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Cheering support and instant condemnation: US lawmakers respond to attack on Iran

ByGuardian staff

Ro Khanna and Bernie Sanders denounced the decision to launch attack, while most Republicans praised the actionUS strikes Iran – follow it liveAmerican politicians reacted to the news of the US bombing of nuclear targets in Iran with a mix of cheering …

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Israel-Iran war live: Trump says US has attacked nuclear sites in Iran including Fordow

ByHelen Davidson (now); Ben Smee and Jonathan Yerushalmy (earlier)

In a post on social media, the US president said ‘A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home’Full report: Trump announces strikes on IranUS attack on Iran: What we know so farWe’re also stil…

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Iranian FM Araqchi arrives in Moscow for talks with Putin – as it happened

ByHelen Davidson (now); Ben Smee and Jonathan Yerushalmy (earlier)

This blog has now closed. You can follow our new Israel-Iran war live blog here for the latest news and updatesIsrael-Iran war: live updatesWe’re also still awaiting reactions from the Democratic leadership in the US.
Trump’s closest supporters have p…

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Trump announces US strikes on Iran: what we know so far

ByGuardian staff

US president Donald Trump has announced that the US has completed strikes on three sites in Iran. This is what we know so farUS strikes Iran: follow it liveFull story: Trump announces strikes on three sites in Iran Donald Trump announced on Saturday th…

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From Gaza to Parramatta: students fleeing global conflicts follow pathway to Australian university

ByCaitlin Cassidy

For three young women whose education has been cut short by war in Gaza – where 90% of educational buildings have been destroyed by Israel – Western Sydney University offers an educational lifelineAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our bre…

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The Netherlands returns 119 stolen sculptures to Nigeria

ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera

The Benin Bronzes were artefacts stolen during the UK's imperial plunder of Benin, modern-day southern Nigeria.

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Are the Maga isolationists losing influence over Trump’s Iran deliberations?

ByAndrew Roth

Director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has fallen in line with the US president – other war-sceptics are following• Middle East crisis – live updatesThe Trump administration is managing internal dissent over deliberations on whether to launch …

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Mahmoud Khalil vows to continue to ‘speak up for Palestine’ after release

ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera

Former Columbia University student was released from a detention centre after being held for more than three months.

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Sydney sisters return to Iran homeland after 38 years – only for history to repeat itself

BySarah Basford Canales and Ben Doherty

Melika and Betissa visited the place they fled as children and fell ‘in love’ with its rich culture. But then bombs began to fall againGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Iran that Melika and Betissa rediscovered after 38 yea…