- Piglets left to starve as part of a controversial art exhibition in Denmark have been stolen ABC News
- Three piglets were left to starve in an art exhibition. Then they vanished. The Washington Post
- Hot Mic Captures Vance’s Dread Before Marathon Trump Speech The Daily Beast
- 3 Piglets Were Left to Starve in a Shocking Art Exhibit. The Artist’s Friend Admits Hatching Plot to Steal Them Yahoo Entertainment
- Piglets Stolen from Art Installation in Which They Were Left to Starve ARTnews
Key moments from Donald Trump’s speech to US Congress
Here are some of the highlights from Donald Trump’s speech to the US Congress.
Romanians on the march after arrest of presidential favourite – BBC.com
Romanians on the march after arrest of far-right presidential favourite
Calin Georgescu is the frontrunner in the May vote, but he has not yet been able to register as a candidate.
Chancellor set to cut welfare spending by billions – BBC.com
- Chancellor set to cut welfare spending by billions BBC.com
- Rachel Reeves to propose spending cuts to fix UK’s worsening public finances Financial Times
- ‘Pass-fail’ fiscal rules mean UK economic policy exposed to global changes – IFS The Independent
- Billions of pounds in spending cuts - including welfare - expected in spring statement Sky News
- Rachel Reeves ‘to cut billions from welfare’ after £9.9bn fiscal headroom wiped out The Telegraph
US and Israel reject Arab alternative to Trump’s Gaza plan
They say the Arab League's proposal for post-war reconstruction fails to address realities in Gaza.
South Sudan arrests key Machar allies as army surrounds his house
Several allies of Vice President Machar arrested as soldiers surround his Juba home in latest threat to 2018 peace deal.
A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode – Reuters
- A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode Reuters
- How Far Will Rwanda Go in Congo? Foreign Affairs Magazine
- Rebels in eastern Congo abducted 130 hospital patients, UN says The Associated Press
- Rwanda and Congo Clash as Major War Brews in Central Africa Geopoliticalmonitor.com
- Bukavu hospital patients tell of being shot in chaos of Congolese withdrawal | Democratic Republic of the Congo The Guardian
Katya Adler: Fractured Europe seeks credible answers on Ukraine
Europe is scrambling to react to the relentless pace of change in Washington, but can it unite around a plan?
Fact check: President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress
In his Congress speech, Trump made claims about Mexico's extradition of drug lords, aid to Ukraine and immigration.
A tiny island country is selling citizenship for $105,000 to save itself from rising seas – CNN
Brisbane schools and public transport shut as Cyclone Alfred to hit later than expected
Parts of Queensland and NSW prepare as BoM weather forecast shows Alfred making landfall between Maroochydore and Coolangatta
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Schools, airports, public transport and most businesses are beginning to shut down in Brisbane and across south-east Queensland, as authorities advised Tropical Cyclone Alfred will likely arrive later than expected.
Advice to residents is now that Alfred’s track to the coast has slowed, and that it will likely cross the southeast Queensland coast at some point on Friday.
Continue reading...Starmer highlights UK’s war record in implicit rebuke to Vance as Lib Dems mock Badenoch for defending him – as it happened
Interventions follow US vice president’s comments about ‘20,000 troops from some random country that has not fought a war in 40 years’. This live blog is closed
In response to a question about intelligence cooperation with the US, Sir David Manning, a former ambassador to Washington, said he thought this would become “more difficult” because there was a problem of trust. He explained:
If you have some of Trump’s appointees in these key jobs who have very strange track records, and have said very strange things about Nato allies, the Nato alliance and so on, and you have people in the administration who seem to be, let’s say, looking for ways of appeasing Russia, then you have a problem on the intelligence front, because these are not the values that we have.
Continue reading...Middle East crisis: Netanyahu tells new military chief Israel ‘determined’ to achieve victory – as it happened
Lt Gen Eyal Zamir says that mission to defeat Hamas is ‘not accomplished’ amid deadlock over ceasefire negotiations
An Israeli rights group says Israel demolished a record number of Palestinian homes in annexed East Jerusalem last year, reports the Associated Press (AP).
Ir Amim, which closely tracks settlement activity and demolitions in the city, said on Wednesday that 181 homes were destroyed last year, in addition to dozens of other structures.
It said that more recently, Israel appears to have dropped a longstanding policy against demolishing homes during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which began last weekend. It said a residential building and three apartments have been destroyed over the past week, according to the AP.
Rights groups say discriminatory policies make it nearly impossible for Palestinians to expand or redevelop their neighbourhoods in East Jerusalem, forcing many to build without permits. Israel also demolishes the family homes of Palestinians who carry out attacks, reports the AP.
The US state department has reinstated the “foreign terrorist organization” designation for Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi group, fulfilling an order announced by Donald Trump shortly after he took office.
Continue reading...Exposure to combination of pesticides increases childhood cancer risk – study
Study on cancer data in US agricultural heartland finds children more at risk than if exposed to just one pesticide
Exposure to multiple pesticides significantly increases the risk of childhood cancers compared to exposures to just one pesticide, first-of-its-kind research finds, raising new fears that children are more at risk to the substances’ harmful effects than previously thought.
The study’s authors say they are the first to look at the link between exposures to multiple widely used pesticides and the most common childhood cancers. Most research considers pesticides’ toxicity on an individual basis, and the substances are regulated as if exposures occur in isolation from one another.
Continue reading...IRS workforce ‘could halve’ after Trump hails cuts to federal staffing in marathon Congress speech – US politics live
Federal agencies have until 13 March to formulate staff reduction plans as allies and critics react to Trump’s marathon Congress speech
The Trump administration has listed over 300 buildings for sale in a further move to gut the federal government. It describes the properties as “not core to government operations”.
In a posting to US general services administration website, the administration says the 320 properties across multiple states are “designated for disposal”.
We are identifying buildings and facilities that are not core to government operations, or non-core properties for disposal. Selling ensures that taxpayer dollars are no longer spent on vacant or underutilized federal spaces. Disposing of these assets helps eliminate costly maintenance and allows us to reinvest in high-quality work environments that support agency missions.
I also have a message tonight for the incredible people of Greenland. We strongly support your right to determine your own future. And if you choose, we welcome you into the US.
We need Greenland for national security and even international security. And we’re working with everybody involved to try and get it. But we need it really for international world security. And I think we’re going to get it — one way or the other, we’re going to get it.
Continue reading...Why is America afraid of ‘No Other Land’?
The widely acclaimed film has failed to find a US distributor because it reveals truths Americans should not see.
Tesla’s UK sales rise despite threat of backlash over Musk’s political role
Sales of battery-powered cars jumped in February, with Model 3 and Model Y most popular after Mini Cooper
Sales of Teslas in the UK rose by more than a fifth last month as demand for battery-powered cars increased, despite the prospect of a buyer backlash over Elon Musk’s controversial and divisive behaviour since becoming a key figure in Donald Trump’s administration.
Almost 4,000 Teslas were sold in the UK in February, with the Model 3 and Model Y proving the second and third most popular after the Mini Cooper, according to the latest new car registration figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Continue reading...Kabul bombing suspect arrested: What it means for US-Pakistan relations
US thanks Pakistan for helping arrest the 'mastermind' behind Kabul bombing, but analysts say ties still need a reset.
What is Ukraine’s new peace plan that Zelenskyy presented to Trump?
Zelenskyy has said he is eager to negotiate peace, a day after Trump moved to pause military aid to Ukraine.