Abdiwahab Ahmed

Invoking one of the most consequential ambushes in modern history, US President Donald Trump defended the war he launched against Tehran by comparing American strikes on Iran to Japan’s 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor during talks in Washington with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. "We wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?" Mr Trump replied when a journalist asked why he had not told allies about his war plans. "You believe in surprise, I think much more so…

Early this morning, the Israeli military said it launched a barrage of strikes on Beirut aimed at the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, hours after urging residents in several districts to evacuate. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on 2 March, when Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Since then, Israel has carried out strikes across Lebanon and sent ground troops into the country's south. In a brief statement this morning, the Israeli…

Soaring oil and gas prices linked to the war in Iran are rippling through global markets, piling pressure on governments to shield households from the fallout. The Government says it is preparing an “appropriate intervention” to curb rising fuel costs, with measures due to be finalised at the next Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. How are other nations stepping in to support families and businesses? Here’s a snapshot from across Europe. On Monday, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled a £53 million (€61m) package for…

Live Iran’s supreme leader declares the enemy 'defeated' Middle East Israel carried out additional strikes in Tehran today, despite a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump a day earlier not to repeat attacks on Iran’s natural gas infrastructure. Follow our live coverage for real-time…

Three men injured in Provisional IRA attacks in England will discontinue their civil claim against former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams, the High Court was told by their lawyers. The trio had sought a nominal £1 in damages, citing injuries from bombings in the 1970s and 1990s. The claimants are John Clark, hurt in the 1973 Old Bailey bombing in London; Jonathan Ganesh, a survivor of the 1996 London Docklands blast; and Barry Laycock, injured in the 1996 attack on Manchester’s Arndale shopping centre. They alleged Mr Adams was…

A meningitis outbreak centered in Kent, England, has climbed to 29 cases—up from 27—according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), which said the total includes both confirmed and suspected infections. In a statement, the agency said that as of 12.30pm yesterday it had been notified of 18 confirmed cases and 11 deemed probable, all linked to Kent. Thirteen of the 18 confirmed infections are meningitis B. Every patient has required hospital admission, the agency added. The surge follows the deaths of a school pupil and a…

Spain plans a sharp cut to its value-added tax on fuel, dropping it to 10% from 21% to soften the economic fallout of the Middle East conflict, SER radio reported, citing sources familiar with the plans. Madrid also intends to suspend the excise duty on hydrocarbons, a step that would immediately trim the price of diesel and petrol by between 0.30c and 0.40c per litre, the SER report said. The government will also scrap the 5% tax on electricity consumption, according to the report. A government spokesperson declined to…

Israel unleashed another barrage on Tehran this morning, hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Iran was being "decimated," even as fresh attacks rattled Gulf states. The Iranian capital, pummeled on an almost daily basis since a joint U.S.-Israeli operation ignited the war on 28 February, was struck in raids the Israeli military said were "targeting infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime". The strikes followed Mr Netanyahu’s assertion that the conflict, approaching its fourth week, had wiped out the…

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Lebanon’s health ministry says the human toll from Israel’s latest assault has crossed a grim threshold, with more than 1,000 people killed since the campaign began earlier this month. The ministry reported 1,001 deaths in the country since 2 March, up from a tally of 968 a day earlier. The count includes 79 women, 118 children and 40 health workers, while 2,584 others have been wounded, the ministry said in a statement. Lebanese authorities say Israeli attacks have displaced one million people nationwide. In a further…