World News

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

March 21, 2026 · 7:19 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 military base in...

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UK foreign secretary condemns Iran’s ‘reckless threats’ after strike towards US-UK base

March 21, 2026 · 6:56 PM Morgan Ofori and Nadeem Badshah

Yvette Cooper says government wants swift resolution to war after two missiles directed at military base at Diego Garcia

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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 south uninhabitable

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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 euro loan despite...

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Politics

Is it time for the UK to acknowledge the ‘rhetoric to reality gap’ on its military power?

March 20, 2026 · 6:50 PM Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Forces have been stripped back since the cold war but political stasis is dangerous in the face of growing global...

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Nato relocates personnel from Iraq mission to Europe amid conflict in Middle East – as it happened

March 20, 2026 · 4:12 PM Jakub Krupa (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier)

Announcement follows Poland’s confirmation of troop withdrawal because of ‘worsening security situation’

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The weakest link: Australia’s submarine hopes depend on the UK, but Britannia no longer rules the waves

March 20, 2026 · 2:00 PM Ben Doherty

If the US is unable to provide Virginia-class submarines and the UK’s timeline to build the Aukus class falters,...

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UK News

Two people arrested after trying to enter UK nuclear submarine base

March 20, 2026 · 1:04 PM Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Man and woman, one of whom is understood to be Iranian, held after asking to enter sensitive military site

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UK News

Digested week: Hegseth chides media for focusing on trivial issue of his Iran strategy

March 20, 2026 · 1:01 PM John Crace

Cheerleader-in-chief demands more enthusiasm for US-Israeli assault that is helping Russia pay for its war on Ukraine

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Sports

Meg Jones to captain England at Women’s Six Nations with Zoe Stratford pregnant

March 20, 2026 · 12:07 PM Sarah Rendell

Meg Jones has been chosen to lead England’s world champions in 2026 after regular Red Roses captain Zoe Stratford...

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Australia News

Uber to increase fares – as it happened

March 20, 2026 · 6:22 AM Josh Taylor and Luca Ittimani (earlier)

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