Is BRICS bloc divided over US-Israel attacks on Iran?
Since India took over as chair, the normally outspoken BRICS grouping appears to be more cautious.
Will the Houthis join Iran’s war?
As the regional conflict escalates, Abdel-Malik al-Houthi faces a strategic choice: intervene or stay out.
Leak from secret UK meeting on US attacks on Iran an ‘absolute travesty’, says Lammy
Justice secretary calls for inquiry into disclosure of cabinet splits at national security council over use of British bases
David Lammy has said it is an “absolute travesty” that details were leaked from a top secret national security meeting on the US-Israel attacks on Iran and has called for an investigation.
Cabinet splits at a national security council meeting, which is protected by the Official Secrets Act, over allowing the US to use British bases for the strikes against Iran were reported over the weekend.
Continue reading...Four men arrested suspected of spying for Iranian intelligence in London area
Counter-terrorism police say investigation linked to alleged spying on locations and people linked to Jewish community
Four people have been arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran on locations and individuals linked to the Jewish community in the London area, Scotland Yard has said.
The men – one Iranian and three dual British-Iranian nationals – were arrested on Friday at addresses in Barnet and Watford on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service, namely Iran, the Metropolitan police said.
Continue reading...Cost to US for war on Iran is $3.7bn in first 100 hours, says think tank
Most of the costs are not budgeted for, meaning the Pentagon will need to request more funding soon, researchers say.
23,000 canceled flights and debris raining on Dubai hotels: The Iran war is jeopardizing the $12 trillion global travel industry – Fortune
- 23,000 canceled flights and debris raining on Dubai hotels: The Iran war is jeopardizing the $12 trillion global travel industry Fortune
- Iran Attacks and Mideast Flights: How Safe Is Air Travel? The New York Times
- ‘Where do we go?’ What it’s like being an airline pilot when missiles start crossing your flight path The Guardian
- Nearly 14,000 canceled flights: Middle East travel chaos in 5 charts CNN
- Iran war threatens $11.7 trillion global travel industry as passengers get caught in crossfire CNBC
Tens of thousands in scramble for flights out of Middle East amid Iran war
Wealthy travellers are paying up to $200,000 to charter flights out of the region.
Philippines orders energy cuts in response to Middle East war
South-east Asian country limits air conditioning and travel for public officials amid soaring fuel prices
The Philippines is searching for ways to conserve energy in response to surging fuel costs, with public officials ordered to cut back on air conditioning usage and reduce travel.
All national government agencies, state universities and colleges, and local government branches have been told to reduce fuel consumption by at least 10% in response to the crisis in the Middle East.
Government offices have been told to adopt flexible work arrangements, and to set air conditioning units no lower than 24 degrees.
‘Geopolitical uncertainties’ amid Iran war could slow fall in mortgage rates, says Halifax
UK house price growth slowed in February as value of typical home rose 0.3% to £301,151
Halifax has warned that the US-Israel war on Iran could slow mortgage rate decreases this year, as it said that house price growth eased dramatically in February.
Halifax, which is part of Lloyds – Britain’s biggest mortgage lender – said the conflict in the Middle East was likely to affect global economies, stoke inflation and reduce the likely rate of interest rate cuts that influence borrowing costs for homebuyers.
Continue reading...Why did Trump fire Kristi Noem as DHS secretary; who is Markwayne Mullin?
Trump said Mullin will lead the Department of Homeland Security while Noem assigned as special envoy.
Anger in Cyprus over UK bases as US-Israel war with Iran endangers island
Protests grow as attack on British military site stirs fears that Cyprus is being dragged into a regional conflict.
Thousands displaced in Beirut after Israeli forced evacuation order
Thousands displaced in Beirut after Israeli forced evacuation order
How long can Iran continue the war? – DW.com
- How long can Iran continue the war? DW.com
- Iran's high-risk war strategy seems to centre on endurance and deterrence BBC
- Iran’s Desperate, High-Risk Survival Strategy The New Yorker
- The Iran war has been a stunning aerial success The Economist
- How dangerous has the conflict in Iran become? Expert Q&A The Conversation
More than 120 killed in Israel’s Lebanon attacks as Beirut, south, east hit
Lebanon's Hezbollah group urges Israelis to evacuate border areas as Israel continues to bomb the country.
NSW police admit to making ‘very unfortunate’ wrong claim after officer shot man dead
Inquest into fatal shooting of Steve Pampalian told statement by assistant commissioner he was ‘known to police’ was incorrect
A man shot dead by a NSW police officer after he ran at him with two knives was not known to police, a coroner says, despite a “very unfortunate” claim to the contrary made by the assistant commissioner of the force immediately after the incident.
Steve Pampalian, 41, was shot three times by a police officer in the driveway of his home on a quiet suburban street in Sydney’s North Willoughby on 25 May 2023 after he had a psychotic episode.
Continue reading...US and Venezuela move to restore diplomatic ties two months after Maduro’s capture
Re-establishing diplomatic relations will support Venezuela’s economy, US state department claims, amid push for minerals access
Venezuela and the US are restoring diplomatic ties, the two countries announced Thursday, in a new sign of thawing relations after Washington ousted former president Nicolás Maduro.
The announcement came as US interior secretary Doug Burgum wrapped up a two-day trip to Venezuela, part of US president Donald Trump’s push for greater access to the country’s mineral wealth.
Continue reading...Sudanese army retakes Bara, secures el-Obeid in North Kordofan
Source tells Al Jazeera army destroyed 32 RSF combat vehicles, killed dozens of RSF fighters in clashes, drone attacks.
Tehran hit by heavy bombing on day seven of US-Israel war on Iran
An Al Jazeera correspondent in Tehran says more intense bombardment is also targeting civilian and residential areas.
Iran war: What is happening on day seven of US-Israel attacks?
After six days of US-Israeli attacks on Iran, the conflict is escalating as regional tensions rise.
Homeless people camping in Queensland park ‘not treated as humans’ during council evictions, court finds
Moreton Bay council’s clearing of tent city breached human rights, supreme court rules
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Homeless people living in tents in a park were “not treated as humans” while being evicted by a Queensland council, with the supreme court ruling it an unlawful breach of human rights.
A group of residents who had been living in a park off Goodfellows Road, Kallangur, challenged eviction notices issued against them by the City of Moreton Bay last year.
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