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Trump targeting immigrants from countries hit most by climate shocks
ByOliver Milman June 10, 2026

A Guardian analysis reveals how most of 39 countries facing US entry restrictions are most vulnerable environmentally‘Every day it’s more barriers’: how the US is shutting out climate refugeesDonald Trump’s immigration crackdown is largely targeting pe…

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Trump claims he ‘didn’t guarantee’ no US wars. Here’s what he’s actually said
ByGeorge Chidi June 8, 2026

US president for years has repeatedly suggested – and said outright – that he would not take the country to warDonald Trump has forcefully denied he ever promised not to draw the US into war, having spent years pledging to avoid doing just that.The US …

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Kuwait and Bahrain targeted by Iran after exchange of fire with US
ByGuardian staff and agencies June 5, 2026June 6, 2026

Iran attacks American bases in Gulf states after Washington shoots down drones and strikes Iranian radar sitesBahrain has said Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones at it and Kuwait, hours after the US and Iran exchanged strikes over the Gulf, the l…

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Congress wants to tie the United States to Israel with new piece of legislation. It’s a trap | Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick
ByEli Clifton and Ian Lustick June 5, 2026

Israel and its lobby will use section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act to bind the US to a state that has gone rogueCongress is considering legislation that would embed Israel’s military deeply within the US military-industrial complex. St…

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Friday briefing: How Gaza, Lebanon and Iran have found themselves caught in an escalation without end
ByLibby Brooks June 5, 2026

In today’s newsletter: Global powers are focused on oil markets and elections but those living through conflict in the Middle East feel abandonedGood morning. It’s been another week of brinkmanship via Truth Social and ceasefires broken before they’…

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Hezbollah rejects Israel-Lebanon truce as Trump scrambles to end Iran war
ByGuardian staff and agencies June 4, 2026June 4, 2026

Group calls ceasefire a ‘roadmap to annihilate part of the Lebanese people’, throwing regional peace talks into doubtHezbollah has rejected a US-brokered ceasefire plan agreed by the Lebanese and Israeli governments, throwing the future of a truce in L…

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US House passes war powers resolution to curb Trump’s authority in Iran
ByRobert Tait in Washington June 4, 2026

Stunning rebuke to president as lawmakers vote 215-208 for measure forcing him to seek congressional approvalThe US House of Representatives delivered a stunning rebuke to Donald Trump over his war on Iran on Wednesday, as representatives backed a move…

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Why Benjamin Netanyahu poses an obstacle to US and Iran peace deal
ByAndrew Roth in Washington June 2, 2026

Prime minister under pressure to show his campaigns against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran have brought results as he faces elections with his political survival at riskIf there is to be a peace deal between United States and Iran, it will have to go throug…

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Aipac affiliate has funded lavish trips to Israel for dozens of Congress members since 7 October, filings reveal
ByJason Wilson June 2, 2026

Revealed: AIEF, a charitable affiliate of pro-Israel lobby Aipac, has spent millions on travel for lawmakers from both parties, even as voters’ support for Israel plummetsDozens of members of Congress and Capitol Hill staffers have enjoyed lavish gifte…

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Trump had no plan B for Iran. It shows | Kenneth Roth
ByKenneth Roth June 1, 2026

The US president’s war of choice has accomplished nothing and cost the world greatlyDonald Trump claims to have mastered the Art of the Deal, but he has just given us a master class in negotiating incompetence. I would love to see an Iranian government…

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