Trump says US-Israeli war on Iran creating a new Middle East
Donald Trump told a Saudi investment conference that the Middle East will soon be free from Iranian “nuclear blackmail.”
Maldives tells UK it does not recognise Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius
The Maldives is threatening international legal action to press its claim for control of the Chagos Islands.
Iran war live: Trump again slams NATO’s lack of support for war on Tehran
Iranian Red Crescent says more than 92,600 civilian units were damaged across the country in US-Israeli attacks.
Iran Rejects U.S. Narrative That It Must Adhere to Trump’s ‘Disingenuous’ Negotiation Framework – Givebutter
- Iran Rejects U.S. Narrative That It Must Adhere to Trump’s ‘Disingenuous’ Negotiation Framework Givebutter
- Day 26 of Middle East conflict — Tehran says it does not accept 15-point plan by the US CNN
- Here are Iran’s 5 conditions for ending war after rejecting US ceasefire plan The Hill
- Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the Mideast AP News
- Iran war updates: Tehran says no talks as Trump threatens to ‘hit harder’ Al Jazeera
Global markets recoil as Marco Rubio warns war in Iran could stretch for weeks – Financial Times
- Global markets recoil as Marco Rubio warns war in Iran could stretch for weeks Financial Times
- UAE targeted with missiles and drones – as it happened The Guardian
- US diplomat Marco Rubio denounces settler violence, tolls in Hormuz strait Al Jazeera
- Rubio tells allies Iran war will continue 2-4 more weeks Axios
- G7 meets on Russia-Ukraine war as Rubio tries to sell U.S. strategy in Iran to skeptical allies insulted by Trump PBS
Three killed as tourist helicopter crashes on Hawaiian island of Kauai
Two others injured after sightseeing aircraft comes down on remote beach on Na Pali Coast
A tourist helicopter crashed on a remote beach off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii, killing three people and injuring two others, authorities said.
The helicopter was carrying one pilot and four passengers when it crashed on Thursday afternoon at Kalalau Beach, the Kauai fire department said. The beach is on the Na Pali coast on Kauai’s north shore. The area is otherwise reachable only by hiking or boat.
Continue reading...‘Break your silence’: Jane Fonda leads rally against Trump crackdown on arts and media
Actor outside Kennedy Center urges Americans to ‘stand tall against authoritarianism’ and resist free-speech threats
The actor Jane Fonda joined journalists, musicians and writers outside Washington’s John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in urging US citizens to “break your silence” and “stand tall against authoritarianism”.
At a damp but defiant rally hosted by Fonda’s Committee for the First Amendment on Friday, around a hundred invited guests gathered to hear speakers and singers rail against book bans, political censorship and other threats to free speech under Donald Trump.
Continue reading...Yemen’s Houthis launch first attack on Israel since outbreak of conflict, as Rubio says war to end in ‘weeks’
Missile fired from Yemen the first since the Iran war began and came hours after the US secretary set a new timeline for the conflict
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have confirmed that they launched an attack on Israel for the first time since the outbreak of the Israel-US war on Iran, marking their entry to the conflict just hours after Marco Rubio said the US expected to conclude military operations within “weeks, not months”.
While Israel was again hitting targets across Iran’s capital on Saturday, it identified what it said was a missile launched from Yemen. The Houthis said the attack came after continued targeting of infrastructure in Iran, Lebanon, Iraq and the Palestinian territories, adding that their operations would continue until the “aggression” on all fronts ends.
Continue reading...Labor to underwrite Australian fuel imports under new security powers to ensure supply
Albanese announces forthcoming legislation to guarantee private sector purchases of fuel and fertiliser
The Australian government will take on the financial risk of importing essential products affected by the war in the Middle East to get additional supplies of petrol, diesel, and fertiliser into the country.
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, announced the new fuel security powers on Saturday after a month of soaring diesel and petrol prices and widespread shortages at service stations, particularly in regional Australia.
Continue reading...Rescue workers rush to save lives after south Tehran missile strike
Iranian rescue workers have been pulling survivors and bodies out of a building after a missile strike on south Tehran.
‘Memory of a generation’: China mourns the sudden death of a controversial education influencer
The divisive 41-year-old was among the country's most prominent influencers.
Live Updates: Iran war rages, Strait of Hormuz still locked down as U.S. awaits response to peace proposal – CBS News
- Live Updates: Iran war rages, Strait of Hormuz still locked down as U.S. awaits response to peace proposal CBS News
- What we know on Day 28 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran CNN
- Iran and Israel Keep Up Attacks After Trump Extends Deadline Bloomberg
- Trump extends Hormuz deadline but few signs of progress toward truce with Iran Yahoo
- Democrats caving on Iran war powers; Israel expands Lebanon ground invasion; Hamas denounces Board of Peace plan conditioning reconstruction on disarmament Givebutter
US, Israel Hit Iran’s Nuclear Facilities as Tehran Attacks Gulf – Bloomberg.com
- US, Israel Hit Iran’s Nuclear Facilities as Tehran Attacks Gulf Bloomberg.com
- Iran war updates: Tehran vows retaliation for Israeli hits on nuclear sites Al Jazeera
- Iran war: Israel hits Iranian heavy water nuclear reactor DW.com
- Iran Vows to Exact ‘Heavy Price’ for Latest Israeli Attacks Bloomberg.com
- Rosatom says situation at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant keeps deteriorating Reuters
Houthis warn ‘fingers on the trigger’ as US-Israel war on Iran continues
The Iran-aligned Yemeni group have the ability to target key shipping lanes around the Arabian Peninsula.
‘Fingers on the trigger’ for military intervention, Houthis warn
The Houthis have warned that they are ready for direct military intervention in the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Tiger Woods charged with DUI after rollover crash in Florida
Tiger Woods showed signs of impairment and was arrested at the scene of car crash in which he struck another vehicle.
Breonna Taylor shooting: charges dismissed against ex-police officers for falsifying warrant
Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany were accused of lying on document used to enter Taylor’s house on night of shooting
A federal judge has dismissed charges against two former Louisville police officers accused of falsifying the warrant used to enter Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night police shot her to death.
Charles Simpson, a US district judge, issued a one-page ruling on Friday throwing out charges against Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany, two former officers involved in crafting the Taylor warrant.
Continue reading...Connecticut officer fired after shooting man in mental health crisis as others tried to de-escalate
Mayor of Hartford has fired a white police officer who fatally shot a Black man in a mental health crisis nine times
A white Connecticut police officer who fatally shot a Black man 30 seconds after arriving at the scene, where three fellow officers had spent several minutes trying to de-escalate the situation, was fired Friday.
Arunan Arulampalam, Hartford’s mayor, said in a statement that he terminated Officer Joseph Magnano effective immediately in connection with the 27 February shooting of Steven Jones, who was on a city street holding a knife. The killing came eight days after a different Hartford officer fatally shot another man in a mental health crisis.
Continue reading...Oyarzabal double seals Spain win against Serbia in World Cup warm-up
Spain enjoy a comfortable night as Mikel Oyarzabal scores twice in 3-0 win against Serbia in warm-up for World Cup 2026.
What is the TACO trade and are investors profiting amid war on Iran?
Global energy crisis continues to widen amid market volatility, while so-called 'TACO traders' attempt to capitalise.