- Benjamin Netanyahu warns Europe against Iran, calls on leaders to join war The Jerusalem Post
- CNBC Daily Open: Netanyahu's 'ground component' warning CNBC
- Transcript: Netanyahu’s rivals try to outdo him over Iran Financial Times
- Netanyahu says revolution in Iran will require ‘ground component’ to war The Hill
- Netanyahu says Iran can reach Europe, calls for global action ایران اینترنشنال
Scores hurt after Iranian missiles hit Israeli desert towns – Reuters
- Scores hurt after Iranian missiles hit Israeli desert towns Reuters
- Live - Trump delays Iran power plant strikes for five days after 'productive' talks ایران اینترنشنال
- Rescue services say no sites of impacts located after Iran’s latest missile attack The Times of Israel
- Iranian Missiles Sow Panic, Destruction In Israeli Towns Barron's
- Iranian authorities taunt US, Israel, EU amid strikes and assassinations Al Jazeera
Sudan drone attack on key hospital killed 64 people during Eid, WHO says
The strike killed 64 people, including 13 children, two nurses and a doctor, according to the WHO head.
Sudan drone attack on key hospital killed 64 people during Eid, WHO says – BBC
- Sudan drone attack on key hospital killed 64 people during Eid, WHO says BBC
- WHO says attack on Sudan hospital killed 64, including 13 children Al Jazeera
- Strike on Sudan hospital kills at least 64 and wounds 89 more, WHO reports The Guardian
- Attack on a Sudan Hospital Kills Dozens, Head of W.H.O. Says The New York Times
- A strike on a hospital in Sudan killed at least 64 people, WHO says NBC News
Pakistan and Afghanistan tensions reach breaking point – Financial Times
- Pakistan and Afghanistan tensions reach breaking point Financial Times
- A deadly strike in Kabul could have big knock-on effects The Economist
- ‘This is the saddest moment’: families search for loved ones on Eid after Kabul hospital strike The Guardian
- The New War in Afghanistan Lawfare
- Pakistani strike killed hundreds, Afghanistan says, as regional conflicts boil The Washington Post
From rainbows to tremors: Wartime Nowruz feels surreal, yet hope endures – ایران اینترنشنال
- From rainbows to tremors: Wartime Nowruz feels surreal, yet hope endures ایران اینترنشنال
- Iranian Israelis mark Nowruz, the Persian New Year, as an act of solidarity and resistance The Times of Israel
- Nowruz has taken on a different meaning for Iranians this year, amid conflict and fear CNN
- 'You can't smell Nowruz in the air': Iran marks Persian new year under threat of strikes BBC
- ‘We must preserve our traditions’: war casts shadow over Iranian Nowruz celebrations The Guardian
Iranian missiles injure 160 in towns near Israeli nuclear site
Israel is investigating how ballistic missiles got through the country's sophisticated air defences.
‘Gaza model’: Netanyahu, Katz instruct IDF to strike bridges, homes in southern Lebanon – The Jerusalem Post
- 'Gaza model': Netanyahu, Katz instruct IDF to strike bridges, homes in southern Lebanon The Jerusalem Post
- Israel Orders Military to Intensify Demolitions in Southern Lebanon The New York Times
- Israel to expand ground and air attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon BBC
- Fears of an all-out Israeli invasion mount in Lebanon NBC News
- Israel strikes main bridge in south Lebanon, orders destruction of homes near border Reuters
Evgeny Lebedev and Ian Botham have lowest Lords attendance, records show
Figures seen by the Guardian show the two peers each attended just 1.12% of sessions in past four years
Evgeny Lebedev’s longstanding commitment to being the most relaxed member of the House of Lords has come under threat from another peer, Ian Botham, with both recording identical attendance rates of 1.12% over the past four years.
According to Lords records seen by the Guardian, Lebedev and Botham – who were both appointed by Boris Johnson – each managed to make it to seven of the 625 sessions of the upper house that took place from the start of 2022 to the end of 2025.
Continue reading...BBC in Cuba as island plunged into darkness
More than 10 million people are enduring power cuts after Cuba's national electrical grid collapsed again.
A strike on a hospital in Sudan killed at least 64 people, WHO says – NPR
- A strike on a hospital in Sudan killed at least 64 people, WHO says NPR
- Sudan drone attack on key hospital killed 64 people during Eid, WHO says BBC
- WHO verifies deadly hospital attack in war-torn Sudan Welcome to the United Nations
- Attack on a Sudan Hospital Kills Dozens, Head of W.H.O. Says The New York Times
- Strike on Sudan hospital kills at least 64 and wounds 89 more, WHO reports The Guardian
Tory chief whip reposts AI video created by far-right figure who was jailed for hate crimes
Exclusive: Rebecca Harris promotes latest Crewkerne Gazette skit, created by Joshua Bonehill-Paine who says he is Tory member
The Conservative party’s chief whip has been condemned for promoting AI-generated footage created by a notorious far-right figure who was jailed for hate crimes against Jewish people.
