TRUMP DECLARES IRAN CEASEFIRE 'OVER' AT NATO SUMMIT, THREATENS FURTHER STRIKES TONIGHT

US President Donald Trump has declared a tentative ceasefire with Iran is finished and has threatened to launch further military strikes on Wednesday night, in remarks at the NATO summit in Ankara that sent oil prices surging by more than six per cent.

The escalation followed Iranian attacks on three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and a US assault on more than eighty Iranian targets, with Tehran retaliating against military installations in Bahrain and Kuwait.

But the US president stopped short of ordering his negotiating team to walk away from the table entirely.

Simon Marks has the story from London.

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IRAN STRIKES US MILITARY BASES IN BAHRAIN AND KUWAIT IN RETALIATION FOR AMERICAN ATTACKS ON MORE THAN 80 TARGETS

Iran has launched retaliatory strikes against US military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait, with Kuwait's Ministry of Defence confirming its air defences intercepted 15 projectiles on Wednesday morning.

The attacks came after the US military hit more than 80 targets in southern Iran overnight, including air defence systems, command networks, and more than 60 Revolutionary Guard vessels in and near the Strait of Hormuz.

US President Donald Trump, speaking at the NATO summit in Turkey, declared the ceasefire with Iran is over — though he also suggested further negotiations could still take place.

Fiona Nicole Mee reports from Dubai.

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Fiona Nicole Mee in Dubai says US President Donald Trump's remarks at the NATO summit in Turkey have deepened fears across the Gulf that the conflict with Iran will escalate further.

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UK LAWMAKERS DEBATE WARFIGHTING READINESS AS FORMER GENERAL WARNS BRITAIN LACKS MISSILE DEFENCES

Members of the British parliament are debating the United Kingdom's warfighting readiness on Wednesday, amid warnings from a former senior military commander that Britain has virtually no ability to intercept incoming missiles.

General Sir Richard Barrons, a co-author of the government's Strategic Defence Review, told lawmakers that roughly £790 million (approximately $1 billion) earmarked for homeland missile defence will mostly pay for improved detection — meaning Britain would know it was about to be hit, but could do little to stop it.

The debate comes as British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer attends the NATO summit in the Turkish capital Ankara, where he is expected to announce a European coalition to develop long-range strike missiles.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Olly Barratt in London says the new European long-range strike initiative is being framed as a way to strengthen the alliance and reduce reliance on the United States.

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FRESH EXPLOSIONS ROCK BUSHEHR AS IRAN RETALIATES WITH STRIKES ON US BASES IN BAHRAIN AND KUWAIT

Fresh explosions have been reported in the Iranian port city of Bushehr on Wednesday, with two military bases targeted and Iran's Revolutionary Guard claiming it shot down a US drone over the province.

The blasts came after the Pentagon confirmed overnight strikes on more than eighty targets across Iran, while the Revolutionary Guard said it launched missiles and drones at eighty-five US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait in retaliation — with Kuwait's defence ministry saying its air defences intercepted fifteen projectiles.

US President Donald Trump, speaking at the NATO summit in Ankara, declared the interim ceasefire agreement with Iran over, calling it a waste of time.

William Denselow reports from Ankara.

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William Denselow in Ankara says NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has been pressing alliance members to convert their spending pledges into genuine military capability.

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TRUMP DECLARES IRAN CEASEFIRE 'OVER' AND CALLS TEHRAN'S LEADERS 'SICK PEOPLE' AT NATO SUMMIT IN ANKARA

US President Donald Trump has declared the tentative ceasefire with Iran to be finished, dismissing the agreement as a waste of time during remarks at the NATO summit in the Turkish capital Ankara.

The declaration came as American forces struck more than 80 targets inside Iran on Wednesday, and Tehran's Revolutionary Guard retaliated with missile and drone attacks on US military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, standing alongside President Trump, backed the American strikes, calling them absolutely necessary.

