Caroline Hepker

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In Washington, the Republican-led House of Representatives has voted to halt the US war with Iran in a break with President Trump.

The 215 to 208 decision won't actually end US military attacks.

To do that, the Senate would still have to pass the resolution and even then President Trump could veto it.

House Foreign Affairs Ranking Democrat Gregory Meeks spoke to reporters after the vote.

So that was Gregory Meeks speaking there.

As four Republicans joined all Democrats present to pass the resolution, it was the fourth time this year that Democrats forced a vote on the war and the first time that they attracted enough Republican support to win.

The US and its Five Eyes intelligence partners have issued a warning about attempts by Chinese spies to recruit assets via websites including LinkedIn.

A joint statement by the FBI, MI5 and the intelligence agencies of Australia, Canada and New Zealand say that China's military intelligence services are using a widening array of professional networking sites and online job platforms to target Five Eyes personnel.

Bloomberg's Freddie Forston has more.

Nigel Farage's Reform UK party netted £9.3 million in donations, making it the most well-funded party for the third straight quarter in the UK.

The populist far-right movement has broken into Britain's traditional two-party system, despite only having eight

out of 650 seats in parliament reform consistently tops opinion polls however some have raised concerns about the handful of crypto entrepreneurs who bankroll reform with leader nigel farage facing an investigation over failing to declare a five million pound gift two years ago

Those are our top stories for you today.