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Opinion: Opinion | The Great Pickaxe Challenge: Can Trump Really Destroy Iran's Most Guarded Nuclear Fortress?

If Fordow could not be destroyed, the facility at Pickaxe is deeper, more concealed, and with added layers of concrete.

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Existing care workers could be exempt from UK’s tough new immigration rules

Exclusive: Andy Burnham thought to be considering waiving stricter right to remain rules for people already working in the sectorHundreds of thousands of care workers could be exempted from the home secretary’s plans to toughen up the immigration system under proposals being considered by Andy Burnham as he looks for ways to relieve pressure on the social care sector.The prime minister will give a speech next week spelling out his determination to start creating a National Care Service before the next general election as he looks to accelerate the process set up by his predecessor, Keir Starmer. Continue reading...

Karim Khan ousted from role as prosecutor of international criminal court

Member states vote to remove British barrister found to have committed serious misconduct over alleged sexual abuseThe prosecutor of the international criminal court, Karim Khan, has been removed from office after the court’s oversight body found he had committed serious misconduct in connection to allegations of sexual abuse.The ICC’s member states voted on Friday to oust the British prosecutor in an unprecedented move that concludes a damaging episode for the court two years after the allegations were first raised. Continue reading...

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At Least 17 Killed As Russia, Ukraine Exchange Deadly Long-Range Strikes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a Russian missile strike outside the Ukrainian capital killed six people, with a rescue operation ongoing.

Iran Military Claims Drone Strikes On US Bases In Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain

Tehran argues that any facility or base in the Middle East that the US military uses for strikes on Iran is considered a legitimate target for retaliation.