Prime minister backtracks on need to review scale of sexual exploitation after months of pressure

Locals in Rishon LeZion were jolted by the level of destruction but support Netanyahu’s attack on Iran

Sir Keir Starmer says move is ‘contingency’ measure to support regional security

Governor Tim Walz describes the incident as a ‘politically motivated assassination’

Critics warn president’s growing use of troops on US soil risks eroding long-held democratic norms

Commanders have promised to unleash ‘hell’ on Israel but their options for retaliation carry considerable risk

Military and air force heads say they are ready to launch a wave of heavy strikes on Tehran

High prices will undermine Trump’s plans to drive inflation lower and make it harder for the Federal Reserve to cut rates

Supporters fear US risks being pulled into Middle East conflict as president backs Israel’s strikes

Donald Trump said he wanted to give diplomacy a chance — then praised the ‘excellent’ assault on Iran

Conflict between regional rivals enters a second day

In attacking, Netanyahu has short circuited the debate in Washington and started a possible new cycle of escalation

Only Trump has leverage with both Netanyahu and Tehran. He must use it

Israel’s strike on Iran raises questions about waterway handling quarter of world crude oil supplies

Israel’s attack is about raw power, not about regional stability or better outcomes

Overnight attack marks first time Israel has hit multiple residential areas in Iran’s capital

Disruption to tanker traffic at the Strait of Hormuz would pose a much bigger risk to oil supply

Top generals and senior nuclear scientists were among those who died in attacks

Israeli prime minister seized chance to strike but risks delaying rather than destroying weapons programme

Five factors to watch in coming days

Crude prices surge over potential for disruption to the narrow waterway

Country would need bunker-busting bombs to take out reinforced atomic facilities

This latest instability is stagflationary and may add to the erosion of the US-led economic order

Multiple attacks targeted Tehran’s top military commanders, nuclear sites and bases across the country

The prime minister plunges the war-weary region into a fresh bout of conflict that threatens to be its most destructive

Judges dismiss three claims that new tax had breached human rights

The country’s worst civil aviation disaster in almost three decades claims more than 200 lives

State-owned Deutsche Bahn expected to receive €10.5bn this year from newly established infrastructure fund

Paris conference urges international action against synthetic organisms that could disrupt critical ecosystems

Traders fear renewed conflict could threaten supplies across the region

The south-east Asian country benefited hugely from US-China tensions, but the Trump tariffs strike at the heart of its economy

Officials outside the US worry about what will happen when Jay Powell leaves the Fed

Flurry of recent exits heightens fears over market’s strength

The rentals group’s policy chief says it has fallen victim to ‘scapegoating’ as protests against overcrowding rise

IDF says country is ‘under fire’ as videos show explosions over Israeli cities

Tehran begins retaliatory strikes while US says it is helping to shoot down missiles targeting Israel

Podcast host poised to become CEO of group that will seek to raise $750mn to buy digital assets

Usage of the digital assets is growing rapidly, but concerns remain about supervision and their impact on other parts of the financial system

California Democrat forcibly restrained by FBI agents after interrupting homeland security secretary Kristi Noem’s media event

Cause of incident involving 787-8 aircraft is unknown but could deal a blow to chief executive Kelly Ortberg’s strategy