Inside the Australian hotel where Iranian footballers escaped to claim asylum
Activists played a key role in making contact with the women as they tried to dodge their minders.
Beirut building ablaze after apparent Israeli strike
A residential building in Beirut was seen with flames erupting from a hole in its side after an apparent Israeli strike.
Member of Iranian football delegation granted Australian asylum changes her mind
One of the seven women who received visas has reversed her decision after speaking to teammates, minister says
Member of Iranian football delegation granted Australian asylum changes her mind
One of the seven women who received visas has reversed her decision after speaking to teammates, minister says
Israel launches new strikes at Iran and Lebanon, as US says it has hit 16 Iranian mine-laying ships – BBC
- Israel launches new strikes at Iran and Lebanon, as US says it has hit 16 Iranian mine-laying ships BBC
- What we know on the 12th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran CNN
- Iran war live: Tehran says US, Israel have hit nearly 10,000 civilian sites Al Jazeera
- WATCH: White House holds briefing as U.S. announces 'most intense' day of strikes on Iran PBS
- Combatants in Mideast war trade more air strikes as Iran clamps down on dissent Reuters
Qatari minister says ‘regional countries are not an enemy of Iran’
Mohammed bin Abdulaziz al-Khulaifi also says Qatar and Oman cannot act as mediators while under attack.
6 members of the Iranian women’s soccer team granted asylum in Australia – AP News
- 6 members of the Iranian women’s soccer team granted asylum in Australia AP News
- Two more people connected to Iranian football team choose to stay in Australia BBC
- Seven members of Iranian women’s soccer team granted visas as rest of squad leaves Australia CNN
- Australia grant 2 more Iran team members asylum before return ESPN
- Iran’s female footballers faced an impossible choice, but we must not romanticise what they are going through The Guardian
Bam Adebayo scores 83 points, passes Kobe Bryant for second-most in NBA
Miami Heat player's historic night is second behind the famous Wilt Chamberlain, who scored 100 points back in 1962.
Oil prices swing wildly amid mixed messages over Iran war
Crude oil prices fall sharply as energy markets remain on tenterhooks over effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Can the Lebanese government deal with the displacement crisis?
The UN estimates around 700,000 people in Lebanon have been displaced from their homes by Israeli bombardment.
Woman charged with attempted murder after shooting at Rihanna’s home
The woman posted about the singer online prior to the attack, the BBC's US news partner CBS reports.
N Korea ‘respects’ Iran’s selection of Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader
North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson condemns the US and Israel's 'unlawful military attack against Iran'.
Iran’s Control of Hormuz Means It’s Exporting More Oil Today Than Before the War – WSJ
- Iran’s Control of Hormuz Means It’s Exporting More Oil Today Than Before the War WSJ
- Iran sends millions of oil barrels to China through Strait of Hormuz even as war chokes the waterway CNBC
- Greek Oil Tanker Exits Strait of Hormuz With Its Signal Off Bloomberg
- Why shadow tankers are the only ships still moving through the Strait of Hormuz The Conversation
- Dark ships and shadow fleets – what is crossing 'closed' Strait of Hormuz? Sky News
Bodies recovered after US-Israeli strikes hit Tehran
Video released by the Iranian Red Crescent show rescue teams retrieving bodies after US-Israeli strikes hit Tehran.
Qatar warns Gulf security is tied to global stability
Qatar’s Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi warns that attacks on Gulf states risk escalation and threaten global energy security.
Iranian women’s football team arrives in Malaysia from Australia
Members of the Iranian women's soccer team arrived in Malaysia after Australia granted asylum to some players.
Indian traveller stranded in Qatar takes long road to Riyadh
Varun Krishnan was flying from Chennai to Barcelona when Iranian attacks stranded him in Doha.
‘No endgame’: Why US Democrats say Iran war hearing has them worried
Lawmakers say the White House has not clearly explained why the US entered the conflict, or how long it may last.
Meghan to headline £1,400 per person ‘girls’ weekend’ in Australia
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are returning to Australia in April, their first visit since 2018.
‘My lovely distraction’: live stream of kākāpō – world’s fattest parrot – and her chicks captivates New Zealand
More than 100,000 people have tuned in to watch ‘kākāpō cam’, which captures a rare flightless bird sleeping, tidying her nest and fighting off intruders
On an island in New Zealand’s remote southern fjords, one of the world’s strangest and rarest parrots – the kākāpō – is caring for her tiny chick as fans from across the globe watch on.
Through the black and white lens of a hidden camera, a fluffy orb with a kazoo-like squeak jostles for food from its mother’s beak. The mother, Rakiura, is attentive – scooping her chick under her large green wings, fending off an intruding bird, and periodically tidying her nest.
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