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Jun 12, 2026 - World

A Mexican journalist has been shot and killed in Veracruz, marking the second media worker killing in the state this year

Jun 12, 2026 - World

Iran War: US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he believed Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei had approved a deal with the US that would trigger the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Jun 12, 2026 - World

The Guardian reporter Hannah Al-Othman on the anti-immigrant rioting in Northern Ireland and the residents afraid for their livesStella and Sumayah are housemates. Both care workers and students from Uganda, they live together in west Belfast.On Tuesday night, the riots across the city came to their street. The neighbouring houses were set on fire, smoke was coming through the door, masked men were outside. Continue reading...

Jun 12, 2026 - World

This live blog is now closed.US House blocks extension of powerful surveillance lawJay Clayton: Trump pick has long legal résumé but few intelligence credentialsSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe US supreme court has published its opinions, but none of the cases we’ve been watching for were part of the decisions today.In comments reported by NBC News, House speaker Mike Johnson has said it is “stunning” to him that “House Democrat leadership has put out a statement saying that they’re willing to allow the number one national security tool to go dark over some political disagreement over a very short-term temporary appointment”. Continue reading...

Jun 12, 2026 - World

The European Union is set to implement a new set of rules governing how each of its 27 member states will deal with irregular migration and asylum seekers