US begins Middle East pull out amid fears Israel is set to launch strike on Iran

The United States is on high alert in anticipation of a potential Israeli strike on Iran, with the State Department authorising the evacuation of some personnel in Iraq and the Pentagon green-lighting the departure of military family members across the Middle East.

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Adrian Weckler on LA riots lockdown: This is the curfew zone & and tensions are running high

Within a few minutes of entering the city&s downtown, I saw them. A group of around 100 protesters were shouting from a bridge, with flags and banners. A block away, I could see the blue and red lights of half a dozen police cars approaching, in formation. Overhead, a helicopter suddenly became audible.

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Sixth round of Iran-US nuclear talks to be held in Oman

Iran and the US will hold a sixth round of negotiations over Tehran&s rapidly advancing nuclear programme this Sunday in Oman, the sultanate&s foreign minister has said.

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Musk makes grovelling apology to Trump for going ‘too far& six days after row

Elon Musk has taken to X to express regret over his war of words with US president Donald Trump, backing down after less than a week and conceding that &some& of his posts attacking the commander-in-chief &went too far.&

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Netflix&s ‘Titan: The OceanGate Disaster& tells the story of CEO Stockton Rush&s catastrophic submarine gamble

It&s the popping that sends shivers down your spine in Netflix&s new ­documentary about the doomed Titan submarine. Pop… pop, pop. This is the sound of the vessel&s hull disintegrating, individual strands of carbon fibre snapping apart as the unbearable weight of the Atlantic Ocean heaves in on all sides.

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Donald Tusk gets backing from Polish parliament, with rocky road ahead for his government

Donald Tusk&s government survived a confidence vote yesterday, shoring up its mandate after the nationalist opposition&s victory in the presidential election raised doubts about the Polish prime minister&s ability to deliver on key reforms.

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