- Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say The Washington Post
- Live updates: Russia provided Iran with information that can help Tehran strike US military, AP sources say AP News
- Russia is aiding Iran’s war effort by providing intel on US military targets, sources say CNN
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 6, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- ‘Unholy alliance’: Republicans are suddenly nervous about Russia’s support for Iran MS NOW
Middle East crisis live: explosions rock Tehran as Iran war enters second week – The Guardian
- Middle East crisis live: explosions rock Tehran as Iran war enters second week The Guardian
- Israel strikes Beirut and Tehran as Trump demands Iran's 'unconditional surrender' NPR
- Day 6 of Middle East conflict — countries intercepting Iranian strikes, US ramps up campaign CNN
- Iran Update Morning Special Report, March 6, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- US-Israel-Iran War Live Updates: Third US carrier on way as Israel launches 'extensive strikes' on Iran The Times of India
Unprepared for Iranian drones, U.S. and partners seek Ukraine’s help – The Washington Post
- Unprepared for Iranian drones, U.S. and partners seek Ukraine’s help The Washington Post
- Iran adds new urgency to Pentagon’s Ukraine drone deal Politico
- The Glaring Oversight in the U.S. War Plan The Atlantic
- US asked Ukraine for help fighting Iranian drones, Zelensky says BBC
- US to send anti-drone system to the Mideast after successful use in Ukraine, officials say AP News
Three people killed and three hospitalized as Michigan town hit by tornado
Roofs torn off and trees knocked down in Union City as more than 7m Americans at risk of severe weather
Three people have been killed and three were taken to a hospital after a tornado hit a southern Michigan town on Friday, authorities said.
Powerful storms ripped across the state, tearing the roof off a home improvement store, sending parts of a storage building flying and knocking down trees as warnings were issued across the southern part of the state.
Continue reading...Crude prices make record jump as Trump’s measures fail to calm markets – Politico
- Crude prices make record jump as Trump’s measures fail to calm markets Politico
- Oil surges 35% this week for biggest gain in futures trading history dating back to 1983 CNBC
- U.S. Gas Prices Jump Again as Oil Tops $90 for First Time in Years - The New York Times The New York Times
- US-Israel war with Iran sends shockwaves through global business Reuters
- U.S. crude oil sees largest weekly price jump on record NBC News
Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’ by Iran, Shifting U.S. Objectives Again – The New York Times – The New York Times
- Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’ by Iran, Shifting U.S. Objectives Again - The New York Times The New York Times
- Tehran airport ablaze as Trump says no deal with Iran until ‘unconditional surrender’ CNN
- Iran war enters second week as Trump demands 'unconditional surrender' Reuters
- Iran war live: Trump says no deal with Iran until ‘unconditional surrender’ Al Jazeera
- Live Updates: Trump demands Iran's "unconditional surrender" as Russia gives Tehran intel on U.S. positions CBS News
Canadian PM Mark Carney says former prince Andrew should be removed from royal line of succession
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ‘deplorable’ alleged actions warrant his removal from the royal line of succession, Carney says
The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has said Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should be removed from the royal line of succession for alleged actions he described as “deplorable”.
Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, Carney said the actions that have caused the former prince to be stripped of his royal titles “necessitate” his removal from the line of succession.
Continue reading...Colleen Hanabusa, first woman to be president of Hawaii state senate, dies aged 74
Former US representative who broke barriers as first woman president of state senate dies after five-month cancer battle
Former US representative Colleen Hanabusa, who was the first woman to serve as president of the Hawaii state senate, has died. She was 74.
Hanabusa died early on Friday after a five-month battle with cancer, said Mike Formby, her friend and former chief of staff in the US House.
Continue reading...Trump administration’s embattled FDA vaccine chief ousted for the second time
Vinay Prasad to leave in April after decisions involving vaccine reviews and specialty drugs for rare diseases
The top vaccine official at the Food and Drug Administration, Dr Vinay Prasad, is once again leaving the agency – the second time in less than a year that he’s departed after decisions involving the review of vaccinations and specialty drugs for rare diseases.
FDA commissioner Marty Makary announced the news to FDA staff in an email late Friday, saying Prasad would depart at the end of April. Makary said Prasad would return to his academic job at the University of California, San Francisco.
