MoD condemns Iran missile strikes towards UK-US base as Britain ‘dragged’ into war

March 21, 2026 · 5:44 PM Morgan Ofori and agency

Weapons fired after PM authorises US to carry out further attacks from UK bases, a move critics say...

Middle East crisis live: Trump says US considering ‘winding down’ war; Iran fired missiles at UK-US base on Diego Garcia

March 21, 2026 · 5:38 PM Marina Dunbar (now); Harry Taylor, Hamish Mackay and Adam Fulton (earlier)

President says US ‘getting very close to meeting our objectives’; missiles fired at joint US-UK...

Little joy to be found among Iranian Americans over the war and Iran’s future: ‘I have righteous anger’

March 21, 2026 · 12:00 PM Hooman Majd

Iranians in the diaspora are divided as Friday rang in Persian new year and the war on their...

5m tonnes of CO2 emitted in just 14 days of US war on Iran, analysis finds

March 21, 2026 · 12:00 PM Damien Gayle

Exclusive: War in the Middle East is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries...

At least 14 people killed in fire at South Korean car parts factory

March 21, 2026 · 10:44 AM Donna Ferguson

Almost 60 injured in blaze in Daejeon with footage seemingly showing people jumping from burning...

‘This is the saddest moment’: families search for loved ones on Eid after Kabul hospital strike

March 21, 2026 · 8:00 AM Saeed Shah in Islamabad

At least 400 killed in Pakistan’s strike on drug rehab centre, Taliban say, with families...

Trump hints at wind down of war as US prepares to send more troops to Gulf

March 21, 2026 · 7:44 AM Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent

Washington considers Kharg Island takeover as Donald Trump calls Nato allies ‘cowards’ for...

Israel deliberately targeting medical facilities in south Lebanon, say health workers

March 21, 2026 · 6:00 AM William Christou and Abbas Abdelkarim in south Lebanon

Medics and officials say there is systematic use of double-tap strikes in campaign to make the...

Doggy drinks and subsidised vet visits: Paris’s mayoral race goes canine crazy

March 21, 2026 · 5:00 AM Jon Henley in Paris

The densely dog-populated city will soon elect a new mayor and candidates want pet-owners on their...

Iran’s willingness to escalate this high-stakes war is its greatest weapon

March 21, 2026 · 5:00 AM Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Regime will do whatever it takes to cling on to power – including sacrificing economies of other...

Israel launches fresh strikes on Tehran and Beirut - as it happened

March 21, 2026 · 3:40 AM Adam Fulton (now); Kyriakos Petrakos, Lucy Campbell, Tom Ambrose, Yohannes Lowe, Kate Lamb and Callum Jones (earlier)

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Ukraine war briefing: Children ordered to leave key Ukrainian stronghold as Russians advance

March 21, 2026 · 1:34 AM Guardian staff and agencies

Compulsory evacuation of children begins in Sloviansk. Kyiv still expects first tranche of 90bn...