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Here are real-time updates on Israel-Iran conflict

Iran refuses ceasefire talks amid Israeli attacks, official says

As Israel-Iran conflict continues, former US nuclear negotiator Alan Eyre told Al Jazeera that Iran’s options in the face of the Israeli onslaught are “very bleak” and “very limited”.

French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday criticised US President Donald Trump for his threats to take over Greenland, saying that was “not what allies do”, as he arrived in the Danish autonomous territory for a visit.

For now, the fighting between Israel and Iran seems restricted to the two nations. But what if calls to de-escalate fall on deaf ears? What if the fighting escalates and expands? Here are just a few possible, worst-case scenarios:

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honour -- the country’s highest distinction -- following a conviction for graft, according to a decree published yesterday.

First daylight sirens in Israel; explosions in Tel Aviv

Israeli fire and airstrikes killed at least 25 Palestinians across the enclave yesterday, local health authorities said, at least five of them near two aid sites operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).

Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other yesterday, killing scores, as US President Donald Trump said the conflict could be ended easily while warning Tehran not to strike any US targets.

Seven people including a toddler were killed in India yesterday when a helicopter ferrying Hindu pilgrims from a shrine crashed in the Himalayas, officials said.

A manhunt was underway yesterday for a gunman who shot two Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota, killing Melissa Hortman and her husband and wounding the other, in what the northern US state’s governor said were politically motivated attacks.

The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said top US officials have been in constant communications with Israeli officials in the days since Israel launched a massive attack on Iran in a bid to halt its nuclear program

President Donald Trump told a news network Sunday the United States could become involved in the Iran-Israel conflict, and that he would be "open" to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin being a mediator

The directive was part of an immigration crackdown Trump launched this year at the start of his second term

Strikes in both countries persisted throughout the day, as the death rose following Israel's large-scale attacks on Friday aimed at crippling Iran's nuclear and military infrastructure, sparking retaliation

With no let-up in sight, Iran said it would begin opening mosques, metro stations and schools to serve as makeshift bomb shelters for civilians, as Israel kept up its withering blows

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Sunday he hoped agreement could be reached on four points at an upcoming Group of Seven (G7) summit in pursuit of a resolution to the conflict between Israel and Iran..Speaking as he prepared to fly to Canada for the meeting, Merz said he expected t

Both Iran state media and Israeli military confirm

Iran has asked Cyprus to convey "some messages" to Israel, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, adding he expected to speak to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later in the day