President Trump, speaking to reporters in Ankara.

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TRUMP AND ZELENSKYY SET TO MEET AT NATO SUMMIT IN ANKARA AS ALLIANCE GRAPPLES WITH US-IRAN STRIKES AND DEFENCE SPENDING

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are set to meet at the NATO summit in Ankara on Wednesday, as the alliance works to convert record defence spending into operational military capability.

European allies have unveiled a fifty-billion-dollar plan for long-range precision missiles, while NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has told member states the alliance cannot defend itself with money alone.

The push for hardware comes as President Trump has again questioned Europe's ability to defend its own continent and renewed his call for the US to take control of Greenland.

William Denselow has the story from Ankara.

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MAJOR PARTIES SHUN FARAGE'S BY-ELECTION

In the UK, the governing Labour Party, and opposition Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, say they will not stand in a by-election being triggered by Nigel Farage.

The Reform UK leader is resigning as an MP to stand in a by-election in Clacton.

He says it's a fight against the establishment, and denies any wrongdoing as allegations swirl about his financial arrangements and donors.

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says Nigel Farage is having a 'political tantrum'.

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LE PEN DECLARES SHE WILL RUN FOR FRENCH PRESIDENT IN 2027 DESPITE EMBEZZLEMENT CONVICTION

Marine Le Pen has declared she will run for the French presidency in 2027, despite a Paris appeals court upholding her conviction on Tuesday for embezzling European Union funds.

The court handed the far-right leader a three-year jail term — two of them suspended — and ordered her to wear an electronic monitoring tag, but crucially reduced her ban from public office to just fifteen months, clearing the way for a presidential bid.

Le Pen's political opponents have condemned the decision to stand, with left-wing figures vowing to defeat her National Rally party at the ballot box.

Peter Allen, reporter in Paris, says Le Pen stunned observers with her announcement on live television.

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Peter Allen, reporter in Paris, says a broad coalition of parties is likely to unite against Le Pen — but her chances could depend on who she faces in a run-off.

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DENMARK AND GREENLAND REJECT TRUMP'S RENEWED DEMAND FOR US CONTROL AT NATO SUMMIT

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's foreign minister have both firmly rejected US President Donald Trump's renewed demand for American control of the island, made at the NATO summit in Ankara on Tuesday.

President Trump declared Greenland should be controlled by the United States and threatened to withdraw all American troops from Europe if the continent continues to resist — but Frederiksen said the transfer is not going to happen, and Greenland's Mute Egede said the island's future is for its people alone to decide.

Former US ambassador to Denmark Rufus Gifford says the underlying concern about Arctic security is legitimate — but the approach is dangerously misguided.

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Former US ambassador to Denmark Rufus Gifford says European leaders need to stop accommodating the US president and instead present a united front against what he calls authoritarian tactics.

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IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD LAUNCHES MISSILES AT US BASES IN BAHRAIN AND KUWAIT AS CONFLICT ESCALATES

Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it has launched missiles and drones at 85 American military sites across Bahrain and Kuwait, with air raid sirens sounding in both countries early on Wednesday.

The strikes came in retaliation for a wave of more than 80 US military strikes on Iranian targets on Tuesday, including air defence systems, coastal radar and more than 60 Revolutionary Guard patrol boats in and around the Strait of Hormuz.

Washington has also reimposed sanctions on Iranian oil, revoking a concession it had made as part of a ceasefire agreement that has now effectively collapsed.

Conan Nolan, political correspondent with NBC News in Los Angeles, says US President Donald Trump miscalculated the scale of the challenge.

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Conan Nolan, political correspondent with NBC News, says the war has left the United States worse off than when it started.

