'I may do it, I may not': Trump considers US joining Israeli strikes on Iran
Summary
Donald Trump says "I may do it, I may not do it", when asked about whether the US will join Israeli strikes on Iran
The US president adds: "Nobody knows what I want to do. But I can say this: Iran's got a lot of trouble and wants to negotiate" - the Iranians responded by saying they would not "grovel at the gates of the White House"
Earlier, Iran's supreme leader warned Trump of "irreparable harm" if the US joins Israeli attacks
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also said Iran would not surrender, following from the US president
Israel hit two Iranian centrifuge production sites overnight, the UN's nuclear watchdog says, while Iran says it targeted Israel with a hypersonic missile
Our experts have been answering your questions - including on whether Iranians support their government, and why Israel is bombing Iran now
Iran experiencing near-total internet blackout
Analysts have told BBC Verify that Iran is now experiencing a near-total internet blackout, as Israeli strikes continue for a sixth successive day.
You may recall that authorities imposed some restrictions on network access last week, which mainly targeted virtual server providers used by Iranians to access international sites.
But new analysis of live network data by the internet monitoring organisation Netblocks shows that accessibility has collapsed across Iran, with the group noting the pattern is "consistent with an intentional shutting down of the internet" by authorities.
Leaked footage and prison logs reveal Aung San Suu Kyi’s life in detention
Exclusive: Video and documents give rare glimpse inside daily life of the imprisoned civilian leader as she nears her 80th birthday
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Rare footage of Aung San Suu Kyi inside a Myanmar courtroom and detailed records of her daily prison routine have been seen by the Guardian, offering a glimpse into the life of the country’s ousted civilian leader as she nears her 80th birthday.
Since the military seized power in February 2021, little has been seen or heard of Aung San Suu Kyi, who led Myanmar for six years before her arrest. She is held in solitary confinement with access to the outside world strictly controlled and only rare supervised visits from her legal team.
EU’s top diplomat warns that Russia has a plan for long-term aggression against Europe
Russia poses a direct threat to the European Union through acts of sabotage and cyberattacks, but its massive military spending suggests that President Vladimir Putin also plans to use his armed forces elsewhere in the future, the EU’s top diplomat warned on Wednesday.
“Russia is already a direct threat to the European Union,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said. She listed a series of Russian airspace violations, provocative military exercises, and attacks on energy grids, pipelines and undersea cables.
Kallas noted that Russia is already spending more on defense than the EU’s 27 nations combined, and this year will invest more “on defense than its own health care, education and social policy combined.”
Israeli forces kill 47 Palestinians in Gaza, including 11 seeking aid
At least 47 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire across Gaza on Wednesday, including 11 people who were waiting for aid trucks, Palestinian health officials say, the latest carnage hitting people desperate to secure food for their hungry families.
The latest incidence of the daily killing of Palestinian aid seekers in recent weeks took place early on Wednesday on Salah al-Din Street near the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza, medical sources told Al Jazeera. More than 100 others were injured in the attack, they said.
Tokyo moves to restore open skies over historic Nihonbashi bridge
Tokyo is moving ahead with a long-delayed infrastructure overhaul aimed at restoring open sky to one of the city’s most culturally significant landmarks — the Nihonbashi bridge.
The capital’s 17th-century bridge, long overshadowed — literally — by an elevated expressway, is at the center of a multidecade project to relocate the highway underground in hopes of restoring the scenery around the bridge.
Once complete, the project is expected to reshape a key district of the city’s historic core, with officials promising not just improved traffic flow, but a revived public space.
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