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The three clocks of the Iran war

Donald Trump returned to office with a philosophy of rapid-fire diplomacy, prioritising the art of the deal over the machinery of war. He dispatched Steve Witkoff to Oman and set a 60-day deadline

‘A stress test’: US-Germany rift widens as Iran-war drags on

Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war on Iran has escalated into a broader debate about Europe’s transatlantic ties – while Berlin [pushes](/news/2026/1/19/why-is-germany-trying-to-build-europes-strongest-conventional-army) to become the continent’s leading military power

‘Psychological torture’: outcry over conditions at ICE desert detention camp

Donald Trump returned to the White House [and hugely expanded](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/aug/29/trump-immigration-ice-cbp-data) detention amid his [anti-immigration agenda](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/usimmigration). Charlotte Weiss, a staff attorney at the Texas Civil Rights Project

$25bn or $1 trillion: How much has Iran war really cost the US?

Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict in the Middle East. As the US-Israel war on Iran drags on, with no agreement in sight, the Trump administration has asked for a $1.5 trillion defence

Trump’s latest border barrier plans to slice through Big Bend national park: ‘Our lives are being upended’

Donald Trump’s [border barrier](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/18/trump-border-wall-wildlife). “That fence line, that’s where the wall is going to be,” said Alvarado, hopping out of the front seat of her flatbed truck at the gate

Inside the CDC’s leadership vacuum: work at a ‘standstill’ and low morale as 80% of top posts remain vacant

Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) appointed Kennedy as health secretary last year, almost [one in five](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/03/23/magazine/trump-rfk-jr-cdc-vaccines-maha.html) CDC employees, at least 2,400, have been fired or have quit. An additional 300 staff

The city caught in the middle of the big energy shift debate

current Holyrood election campaign. Specifically, the talk has been of a "just transition" at the heart of the energy policy - the idea of a smooth and equitable shift of labour from dirty

Are Iran, US really close to a breakthrough ‘deal’?

Donald Trump has a busy weekend ahead. The football World Cup has returned to the country after three decades; the White House is preparing for a UFC bout to mark Trump’s 80th birthday