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US RETALIATORY STRIKES HIT IRANIAN PORTS AND MILITARY SITES AFTER IRAN ATTACKS THREE COMMERCIAL VESSELS IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ

The United States has launched retaliatory strikes against Iran, hitting port facilities, missile and drone sites, and air defence installations on Tuesday evening — in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

The website Axios reports the American military response far exceeded previous exchanges between the two sides, while Iran's deputy foreign minister has warned Tehran will take decisive measures.

Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.

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Reporter Jagruti Dave in Washington says there remains a shared desire on both sides to reach a lasting agreement, despite the latest escalation.

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Jagruti Dave in Washington says the conflict's impact on oil prices is a growing concern in the United States, particularly with midterm elections on the horizon.

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CONTRACTORS BEGIN EMERGENCY SHORING AT UNSTABLE MANHATTAN HIGH-RISE AFTER COLUMNS BUCKLE

Contractors have been cleared to begin installing emergency steel supports inside an unstable Manhattan high-rise after engineers found two structural columns had buckled and floors were sagging across five storeys of the 37-storey building.

The former Pfizer headquarters at 235 East 42nd Street is undergoing the largest office-to-residential conversion in United States history, and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has established a frozen zone spanning five blocks of Midtown, closing the area to all traffic.

Seven neighbouring buildings have been evacuated, including a school running a summer camp for four hundred children and the Israeli Consulate.

Mitch Mccann reports from New York.

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Mitch Mccann in New York says the scale of the emergency has left normally bustling streets in Midtown largely deserted, with a collapse zone established around the building.

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Mitch Mccann in New York says the building was already the subject of multiple safety complaints before Tuesday's emergency, and the city's buildings department has filed a complaint against the owner for allegedly carrying out unapproved work.

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PRINCE HARRY AND SIX CO-CLAIMANTS LOSE HIGH COURT PRIVACY CASE AGAINST DAILY MAIL PUBLISHER

Prince Harry and six other high-profile figures — including singer Elton John and actress Elizabeth Hurley — have lost their privacy lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail in the London High Court.

Judge Matthew Nicklin dismissed all claims that journalists at Associated Newspapers Limited used unlawful methods to obtain private information, after a trial lasting more than three months.

The publisher has called the ruling an overwhelming victory for the Daily Mail and its journalists.

Louis Charalambous is a media lawyer with Simons Muirhead Buxton in London.

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Media lawyer Louis Charalambous of Simons Muirhead Buxton in London says the judge did not give the newspaper an entirely clean bill of health.

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Louis Charalambous, a media lawyer with Simons Muirhead Buxton in London, says the defeated claimants face a bill that could run into tens of millions of pounds.

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LE PEN DECLARES 2027 PRESIDENTIAL BID AFTER APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS CONVICTION BUT CLEARS HER TO RUN

Marine Le Pen has declared she will run for the French presidency in 2027, hours after a Paris appeals court upheld her conviction for misusing European Union funds but reduced her ban from public office, effectively clearing her path to stand.

The court shortened the original five-year ban imposed last year, meaning the required period of ineligibility has already been served — though Le Pen has been ordered to wear an electronic tag for a year.

Le Pen says she will challenge the ruling before France's highest court, the Court of Cassation.

Ross Cullen reports from Paris.

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Ross Cullen, reporting from Paris, says the appeals court significantly reduced the original sentence handed down last year.

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SPACEX SHARES FALL ON FIRST DAY AS NASDAQ-100 MEMBER DESPITE BILLIONS IN FORCED INDEX-FUND BUYING

SpaceX shares fell nearly six per cent on Tuesday — the company's first trading day as a member of the Nasdaq-100 index — despite an estimated four-point-three billion dollars in automatic purchases by funds that track the index.

The rocket company qualified for early inclusion under a new Nasdaq rule that took effect in May, requiring tracker funds to buy SpaceX shares to keep their portfolios aligned with the index.

Analysts warn of further volatility ahead, with SpaceX's first public earnings report and an insider lockup expiration both due in early August.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington.

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Kate Fisher in Washington says the index inclusion means millions of retirement and pension savers now hold a stake in SpaceX — without having placed any order themselves.

