Not only has Israel’s attack on Iran been more wide-ranging and intense than its two previous military operations last year, but it also appears to have adopted some of the strategy that was used in the Israeli offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon last November. That is not only to hit Iran’s missile bases – and...
Getty Images In a survey of 14,000 people, one in five respondents said they haven’t had or expect they won’t have the number of children they want Namrata Nangia and her husband have been toying with the idea of having another child since their five-year-old daughter was born. But it always comes back to one...
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has ordered residents of Khan Younis to evacuate as it prepares to launch an “unprecedented attack”. People were ordered to move towards al-Mawasi in the west of the strip, in one of the largest evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military in recent months. An Arabic statement shared by IDF...
EPA Nigel Farage has hailed Reform UK’s gains in Thursday’s elections as “unprecedented” and “the end of two-party politics”. The party has taken control of 10 local councils, won two mayoral races and added a fifth MP to its ranks in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election now counting has been completed. Many of these wins...
Paul Kirby Europe digital editor Watch: Disruption continues in Madrid as power resumes As life in Spain and Portugal stutters back to normal, the big questions are not just what went wrong but how to prevent such a full-scale power failure from happening again. It was not until 11:15 (09:15 GMT) on Tuesday, almost 23...
A new report by United Nations experts says Israel has carried out “genocidal acts” against Palestinians in Gaza, including the destruction of women’s healthcare facilities, intended to prevent births, and the use of sexual violence as a strategy of war. This comes as talks on resuscitating the ceasefire deal continue in Qatar and as Israel...