Publisher cancels horror novel’s release over AI claims
Author Mia Ballard denies having used AI herself when writing the horror story Shy Girl.
Norway’s crown princess breaks silence, claiming she was ‘manipulated and deceived’ by Epstein
Crown Princess Mette Marit tells Norwegian TV she wishes she had never met the late sex offender.
Norway’s crown princess breaks silence, claiming she was ‘manipulated and deceived’ by Epstein
Crown Princess Mette Marit tells Norwegian TV she wishes she had never met the late sex offender.
Switzerland halts US arms exports amid Iran war, citing neutrality
Move comes as Swiss government also closed its airspace to US military flights directly linked to the Iran war.
US easing ban on Iranian oil would signal ‘beginning of the end of war’
The US says it is considering removing sanctions on Iranian oil stranded on tankers at sea.
Missile strike lands near Temple Mount as Iran targets Jerusalem; Trump blasts NATO as ‘paper tiger’ – ynetnews
- Missile strike lands near Temple Mount as Iran targets Jerusalem; Trump blasts NATO as ‘paper tiger’ ynetnews
- Iran war updates: Israel refinery bombed as retaliatory strikes reverberate Al Jazeera
- Cluster Missile Hit Israeli Kindergarten, Military Says WSJ
- Iranian fire near Temple Mount, Western Wall sparks condemnation The Jerusalem Post
- Couple Killed in Cluster Bomb Attack Near Tel Aviv The New York Times
Zelenskyy says Ukraine is using drone expertise to help 5 countries against Iran attacks – PBS
- Zelenskyy says Ukraine is using drone expertise to help 5 countries against Iran attacks PBS
- Ukraine sends advisers to Gulf as it counterattacks Russian forces in south Al Jazeera
- US, Ukrainian negotiators to discuss drone deal in Miami on Saturday Reuters
- Ukraine deploys units to 5 Middle East countries to intercept drones Defense News
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 18, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
Iran threatens to target tourism sites worldwide and says it’s still building missiles nearly 3 weeks into war – PBS
- Iran threatens to target tourism sites worldwide and says it's still building missiles nearly 3 weeks into war PBS
- Iran threatens world tourism sites and says it is still building missiles 3 weeks into war Yahoo
- Iran warns prominent resorts may not be safe, alarming those on spring break KOMO
- Iranian spokesman says Israeli, US officials will not be safe at tourist sites worldwide ایران اینترنشنال
- Iran Vows to Hit Enemy Officials and Soldiers, Even in Amusement Parks WSJ
Too early to say if meningitis outbreak has peaked, health officials say – BBC
- Too early to say if meningitis outbreak has peaked, health officials say BBC
- A Meningitis Outbreak Evokes Covid Memories at a British Campus The New York Times
- Father of meningitis victim, 18, tells of family’s ‘immeasurable’ devastation The Guardian
- 27 students sick, 2 dead from meningitis amid UK outbreak. What to know. USA Today
- UK says vaccine protects against strain in deadly meningitis outbreak Reuters
Scramble for Jet Fuel Shows How Energy Shortages Are Rippling Across Asia – The New York Times
- Scramble for Jet Fuel Shows How Energy Shortages Are Rippling Across Asia The New York Times
- These Countries Are Most In Danger Of Running Out Of Oil Forbes
- ‘Demand destruction has begun’ Financial Times
- Asian economies running out of fuel, and time, as the fallout from ‘Epic Fury’ widens MarketWatch
- Middle East war shockwaves ripple through Asia-Pacific fuel and supply chains UN News
Labour claims extremist candidate revelations show Reform UK’s launch in Scotland has fallen apart – UK politics live
Some Holyrood candidates have been accused of spreading false rumours about asylum hotels, describing Humza Yousaf as ‘not British’, and backing Tommy Robinson
Severin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor.
Malcolm Offord, Reform UK’s Scottish leader, has doubled down on his defence of the party’s vetting by dismissing remarks by candidates backing Tommy Robinson or describing Humza Yousaf as an “Islamist moron” (see 10.12am) as “fruity language”.
It has taken a matter of hours for Reform Scotland’s big launch to fall apart and their true colours to show.
If Nigel Farage refuses to act and remove this candidate, Malcolm Offord must step up and show some leadership himself. This incident has confirmed once and for all how poisonous and chaotic Reform is and I have no doubt that Scots will send them packing.
Again, as I say, this was done in a former life before she became a member of Reform. We’ve all said things in the past that may be intemperate… I am saying that we have to grow up on this and not take offence at every moment in time.
I’ve been very clear that we have brought in a whole range of candidates, 80% of whom are not politicians. They’re real people with real lives who said real things in a past life. Okay, this was said before she was a candidate. She wasn’t even a member of the party at that time.
