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Israel has launched a major attack on Iran and declared a state of emergency over retaliation fears.The operation, called "Rising Lion", killed a number of Iranian commanders, scientists and the head of the country's powerful Revolutionary Guard, according to Iranian state media. Iran launched more than 100 drones towards Israel after the country vowed retaliation, an Israeli military spokesperson said.Israel-Iran live: Follow the latest updatesHere is what we know so […]

Israel has carried out dozens of air strikes on Iran and has declared an emergency as it braces for retaliation.Its military said a "pre-emptive, precise, combined offensive based on high-quality intelligence" had been launched - called Operation Rising Lion. "Dozens of IAF jets completed the first stage that included strikes on dozens of military targets, including nuclear targets in different areas of Iran," said a statement.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said […]

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh was conscious, half sitting on his bed in blue hospital scrubs when I walked into the ward.The Briton had bruises on his hands and face, and was speaking to an attendant and some plain-clothed policemen.I introduced myself to the man believed to be the only survivor of Thursday's Air India crash and asked how he was.He acknowledged me with a nod and said he was okay.India plane […]

Images and video have captured the aftermath of the Air India plane crash in a residential area near Ahmedabad Airport in the northwestern Indian state of Gujarat.Footage shows what appears to be part of the aircraft's tail wedged into the roof of a building in Meghaninagar.Crowds can be seen surrounding the multi-storey building - a medical facility - and looking up at the wreckage.The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed into BJ […]

Israel is considering taking military action against Iran in the coming days - without American support, sources have told US media.The reports come as US President Donald Trump is said to be in advanced discussions with Iran about a diplomatic deal to curtail the Middle Eastern country's nuclear programme. Israel is said to have become more serious about a unilateral strike on Iran as the negotiations between Washington and Tehran […]

The controversial US and Israeli-backed aid distributor in Gaza has accused Hamas of a deadly attack on a bus carrying Palestinians working with the organisation.The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has said at least five aid workers were killed and it fears some team members "may have been taken hostage". The aid organisation also said multiple people were injured in the alleged attack.In a statement, the GHF has said the bus […]

A farewell letter and video have been discovered at the home of a 21-year-old gunman who killed 10 people in a school shooting in Austria, as the nation observed a minute's silence on Wednesday.The country paused at 10am local time (9am UK time), marking the moment of the attack a day earlier at the BORG Dreierschützengasse high school in the southeastern city of Graz. A teacher and nine students were […]

In the absence of detail, all we can do is read between the lines of what may or may not have been agreed in the London talks between the US and China.And a degree of scepticism feels appropriate. The fact neither side is saying much says a lot in itself. A major new breakthrough seems unlikely.You only need to compare it to the conduct of the delegations following the first […]

Students and adults are among 10 victims who were killed after a gunman opened fire at a secondary school in the Austrian city of Graz.Interior minister Gerhard Karner said earlier that a further 12 people were injured in the shooting at the BORG Dreierschützengasse high school in Austria's second-biggest city. He gave the figure before it was confirmed that a person in hospital with life-threatening injuries had become the 10th […]