Qatari TV station hit in Iran
Qatar’s Al Araby network condemns an attack on its office in Tehran, which injured at least 10 people.
China’s neighbor’s 9,500-ton destroyer gets equipped with US’ powerful Tomahawk missiles – Interesting Engineering
Hundreds Gather for Funeral of 3 Lebanese Killed in Israeli Strike – The New York Times
- Hundreds Gather for Funeral of 3 Lebanese Killed in Israeli Strike The New York Times
- Israel kills 3 journalists in Lebanon, including reporter for Hezbollah-run broadcaster CNN
- Israel posts fake photo of journalist it killed in strike Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Israeli airstrike kills three Lebanese journalists, Israel says it targeted one reuters.com
- Israeli Strike Kills 3 Journalists in Southern Lebanon, Officials Say The New York Times
Iranian missile attack sparks blaze in chemical plant, fears of hazardous leak – The Times of Israel
- Iranian missile attack sparks blaze in chemical plant, fears of hazardous leak The Times of Israel
- ADAMA chemicals plant in southern Israel hit by Iranian missile or debris Reuters
- Officials checking possibility of hazardous materials leak at factory hit by Iranian missile; public told to stay away The Times of Israel
- Iran’s missiles pierce Israel’s defenses, raising doubts about interceptors The Washington Post
- Iranian missile hit on Ne'ot Hovav factory leads to fear of chemical leakage The Jerusalem Post
DHS funding freeze now longest partial government shutdown in US history
If the now six-week partial shutdown continues after the weekend, it will become the longest of any shutdown
The shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the fourth-largest agency in the US government, became the longest partial shutdown in US history on Sunday.
If the now six-week partial shutdown continues after the weekend, it will also become the longest of any shutdown, surpassing the impasse late last year that dragged on for 43 days.
Continue reading...Italy investigates Sephora and Benefit over marketing skincare to children
The Italian Competition Authority said luxury goods giant LVMH appears to have adopted "particularly insidious" marketing strategies.
Lebanon’s Catholics observe Palm Sunday under looming threat of war
Lebanese Christians mark Palm Sunday with prayers, stressing shared hardships for all communities amid Israel's war.
RSF attack on Sudan’s South Kordofan kills at least 14, including children
Sudan Doctors Network said RSF and allies shelled residential areas in the city of Dilling for several hours.
Power outages in Tehran, Kabaj after shrapnel hits high-voltage tower in Alborz province – report – The Jerusalem Post
- Power outages in Tehran, Kabaj after shrapnel hits high-voltage tower in Alborz province - report The Jerusalem Post
- Tehran Briefly Loses Power After Strikes as Peace Push Ramps Up Bloomberg.com
- Power cuts in Tehran after energy infrastructure hit, Iran says, as industrial complex on fire in Israel BBC
- Blackouts hit parts of Tehran as Israel conducts strikes in Iran amid peace talks The Times of Israel
- Trump says Iran deal may be reached 'soon' cbs19news.com
Cuba is not alone, deputy FM says as US threats grow
Cuba's deputy foreign minister says island will resist US pressure as sanctions deepen, blackouts and tensions escalate.
Republican Mace says Congress must approve any US troop deployment to Iran
Despite general support for war, several Republicans say boots on the ground would be a political Rubicon for Trump.
NHS restructure is greatest danger to Streeting’s effort to revive service
Health secretary still confident of success but critics say scrapping of NHS England has been ‘a total car crash’
In the Great Hall at the University of East London last Wednesday, the perennially upbeat Wes Streeting was exuding even greater positivity than usual. After years of neglect under the Conservatives, he said, the NHS was starting to revive thanks to Labour’s medicine.
In a bravura performance in front of an audience of health service bosses, policy experts and student nurses in their blue and green uniforms, Streeting reeled off a long list of improvements in his 20-month tenure as health secretary.
Continue reading...Photos show heavily damaged US radar jet at Saudi base
US Central Command has not yet publicly commented on the incident.
Photos show heavily damaged US radar jet at Saudi base
US Central Command has not yet publicly commented on the incident.
Zelenskyy arrives in Jordan to bolster security ties – Al Jazeera
- Zelenskyy arrives in Jordan to bolster security ties Al Jazeera
- Ukraine Finalizes Air Defense Deals With Gulf Nations Amid War in Mideast The New York Times
- Visiting UAE, Zelensky announces defense cooperation with Abu Dhabi amid Iran attacks The Times of Israel
- Ukraine's Zelenskiy discusses security partnership with Jordan's king Reuters
- Ukraine offers Gulf allies drone defense in bid for scarce Patriot missiles Defense News
Zelenskyy arrives in Jordan to bolster security ties
The Ukrainian leader's visit comes after Kyiv agreed to cooperate on defence with Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
What the Houthis’ entry into the Iran war means for the conflict and the wider region
Fresh attacks on Red Sea shipping would be devastating – but the Iranian proxy has reasons to be cautious
The true significance of the long-awaited entry of Yemen’s Houthis into the Iran war depends on whether the Tehran-backed proxy group is intending to send a few missiles and drones from a distance towards Israel or will instead capitalise on its proximity to the narrow Bab al-Mandab strait to effectively close off the Red Sea to shipping, just as Iran has in effect shut the strait of Hormuz.
The combined effect of both waterways being shut to commercial traffic from countries that neither the Iranians nor Houthis favour would be devastating. Napoleon Bonaparte’s remark that “the policy of a state lies in its geography” has never seemed more apt.
Continue reading...Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of shelling outskirts of eastern city, killing and wounding civilians – AP News
- Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of shelling outskirts of eastern city, killing and wounding civilians AP News
- Pakistan, Afghanistan trade fire as Islamabad prepares to host US-Iran talks reuters.com
- What’s behind Pakistan’s war with Afghanistan’s Taliban government? The Conversation
- Afghanistan Was Always Pakistan’s Problem. Now It’s Pakistan’s Crisis. The National Interest
- Border Violence Erupts Between Afghanistan and Pakistan During Diplomatic Talks Fine Day 102.3
Iran accuses US of plotting ground assault while publicly seeking talks
Tehran says it will confront any land attack, as Houthi missiles fired at Israel signal further escalation in region
Iran has warned the US that it is prepared to confront any ground assault, accusing Washington of secretly planning a land attack while publicly seeking talks, as the war that has killed thousands of people and caused the biggest ever disruption to global energy supplies entered its second month.
As efforts to find a negotiated conclusion to hostilities inched forward with a meeting of regional powers in Pakistan, there were signs of further escalation over the weekend as Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis entered the conflict for the first time and the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said his country was widening its invasion of southern Lebanon.
Continue reading...Netanyahu orders military to expand invasion of southern Lebanon
As troops push towards Litani River, mourners gather for the funeral of three slain journalists killed in line of duty.