- After the Iran war, how fast could global trade recover? DW.com
- Arab World Faces ‘Profound’ Economic Crisis From Iran War, U.N. Agency Warns The New York Times
- UN: 4 million people in the Gulf could be pushed into poverty by war in Iran The Independent
- Iran war's economic fallout could worsen and women's Final Four bracket is set: Morning Rundown NBC News
- Iran war 'shock' is dimming outlook for many economies, IMF says jpost.com
Emergency workers search for victims of Israeli airstrikes on Beirut
Emergency workers searched through rubble in Beirut after Israeli airstrikes hit the Jnah neighbourhood.
‘A law of death that only applies to Palestinians’
Protesters demanded UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer act, not just condemn, Israel’s death penalty law for Palestinians.
US Army pilots who flew near Kid Rock’s home suspended and then reinstated within hours
The crews of two military helicopters were suspended by the army, then told there would be "no investigation" by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Judge temporarily halts Trump’s $400m White House ballroom project
District Judge Richard Leon says construction has to stop until Congress provides statutory authorisation.
Trump tells allies ‘get your own oil’, says Iran war could end in 2-3 weeks
Under pressure as domestic petrol prices soar, US president says no deal needed to end war on Iran.
Billion-plus people, three million officials, 33 questions – India begins huge census
The two-phase exercise - the world’s most ambitious - will see three million officials count every Indian.
U.N. Peacekeepers in Lebanon Were Killed by Roadside Bomb – The New York Times
- U.N. Peacekeepers in Lebanon Were Killed by Roadside Bomb The New York Times
- Peacekeepers killed by roadside explosion in Lebanon, initial report finds BBC
- Iran war: Indonesia calls on UN after peacekeeper deaths dw.com
- MIDDLE EAST LIVE 30 March: UN peacekeepers killed amid Israel-Hezbollah clashes UN News
- 3 Indonesian UN peacekeepers killed within 24 hours in south Lebanon CBC
‘Moonshots’ and merch – what it’s like to be on Florida’s Space Coast ahead of Artemis launch
Huge crowds are gathering around the Kennedy Space Centre to see the launch of the historic moon mission.
Iran war live: Trump says conflict to end in 2-3 weeks; Kuwait airport hit
US-Israeli strikes continue across Iran, hitting pharmaceutical companies and steel plants in Isfahan and Farokhshar.
Judge temporarily halts construction of Trump’s White House ballroom
The Republican-appointed judge ruled that Trump was a "steward" of the White House, not the owner.
DR Congo beat Jamaica to reach World Cup via intercontinental finals
Former Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe scores in extra time as DR Congo beat Jamaica 1-0 in qualifying playoff.
Trump says US will be leaving Iran in two to three weeks
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump says US could leave Iran “in two or three weeks."
Tiger Woods to ‘step away and seek treatment’ after crash
The golf champion was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after clipping a truck and rolling his car in Florida on Friday.
Hegseth says suspensions lifted for helicopter crews who hovered over Kid Rock home
Pentagon chief’s remarks come after US army said crews suspended amid investigation into incident in Tennessee
Defense secretary Pete Hegseth said the crews of two US army AH-64 Apache helicopters that hovered next to the singer Kid Rock’s swimming pool while he clapped and saluted on Saturday are no longer suspended.
“No punishment. No investigation,” Hegseth wrote on social media. “Carry on, patriots.”
Continue reading...‘You’re no longer my sister’ – rows erupt as war divides Iranian families
People in Iran describe angry scenes and tense relationships as rifts open up over the war.
‘A million things could go wrong’ – why seizing Iran’s uranium would be so risky for the US
Seizing the stockpile would be one of the "most complicated special operations in history", a former defence official tells the BBC.
Almost half of primary teachers in England see pupils with eating disorders, survey finds
Poll of 10,000 teachers also finds ‘overwhelming’ exam anxiety and rising absenteeism linked to poor mental health
Almost half of primary school teachers are seeing pupils with eating disorders “at least occasionally”, rising to four in five at secondary level, according to a survey by the UK’s largest education union.
The findings emerged in a poll of 10,000 teachers in English state schools about pupils’ mental health, which also revealed “overwhelming” exam anxiety in secondaries and dwindling numbers of counsellors to support students.
Continue reading...Pope Leo urges Trump to end war on Iran
Pope Leo XIV has urged US President Donald Trump to find an “off-ramp” from the US and Israel’s war on Iran.
After Strait of Hormuz opens, turmoil would still last months, analysts say
Effective shutdown of key waterway could lead to permanent changes in how shipping industry does business.