Rebecca Harris reposted the latest skit by the Crewkerne Gazette, which depicts Kemi Badenoch and her shadow justice secretary, Nick Timothy, as characters in the gangster film Scarface.
Continue reading...Slovenia goes to polls in election marked by claims of anti-Romany rhetoric
Centre-left Robert Golob and rightwing populist Janez Janša are frontrunners in contest after polarised campaign
Campaigners in Slovenia warned of a surge in anti-Romany rhetoric as the country headed to the polls on Sunday, leaving many bracing for the outcome of a vote that has become, in part, a referendum on how the country treats its most marginalised.
In Sunday’s vote, the prime minister, Robert Golob, of the centre-left Freedom Movement party, faced off against the rightwing populist and Donald Trump ally Janez Janša.
Continue reading...Iran prepared to let Japanese ships transit Hormuz, FM says – The Japan Times
- Iran prepared to let Japanese ships transit Hormuz, FM says The Japan Times
- 22 Countries Signal Readiness to Help Secure Strait of Hormuz WSJ
- Iran says it will allow Japanese ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz Al Jazeera
- Japan Says Not Considering Unilateral Talks With Iran on Hormuz Bloomberg.com
- G7 ready to act to protect global energy supplies, says important to safeguard Strait of Hormuz The Times of Israel
MPs threaten fresh inquiry into carers allowance scandal amid redress delays
Unpaid carers say they remain ‘in limbo’ as DWP continues to pursue discredited repayment bills
MPs have threatened to launch a fresh inquiry into the handling of the carers allowance scandal after unpaid carers spoke of being “stuck in limbo” by the government’s response.
The warning came amid concerns over delays in Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) plans to offer redress to tens of thousands of carers who were unfairly issued with overpayment bills based on discredited official guidance.
Continue reading...Mayoral races in balance as voting opens in last round of French local elections
Electoral alliances expected to play vital role in number of contests including Paris and Marseille
Voting is under way in France in the second round of local elections – seen as a bellwether for next year’s presidential race – with cities including Paris and Marseille in the balance and both the radical left and far right hoping for gains.
Most of France’s 35,000-odd communes elected their councils in the first round last Sunday, but in municipalities where the contest is tighter, including most large urban areas, the second round will be decisive, with electoral alliances playing a key role.
Continue reading...One Nation wins at least one SA seat as Liberals consider ‘sobering lessons’ from election defeat
Labor’s Peter Malinauskas secures at least 32 seats while Pauline Hanson’s party outpolls Liberals and could become de facto opposition
One Nation will win at least one South Australian lower house seat, and is leading in a handful of others, as the Liberals consider “sobering lessons” from Saturday’s thumping election loss to Labor.
One Nation’s electoral success came as federal MP Barnaby Joyce downplayed racism and bigotry accusations against the party before likening a ban on migration from Muslim countries to buying cattle “that just don’t work”.
Continue reading...Iran social media strategy pivots to information war amid US-Israel attack
Cyber experts say influence operations in ‘asymmetric’ campaign to intensify moral pressure on US and Israel
Iran has radically overhauled its social media strategy in an all-out information war launched by the country’s Islamic rulers in response to US and Israeli military attacks.
Cyber experts say Iranian foreign influence operations have gone into overdrive as part of an “asymmetric” campaign designed to complement its military retaliation and intensify moral pressure on the US and Israel into curtailing their war efforts.
Continue reading...‘The stakes are enormous’: how a prolonged Iran war could shock the global economy
Donald Trump’s ‘little excursion’ is likely to have long-term effects, from oil prices to inflation to growth, say experts
In the days after the US and Israel first bombed Iran, financial markets bet the economic fallout from Donald Trump’s “little excursion” in the Middle East would be short-lived.
“There are risks from higher oil prices longer term. But this is a tail risk,” one US-based fund manger said after the airstrike killing Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “History has shown time and time again that geopolitical flare-ups like this tend to be short-lived. This one should prove to be no exception.’’
Continue reading...How Ukraine’s front line became a laboratory for drone innovation – AP News
- How Ukraine’s front line became a laboratory for drone innovation AP News
- Ukraine strings nets over cities as killer drones turn streets into war zones NPR
- Urban Warfare Project Podcast: Drones and Urban Warfare in Ukraine Modern War Institute -
- Analysis: Ukraine’s Drone Strikes vs. Russia So Far in 2026 – Bigger Swarms, More Explosions Kyiv Post
- Ukraine says it can arm allies with 1,000 anti-Shahed interceptors a day, maybe more, if it gets more investment Business Insider