



In pictures: Israel-Iran conflict
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Gen Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, holds a press conference at the Pentagon after the US military struck three sites in Iran. AP -

A handout satellite image made available by Maxar Technologies shows craters and ash on a ridge at the Fordow underground uranium enrichment following US air strikes. EPA -

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men look in shock at a building ruined in an Iranian missile strike in Haifa, Israel. Getty Images -

Cars damaged in Haifa. Getty Images -

Debris in Tel Aviv. Israel was hit by a wave of aerial attacks from Iran after the US entered the war overnight and bombed several Iranian nuclear sites. Getty Images -

Emergency workers search for survivors in the Ramat Aviv neighbourhood of Tel Aviv, after it was bombed. Getty Images -

Residential buildings destroyed at the site of an Iranian air strike in Ramat Aviv. Getty Images -

Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted over Tel Aviv. Reuters -

Israeli emergency teams at the site of an Iranian missile strike on a residential complex in Tel Aviv. EPA -

People look at a site bombed in Haifa. Reuters -

Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. Reuters -

Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. AFP -

A car hit by a missile launched from Iran, in Haifa. AFP -

Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. AFP -

Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. AFP -

Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. AFP -

Israeli emergency personnel at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike, in Haifa. AFP -

People gather outside a damaged building in Haifa. Reuters -

Israeli ambassador to the UN in Geneva addresses and emergency session. AFP -

Israelis flee an Iranian missile strike in the port city of Haifa. AP Photo -

An injured man is helped after an Iranian missile strike in Haifa. AP Photo -

A protester holds up a portrait of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a demonstration against Israeli attacks on Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo -

People take shelter as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian strikes in Tel Aviv. AP Photo -

Smokes rises from Soroka Medical Centre, in Beersheba, southern Israel, after it was hit by an Iranian missile. AP -

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions from reporters. She said President Donald Trump would decide whether the US would join Israel’s war on Iran 'in the next two weeks'. AFP -

Iran's Arak heavy water reactor, in central Iran, after Israeli air strikes. Reuters -

People march in Times Square, New York, to call on President Trump not to go to war with Iran. AFP -

Israel's Iron Dome air defence system intercepts missiles fired from Iran over Tel Aviv. EPA -

Israelis shelter in an underground train station in Ramat Gan after a missile warning. Getty Images -
Israeli special forces check the remains of a suspected Iranian ballistic missile in northern Israel. Reuters -

Smoke rises after an Israeli attack in the Iranian capital, Tehran. Reuters -

A picture released by Iran's armed forces claims to show an Israeli drone shot down outside the central city of Isfahan. AP -

People take cover inside a cable car tunnel in Haifa after an Iranian missile attack. Reuters -

Israeli air defence systems fire at Iranian missiles over Tel Aviv. AFP -

Missiles are intercepted above Ashkelon, Israel. Reuters -

Smoke rises in Tehran. Reuters -

A building burns after strikes on the Israeli city of Herzliya, near Tel Aviv. AFP -

An Iranian missile causes an explosion in Tel Aviv. AP -

Rescuers sift through the remains of a damaged building in Tel Aviv after a barrage of Iranian rockets. AFP -

A wounded man is treated after an explosion in Tehran. AP
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Evacuations to France hit by controversy
- Over 500 Gazans have been evacuated to France since November 2023
- Evacuations were paused after a student already in France posted anti-Semitic content and was subsequently expelled to Qatar
- The Foreign Ministry launched a review to determine how authorities failed to detect the posts before her entry
- Artists and researchers fall under a programme called Pause that began in 2017
- It has benefited more than 700 people from 44 countries, including Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Sudan
- Since the start of the Gaza war, it has also included 45 Gazan beneficiaries
- Unlike students, they are allowed to bring their families to France
Trump v Khan
2016: Feud begins after Khan criticised Trump’s proposed Muslim travel ban to US
2017: Trump criticises Khan’s ‘no reason to be alarmed’ response to London Bridge terror attacks
2019: Trump calls Khan a “stone cold loser” before first state visit
2019: Trump tweets about “Khan’s Londonistan”, calling him “a national disgrace”
2022: Khan’s office attributes rise in Islamophobic abuse against the major to hostility stoked during Trump’s presidency
July 2025 During a golfing trip to Scotland, Trump calls Khan “a nasty person”
Sept 2025 Trump blames Khan for London’s “stabbings and the dirt and the filth”.
Dec 2025 Trump suggests migrants got Khan elected, calls him a “horrible, vicious, disgusting mayor”
Wallabies
Updated team: 15-Israel Folau, 14-Dane Haylett-Petty, 13-Reece Hodge, 12-Matt Toomua, 11-Marika Koroibete, 10-Kurtley Beale, 9-Will Genia, 8-Pete Samu, 7-Michael Hooper (captain), 6-Lukhan Tui, 5-Adam Coleman, 4-Rory Arnold, 3-Allan Alaalatoa, 2-Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1-Scott Sio.
Replacements: 16-Folau Faingaa, 17-Tom Robertson, 18-Taniela Tupou, 19-Izack Rodda, 20-Ned Hanigan, 21-Joe Powell, 22-Bernard Foley, 23-Jack Maddocks.
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The insured employee may still file an ILOE claim even if a labour dispute is ongoing post termination, but the insurer may suspend or reject payment, until the courts resolve the dispute, especially if the reason for termination is contested. The outcome of the labour court proceedings can directly affect eligibility.
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Short-term let permits explained
Homeowners and tenants are allowed to list their properties for rental by registering through the Dubai Tourism website to obtain a permit.
Tenants also require a letter of no objection from their landlord before being allowed to list the property.
There is a cost of Dh1,590 before starting the process, with an additional licence fee of Dh300 per bedroom being rented in your home for the duration of the rental, which ranges from three months to a year.
Anyone hoping to list a property for rental must also provide a copy of their title deeds and Ejari, as well as their Emirates ID.
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