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US strikes 3 nuclear sites in Iran, Tehran vows retaliation: What we know

American warplanes struck Iran's Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear facilities with 'bunker buster' bombs in coordination with Israel, sparking fears of wider regional conflict

'No signs of contamination': Iran after US strikes its nuclear facilities

Iranian state media quoted the country's National Nuclear Safety System Centre, which published a statement saying its radiation detectors had recorded no radioactive release after the US strikes

Japan, South Korea mark 60 years of ties despite tensions, uncertainty

Things have gotten better in recent years, but both nations, each a strong ally of the United States now face political uncertainty and a growing unease about the future of their ties

Use of force 'dangerous escalation': UN Chief after US strikes on Iran

Antonio Guterres said that there is a "growing risk" that this conflict could "rapidly" get out of control with "catastrophic" consequences for civilians, the region, and the world

Iran's key nuclear sites 'totally obliterated' by airstrikes, says Trump

In his first speech after the US strikes on Iran, Trump warned that Iran faces "either peace or tragedy" and said many more targets remain within reach of the American military

Iranian missile, drone strikes have forced evacuations of 8,000 Israelis

Iran's attacks have killed 24 people and injured 1,272 others, including 14 in serious condition

Netanyahu welcomes strikes on Iran, says US action will 'change history'

Your bold decision to target Iran's nuclear facilities, with the awesome and righteous might of the United States, will change history, Netanyahu said

With US airstrikes, Trump aims to deliver decisive blow to weakened Iran

Trump vowed to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, initially hoping the threat of force would push its leaders to abandon their nuclear programme through peaceful means

Iran's nuclear agency confirms US strikes, vows work will continue

Iran's nuclear agency vowed to continue its atomic programme, saying enemies' conspiracies won't halt progress built by the sacrifice of martyrs and the efforts of Iranian scientists

'Historic for US, Israel, world': Trump to address nation on Iran strikes

Earlier in the day, several US B-2 stealth bombers took off from the Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri on Friday night (local time) and were seen heading West, CNN reported

US bombs three Iranian nuclear sites, Trump confirms 'full payload' hit

"We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan," Trump said in a post on social media on Saturday

Preparing for possibility of lengthy war against Iran, says Israel

US ambassador to Israel announced the US has begun assisted departure flights, the first such flights from Israel since the Hamas-led attack on Oct 7, 2023, that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza

B-2 stealth bombers take off from US as Donald Trump weighs Iran strike

The moves, picked up by flight tracking services on Saturday, indicate that the administration is getting the Air Force bombers in position if needed for a strike on Iran

Pope Leo XIV: No tolerance for any form of abuse in Catholic Church

The message was read out loud on Friday night in Lima during a performance of a play based on the Sodalitium scandal and the work of the journalist

Eight dead, 13 injured as hot-air balloon catches fire, crashes in Brazil

Thirteen people survived and were taken to hospitals, Santa Catarina's military fire brigade said, adding that 21 people were on board including the pilot

Houthis warn of Red Sea attacks if US backs Israel in war against Iran

Saturday's threat came in a prerecorded video statement by Houthi military spokesman Brig Gen Yahya Saree

After Trump's 2nd rebuke, Tulsi Gabbard says Iran could build bomb soon

After a second public rebuke from Donald Trump, US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard has clarified her Iran remarks, saying Tehran could build a nuclear weapon within weeks to months if it chooses

US urges citizens to avoid Iraq travel amid rising Iran-Israel conflict

Amid the Iran-Israel conflict, the US warns citizens not to travel to Iraq due to terrorism, kidnapping, and armed conflict, citing extreme risks and limited embassy support

A woman tried to call her mom in Iran; a robotic voice answered the phone

It remains unclear who is behind the operation, though four of the experts believed it was likely to be the Iranian government while the fifth saw Israel as more likely

Sheltering in a bunker,Iran's Supreme Leader names potential successors

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not only picked replacements in his chain of military command in case they are killed in Israeli strikes, he has also named three senior clerics