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US pressure over Israel’s retaliation against Iran appears to have paid off – for now
Publicly and privately, the United States has been pressuring Israel to formulate its retaliatory attack against Iran very carefully.
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Scale of retaliation will dictate whether Iran and Israel are on a path to all-out war
An announcement by Israel that it is only striking military targets in Iran is key.
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Scale of any retaliation will dictate whether Iran and Israel are on a path to all-out war
Israel has launched what looks to be its biggest-ever direct attack against Iran, but an announcement that its forces are only striking military targets is key.
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Explosions heard in Iran’s capital as Israel confirms strikes
Several loud explosions have been heard in Iran's capital Tehran and Israel has confirmed it has launched strikes on military targets.
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UK to step up crime-fighting partnership with Albania following successful drugs crackdown
The UK has agreed to step up its partnership with Albania following a successful summer in which the two countries carried out a collaborative crackdown on drugs and crime.
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Employers’ national insurance hike expected as Labour ‘ask businesses to help out’
The amount employers pay in national insurance is set to rise in next week's budget to raise money for public services, Sky News understands.
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Raise funding for social housing or fail to meet building targets, government is warned
Increased funding for social housing is needed to meet ambitious government building targets, according to experts.
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Why is the government betting big on a technology that promises much, but has so far delivered little?
Amid the hum of cooling fans and squelch of vacuum pumps, a new home for 12 quantum computers has opened in Oxfordshire, as part of a bid to put the…
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Man arrested after woman and two girls stabbed
A woman and two girls have been stabbed in east London.
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Grateful Dead founding member dies
Phil Lesh, a founding member of the US rock band the Grateful Dead, has died aged 84.