Breaking news

Developing stories verified by our newsroom, updated as new information arrives.

Breaking news

Iranian official says renewed war with US ‘likely’ after Trump rejects renewed talks proposal

A senior Iranian officer on Saturday said that fresh fighting with the United States is “likely”, underscoring rising tensions after US President Donald Trump dismissed Tehran’s latest negotiating proposal…

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

Iran reviews US response to peace proposal, warns against further military action

Tehran said Sunday the United States would have to choose between an “impossible” military operation or a “bad deal” in the Middle East conflict, after US President Donald Trump warned that he might…

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

US Senate backs Trump on Iran strikes, blocks bid to limit his war powers

US Senate Republicans backed President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran on Wednesday, voting to ​block a bipartisan resolution aiming to stop the air war and require that any hostilities…

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

NATO chief says Europeans have ‘gotten the message’ from Trump on defence

The US president has accused some NATO countries of not doing enough to support the US-Israel war on Iran.

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

Nepal lodges protest against India over long-running border dispute

Nepal complains after India and China agree to resume a religious pilgrimage through a contested Himalayan pass.

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

War in the Middle East: Iranian artists react to current events

Reactions to developments in Iran have not been limited to politicians and diplomats – many Iranian artists have spoken out since the outbreak of war, especially those in the diaspora, including those…

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

US war on Iran has no Plan B, warns Scott Lucas: 'Trump just wants to kill people and blow stuff up'

As the US war on Iran escalates, sowing conflict across the Middle East, Angela Diffley is pleased to welcome Scott Lucas, journalist and Professor of American Studies and International Politics at the…

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

For Christians in Israel and Jerusalem, intolerance is becoming normal

Despite official framing, for Christians there is little new in last week's assault on a French nun in East Jerusalem.

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy is hospitalized with a stroke

Murphy's office says he was taken to the hospital this weekend after experiencing numbness in his arm. His chief of staff said he is responding well to treatment and expected to make a full recovery.

1 Search results1 Source
Breaking news

Haley Stevens endorses GOP candidate in Michigan Senate race, spurning Abdul El-Sayed

Rep. Haley Stevens was scheduled to attend a unity event today with Abdul El-Sayed, who beat her in the Democratic primary. Instead, she endorsed his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers.

1 Search results1 Source