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In the weeks since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, the battle for the narrative over the war’s progress has been taking place at the heart of American military power. From week one, I’ve been inside the Pentagon press briefings given by US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, the former Army National Guard Major […]

First Lady Melania Trump has denied connections to Jeffrey Epstein, telling reporters at the White House that any claims linking the two “need to end today”. In a surprise announcement on Thursday, the first lady called for congressional hearings for survivors of Epstein’s sex trafficking. Canada’s Mark Carney ‘so proud’ of astronauts in call to […]

It was, after all, just hours after US President Donald Trump had declared that a two-week ceasefire had been agreed to halt the war in the Middle East. But just as the region was breathing a sigh of relief, Israeli jets conducted a 10-minute blitz across Lebanon – a massive aerial attack that killed at […]

The war is inside his head now. A slamming door or cutlery being dropped makes him jump. The ceasefire doesn’t change that. “Before the war, I had no stress at all,” says Ali. “But now even the smallest sound causes my brain to react very badly.” Although he is only 15, Ali – not his […]

France’s far-right presidential hopeful Jordan Bardella is in a relationship with Italian socialite Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, according to celebrity magazine Paris Match. In what has all the hallmarks of a staged “scoop”, this week’s front page carries photographs of the couple taken recently on holiday in Corsica with the headline “The idyll […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his government to begin direct talks with Lebanon, he commented in a statement on Thursday. Netanyahu mentioned the talks would focus on the disarmament of Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese political and militant group, and establishing peaceful relations. A US State Department official confirmed it would host a meeting […]

The cost of petrol and diesel has continued to rise as motorists wait to see if the US-Iran ceasefire leads to cheaper prices at the pump. Oil prices had plunged initially after an agreement to pause the conflict was declared, but rose on Thursday due to concerns over whether the ceasefire would hold. The price […]