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Former state legislator in strong position to become Democratic nominee after several candidates drop out over the weekend Sign up for the Breaking News US email While speaking to reporters on Sunday, Donald Trump acknowledged the three US military casualties as the strikes on Iran continue unabated. “Well, we feel very badly, but you know those great people, those great patriots, were out there fighting that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said while returning to Washington from the Fifa World Cup final in New Jersey. Continue reading...

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Three people reported injured after incendiary device allegedly thrown at building also housing ICE field office Authorities in New York City are investigating an explosion on Monday morning outside an FBI building in lower Manhattan that reportedly injured three people. Investigators said a person who allegedly threw an incendiary device at the scene was taken into custody. Continue reading...

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Media regulator will not take action despite receiving 446 complaints about comments by Bev Turner GB News will not be investigated by the media regulator after a presenter insisted there was no riot in Belfast in June, despite cars and houses being set alight, attacks on police and families fleeing their homes. Ofcom received more than 400 complaints after the comments by Bev Turner, presenter of the broadcaster’s Late Show Live, who said there “weren’t riots” and that no houses had been burned in the violent disorder. Continue reading...

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Palestinian militant ⁠group names Khalil al-Hayya as new overall leader as Kuwait army says it is confronting missile and drone attacks from Tehran US expands Iran offensive as diplomats claim talks ongoing The price of oil jumped in early Asian trade on Monday after the US carried out its latest wave of strikes on Iran and a vessel caught fire in the strait of Hormuz. Brent crud e for September delivery rose 2.72% to $90.50 a barrel by around 0100 GMT, after briefly crossing $91 – its highest price since June. CENTCOM assets targeted Iranian military command centers, air defense and coastal surveillance sites, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and communications networks to further diminish Iran’s ability to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military is holding Iran accountable at the Commander in Chief’s direction. Continue reading...

The Guardian World • 24 minutes ago

For many fans, the World Cup victory cemented a belief that something promising — a cultural, economic and sports revival — is happening in the country.

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Masoud Pezeshkian warns Iran may have to endure more strikes, as diplomats say de-escalation talks are ongoing Middle East crisis live – latest updates Iran’s president has said the country is in a “full-scale war” after the US expanded its aerial campaign and Tehran struck Washington’s Gulf allies, even as diplomats say talks are ongoing to de-escalate. Iranian media reported strikes around Tabriz, believed to hold underground missile bases, as well as Bushehr, home to the country’s only operational civilian nuclear power plant. The US military said it had struck “military command centers, air defence and coastal surveillance sites, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites and communications networks”. Continue reading...

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