And what we got in the situation is that in all our lives in the past, we’ve made comments that might sometimes be intemperate. But the issue with this modern world we live in is everything is now written down and remembered. I just think we have to be more, more realistic about the fact that real people say real things, and now she’s a candidate, she will be held to a higher standard.
Liberal Democrats urge the government to ensure the NCA or new National Police Service takes over investigations into serious waste crime. We also need an independent review of the entire waste crime system to crack down on organised gangs once and for all. New powers for the Environmental Agency simply won’t cut it.
Continue reading...Attacks on major oil, gas sites in the Middle East – Reuters
- Attacks on major oil, gas sites in the Middle East Reuters
- Where Oil and Gas Sites Have Been Attacked During Iran War The New York Times
- Iran Might Use Its Economic-Doomsday Option The Atlantic
- Why the Iran war energy shock is different Atlantic Council
- How the Iran War Is Disrupting Global Oil and Gas Supply Bloomberg.com
Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years
Saadia Mosbah campaigned for migrants, particularly after President Kais Saied said they posed a demographic threat to the country.
Nasa’s Artemis II rocket begins slow crawl to launchpad in preparation for moon fly-by
Moon orbit program, preceding planned landing in 2028, has been delayed due to fuel leaks and clogged helium lines
For the second time this year, Nasa moved its moon rocket from the hangar out toward the launchpad on Friday in hopes of sending four astronauts on a lunar fly-around next month.
If the latest repairs work and everything else goes Nasa’s way, the Space Launch System could blast off as early as 1 April from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. The Artemis II crew went into quarantine this week in Houston in preparation for blastoff.
Continue reading...House of Lords has ‘signed its own death warrant’ by stalling assisted dying bill, says MP
Kim Leadbeater joins protest against delaying of bill to allow assisted dying in the UK and says people are ‘extremely angry’
The House of Lords “signed its own death warrant” over its stalling of the UK assisted dying bill, the MP Kim Leadbeater said as she joined more than a dozen terminally ill and bereaved people in protest outside parliament.
Marking the second anniversary of the death at Dignitas of the prominent assisted dying campaigner Paola Marra, Leadbeater, whose private member’s bill for England and Wales looks set to run out of time, said many MPs, who had already voted by a majority to pass the bill, were “angry and upset” by the addition of about 1,200 amendments in the Lords, which will probably result in the bill falling without a vote.
Continue reading...Two people arrested after trying to enter UK nuclear submarine base
Man and woman, one of whom is understood to be Iranian, held after asking to enter sensitive military site
Two people have been arrested, one of whom is understood to be Iranian, after they tried to enter the Faslane nuclear submarine base in Scotland in what may have been an attempt at espionage.
A man, 34, and a woman, 31, were detained by Police Scotland after they had asked to enter one of Britain’s most sensitive military sites late on Thursday afternoon. The base is home to the UK’s Trident submarines and not open to the public.
Continue reading...As the U.S. gears up for a potential ground war in Iran, $100-plus oil threatens ‘demand destruction’ — starting in Asia – Fortune
- As the U.S. gears up for a potential ground war in Iran, $100-plus oil threatens 'demand destruction' — starting in Asia Fortune
- Iran Might Use Its Economic-Doomsday Option The Atlantic
- Where Oil and Gas Sites Have Been Attacked During Iran War The New York Times
- Attacks on major oil, gas sites in the Middle East Reuters
- Targeting of energy facilities turned Iran war into worst-case scenario for Gulf states The Conversation
Father of killed US military member disputes Hegseth’s claim he said to ‘finish’ the job in Iran
Defense secretary had said relatives of service members killed in refueling tanker crash told him ‘do not stop until the job is done’
The father of a US military member killed in the Iran war has contradicted Pete Hegseth’s claim that bereaved families urged him to “finish” the job in the Middle East.
Hegseth, the defense secretary and a former weekend Fox News host, told reporters at a Pentagon briefing on Thursday that he had spoken with relatives of all six service members killed in last week’s refueling tanker crash during a “dignified transfer” of their remains at Delaware’s Dover air force station the night before.
Continue reading...Charity challenges ‘chilling’ law change restricting protest at animal testing sites
Animal Aid says reclassification of research facilities as key infrastructure could catch even most peaceful action
A charity has filed a legal challenge over a “chilling” change in the law that restricts protest outside animal testing facilities in England and Wales by reclassifying them as “key national infrastructure”.
Animal Aid says last month’s amendment to the Public Order Act could capture even the most peaceful, non‑disruptive advocacy. It claims the change is unlawful because it goes beyond parliament’s intention at the time the act was passed.
Continue reading...I didn’t know Epstein was a predator – Norway’s crown princess
Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has said that she wishes she had never met late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein