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A slow exposure photo showing ballistic missiles above Jerusalem on June 14.
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Israel and Iran strike at each other in new wave of attacks
Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other late on June 14, stoking fears of a wider conflict after Israel expanded its surprise campaign against its main rival with a strike on the world’s biggest gas field.
Tehran called off nuclear talks that Washington had said were the only way to halt Israel’s bombing, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacks were nothing compared with what Iran would see in the coming days.
Israel’s military said on June 14 that more missiles were launched from Iran towards Israel, and it was working to intercept them. It also said it was attacking military targets in Tehran.
Several projectiles were visible in the night sky over Jerusalem late on June 14.
Suspect hunted in deadly shooting of US lawmakers
A gunman posing as a police officer killed a senior Democratic state assemblywoman and her husband on June 14 in an apparent “politically motivated assassination,” and wounded a second lawmaker and his spouse, said Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and law enforcement officials.
A major search backed by the FBI was under way for the suspect, who fled on foot after firing at police and abandoning a vehicle in which officers found a “manifesto” and a list of other legislators and officials, law enforcement officials said.
The list had about 70 names, reported CNN law enforcement analyst John Miller, a former head of FBI public affairs and former chief of intelligence and counterterrorism for the New York Police Department, citing law enforcement sources.
Ukraine warns against drop in aid due to Israel-Iran
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Ukraine said on June 14 it hoped the military escalation between Israel and Iran would not lead to a drop in aid to Kyiv, at a time when European support is stalling without US engagement.
Israel unleashed large-scale attacks on Iran on June 13, targeting nuclear and military facilities, high-ranking generals and atomic scientists. Iran, in turn, launched barrages of drones and missiles at Israel.
The escalation sparked international calls for restraint as fears of broader conflict grow. In Kyiv it also sparked anxiety about future supplies of military aid, fearing Washington might relocate more resources to beef up the defence of its close ally Israel.
Air India plane crash orphans sisters, as father dies
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Two young British girls were left orphaned by the Air India plane crash, after their father travelled to the south Asian country to scatter his wife’s ashes.
Mr Arjun Patoliya was travelling home to his daughters, aged four and eight, after scattering the ashes of his wife Bharti, who had died just weeks earlier, when the plane crashed on June 12.
“The husband went to do the rituals in India and coming back, he was on board. He has left two little girls behind and the girls are now orphans,” said Ms Anjana Patel, the mayor of London’s Harrow borough, at a multi-faith vigil for those killed in the June 12 plane crash.
Rory McIlroy on snubbing media: ‘I’ve earned the right’
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Rory McIlroy, who has come under fire for avoiding media after six consecutive major championship rounds, ended that silent run on June 14 at the US Open where he said he felt he earned the right to do as he pleases.
PGA Tour players are not obligated to speak to the media after their rounds but for someone like world number two McIlroy, who has been the de facto spokesman of the US-based circuit in recent years, it has come to be expected.
Following a four-over 74 that left well out of contention at Oakmont Country Club, McIlroy spoke to reporters and was asked if his drop in form since winning the Masters was why he decided to avoid the media outside of pre-tournament availabilities.
