Iran nuclear sites 'severely damaged' after strikes, US says
Summary
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says the US "devastated the Iranian nuclear programme" with its overnight strikes on three sites
Hegseth says the strikes were not about regime change - but that "President Trump has consistently stated for over 10 years that Iran must not get a nuclear weapon"
The US sent bombers over the Pacific as a decoy, and did not come under fire during the operation, Hegseth adds
In the same Pentagon update, General Dan Caine says the US used 75 "precision guided" weapons, including 14 "Massive Ordnance Penetrators" - also known as "bunker busters"
BBC Verify has looked at new satellite pictures of the Fordo nuclear site, showing six fresh craters
Earlier, President Trump told Iran to "make peace" or face "far greater" attacks in future
In response to the attacks, Iran warned of "everlasting consequences" and accused Trump of "betrayal"
Meanwhile, Iran and and Israel continue to fire at each other, more than a week after Israel began hitting Iranian targets
Reporting from the Iran-Armenia border
Iranians have continued to flee to neighbouring countries including Armenia.
At the Agarak border crossing one young woman who has travelled from Tehran has described continuous explosions and bombing sounds causing fear among residents.
She said that her family had to board up windows with sticks to prevent breakage. She said there were daily electricity blackouts, bread and water shortages and no internet access.
‘Ticking time bomb’: Ice detainee dies in transit as experts say more deaths likely
Guardian reporting reveals confusing and contradictory events surrounding death of Abelardo Avellaneda Delgado
A 68-year-old Mexican-born man has become the first Ice detainee in at least a decade to die while being transported from a local jail to a federal detention center, and experts have warned there will likely be more such deaths amid the current administration’s “mass deportation” push across the US.
Abelardo Avellaneda Delgado’s exact cause of death remains under investigation, according to Ice, but the Guardian’s reporting reveals a confusing and at times contradictory series of events surrounding the incident.
The death occurred as private companies with little to no oversight are increasingly tasked with transporting more immigration detainees across the US, in pursuit of the Trump administration’s recently-announced target of arresting 3,000 people a day.
“Teacher Li”Catching Up with China’s Most Effective Dissident
It’s Li’s first ever visit to Taiwan. He is here for a human rights conference in the island state off the coast of China. It has been several years since he has been so close to his homeland, with his last visit to China coming in 2019, back when he was studying art in Italy and posting short stories on the internet. Had he left it at that, he would have the option of boarding a plane tomorrow morning and, two hours later, arriving in the country he still loves, as he says. “But for me, there is no going back.”
Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation applies for $30 million in US funding
The US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, whose operations in Gaza have seen hundreds of Palestinians shot dead while trying to reach its aid distribution sites, said Saturday that the civilian population in the devastated enclave "desperately need more aid". The group petitioned the US development agency, itself facing reabsorption into the US State Department, for $30 million so it can continue its operations.
A US- and Israeli-backed privately run aid organisation brought in to distribute food rations in war-hit Gaza last month has asked the administration of US President Donald Trump to step in with an initial $30 million so it can continue its operations. The group said on Saturday that people in the Palestinian territory "desperately need more aid".
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) began operations at the end of May when Israel eased a two-month blockade on Gaza that the United Nations said had produced famine-like conditions.
Germany: Why are so many Turks applying for citizenship?
The number of Turkish people becoming German citizens doubled in 2024. Why is that?
Germany has become increasingly attractive for Turks — whether for life, work or study. Immigration statistics show that a total of 22,525 Turkish citizens received German passports in 2024 — a 110% increase over 2023.
Turkey is now second only to Syria when it comes to the number of its citizens receiving German passports.
Alaz Sumer is one of those who decided to apply. He came to Germany about eight years ago to pursue his master's degree. Now a lawyer, he works for a Berlin-based NGO and is completing his doctorate in constitutional law.
7-Eleven tests robot delivery service on public roads in Tokyo
By SHO ITO/ Staff Writer
June 22, 2025 at 07:00 JST
Seven-Eleven Japan Co. is taking convenience to the next level by testing an unmanned delivery service using autonomous robots on public roads in Tokyo.
The operator of the Seven-Eleven store chain said it intends to put the service into practical use in preparation for a delivery staff shortage in the future.
It joins the growing ranks of companies that are either doing demo experiments or have started deliveries in limited areas against the backdrop of labor shortages in the distribution phase of operations.
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