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Trump-Musk row explodes as billionaire claims President named in Epstein files | BBC News

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The political partnership between Donald Trump and Elon Musk has exploded in spectacular fashion into a bitter war of words.

It began when Mr Trump said he was “surprised and disappointed” at Elon Musk’s criticism of his flagship spending bill. He said they had had a “great relationship” but “I don’t know if we will any more”.

Elon Musk responded on his social media platform X with a series of increasingly heated remarks about his former boss. He said the President’s claims that he has supported the budget bill were “false”. He said Mr Trump was “ungrateful” for his help in getting elected and would have lost the election without his financial support. Mr Musk warned that the President’s tariffs policy would lead to a recession.

Then Musk made an explosive allegation, claiming without evidence that Donald Trump is named in the files about the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He said that “is the real reason they have not been made public”.

Donald Trump suggested that the easiest way to save money would be to terminate the billions of dollars in government contracts and subsidies that go to Elon Musk’s companies. Musk said that President Trump should be impeached.

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Iran and Israel to pause strikes but warn of retaliation if ceasefire breached again | BBC News

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his country will hold off on attacking Iran “for now”, but warns Israel will respond “forcefully” if strikes resume.

Both sides have promised to retaliate if fighting begins again, and Iran has warned of a “severe” response if the Israel Defence Forces continues striking southern Lebanon.

The pause in hostilities follows calls from US President Donald Trump for both sides to stop “shooting”.

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Iran fires multiple missiles at Israel in new threat to ceasefire | BBC News

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Iran has fired multiple waves of missiles at northern Israel, for the first time since the ceasefire was agreed in April. Iran’s Islamic …

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The 100th day of the US-Israel war with Iran | BBC News

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100 days into the US-Israel war with Iran, Israel launches airstrikes on the Lebanese capital of Beirut, hitting two buildings in the southern suburbs.

We look at footage from the day the war began and hear analysis from the BBC’s veteran World Affairs Editor, John Simpson, as well as a range of BBC specialists to assess the prospects for a peace deal and the implications for the global economy.

BBC Persian’s Kasra Naji discusses the warning from a senior member of the Iranian parliament that “people in Israel should look at the skies tonight” suggesting that Iran’s missiles may be raining on them tonight.

Since this episode was recorded, Iran has launched missile strikes on northern Israel – follow live:
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First ever red extreme heat warning issued in UK as Europe hit by heatwave – BBC News

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A red extreme heart warning has been issued for the first time by the UK Met Office for parts of England, meaning a risk to life is likely as temperatures could hit 40C (104F).

It points to there being a danger to life, with the risk of illness not limited to vulnerable people.

In Europe, the heatwave is fuelling wildfires in Portugal, France and Spain.

Experts say heatwaves are becoming more frequent and extreme because of climate change.

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Israeli military launches retaliatory strikes on Iran after attacks on northern Israel | BBC News

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Israel says it has launched strikes on military targets in western and central Iran, after warning it would retaliate after the first Iranian attack on Israel since April.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the multiple waves of missiles fired at northern Israel are “the beginning of a full week of continuous strikes”.

US President Donald Trump earlier urged his Israeli counterpart not to retaliate to the Iranian strikes, according to several outlets.

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