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US launches fresh strikes against Iran after Trump vows to hit ‘very hard’

Live Iran claims it has shut Strait of Hormuz

‘I love it’: Trump dismisses worries as US inflation surges to three-year high

‘Burning drone’ brought down Apache helicopter, says Trump

Rioters clash with police near Belfast migrant hotel

Hegseth issues Cuba warning during visit to Guantánamo Bay

World Cup 2026 kits: every shirt ranked

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Lone-wolf gunmen pose biggest risk to World Cup, says former FBI chief

Watch As cartels slink into shadows for the World Cup, horror remains

Infantino mocked as Trump puppet over Somali referee controversy

Tyler Adams: We can change how 350 million people see soccer in the US

Ibis fledglings taught to migrate by following paraglider

Award-winning photograph captures conservation efforts of group trying to reintroduce northern bald ibis to Europe

Pope takes veiled swipe at Trump during Sagrada Familia blessing

Pontiff says those who ‘promote war’ cannot consider themselves Christians

Xi arrives to find Kim’s North Korea transformed

Chinese leader attempts to deepen ties with hermit kingdom after Putin triggers ‘miraculous transformation’

How the BBC destroyed Doctor Who

The shock exit of Russell T Davies and cancelled Christmas special are the latest blows to an institution insiders say has turned ‘toxic’

Why you’re probably moving in the right circles, without even knowing it

The professor who thinks the shingles vaccine is the key to dementia prevention

With growing evidence linking Shingrix to reduced dementia risk, one expert explains the science behind it and his advice for over-50s

‘I pay £680 a month to rent in London – but my neighbours are prisoners’

Telegraph Money reporter Zach Sharif explains how the capital’s housing crisis pushed him to his quirky setup