- Australia central bank hikes rates to a near 1-year high as Iran war raises inflation risks CNBC
- Australia’s RBA Raises Rates in Split Decision as Inflation Fears Intensify WSJ
- US dollar firms on war uncertainty; Aussie wobbles after RBA Reuters
- Statement by the Monetary Policy Board: Monetary Policy Decision | Media Releases Reserve Bank of Australia
- The RBA rate hike that will do nothing to curb inflation ABC News
French far right struggles to deliver its decisive breakthrough – politico.eu
- French far right struggles to deliver its decisive breakthrough politico.eu
- Marseille’s Tight Mayoral Race Is a Bellwether for France’s Future The New York Times
- 2026 municipal elections: See the first-round results on our map Le Monde.fr
- France’s Far Right Now Has a Clear Path to Power Foreign Policy
- Far-left and far-right gains throw French mainstream parties into a quandary BBC
Hundreds feared dead in strike on Kabul hospital – Financial Times
- Hundreds feared dead in strike on Kabul hospital Financial Times
- Dozens killed after Afghanistan rehab centre struck BBC
- Rescue crews dig bodies out of the ruins of a Kabul hospital hit in an airstrike blamed on Pakistan The Hill
- Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of killing 400 in attack on Kabul hospital Al Jazeera
- Hundreds killed in Pakistani strike on rehab hospital in Afghanistan, Taliban says CBS News
Let the games begin: Victorian Liberals fail at sport but surprise with teamwork in viral video
Jess Wilson’s party has made a splash on social media but will they work together in the state election race?
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Jess Wilson doing bombs into a swimming pool. Brad Battin in a muscle shirt curling 20kg, tattoos on show. John Pesutto throwing a discus, clad in blue jeans. Matthew Guy running, clutching a pink baton.
The current Victorian Liberal leader and three of her predecessors feature in a social media video to mark what would have been the opening ceremony of the regional Commonwealth Games on Tuesday – if the state government hadn’t cancelled them.
Continue reading...Naveed Akram’s family members could be killed if their identities aren’t suppressed, court told
Lawyer acting for alleged Bondi beach terror attack shooter says 24-year-old’s mother and siblings have received death threats since December antisemitic shootings
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Lawyers for alleged Bondi beach gunman Naveed Akram have argued the names of his family members should be suppressed due to fears “one or more of them may be killed” after they received death threats.
But legal counsel for media organisations, who are challenging the suppression order request, argued there was no evidence before the court of an imminent risk.
Continue reading...Iran Update Special Report, March 16, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
- Iran Update Special Report, March 16, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- A Visual Guide to the Scale of the U.S.-Israeli Air War on Iran WSJ
- Trump and Netanyahu will be defeated by the iron will of the Iranian people Middle East Eye
- US, Israel strikes on Iran: Main developments in Middle East as of Wednesday morning Armenia News
- Iran News in Brief – March 16, 2026 National Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI
Drone Strike Sets UAE Natural Gas Field Ablaze, Abu Dhabi Says – Bloomberg.com
- Drone Strike Sets UAE Natural Gas Field Ablaze, Abu Dhabi Says Bloomberg.com
- Iran hits key UAE oil port and Dubai airport BBC
- Drone sparks fire at UAE oil site as Gulf takes more hits amid Iran war Al Jazeera
- UAE’s Fujairah oil trading hub targeted by a drone attack, causing large fire CNBC
- U.A.E. Suspends Operations at Gas Field After Drone Strike WSJ
Trump says presidents ‘should not have learning disabilities’ as he mocks Newsom’s dyslexia
The National Center for Learning Disabilities said it was "disturbed" by the president's remarks.
Utah mother who wrote book about grief found guilty of poisoning husband
A jury found that Kouri Richins killed her husband in March 2022 by poisoning him with a fentanyl-laced drink.
Utah bereavement author found guilty of fatally poisoning her husband
A jury found that Kouri Richins killed her husband in March 2022 by poisoning him with a fentanyl-laced drink.
Afghanistan says 400 killed in strike by Pakistan on Kabul hospital
Deputy government spokesman says death toll has reached 400 people ‘so far’ as Islamabad denies targeting facility for drug addicts
Hundreds were feared dead after a strike on a hospital treating drug users in the Afghan capital of Kabul, which officials from Afghanistan blamed on the Pakistani military.
Afghanistan’s deputy government spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat said the death toll had “so far” reached 400 people, while about 250 people had been reported injured. He said most of those killed and wounded were patients undergoing treatment at the facility.
Continue reading...Columbia University protester released after one year in immigration custody
Federal officials say Leqaa Kordia overstayed her student visa. Her lawyer says she was targeted for pro-Palestinian activism.
Cheese from largest US raw milk distributor linked to E coli outbreak
Cheddar cheese from California-based Raw Farm identified as ‘likely source’ of infections across multiple states
Cheese from the country’s largest raw milk distributor have been linked to a multistate E coli outbreak.
Raw cheddar cheese from the California-based company Raw Farm has been identified as the “likely source” of several E coli O157:H7 infections in California, Florida and Texas, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), PBS News reported, though no Raw Farm products have tested positive for E coli.
Continue reading...Surge in US gas prices deepens political peril for Trump over Iran
The odds of a quick resolution to the war appear to be dwindling by the day, and the political stakes for the president are only growing.
Trump’s confidence is undimmed – but every Iran option comes with risk
The odds of a quick resolution to the war appear to be dwindling by the day, and the political stakes for the president are only growing.
‘Fire came from the sky and burned them’ – life on the brink of civil war in South Sudan
Some 50,000 people are told to flee their homes as the army warns of a huge military offensive in Jonglei state.
AI firm Anthropic seeks weapons expert to stop users from ‘misuse’
The artificial intelligence firm says it wants to prevent "catastrophic misuse" of its systems.
Judge orders ICE to release Minneapolis man after 50 days of unlawful detention
Arrest of asylum seeker Elvis Joel TE and his two-year-old, without a warrant, had sparked widespread outrage
A federal judge ruled on Friday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) must release a Minneapolis man and asylum seeker who has been unlawfully detained for 50 days.
The man, identified as Elvis Joel TE in court filings, was arrested on 22 January at the height of ICE’s aggressive raids in Minneapolis. The case sparked widespread outrage as Elvis TE was detained with his two-year-old daughter while they were returning home from the store, and ICE quickly flew both of them to Texas despite a court order barring their transfer out of Minnesota.
Continue reading...Leqaa Kordia, a pro-Palestinian activist, released after a year in ICE custody
Kordia was taken at a check-in at an ICE office in New Jersey and was held despite court ruling thrice for her release
A New Jersey woman who had been arrested at a pro-Palestine protest and booked into a US immigration detention center in Texas last March has been released on bond, after a year in custody.
Leqaa Kordia, 33, originally from the West Bank, was arrested in April 2024 at a protest against Israel’s war on Gaza outside of Columbia University. Nearly a year later, she was taken into custody after reporting for a check-in at a Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in New Jersey.
Continue reading...Train delays: compensation claims to be easier under Great British Railways
Refund systems for individual train operators to be merged into single service under nationalised rail body
Rail passengers will be able to claim compensation for delayed trains directly from the website where they bought their ticket, the government has said, as part of a shake-up to make rail travel simpler.
Passengers who use third-party retailers such as Trainline to buy tickets currently, have to submit applications for refunds to the relevant train operator for processing.
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