India vs New Zealand: Fans hope for World Cup final redemption in Ahmedabad
At the T20 World Cup final, the cricket-crazy nation hopes to bury the ghosts of 2023 and walk away with happy memories.
Iranian authorities warn against ‘fifth column’, as no signs of war abating
Intelligence Ministry renews call to report any suspicious activity through phone calls, messaging services.
US agency did not perform safety checks of more than 100 food ingredients, analysis finds
Review of FDA records by the Environmental Working Group reveals firms are exploiting rule to send new chemicals in food system
More than 100 substances widely used in common US foods, supplements and beverages underwent no health and safety review by the US Food and Drug Administration, a new analysis of federal records finds.
The review of FDA records by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) non-profit reveals that diverse products across the food pyramid, such as Capri Sun drinks, Kettle and Fire organic broth, Acme smoked fish, and Quaker Oats snack bars, use a range of substances that have not undergone review by regulators.
Continue reading...UK recruiter emerges from insolvency for third time, avoiding millions owed in tax
Hampshire business seems to have benefited from ‘phoenixism’, which costs the taxpayer about £800m a year
A UK recruitment business has been acquired out of administration for a third time in four years as part of a succession of deals that left some of the former management team in place and millions of pounds owed to the public purse.
The chain of insolvencies appears to contain more examples of phoenixism – a process when companies are liquidated and directors are able to rise from the ashes with a new entity, free of debts.
Continue reading...Jamie Dunn, radio personality and Agro puppeteer, dies aged 76
Presenter who entertained children with his sharp-witted, furry puppet Agro Vation, remembered for his brash and unapologetic humour
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Jamie Dunn, a veteran radio personality who unleashed the puppet Agro on Australia, entertaining children and adults alike for decades, has died aged 76.
Dunn, who was once Australia’s longest-serving breakfast radio host, died on Saturday.
Continue reading...OpenAI’s fund raising boom slows amid mounting debt
Experts have begun to question the AI startup’s path forward amid surging financial needs and no profit plan.
Aftermath of village in Lebanon after Hezbollah, Israeli troops clash
Aftermath of village in Lebanon after Hezbollah, Israeli troops clash
Indonesians protest Iran war, pressure president over US ties
Protesters in Indonesia have rallied against the US-Israeli war on Iran, denouncing their government's ties to the US.
Heavy rains and flooding kills at least 23 in Nairobi
Flights in and out of Nairobi Airport have been disrupted while some roads in the capital are submerged.
Kurdish fighters say Iran ground operation ‘highly likely’
Babasheikh Hosseini has told Al Jazeera it is highly likely that Kurdish fighters will stage a ground operation in Iran.
Xi Slams Disloyal Military Officials After Unprecedented Purge – Bloomberg.com
- Xi Slams Disloyal Military Officials After Unprecedented Purge Bloomberg.com
- China's Xi Jinping calls for political loyalty amid military purge and anti-corruption probe CBS News
- China's Xi says the military must be politically loyal, root out corruption Reuters
- China removes three retired generals from national advisory body BBC
- China’s last CMC general standing urges more ‘political rectification’ for PLA South China Morning Post
Ukraine’s interceptor drone makers look at exports to the Gulf as Iran war flares – Reuters
- Ukraine's interceptor drone makers look at exports to the Gulf as Iran war flares Reuters
- Ukraine’s counter-drone expertise has been hard won. War in the Middle East may reveal its silver lining CNN
- Unprepared for Iranian drones, U.S. and partners seek Ukraine’s help The Washington Post
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 5, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Iran adds new urgency to Pentagon’s Ukraine drone deal Politico
‘We were ready’: Democratic attorneys general lead fight to stop Trump
As some elected leaders choose to play nice with the president, Democratic AGs have done the opposite – to impressive effect
Four Democratic attorneys general, sitting in their offices from New York to California with state flags and books behind them, announced a new lawsuit on Thursday, alleging the president, yet again, had broken the law by attempting to create new tariffs without congressional approval.
It’s a now familiar scene for the group of top law-enforcement officials who have collectively filed more than 50 lawsuits against the Trump administration, serving as a counterweight to the president’s quest to expand his power and circumvent the constitution.
Continue reading...Trump skirts Congress over Iran war as Republicans simply step aside
Senate blocks war powers measure and House follows suit – now president can bomb Iran free from congressional interference
Before US troops invaded Iraq, George W Bush asked Congress to pass a resolution authorizing military force against Washington’s longtime nemesis, a request that lawmakers obliged.
Twenty four years later, the United States is at war with a different Middle Eastern rival – Iran – under a different Republican president – Donald Trump. But this time, the president did not bother to seek permission from the Senate and House of Representatives before joining Israel in launching the air and naval campaign. And far from objecting, Congress’s Republican majorities have simply stepped aside.
Continue reading...Watch: Moment of drone strike close to Dubai Airport
Video filmed by a witness and verified by the BBC shows a drone crashing close to the airport.
Sirens echo in occupied East Jerusalem warning of Iranian missiles
Air raid sirens blared across occupied East Jerusalem on Saturday after missiles were reportedly fired by Iran.
Trump-Netanyahu’s ‘war in search of a strategy’
An illegal war, two leaders in cahoots and media outlets struggling to meet the moment.
India vs New Zealand: T20 World Cup final – Kiwis ready to ‘break hearts’
New Zealand are targeting a first T20 World Cup title, which would deny India their third - and in front of home crowd.
Beirut’s southern suburbs in ruins after Israeli attack
Israeli strikes have left parts of Beirut’s southern suburbs in ruins.
Texas fracker turned escort says repression allowed business to flourish
Mickey says his stint as a handyman transformed into a lucrative sex business due to the region’s ‘self-denial’
A western Texas fracker starring in a podcast about how his attempted moonlighting as a handyman turned into lucrative sex work largely solicited by distracted oil industry professionals’ housewives says he believes his region’s repressive sexual attitudes gave his side gig an opening to flourish.
“There’s an inherent kind of self-denial,” the subject of The Handyman of West Texas, identified only as Mickey, said in a recent interview. “We all have these thoughts. But we lie to ourselves and try to conform to … how you’re supposed to be repressing your own pleasure.”
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