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President Trump threatened to “wipe out” oil infrastructure on Kharg Island if Iranian forces continued to block the critical conduit for fuel. The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was hit for the second time since the war started.

The Persian Gulf island, targeted by U.S. strikes, is home to Iran’s main oil export terminal. Any disruption could jolt global energy markets.

Israeli calls for the evacuation of huge swaths of southern Lebanon have led 830,000 people, about 14 percent of Lebanon’s population, to flee.

The strikes comes after the United States paused ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine due to the war with Iran.

Former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp says the Spurs hierarchy "know where I am" if they decide to replace interim boss Igor Tudor – so could the 79-year-old make a sensational return to management?

A 43-year-old woman was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody.

The BBC joins a French Alps rescue team as the number of skiers killed this season passes 100.

Extracts from a new book about the Royals claim the Queen said Meghan had "brainwashed" Prince Harry.

Ireland outlast Scotland in a pulsating Six Nations Triple Crown decider to keep their championship hopes alive and deny the Scots in Dublin.

Ireland outlast Scotland in a pulsating Six Nations Triple Crown decider to keep their championship hopes alive and deny the Scots in Dublin.

The US president piled pressure on Keir Starmer to deepen the UK’s involvement in the escalating conflict in the Middle East

Jay Carey says he ‘set out to demonstrate that the First Amendment is sacred’

For nearly two weeks Israel has been pounding swathes of Lebanon. Bel Trew and Rana Najjar report from Tyre, in the south of the war-ravaged country, as it is locked in a fierce battle with the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah

The decision has been praised by conservative commentators who see it as a sign of respect

Suspect was reportedly photographed standing near the congresswoman at public events and during her recent Senate campaign

Russia is set to earn up to two-thirds more a month from its oil and gas revenue than it did in February, experts say, potentially wiping out months of losses in a matter of weeks. Stuti Mishra reports

The port, attacked by Iran on Saturday, is a major global hub for exports and for refuelling ships

Kyrsten Sinema has admitted to having a relationship with her security guard, but wants a lawsuit against her dismissed

Tiffany Woods, who is serving a life sentence for second-degree murder after giving cow’s milk to her malnourished baby in 2005, was up for parole in February. But it was denied, leaving her family ‘shocked and angry.’ Her son Nie’John Woods, who was just eight years old when his brother died, tells Andrea Cavallier what he remembers from the day that changed his family forever

US president urged the UK, China, France and others to send ships to end the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz

Marjorie Taylor Greene expressed her confusion at Donald Trump’s remarks regarding ending strikes on Iran, which have been ongoing since late February.

The president said a fifth plane ‘had slightly more damage, but will be in the air shortly’

Josh Nass had recently represented Joseph Schwartz, a former nursing home executive who was convicted of tax crimes before being freed by the president late last year.

An investigation of the Federal Reserve was thwarted on Friday, but a department appeal could reimpose an obstacle in Kevin Warsh’s path.

A judge ordered that Representative Joyce Beatty, a Democrat, be given access to planning documents and have the chance to oppose changes to the center at a board meeting next week.

The $5 billion project in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to produce up to 10 billion barrels of oil by the end of this decade. Critics say it could endanger people and marine life.

Several attacks, including one on a synagogue in Michigan and a shooting at a university in Virginia, may be linked to the fighting in the Middle East.

US president urges naval coalition as Iran says Strait of Hormuz closed to 'tankers and ships of enemies' during war.

Sources report Lebanon preparing delegation for talks with Israel, while Guterres drums up humanitarian support.

Authorities say a local communist party office was lit on fire during rare antigovernment demonstration on the island.

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‘Israel targeting Iran’s security forces may aim to encourage uprising’ says director of the Iran Program at the MEI.

In the past century, Iran has undergone two major transformations. A third seems to be on its way.

Iran has allowed some Indian vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

Drone strikes have hit the paramilitary's heavily armed checkpoints this week, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said.

Some First Nations are challenging Carney's resource-extraction plans to strengthen Canadian economy from US threats.

A member of Iran’s Expediency Council says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed to US ships.

