Three weeks in, Iran war appears to have escalated beyond Trump’s control – The Times of Israel

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  1. Three weeks in, Iran war appears to have escalated beyond Trump’s control  The Times of Israel
  2. The First Casualty of Trump’s War in Iran Was the Truth  The New Yorker
  3. Trump Had No Plan B for Iran  The Atlantic
  4. Trump Humiliated as Key Allies Take to Streets to Rally Against Him  The Daily Beast
  5. Congress looks for Trump’s exit plan as the Iran war drags on  Anchorage Daily News
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Petrol theft expected to rise in Australia as police call for more CCTV and prepaid pumps

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Amid a surge in fuel prices and fear of shortages, SA police chief signals officers might stop investigating ‘drive-offs’ unless service stations install prepaid pumps

The rusty green fuel trailer hardly looks like it is worth stealing. But some time before 1 March it was hooked up to the back of a vehicle and taken from a property at Huntley, south of Orange, in the New South Wales central tablelands.

It was just another in a series of thefts that police across Australia are keeping a watchful eye on.

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G7 ready to act to protect global energy supplies, backs Hormuz Strait security – Reuters

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  1. G7 ready to act to protect global energy supplies, backs Hormuz Strait security  Reuters
  2. 22 Countries Signal Readiness to Help Secure Strait of Hormuz  WSJ
  3. Iran says it will allow Japanese ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz  Al Jazeera
  4. Five European nations and Japan to 'contribute' to Hormuz security  Euronews.com
  5. Iran Says Ready to Let Japan Vessels Use Hormuz, Kyodo Reports  Bloomberg.com
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Food prices likely to rise due to Iran war, farmers’ union says – BBC

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  1. Food prices likely to rise due to Iran war, farmers' union says  BBC
  2. Fertilizer Shock Escalates as New Supply Risks Emerge  Bloomberg.com
  3. Energy shock talk grabs headlines but the Iran war is also driving the world towards a food crisis | Heather Stewart  The Guardian
  4. How the Iran war threatens global food supply  NPR
  5. American farmers are feeling the squeeze  The Economist
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Trump threatens to send ICE to airports on Monday amid DHS funding standoff

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President attacks ‘Radical Left Democrats’ after homeland security funding bill again sinks in Senate

Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to deploy federal immigration agents to US airports on Monday if Democrats do not agree to measures aimed at strengthening security and immigration enforcement.

“If the Radical Left Democrats don’t immediately sign an agreement to let our Country, in particular, our Airports, be FREE and SAFE again, I will move our brilliant and patriotic ICE Agents to the Airports,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.

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Republican says he lied about racist posts on porn site to protect Trump

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Mark Robinson, who ran for North Carolina governor in 2024, tells podcast he had ‘obsession’ with porn and sex

The former Republican North Carolina lieutenant governor Mark Robinson has admitted he misled voters during his unsuccessful 2024 gubernatorial campaign when he denied posting racist and offensive comments on a pornography website – suggesting he did so to protect Donald Trump’s successful presidential run.

Robinson, who worked in furniture manufacturing before entering politics in 2020, told the After the Call podcast on Thursday: “I won’t say that I completely lied. Some of the things about the whole story – some of it — there’s some truth to it.”

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Minister claimed thousands of pounds on expenses for promotional videos

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Videos of Labour’s Al Carns include him talking about his time as a marine and challenging a firefighter to pull-up contest

Labour minister Al Carns has claimed thousands of pounds on parliamentary expenses for promotional videos including one showing him doing pull-ups at a fire station in competition with a firefighter.

The veterans minister and former Royal Marine, who is tipped by some MPs as a leadership hopeful, claimed about £3,000, approved by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa), for the production of 17 videos that show him interacting with local businesses.

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All Iranian officials and commanders killed in the past nine months – Euronews.com

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  1. All Iranian officials and commanders killed in the past nine months  Euronews.com
  2. Iran live updates: Trump threatens Iran's power plants if strait not opened in 2 days  abcnews.com
  3. Exclusive | Israel Is Hunting Down Iranian Regime Members in Their Hideouts, One by One  WSJ
  4. Israel killed another Iranian leader, but experts say that doesn't mean it's winning the war  NBC News
  5. Israel is rapidly killing Iran's top leaders. Experts warn the strategy could backfire  PBS
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In Cuba, a ‘Solidarity Caravan’ Has Arrived – Newser

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  1. In Cuba, a 'Solidarity Caravan' Has Arrived  Newser
  2. Aid Ship Departs for Cuba as Island Grapples With a Fuel Blockade  The New York Times
  3. Tons of aid flows into Cuba as humanitarian convoy arrives on the struggling island  abcnews.com
  4. Tone-deaf radicals flock into Havana, staying in 5-star hotels while island in crisis: ‘Mockery of Cuban people’  New York Post
  5. Tons of aid flows into Cuba as humanitarian convoy arrives on the island  France 24
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