- Britain Is Preparing for War Again—and the Old Playbook Is Back UNITED24 Media
- UK working on major plan to prepare country for war Sky News
- John Healey fails to say when military spending plan will be ready The Telegraph
- Defence and National Security: Fixing the Machine Policy Exchange
- Right-wing think tank presses UK Starmer government to abandon “peacetime” agenda and move to “warfighting readiness” World Socialist Web Site
A gunman opens fire at a high school in Turkey, wounding at least 16 before killing himself – AP News
Survivors ask why busy market bombed in Nigerian anti-terror campaign
Military has described devastating attack that killed up to 200 people, many of them civilians, as a ‘precision airstrike’
Survivors and observers have questioned the Nigerian military’s rationale for a devastating airstrike on a busy market that killed as many as 200 people, many of them civilians.
The hit on Jilli market on the border of the north-eastern Borno and Yobe states on Saturday is the latest in a string of attacks by the country’s air force over the past decade with a high civilian death toll.
Continue reading...Anger at ‘bloody unacceptable’ efforts to end Sudan’s war as conflict enters fourth year
A top UN official has criticised lack of global urgency as reports confirm the world’s largest humanitarian crisis is worsening
Efforts to end Sudan’s catastrophic war have been criticised as “unacceptable” by the country’s top UN official as a series of new reports confirm that the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis is worsening.
Speaking to the Guardian on the eve of the third anniversary of the war, Denise Brown expressed her concern over the apparent lack of political urgency to end a conflict that has forced 14 million Sudanese to flee their homes. Tens of thousands of people are missing.
Continue reading...Detention of journalist in Kuwait raises questions about crackdown on freedom of speech
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was arrested after reporting on friendly fire incident during US conflict with Iran
The detention of a prize-winning international journalist over his reporting of a friendly fire incident in Kuwait is raising questions about the crackdown on freedom of speech across the Middle East as a result of the US-Israel war with Iran, the Committee to Protect Journalists has warned.
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, born in the US and a Kuwaiti national, was arrested on 3 March during a brief visit to Kuwait. He published footage of a US air force F- 15 E Strike Eagle crashing in al Jahra west of Kuwait city. On his Substack he said the pilot and weapons officer had successfully ejected and survived. He added that video circulating online showed local residents assisting one of the crew in a civilian truck.
Continue reading...Sixteen injured after ex-student opens fire at high school in Turkey
Students and teachers are among those who were injured in the attack in the country's south-east.
Spain strengthens ties with China as Sánchez backs Beijing’s Middle East role – Euronews.com
- Spain strengthens ties with China as Sánchez backs Beijing's Middle East role Euronews.com
- Spanish premier urges China to take bigger role in multipolar order Reuters
- Xi Jinping says the world order is ‘crumbling into disarray.’ Larry Fink and the IMF are worried about a global recession Fortune
- China's Xi warns against 'world’s retrogression to the law of the jungle' in meeting with Spain's PM AP News
- Xi Jinping says world in ‘disarray’ as Spain pushes China to help end Iran war Financial Times
Oil tankers transiting Strait of Hormuz since start of Iran war – Reuters
Police officers among seven arrested over deadly Haiti stampede
An investigation is under way into what led to the deaths of 25 people at Laferrière Citadel on Saturday.
World faces food ‘catastrophe’ if Strait of Hormuz disruption persists: FAO – Al Jazeera
- World faces food ‘catastrophe’ if Strait of Hormuz disruption persists: FAO Al Jazeera
- 'Blindsided': US farmers strained as fertilizer costs surge on war France 24
- Fertiliser shortages due to Iran war are a key worry for developing world, UN agency says Reuters
- ‘Clock is ticking’: Hormuz disruption raises fears of global food crisis Welcome to the United Nations
- Taxis, farmers and the fuel crisis in the south BBC
Watch: What are Harry and Meghan doing in Australia?
BBC News journalist Simon Atkinson explains how the couple's tour will be different compared to their last visit.
How Harry and Meghan’s Australia tour differs to their last visit there
BBC News journalist Simon Atkinson explains how the couple's tour will be different compared to their last visit.
Robots captured Russian army positions for first time in history, Zelenskyy says – politico.eu
- Robots captured Russian army positions for first time in history, Zelenskyy says politico.eu
- Ukrainian robots capture enemy position without troops in historic first, Zelenskyy says Euractiv
- Ukraine’s drone revolution is now transforming the ground war The Jerusalem Post
- Zelenskyy announces 'the future is here' after war's first all-robot capture Fox News
- Zelensky Says Kyiv Seized a Russian Position With Drones and Robots. Is This a Game Changer? The Moscow Times
Ukrainian robots capture enemy position without troops in historic first, Zelenskyy says – Euractiv
- Ukrainian robots capture enemy position without troops in historic first, Zelenskyy says Euractiv
- Robots captured Russian army positions for first time in history, Zelenskyy says politico.eu
- Pressed by Russian Drones, Ukraine Turns to Ground Robots in War Foreign Policy
- Ukraine’s drone revolution is transforming the landscape of the ground war - analysis The Jerusalem Post
- Inside a Secret Workshop Near Kharkiv, Ukrainian Soldiers Build Robots Reshaping the Front Line Kyiv Post
Russia’s Lavrov visits China as US pressures Iran with Hormuz blockade
China and Russia have been vocal critics of the US-Israel war on Iran, an ally of both world powers.
Slovenia’s Parliament Speaker Proposes NATO Exit Referendum, Signals Possible Moscow Visit – Kyiv Post
- Slovenia’s Parliament Speaker Proposes NATO Exit Referendum, Signals Possible Moscow Visit Kyiv Post
- Slovenia’s new parliament speaker pushes NATO exit vote TVP World
- SERB CAUSES POLITICAL UNEASE IN SLOVENIA: New president of parliament wants the country out of NATO and WHO! Serbiantimes.info
- Slovenia’s New Parliament Speaker Promises Referendum on Withdrawal from NATO Мілітарний
- The future of Slovenia’s new government coalition remains uncertain New Eastern Europe
As War Chills Economy, Dubai’s Most Vulnerable Bear the Cost – The New York Times
- As War Chills Economy, Dubai’s Most Vulnerable Bear the Cost The New York Times
- Why Dubai Will Abide Time Magazine
- The Emirates on the Tightrope | Colin Powers The New York Review of Books
- The UAE as a model in the face of Iranian aggression Gulf News
- Luxury: Is Dubai's safe haven status coming to an end? fashionunited.uk
World faces food ‘catastrophe’ if Strait of Hormuz disruption persists: FAO
Global agriculture is highly exposed to the blockage of waterways, risking higher commodity prices and food inflation.
Facing a Tuesday Deadline, Hamas Still Opposes Board of Peace’s Disarmament Plan – Haaretz
- Facing a Tuesday Deadline, Hamas Still Opposes Board of Peace's Disarmament Plan Haaretz
- Hamas rejects Gaza disarmament plan, Palestinian official says BBC
- Hamas reps meeting with Egyptian negotiators to discuss Trump’s Gaza peace plan New York Post
- Hamas Delegation Visits Cairo to Discuss Israeli Violations in Gaza Asharq Al-Awsat
- Hamas position on disarmament to be determined this week, source tells 'Post' The Jerusalem Post
Carlos Queiroz named Ghana head coach before World Cup
The Portuguese coach takes charge after the sacking of Otto Addo, and will lead the Black Stars at the FIFA World Cup.