Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Steps Up Attacks in Strait as Energy Fears Unsettle Markets
U.S. warplanes and attack helicopters are hitting Iranian targets in an effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, officials said. The price of oil remainâŚ
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U.S. Dispatches Marines and Warships to Middle East
Officials said 2,500 Marines from 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in California and the U.S.S. Boxer amphibious ready group will go in April to relieveâŚ
Czechs investigate fire at warehouse after reports of anti-Israel group claiming responsibility
The company had previously said it was planning to open a center to develop and produce drones and train personnel in cooperation with Israeli Elbit SâŚ
No, Iran didn't publish a 'list' of 11 American cities to target
A video claiming that Iran published a list of 11 American cities it plans to target has gone viral since it was first posted on Instagram on March 3.âŚ
'Polish populists have decided to turn anti-European': Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski
Talking Europe travels to Warsaw to meet the mayor of the city and former presidential candidate Rafal Trzaskowski, just as the political temperature âŚ
Trump pressures Congress to pass strict voter ID and farm bills â live
Trump emphasizes that there is ânothing more importantâ for the US at the moment than voter ID as he demands Congress to pass the Save America actSignâŚ
Mexicoâs monarch butterfly population jumps 64%, offering hope for at-risk species
The insects covered its largest area since 2018, despite threats from habitat loss, climate crisis and pesticidesThe population of monarch butterfliesâŚ
Trump decries Nato allies as âcowardsâ as strait of Hormuz impasse goes on
Comments come amid reports US is preparing to send three more warships and thousands more troops to Middle EastMiddle East crisis â live updatesDonaldâŚ
Travelers in US continue to face delays at airport security amid DHS shutdown
Staffing shortages intensify and lead to longer screening times as TSA workers go for weeks without payMany travelers across the US are continuing to âŚ
Trump administration sues Harvard over treatment of Jewish and Israeli students, seeks billions of dollars
Harvard will defend against the lawsuit, which a spokesperson called âyet another âpretextual â and retaliatory action by the administration for refusiâŚ
NATO Withdraws Its Last Military Trainers From Iraq
The NATO mission, created in 2018, trained and advised Iraqi forces. Iraq is among the countries facing retaliatory attacks from the U.S.-Israeli war.
Action film star Chuck Norris dies, aged 86
He was the star, taciturn lawman of the show "Walker, Texas Ranger": Chuck #Norris passed away aged 86 on March 19. The martials arts grandmaster turnâŚ
Lukashenko Jailed Her in Belarus, but She Wants the World to Talk to Him
Maria Kalesnikava is campaigning for the West to engage with the regime in Belarus that imprisoned her for more than five years.
Flights, petrol cars and cruise ships: Amsterdam bans fossil fuel ads
Cities around the world are clearing their billboards of ads for flights, cruise ships and petrol cars in an effort to reduce planet-warming gases. AmâŚ
How the Iran War Narrowed Flight Corridors Between Europe and Asia
One of the few paths left between the two continents threads through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, as global conflicts complicate aviation logisticsâŚ
Indian killed in Saudi Arabia after Iranian missile debris hit
Warâs second Indian fatality in Saudi Arabia after one person who died on March 8; Indian embassy in Riyadh advises 26 lakh Indians in the kingdom to âŚ
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei says Iran dealt enemies 'dizzying blow'
Israel said it had confirmed that Ismaeil Ahmadi, the chief of Iran's Basij paramilitary force, was "eliminated" in a strike earlier this week that alâŚ
Former Met special constable who groomed then raped girl and woman jailed for 24 years
Gwyn Samuels, who committed crimes as James Bubb, befriended both victims online A Metropolitan police special constable who raped a girl and a woman âŚ
Claimants drop lawsuit against Gerry Adams over IRA bombings
Three people were suing ex-Sinn FĂŠin leader for liability over IRA bombings in UK that left them injuredThree victims of IRA bombings who sued Gerry AâŚ
Iran War Underscores the Diverging Aims of Trump and Netanyahu
The United States views Iran through a prism of global responsibilities and strategic goals. Israel has a more regional approach. After nearly three wâŚ
Labour dismisses Reform UK MSP candidates as âhopeless Tory rejects and oddballsâ as one is suspended â as it happened
This blog is now closedSeverin Carrell is the Guardianâs Scotland editor.Malcolm Offord, Reform UKâs Scottish leader, has doubled down on his defence âŚ
A Meningitis Outbreak at the University of Kent Evokes Covid Memories
Residents and students in Canterbury, where the outbreak was centered, said measures to contain the disease were both familiar and frightening.
Myth of liberation: As war rages, trapped Iranians 'curse' the regime, the Americans & the Israelis
Haxie Meyers-Belkin is pleased to welcome Borzou Daragahi, award-winning international correspondent and investigative reporter. As Iran marks Nowruz,âŚ
Israel says struck Syrian army camps after Druze 'attacked'
Israel's military said Friday it had struck Syrian army camps in response to what it called attacks against the Druze community in the southern SweidaâŚ
'No obvious short-term way out' of war, French top diplomat tells Israel
Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Friday he did not see an obvious end to âthe conflict in the Middle East in the short-term, but that France âŚ
Nasa's Artemis Moon rocket rolls back to pad for possible April launch
Nasa is preparing a mission to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
Iran's Khamenei says enemy 'defeated' in Nowruz message
Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Friday said the enemies of the Islamic republic were being defeated in the war against the US and Israel in âŚ
'Trump could be ready to stop the war at almost any moment,' ex-adviser John Bolton says
In an interview with FRANCE 24, former US national security adviser John Bolton said US President Donald Trump "could be ready to stop the war at almoâŚ
Senior European journalist suspended over AI-generated quotes
Mediahuis suspends Peter Vandermeersch, who says he âfell into trap of hallucinationsâ, after investigation by newspaper where he was once editor-in-câŚ
Nato relocates personnel from Iraq mission to Europe amid conflict in Middle East â as it happened
This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our European news coverage hereMeanwhile, French president Emmanuel Macron has confirmed the seizurâŚ
FCA investigates collapsed lender MFS amid ÂŁ1.3bn mortgage scandal
Move follows the granting of a worldwide asset-freezing order on companyâs founder, Paresh RajaWhat is the ÂŁ1.3bn MFS mortgage scandal and what is priâŚ
Israel strikes Syria after Druze clashes
Syria condemned the strikes on weapons sites and government infrastructure as an "outrageous" assault on Syria's sovereignty.