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Strikes come after retaliatory attacks on Friday following a drone strike on cargo ship in strait of HormuzThe US military has launched further strikes on multiple targets in Iran, a day after it struck Iran in retaliation for a drone attack on a cargo ship in the strait of Hormuz.US Central Command (Centcom) said its strikes were in “direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping” and that it had targeted Iran’s “military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities” in response. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/27/us-iran-strikes Author : Uwa Ede-Osifo and

Premier Chris Minns says technology will be largest expansion of aerial shark surveillance in the world. Follow the day’s updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBig tech not cooperating ‘as much as we’d like them to’: WattFederal cabinet minister Murray Watt, says the government knows it’s needed to take more action to ensure social media giants are complying with a ban for under 16s that came into effect in December.These laws were brand new, never developed anywhere in the world. And what we’ve learned is that the powers that the safety commissioner has do need

Schroyer, whom Trump calls ‘a patriot’, led deportation campaign in Oklahoma under ICE-partnered programDonald ​Trump said on ⁠Saturday ⁠that ​he ‌will ‌nominate ‌Lance Schroyer as ‌the next director of US ​Immigration ⁠and ​Customs ​Enforcement (ICE), succeeding David Venturella, who had been performing the duties of the director.Trump said in a Truth Social post that Schroyer “has over 29 YEARS of Law Enforcement experience in Oklahoma — A State where I WON all 77 Counties in 2016, 2020, and 2024! Lance is a former Oklahoma State Trooper, and United States Marine”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/27/trump-nomination-ice-director-lance-schroyer Author : Edward Helmore

Firefighters are battling the blaze in Fishlake national park that was stoked by strong winds and low humidityHundreds of firefighters in Utah have struggled to suppress a wildfire that scorched an additional 20,000 acres (8,000 hectares) as of Saturday, as low humidity and strong winds accelerated the fire spread, according to state officials.The Cottonwood fire erupted on Monday in the Fishlake national forest, located in central Utah. The blaze intensified overnight, growing from about 70,000 acres (28,000 hectares) to more than 92,000 acres (37,000 hectares) on Saturday morning, according to the US Forest Service. The fire is at a 0%