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Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Pakistan slams US strikes on Iran after backing Trump for peace prize Pakistan has denounced the US bombardment of Iranian nuclear sites, calling the move a breach of international law—just a day after Islamabad said it would nominate US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. In a statement issued Sunday, Pakistan’s foreign ministry warned the attacks risk fuelling regional chaos. “The unprecedented...
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Iran says no radiation detected after US strikes on nuclear sites Iran’s health ministry says those injured in the US attacks on nuclear facilities have not been exposed to radiation. Ministry spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour wrote on X that “none of the injured individuals who were transferred to these centres following the American bombardment showed any signs of radioactive contamination”. He noted that Iran had long...
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:People inside Iran tell BBC Persian about their fear and anger after the US bombed key nuclear sites overnight.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Here are the key events on day 1,214 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:US orders Lebanon evacuation amid regional tensions The United States has ordered non-essential staff and families of diplomats to leave Lebanon, citing security concerns after Washington carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. A statement posted by the US embassy in Beirut said the decision was made due to “the volatile and unpredictable security situation in the region”. “On June 22, 2025, the US Department of...
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Trump appears to contradict that later Sunday, questioning the possibility of 'regime change.'
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Why has Turkey stopped short of condemning the US strikes on Iran? Turkeyhas stopped short of condemning theUSstrikes onIran, despite many of the Islamic Republic's major allies, as well as several regional states, criticising the escalation and viewing it as a risky gambit. US President Donald Trump said in a televised address late on Saturday that Washington hadstruck three of Iran's nuclear sites in an effort to...
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:The US struck Iran’s Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear sites, escalating tensions with Iran.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:NATO meeting will be held on Tuesday to discuss increased military spending in the shadow of Middle East conflict.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Four years ago, Trump used a swear word for Netanyahu. On Sunday, he said they worked as a team. We track that shift.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says US Israel crossed 'a very big red line' by attacking three nuclear sites.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Iranian authorities say those who favour US and Israeli strikes are committing 'treason' and will face consequences.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Six-time MotoGP world champ beat brother Alex and Fabio Di Giannantonio to sweep podium for local manufacturer Ducati.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Donald Trump claims Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities 'totally obliterated' after US bombs three nuclear sites.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:The BBC's world news correspondent Joe Inwood answers three key questions after the US strikes in Iran.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says US strikes have ‘devastated the Iranian nuclear programme’
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:US lawmakers and American citizens have condemned Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iran's nuclear sites.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Israeli forces continue to kill people across Gaza amid a food and fuel shortage, worsening the humanitarian crisis.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:US President Donald Trump ordered the US military to bomb three nuclear sites in Iran. Here’s what we know.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:As well as retaliation against US troops, a president who styled himself as "peacemaker" could face party dissent.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:The Benin Bronzes were artefacts stolen during the UK's imperial plunder of Benin, modern-day southern Nigeria.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Iran accuses Israel of bombing medical nuclear facility in Arak Iran has condemned Israel for bombing its under-construction Arak heavy water reactor, saying the site was intended for peaceful purposes. Mohammad Eslami, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, said the facility was “a centre that operates for radiopharmaceutical research,” producing materials used “in the fields of health and medicine”. Israel...
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:It's now largely forgotten that in the early 1900s, nearly a third of the Arabian Peninsula was under British India.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Continuing strikes from both countries are draining their economies.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Israel signals impatience with US deadline on Iran action: Report Israeli officials have reportedly informed the Trump administration they may act against Iran before a two-week deadline set by the US president expires. According to two sources familiar with the exchange speaking to Reuters,senior Israeli figures conveyed their stance during a tense phone call with US counterparts on Thursday. The Israeli delegation on...
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Iran says air defences activated after Israeli strike on Shiraz Iranian state media reported on Saturday that Israeli forces had carried out air raids on the southern city of Shiraz, prompting the activation of local air defence systems. According to the Mehr news agency, “Shiraz’s air defences have been activated in parts of the city and are responding to hostile targets and Zionist aircraft.” Shiraz is home to...
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Judge orders immediate release of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil AUSfederal judge has ordered the release of Mahmoud Khalil from immigration custody as his legal fight continues to play out. The Trump administration's deportation case against thePalestinianactivist and US green card holder is not over yet, but now that he will be out on bail, Khalil will be able to hold his newborn son for the very first time. The...
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Former Columbia University student was released from a detention centre after being held for more than three months.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Social media dives deep into Khamenei’s old tweets as tensions rise with Israel As tensions flare betweenIranandIsrael, old tweets from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s official account are being shared widely across social media this week. The posts, some over a decade old, are generating a mix of nostalgia, humour, and criticism as users delve into content few expected to see from Iran’s top cleric. Read more:...
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:England's Ollie Pope scores a century in second day fightback of first Test against India.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Here are the key events on day nine of the Israel-Iran conflict.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Israeli strikes hit centrifuge facility in Iran’s Isfahan: IAEA Israeli air raids have damaged a centrifuge manufacturing workshop in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed on Saturday. According to the agency, the site did not hold any nuclear material, and the strike is expected to have no radiological impact. The Israeli military stated earlier that its air force...
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Iran has warned that it will target military aid shipments bound for Israel Iran’s armed forces have issued a warning that any country supplying military or radar equipment to Israel will be viewed as complicit in aggression and risk being targeted. “If any nation sends military or radar equipment by sea or air to support the Zionist regime, it will be seen as taking part in the attack on Islamic Iran and will be...
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Internet and phone services slowly return to Gaza after outage Internet and landline services are gradually resuming across Gaza City and the north of the Strip following a recent blackout, according to the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC), reported Wafa. Connectivity has also returned to central and southern areas after a three-day disruption caused by repeated Israeli attacks that severely damaged vital...
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