JUST IN: Israel's defense minister says 'we now have an opportunity here to establish a strategic alliance against this serious threat from Iran'

IRAN: Reuters reports that Tehran gave neighbouring countries and the United States '72 hours notice it would launch the strikes, a move that would have enabled them to largely prevent the attack'.

BREAKING: 🇨🇳 China refused to condemn Iran's attack on Israel!

JUST IN: Sirens sound in northern Israel, near border with Lebanon.

JUST IN: ABC News reports that five Iranian ballistic missiles hit Israel's Nevatim Air Base, causing damage to a 'C-130 transport aircraft, an unused runway and empty storage facilities'

JUST IN: Macron says he will hold talks with Netanyahu today

JUST IN: Germany's Chancellor Scholz says Israeli ability to 'successfully' repel Iranian attack is 'really impressive'

JUST IN: Sirens sound in northern Israel

JUST IN: Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid says Netanyahu and his government are an 'existential threat to Israel'

JUST IN: Samsung is set to produce its latest generation of semiconductors in the United States by 2026

BREAKING: 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia refused to condemn Iran’s attack on Israel

BREAKING: Israel's Channel 12 reports a decision has been made for a 'clear and decisive' response to Iran's attack

JUST IN: The Washington Post reports that ties between Russia and Iran have included a pledge by Moscow to provide the Iranians with 'advanced fighter jets and air defense technology' that 'could help Tehran harden its defenses against any future airstrike by Israel or the United States'

JUST IN: Elon Musk confirms X will start charging all new users a 'small fee' before they can post, like, or bookmark.

JUST IN: China's economy grew 5.3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024, beating estimates.

BREAKING: CNN reports Iran's president saying the 'smallest action against Iran's interests will definitely be met with a severe, extensive and painful response'.

JUST IN: Wired reports that some Google employees are staging sit-ins and protests over the firm's $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government

JUST IN: US Navy Secretary says the United States has spent nearly $1 billion to counter 'over 130 direct attacks' in the Middle East over the past six months

JUST IN: 🇬🇧 UK annual inflation rate falls to 3.2%, the lowest in two and a half years.

GDP growth forecast for 2024.

🇮🇳 India: 6.8%
🇪🇹 Ethiopia: 6.2%
🇰🇪 Kenya: 5.5%
🇮🇩 Indonesia: 5%
🇨🇳 China: 4.6%
🇳🇬 Nigeria: 3.3%
🇷🇺 Russia: 3.2%
🇹🇷 Turkey: 3.1%
🇪🇬 Egypt: 3%
🇺🇸 US: 2.7%
🇸🇦 Saudi: 2.6%
🇲🇽 Mexico: 2.4%
🇧🇷 Brazil: 2.2%
🇵🇰 Pakistan: 2%
🇪🇸 Spain: 1.9%
🇮🇱 Israel: 1.6%
🇨🇦 Canada: 1.2%
🇯🇵 Japan: 0.9%
🇿🇦 South Africa: 0.9%
🇫🇷 France: 0.7%
🇮🇹 Italy: 0.7%
🇬🇧 UK: 0.5%
🇩🇪 Germany: 0.2%
🇦🇷 Argentina: -2.8%

(IMF)