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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World News

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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Technology

‘Thank God they’re still alive’: Kaiser therapists claim its new screening system puts patients at higher risk by delaying their care

March 21, 2026 · 5:00 PM Sanya Mansoor

Kaiser pushed back on striking workers’ claims and AI fears, saying it delivers ‘timely, high-quality care to meet...

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Technology

How the FBI can conduct mass surveillance – even without AI

March 21, 2026 · 2:00 PM Nick Robins-Early

Anthropic fought against the government’s misuse of its technology, but authorities are buying Americans’ data,...

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US News

Trump’s Iran war stirs anger in Maga country Kentucky

March 21, 2026 · 12:00 PM Stephen Starrin Carter county, Kentucky

In Appalachia, a deeply red region hit by poverty and cuts, some ask why billions are going to war instead of home

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Politics

Tory peer accuses Nick Timothy of ‘instilling fear’ over Islamic prayers

March 21, 2026 · 11:18 AM Ben Quinn Political correspondent

Exclusive: Tariq Ahmad says he has raised concerns with party leadership after shadow justice secretary’s remarks

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US News

Record deaths in US immigration custody expose systemic failures

March 21, 2026 · 10:00 AM Justin Glawe

Families, advocates and lawmakers say poor care, opaque investigations and bureaucracy leave deaths unexplained

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Lifestyle

Owners from Great Britain travelling to EU warned over pet passport ‘dodge’

March 21, 2026 · 8:00 AM Nicola Davis Science Correspondent

Bypassing animal health certificate system by using cheaper pet passport issued abroad could backfire, experts say

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US News

US lifts sanctions on Iranian oil at sea in bid to ease supply pressures

March 21, 2026 · 5:22 AM Guardian staff and agencies

Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says move will bring 140m barrels to market but insists Tehran will not benefit

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US News

Trump claims strict voter ID act should be ‘easy pass’ but says ‘we need Democrat votes’ – as it happened

March 21, 2026 · 2:00 AM Robert Mackey, Marina Dunbar, Lucy Campbell, Anna Betts, and Tom Ambrose

This live blog is now closed.

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US News

New Orleans attorneys found guilty in plot to stage vehicle accidents for payouts

March 20, 2026 · 11:44 PM Guardian staff

Prosecutors say they paid ‘slammers’ to intentionally crash into tractor-trailers and file fraudulent lawsuits

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US News

Woman, 80, receives probation and no jail time over San Francisco crash that killed four

March 20, 2026 · 11:11 PM Maanvi Singh

Mary Fong Lau crashed into bus shelter in 2024, causing deaths of two parents and two infant children

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