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Will US intelligence learn its lessons from the Iraq war, and just how badly their legitimacy has been undermined?Four years ago, on 24 February 2022, the Russian military began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, having already occupied Crimea since 2…
Murderous governments and armed groups always considered reporters like Marie Colvin a nuisance – now they see them as legitimate targetsA friend wrote to me last week to tell me that my name appeared in the Epstein files. “But it’s for a good cause,” …
This live blog is now closed.Latest US-Iran nuclear talks conclude with claims of ‘significant progress’How Trump shifted from opposing foreign wars to threatening war in IranThe nuclear talks today are the third between the US and Iran since June 2025…
After a nine-year-old girl was kidnapped and taken from Spain to Bolivia, authorities feared the worst. They found her in the rainforest nine months later – but that wasn’t the end of her ordealOn 27 August 2013, a tall, spirited nine-year-old girl wit…
People across region are bracing for possibility of conflict as embassies evacuate staff and flights are cancelledMiddle East crisis – live updatesAnxiety is growing over a potential war between Iran and the US in the Middle East, as embassies evacuate…
Tehran insists deal is possible if Trump abides by preconditions agreed with Witkoff and KushnerIran enters critical talks on its nuclear programme with the US on Thursday, insisting a deal is in reach as long as Washington sticks by its willingness to…
Emergency meeting called to discuss festival’s ‘future direction’ after series of controversiesThe organisation that manages the Berlin film festival is to meet for talks amid reports that its American director faces dismissal after a series of rows ov…
Israel welcomes move described by Palestinian Authority as undermining possibility of an independent stateThe US will provide on-site consular services in two Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank for the first time, breaking with previous poli…
Committee to Protect Journalists report says Israel also to blame for 81% of ‘intentionally targeted’ journalist killings The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza warA record 129 journalists and media workers were killed in the course of their work i…