged military hardware, crawling under the chassis of artillery systems and pulling apart the insides of British-donated howitzers. Until now, the existence of…

James Robinson, husband of Gloria De Piero, says police visited their home with a warrant but he has not been detained or questioned The husband of former Labour MP Gloria De Piero has confirmed his home was searched on Wednesday as part of a police investigation into an alleged Chinese spying ring. James Robinson, a former aide to the ex-Labour deputy leader Tom Watson, issued a statement confir…

Foreign minister wants ‘conversation’ about closing UK military sites following British government not warning of impending attack on RAF Akrotiri Middle East crisis – live updates Cyprus’s foreign minister has said there are “questions” over the future presence of UK military bases on the island after the drone strike last Sunday. The drone strike on RAF Akrotiri, suspected to have been launched…

US president again calls on Iranian people to overthrow government or face ‘absolutely guaranteed death’ Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has said only Iran’s “unconditional surrender” will bring an end to the joint US-Israeli offensive launched seven days ago, as the two powers’ warplanes carried out some of the heaviest bombardments so far in the spiralling conflict. “There will b…

Stephen McCullagh also covertly recorded ex-girlfriend’s counselling sessions after loss of a baby A man accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend in Northern Ireland beat a previous partner, a court has heard. Stephen McCullagh also covertly recorded the counselling sessions of the woman, just months before he met and allegedly killed Natalie McNally, Belfast crown court was told on Friday. C…