- Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib killed in air strike, Israel says BBC
- Israel Has Killed Esmaeil Khatib, Iran’s Intelligence Minister The New York Times
- Ali Larijani, Iran’s Slain Top Security Chief, Spoke to FRONTLINE in 2025 PBS
- Live updates: US knew of Israeli strike on Iranian gas field but didn't take part, AP source says AP News
- Death of Ali Larijani deepens crisis at heart of Iran's leadership BBC
Iran’s intelligence minister Esmail Khatib killed in air strike
Israel said it had killed Khatib, whose death was confirmed by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday.
Gunshots disperse crowd during Persian New Year festivities in Tehran
A crowd celebrating Chaharshanbe Suri in Tehran were forced to flee after gunshots disrupted their event.
President or Congress? Who in the US has the power to declare war?
US presidents have long bypassed Congress's authority and dissenting lawmakers have often tried to fight back.
Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to temporary Eid al-Fitr ‘pause’ in conflict
Pakistani minister says five-day pause, to begin at midnight Thursday, requested by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkiye.
What If Iran . . . Wins? – The Bulwark
- What If Iran . . . Wins? The Bulwark
- For U.S., Unmet Expectations in Iran Fit a Familiar Pattern in the Region The New York Times
- The US–Israel war with Iran will not end with a clear victor Al Jazeera
- Drinking from the Bitter Chalice in the Middle East, Again War on the Rocks
- Israel and U.S. Raise Stakes in Iran as Mideast Heads Into All-out Energy War Haaretz
Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules
Archaeologist Alexander Butyagin is accused of conducting illegal excavations in Crimea - Ukraine's peninsula annexed by Russia.
Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules
Archaeologist Alexander Butyagin is accused of conducting illegal excavations in Crimea - Ukraine's peninsula annexed by Russia.
Why is this meningitis outbreak so explosive? – BBC
- Why is this meningitis outbreak so explosive? BBC
- What to Know about the Meningitis Outbreak in Britain The New York Times
- Urgent public health alert as Kent meningitis outbreak grows BBC
- UK races to contain meningitis outbreak in Kent after two deaths Reuters
- Masks for NHS staff amid confusion over rapid spread of meningitis The Telegraph
Benjamin Netanyahu tried to dispel viral rumors of his death. Some social media users aren’t convinced. – NBC News
- Benjamin Netanyahu tried to dispel viral rumors of his death. Some social media users aren't convinced. NBC News
- Wave of false AI claims about Israeli PM Netanyahu BBC
- Netanyahu Posts ‘Proof of Life’ Video as A.I. Sows Doubts About What’s Real The New York Times
- Netanyahu denies death rumours in video falsely branded AI Euronews.com
- 'We’re watching from above': Amid AI and death rumours, Netanyahu emerges in war room to wish Iranians on Nowruz, prove he’s alive WION
IDF strikes Hezbollah financial, military sites; Lebanese authorities report 14 dead – The Times of Israel
- IDF strikes Hezbollah financial, military sites; Lebanese authorities report 14 dead The Times of Israel
- A Lebanese Cafe on the Edge of Destruction The New York Times
- Beirut photographer puts himself in the firing line to capture Israeli strikes NBC News
- Israeli air raids devastate southern Lebanon, dozens killed in two days Al Jazeera
- IDF says it will bomb bridges on Litani River in coming hours The Times of Israel
‘Very difficult to stop’: BBC visits scene of Iran cluster bomb strike on Israel
An elderly couple was killed after a bomb flew into their apartment in central Israel and exploded.
‘Very difficult to stop’: BBC visits scene of Iran cluster bomb strike on Israel
An elderly couple was killed after a bomb flew into their apartment in central Israel and exploded.
Hezbollah ignites blowback from its base as over 1 million flee war with Israel – The Washington Post
- Hezbollah ignites blowback from its base as over 1 million flee war with Israel The Washington Post
- The sum of all fears for Lebanon Financial Times
- Lebanon war leaves a classroom of children hurt or dead every day, UN says Reuters
- Fearing Israeli strikes, a Druze village screens for Hezbollah militants among Lebanon’s displaced France 24
- Fear and defiance in southern Lebanon city as Israel-Hezbollah war intensifies BBC
Celebrations in Morocco but devastation in Senegal after Africa Cup of Nations decision
Moroccans feel justice has been done but the Senegalese are angry after being stripped of the title.
How Los Angeles’s Iranian diaspora is confronting the US war on Iran
Residents are divided between supporting and opposing the US and Israeli war against Iran, amid fears for loved ones.
The EU’s Hungary problem won’t be solved even if Viktor Orbán is ousted
The bloc’s foremost troublemaker could lose April’s election, but the headaches he’s caused will not necessarily disappear with him
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How do you solve a problem like Viktor Orbán? By crossing your fingers and hoping it disappears in just over three weeks’ time. But even if the European Union’s disruptor-in-chief is ousted in elections next month (which is far from certain), Europe’s Hungary problem is unlikely to vanish overnight.
EU leaders will gather in Brussels on Thursday and Friday for yet another summit that will be at least partly hijacked by Orbán, Hungary’s illiberal prime minister.
Continue reading...Looking for leverage: China keeps close eye on US politics after summit delay
Beijing seeks to decipher effect of Iran war on US midterms and best way to apply pressure when Trump meets Xi
The White House said on Wednesday that China had agreed to postpone Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, as war in the Middle East rages on, complicating the US president’s position at home and abroad.
China has not yet commented on the delay to the highly anticipated trip, in which Trump and the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, will meet in person for the first time since October. Trump previously said he hoped to delay the trip, originally scheduled to run from 31 March to 2 April, for “five or six weeks”.
Continue reading...Quantum pioneers win Turing Award for encryption breakthrough
It is hoped Charles H Bennett and Gilles Brassard's work will make digital communications secure for decades ahead.
Trump said the U.S. would “run” Venezuela and sell its oil. Now it’s starting to happen – Fortune
- Trump said the U.S. would “run” Venezuela and sell its oil. Now it’s starting to happen Fortune
- US extends protection of Venezuela-owned Citgo from creditors Reuters
- News Wrap: U.S. eases sanctions on Venezuela's state-owned oil company PBS
- U.S. eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost oil supply during Iran war NBC News
- US relaxes sanctions on Venezuela’s PDVSA amid global energy squeeze Financial Times