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FARAGE RESIGNS AS MP, TRIGGERS CLACTON BY-ELECTION HE CALLS 'PEOPLE VERSUS THE ESTABLISHMENT'

Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, has resigned as a member of the British parliament, triggering a by-election in his Clacton-on-Sea constituency in which he says he will stand as a candidate.

The move comes amid growing scrutiny of Farage's financial arrangements — specifically allegations that a businessman convicted of wire fraud in the United States provided him with staff and access to a London property before he entered parliament. Farage and Reform UK deny any rules were broken.

Farage has framed the by-election as a contest between ordinary voters and what he calls the political establishment.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Olly Barratt in London says even if Farage wins the by-election, the ongoing parliamentary investigation into his finances could create further problems.

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FARAGE RESIGNS AS CLACTON MP, FORCING BY-ELECTION HE VOWS TO FIGHT AMID UNDECLARED GIFTS PROBE

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has resigned as the member of parliament for Clacton-on-Sea, triggering a by-election he says he will fight to win.

Farage made the announcement in a pre-recorded video statement, saying he had not broken the law or misused public money — but took no questions from journalists.

The move comes as Labour has asked the Electoral Commission to investigate whether financial support Farage received from an associate should have been declared.

Tim Bale, Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University London, says many voters may see the resignation as a distraction.

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NATO LEADERS GATHER IN ANKARA AS ZELENSKY PLEADS FOR AIR DEFENCES AND TRUMP SIGNALS F-35 DEAL FOR TURKEY

US President Donald Trump has arrived in the Turkish capital Ankara for the NATO summit, where alliance members are under pressure to show they are increasing defence spending toward the five per cent of GDP target agreed last year.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says member states have invested more than 280 billion dollars in additional military spending over the past year, but says there is still a long way to go.

The summit's opening day has focused on converting that investment into real military capability, as Washington signals it wants European allies to shoulder more of the burden.

Stuart Smith reports from Ankara.

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Stuart Smith in Ankara says President Zelensky has told the summit that Ukraine can defend itself on most fronts, but is desperate for help intercepting Russian ballistic missiles.

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TRUMP LANDS IN ANKARA FOR NATO SUMMIT AS ALLIANCE SEEKS TO RAMP UP DEFENCE SPENDING

US President Donald Trump has landed at Etimesgut Air Base in Ankara, where Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greeted him on the tarmac ahead of the two-day NATO summit.

The summit opened with the largest NATO Defence Industry Forum in the alliance's history, as Secretary General Mark Rutte pressed allies to dramatically increase weapons production to counter Russia, which is spending half its annual budget on defence.

A senior US official has said to expect billions of dollars in announcements on the sidelines of the gathering.

William Denselow reports from Ankara.

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William Denselow in Ankara says NATO foreign ministers are set to meet Gulf counterparts to discuss a proposed maritime mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway vital to global energy supplies.

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BELGIUM CRUSH HOST NATION USA 4-1 IN FIFA WORLD CUP LAST 16 AMID TRUMP RED CARD CONTROVERSY

Belgium have beaten the United States four-one in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 in Seattle, ending the host nation's tournament in emphatic fashion amid the controversy over US President Donald Trump's personal intervention to overturn striker Folarin Balogun's red card suspension.

President Trump confirmed on Monday that he had called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to request a review of the red card, which was issued during the Americans' group-stage victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina — a move that drew sharp criticism from UEFA and former FIFA President Sepp Blatter.

Belgium's official social media account posted the words "Overturn this" after the final whistle, a pointed reference to the affair.

Dave Levinthal, Senior Editor at the US political website NOTUS, says most American fans wanted their team to succeed on its own terms.

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Dave Levinthal, Senior Editor at the US political website NOTUS, says the close relationship between the FIFA president and the US leader had already raised eyebrows before the red card affair.

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