Continue reading...ICE arrests US Spanish-language news outlet reporter without warrant
Estefany Rodriguez Florez of Nashville Noticias, who had produced reports that were unflattering to ICE, was arrested during traffic stop
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a Spanish-language Tennessee news outlet’s reporter who had done stories critical of the agency – but agents didn’t have a warrant, according to court documents filed recently by her lawyer.
A court filing Friday by ICE disputes the assertion that the reporter was arrested without a warrant.
Continue reading...Ex-Liberal MP says the party must introduce gender quotas to start winning elections
Jenny Ware says party is ‘at crisis point’ and cannot be competitive at election time unless it selects candidates who better reflect the makeup of Australia
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The former Liberal MP Jenny Ware says her party must implement gender quotas for candidates for office, warning the opposition “cannot get back into government” without putting forward candidates who are more reflective of the broader community.
Ware, who lost her seat of Hughes at the 2025 election, said it was “deeply embarrassing” that the Liberal party executive had not released its own review of the electoral wipeout, and which was then tabled in parliament by Anthony Albanese this week.
Continue reading...London man charged with manslaughter in case that links alleged domestic abuse to suicide
Gillian Morand, 36, died in Bexley, south-east London in 2020 after which allegations against her husband emerged
A man has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a woman in 2020, in a rare prosecution of alleged domestic abuse linked to suicide, police have said.
Gillian Morand, 36, died in Bexley, south-east London, and an inquest concluded she had taken her own life.
Continue reading...India Reveals That It Interned Iranian Naval Vessel IRIS Lavan on March 4 – navalnews.com
- India Reveals That It Interned Iranian Naval Vessel IRIS Lavan on March 4 navalnews.com
- Iranian warship sunk by the US was sailing home after taking part in an exhibition hosted by India AP News
- Exclusive: US pressing Sri Lanka not to repatriate Iranian crew and survivors from sunken ship, memo says Reuters
- US sinking of Iranian ship raises questions of legality ABC News
- Iranian Amphibious Vessel Seeks Refuge in Indian Port USNI News
Trump wants to pick Iran’s new leader – will a hostile regime under fire agree? – BBC
- Trump wants to pick Iran's new leader - will a hostile regime under fire agree? BBC
- Trump tells CNN he’s not worried whether Iran becomes a democratic state CNN
- Trump Is Rewriting the Iran Endgame in Real Time WSJ
- Iran’s future will be determined by Iranians, not Trump, officials say Al Jazeera
- Trump says he wants Iran's leadership structure gone and has preferences for a 'good leader' NBC News
Why did the US torpedo Iran’s ‘prize’ warship?
Why did the US sink Iran's prize destroyer, the IRIS Dena? Soraya Lennie explains.
US could lift sanctions on more Russian oil, says Bessent – Reuters
- US could lift sanctions on more Russian oil, says Bessent Reuters
- US considers lifting more sanctions on Russian oil as Iran conflict sees global prices surge The Guardian
- 'Indians been good actors': Why US 'agreed to let' India resume buying Russian oil temporarily The Times of India
- U.S. offers India a 30-day waiver for buying Russian oil as Iran war deepens energy supply worries CNBC
- US allows India to buy Russian oil during US-Israel war with Iran BBC
People are tracking this shepherd fleeing Israeli strikes in Lebanon
People are tracking a shepherd who has been walking with his herd for days across Lebanon, fleeing Israeli strikes.
Israel said backing potential Kurdish offensive in Iran, with sides in talks for a year – The Times of Israel
- Israel said backing potential Kurdish offensive in Iran, with sides in talks for a year The Times of Israel
- Exclusive: Israel backing Iranian Kurdish plans to seize Iran border areas, sources say Reuters
- Who are the Kurds and what role could they play in the war with Iran? PBS
- Kurdish opposition mulls whether to trust Trump after Iran uprising call Al Jazeera
- Why the First Shots in an Iran Ground War Could Come From the Kurds WSJ
US issues limited licence for Venezuelan gold following high-level visit
The licence follows a push from US President Donald Trump to open Venezuela's resource sector to outside investment.
Trump demands Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as bombs pound Tehran and Beirut
US president again calls on Iranian people to overthrow government or face ‘absolutely guaranteed death’
Donald Trump has said only Iran’s “unconditional surrender” will bring an end to the offensive launched seven days ago, as the US and Israel carried out some of the heaviest bombardments so far in the conflict.
“There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Friday, when US strategic bombers were in action over Iran and intensive Israeli strikes in Lebanon forced more than 1 million people to flee their homes.
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