Politics

‘Every night they are bombarding’: at border crossing, some Iranians are fleeing war and some are heading home

People leaving Iran for Turkey tell of impact of bombs and internet blackouts, while others are travelling the other way to be closer to relatives in peril

Midwest US Pays High Cost for Trump’s Iran War as Soldiers Die, While Veterans Are Baffled: ‘Why Are We There?’

As casualties mount, those who share a home state with the deceased in Iowa, Kentucky or Ohio question war’s legality

Digested week: I don’t often feel sorry for Charles, but he must be dreading this US trip

Starmer should just admit we’re being held to ransom by Trump – but instead he’s making the king go on a state visit

Canadian woman held with daughter by ICE is released after nearly three weeks of detention

Tania Warner is fitted with ankle monitor and released along with seven-year-old daughter Ayla Luca after being deemed not a flight risk

US defense spending would rise $445bn under Trump budget plan, with steep cuts elsewhere

Democrats rebuke White House’s ‘bleak and unacceptable’ view of priorities after 10% cuts proposed to other programs

Cuba begins to free more than 2,000 prisoners as US eases fuel blockade

Havana makes a Holy Week ‘humanitarian’ gesture as Russian tanker is allowed to reach oil-starved island