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Inside the B-2 bomber pilots’ mammoth Midnight Hammer raid on Iran
When the crews released their payload, weighing 60,000 pounds, their B-2 most likely surged briefly upward. Despite their preparation, it would have been a new feeling.
- by Greg Jaffe
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Cuomo concedes to upstart Mamdani in New York mayor primary
The battle for who will be Democrat candidate in the New York mayor race has become a microcosm of voters’ views on ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.
- by Laura Nahmias, Nacha Cattan and Gregory Korte
Analysis
Donald Trump
If you look closely, behind the f-bomb and fury, you can see what Trump really wants
Donald Trump’s spinners like to say he is the most transparent president in US history. His explicit tirade at key ally Israel reveals how his eye is on another prize.
- by Michael Koziol
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Middle East at war
Trump scolds Israel and Iran as he accuses both of violating ceasefire
The US president reserved his harshest words for America’s special ally, Israel, and said the two countries had been fighting for so long they “don’t know what the f--- they’re doing”.
- by Michael Koziol
‘Alligator Alcatraz’: Florida’s $690m plan to help Trump’s immigration crackdown
The state is turning a swampy airfield into a new detention centre - and says it will save money on security because alligators and pythons will do the job.
- by Hamed Aleaziz
Analysis
Middle East at war
Trump may have pulled off a brilliant deal this time – but can you trust the boy who cries victory?
The US president is always so boastful, so outlandish in his claims of unprecedented success, that one can’t help but be sceptical – even when it seems he might have just done something right.
- by Michael Koziol
Analysis
Middle East at war
White House emphasised strikes were not about regime change. Then Trump logged on to social media
Israel will be looking for support to topple Iran’s supreme leader, and Trump may be tempted to help. But such involvement carries risks for Americans - and for the president himself.
- by Michael Koziol
Radiation dangers of three nuclear sites struck by the US
Risks from one of the three Iranian nuclear sites “obliterated” by the US are concerning atomic scientists.
- by Angus Dalton
Analysis
Middle East at war
Master stroke or mistake? Trump defies his base in seizing the moment to strike Iran
The most consequential decision of the US leader’s term has reshaped his presidency and has landed a blow on those who accused him of being afraid of the big calls.
- by Michael Koziol
Opinion
Donald Trump
Compared to Trump, ‘mad’ King George looks decidedly sane
This is the moment when we find out just how crazy a king Trump is.
- by Maureen Dowd
Baby brain: Why MAGA’s pro-natalist plans are ill-conceived
Unless you’re on a one-man mission like “procreator-in-chief” Elon Musk, efforts to deliver a wider boom either fail or cost a fortune.
- by The Economist
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