President calls on China, France, Japan and the UK to send vessels after US strikes Kharg Island oil facilitiesMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has called on other countries to send ships to help reopen the strait of Hormuz, the critical chokepoint for global oil supplies which Iran has closed to almost all shipping in retaliation for the joint US-Israeli offensive launched two weeks ago.In the latest flurry of social media posts, Trump wrote on Saturday on Truth Social that “many countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe.” Continue reading...

Habermas’ political consensus-building theory argued formation of public opinion vital for democracies to surviveThe influential German philosopher and sociologist Jürgen Habermas has died at the age of 96, his publisher has said.Habermas, a towering figure in the intellectual history of postwar Germany, is best known for his theory of political consensus-building. Widely considered one of most influential philosophers of the 20th century, he also helped to shape the discourse around European integration and the formation of the EU. Continue reading...

Rare action began peacefully but ‘degenerated into vandalism’ according to state-run newspaperFive people have been arrested in Cuba for acts of “vandalism” after a small group of protesters broke into a provincial office of the Cuban Communist party and set fire to computers and furniture.The incident, which also affected a pharmacy and another shop, took place in the town of Moron, a little more than 300 miles (500km) east of Havana. Continue reading...

The war is deeply unpopular, and the spike in oil prices will mean long-term high prices across the board for AmericansDonald Trump is still high on the capture of Nicolás Maduro. The easy abduction of the Venezuelan president didn’t just grant Trump control of the nation’s oil and critical minerals resources. It allowed him to throttle the government of Cuba by denying it access to energy, raising the tantalizing prospect that he might bring down a communist regime that has annoyed Washington since 1959.Trump is confident that his joint venture with Israel in Iran will do just as well. The barrage of Iranian missiles and drones aimed at Israel and Iran’s Arab neighbors has done nothing to change Trump’s mind that he can win, regardless of how he defines “winning”. Continue reading...

A Chevron station just outside downtown charges more than $8 a gallon – nearly $3 more than the city’s averageIt’s tempting to think that a gas station charging more than $8 a gallon is a glamorous Los Angeles curiosity. Sort of like shopping at Erewhon, the healthy grocery chain that wows with a premium experience – and commands up to $22 a smoothie.But there’s no glamour at the 901 N Alameda Street station. It’s just a dingy Chevron on the edge of LA’s Chinatown, regularly featured in news stories to illustrate the high cost of fuel in California. Midday on Tuesday, the station charged $8.31 for a gallon of regular gas. Continue reading...

US president urges nations to deploy vessels to keep key oil shipping route open amid conflict with IranDonald Trump has said the UK should send warships to help keep the strait of Hormuz open.In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US president urged the UK and other countries to deploy vessels to the strait amid the conflict with Iran. Continue reading...

Defense secretary appeared to endorse killing prisoners, a violation of international law, during press briefingA top Democratic lawmaker with a military background has reacted strongly to US defense secretary Pete Hegseth’s call for “no quarter” for US enemies during a Friday press briefing at the Pentagon, calling such an order – if followed by troops – a potential violation of international law.The US senator Mark Kelly, of Arizona, posted on Friday on X that “‘No quarter’ isn’t some wanna be tough guy line – it means something. An order to give no quarter would mean to take no prisoners and kill them instead.” Continue reading...

The facility was attacked on Friday night, bringing the toll of medical staff to 31 killed in past 12 daysIsrael killed 12 medical workers in a strike on a medical centre in south Lebanon on Friday night, bringing the toll of healthcare staff killed in the country by Israel to 31 over the past 12 days.A primary healthcare facility in the town of Burj Qalaouiyah was hit by an Israeli strike late on Friday, setting it ablaze and causing the structure to collapse on top of the staff inside. The strike killed doctors, paramedics and nurses on duty, according to the Lebanese ministry of health, which said it “violated all international humanitarian laws” in a statement. Continue reading...

The strikes destroyed more than 90 military targets, including missile facilities, but preserved oil infrastructure, U.S. Central Command said Saturday.

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The strikes comes after the United States paused ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine due to the war with Iran.