- Oman, Egypt, Pakistan, Turkey push for US-Iran ceasefire The Jerusalem Post
- Iran’s president sets terms to end the war: Is an off-ramp in sight? Al Jazeera
- Iran Outlines 3 Conditions To End War With US, Israel NDTV
- Iran’s President Says He Wants Reparations, International Guarantees to End War WSJ
- Iran war: Tehran demands reparations to end conflict DW.com
‘America’s mortal enemy’: Pete Hegseth expressed extreme antipathy toward Iran for years
Comments in books, speeches and videos shed new light on defense secretary’s personal commitment to war on Iran
The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has expressed a violent antipathy towards Iran for years in books, Fox News broadcasts, educational videos and a 2018 speech to an Israeli media conference in Jerusalem, a Guardian review has revealed.
In a 2020 book, for example, Hegseth wrote that Iran’s leaders were “actively seeking the military means – especially nuclear weapons – to bring the West to its knees”. And in a 2017 video for PragerU, the hard-right media platform, Hegseth described Iran as “America’s mortal enemy”.
Continue reading...‘America’s mortal enemy’: Pete Hegseth expressed extreme antipathy toward Iran for years
Comments in books, speeches and videos shed new light on defense secretary’s personal commitment to war on Iran
The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has expressed a violent antipathy towards Iran for years in books, Fox News broadcasts, educational videos and a 2018 speech to an Israeli media conference in Jerusalem, a Guardian review has revealed.
In a 2020 book, for example, Hegseth wrote that Iran’s leaders were “actively seeking the military means – especially nuclear weapons – to bring the West to its knees”. And in a 2017 video for PragerU, the hard-right media platform, Hegseth described Iran as “America’s mortal enemy”.
Continue reading...Jack Osbourne names baby daughter Ozzy to honour late father
TV star announces birth of Ozzy Matilda Osbourne on social media, alongside image of cuddly bat
Jack Osbourne, the only son of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, has honoured his late father by naming his baby daughter after him.
Jack, 40, announced the birth of Ozzy Matilda Osbourne on social media alongside his wife, Aree, who he married in 2023. The newborn Ozzy was pictured lying next to a cuddly bat toy: another reference to his father, who famously bit the head off a real bat during a 1982 concert believing it was made of rubber.
Continue reading...Jack Osbourne names baby daughter Ozzy to honour late father
TV star announces birth of Ozzy Matilda Osbourne on social media, alongside image of cuddly bat
Jack Osbourne, the only son of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, has honoured his late father by naming his baby daughter after him.
Jack, 40, announced the birth of Ozzy Matilda Osbourne on social media alongside his wife, Aree, who he married in 2023. The newborn Ozzy was pictured lying next to a cuddly bat toy: another reference to his father, who famously bit the head off a real bat during a 1982 concert believing it was made of rubber.
Continue reading...Al Jazeera sees bombs being loaded onto US planes at UK base
An Al Jazeera crew filmed bunker-busting bombs being loaded onto US military planes at a UK military base.
IDF admits it failed to warn Israelis on Hezbollah barrage – The Jerusalem Post
- IDF admits it failed to warn Israelis on Hezbollah barrage The Jerusalem Post
- Israel strikes heart of Beirut, signals long campaign Reuters
- Israel attacks Beirut in ‘targeted killing’ attempt, kills several in south Al Jazeera
- Israel pounds Beirut suburbs and south Lebanon after Hezbollah rocket barrage BBC
- ‘The World Exploded.’ Strikes Haunt Displaced Families in Lebanon. The New York Times
Saudi Arabia and UAE condemn Iranian attacks
Saudi and UAE ambassadors to the UN condemn Iranian attacks ahead of Security Council meeting.
Residents of this Beirut neighbourhood felt safe. Then Israel attacked it.
Residents of a Beirut neighbourhood tell Al Jazeera they felt safe until the Israeli attack on Wednesday morning.
Bangladesh parliament meets after uprising, elections ushered in new gov’t
Newly elected PM Rahman has blamed Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party for undermining the previous parliament.
War in Ukraine spills into Hungarian election campaign
Hungary is going to the polls soon and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has one public enemy in his sights - Ukraine's president.
Chinese national arrested over attempt to smuggle 2,000 queen ants from Kenya
The suspect had packed some ants in test tubes while others were concealed in tissue paper rolls, prosecutor says.
China approves ‘ethnic unity’ law requiring minorities to learn Mandarin
The law states that children should be taught Mandarin before kindergarten, until the end of high school.
China approves ‘ethnic unity’ law requiring minorities to learn Mandarin
The law states that children should be taught Mandarin before kindergarten, until the end of high school.
Iran war: What is happening on day 13 of US-Israel attacks?
Cyberattacks, tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and rising oil prices are deepening the global consequences of the war.
Southeast Asia shuts offices, limits travel as oil crisis deepens
Countries such as Indonesia and Vietnam heavily depend on fuel imports and have limited energy reserves.
Indonesia, Australia to expand security cooperation with Japan, PNG
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Queensland’s ‘from the river to the sea’ laws likened to Bjelke-Petersen era anti-protest regime
Health minister Tim Nicholls corrects claim alleged Bondi terror attack gunman Naveed Akram used controversial phrase, as laws roundly criticised
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Police arresting pro-Palestinian protesters for using the phrase “from the river to the sea” had “all the hallmarks of an authoritarian police state”, according to a Greens MP, amid widespread backlash against Queensland’s new hate speech laws.
The controversial laws went into effect yesterday after passing a vote in parliament last week.
Continue reading...Queensland’s ‘from the river to the sea’ laws likened to Bjelke-Petersen era anti-protest regime
Health minister Tim Nicholls corrects claim alleged Bondi terror attack gunman Naveed Akram used controversial phrase, as laws roundly criticised
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Police arresting pro-Palestinian protesters for using the phrase “from the river to the sea” had “all the hallmarks of an authoritarian police state”, according to a Greens MP, amid widespread backlash against Queensland’s new hate speech laws.
The controversial laws went into effect yesterday after passing a vote in parliament last week.
Continue reading...France walks ‘fine line’ as US-Israel war on Iran escalates
President Macron has criticised the onslaught and questioned the war's legality but ultimately blamed Iran.