Yemen
- Explainer
- Middle East at war
Why have some missiles penetrated Israel’s Iron Dome?
As conflict between Israel and Iran escalates, the damage is clear on the ground in both countries. How are Iran’s missiles evading Israeli defences?
- Jackson Graham and Angus Holland
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- Trump's White House
‘We don’t want them’: Trump imposes travel bans on citizens from 12 countries
The US president has announced a total ban on citizens from a dozen countries entering the US and a partial ban on several more nations, a move that partly revives controversial travel restrictions from his first term.
- Michael Koziol
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
Trump thinks he is the king of making great deals. He is wrong
It hasn’t taken long for the president to get involved in an astonishingly wide range of international crises.
- The Economist
- Analysis
- Trump diplomacy
Trump’s Middle East trip has shown he is not Netanyahu’s patsy
Israel and the United States remain close allies. But the president’s visit to the Middle East has exposed previously subterranean tensions with the Israeli leader.
- Matthew Knott
Trump’s new war was costing $1b and going nowhere. Then two jets fell into the sea
The US president had wanted to see fast results when he launched strikes against the Houthis. But by day 31, he wasn’t happy - and looking for a way out. He found one.
- Helene Cooper, Greg Jaffe, Jonathan Swan, Eric Schmitt and Maggie Haberman
Oops: US loses another $93m fighter jet into Red Sea
The costly incident is the second in two weeks involving the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman.
- Jon Gambrell
The $93m parking mistake: Fighter jet falls off aircraft carrier
Sailors were towing the F/A-18 fighter jet into the hangar bay when they lost control of the aircraft.
- Lolita Baldor
Trump stands by defiant Hegseth, blames ‘fake news’ for Signalgate 2.0
The US president is under growing pressure to sack his most controversial cabinet pick, but both men have so far portrayed the scandal as an unjustified “hit” by disgruntled former employees.
- Michael Koziol
Hegseth shared Yemen attack plans in second Signal chat with wife, brother
The existence of a second chat in which the US defence secretary shared highly sensitive military information is the latest development that has put his judgment under scrutiny.
- Greg Jaffe, Eric Schmitt and Maggie Haberman
‘Should I fire him?’ Inside Trump’s deliberations after Signal debacle
For much of this past week, the US president was consumed by a single question. What should he do about national security adviser Michael Waltz?
- Maggie Haberman and Tyler Pager
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