Watch: Missile lands next to presenter during live report from Lebanon
In footage from Russian state broadcaster RT, correspondent Steve Sweeney is seen diving off screen as a missile hits.
Denmark reportedly flew blood bags to Greenland in preparation for a US attack
Amid Trump threats, Copenhagen also sent over explosives intended to blow up runways, according to Danish media
Denmark reportedly readied itself for potential attack from the US in January – flying bags of blood to Greenland and explosives to blow up runways in case of a battle with its former closest ally.
During the tense days when Donald Trump threatened to take over Greenland – a largely autonomous territory that is part of the Danish commonwealth – “the hard way”, Copenhagen was so shaken that it started preparing for US invasion, according to Danish public broadcaster DR.
Continue reading...Live Updates: Iran war escalates, energy prices spike after Israeli strike on South Pars gas field – CBS News
- Live Updates: Iran war escalates, energy prices spike after Israeli strike on South Pars gas field CBS News
- Trump Says U.S. and Qatar Not Involved in Strike on Iran’s South Pars Gas Field The New York Times
- Middle East crisis live: Israeli officials push back on US claim that Trump knew nothing about gasfield attack The Guardian
- European Gas Jumps 35% After World’s Top LNG Plant Hit by Iran Bloomberg.com
- After Tehran strikes, Trump says Israel won't attack Iran gas fields anymore Axios
In Big Step On Hormuz, UK, France Say Ready To “Contribute” To Safe Passage – NDTV
- In Big Step On Hormuz, UK, France Say Ready To "Contribute" To Safe Passage NDTV
- Joint statement on Strait of Hormuz by European nations, Japan, Canada Reuters
- Live updates: State Department approves arms sales to Gulf countries NewsNation
- Trump tells Israel not to repeat strikes on Iranian energy as crisis deepens Yahoo
- European nations, Japan to join ‘appropriate efforts’ to open Hormuz Strait Al Jazeera
Seven U.S. allies back potential Strait of Hormuz coalition – Axios
- Seven U.S. allies back potential Strait of Hormuz coalition Axios
- As allies resist US call to help in Strait of Hormuz, Trump says it was a loyalty test Military Times
- US Allies See No Way of Opening Hormuz Strait During War Bloomberg.com
- China ignores Trump’s Hormuz request as the Iran war deepens and his Beijing trip slips AP News
- Estonia ‘ready to talk’ on Strait of Hormuz backup Politico
Trump struggles to distance himself from Israel over strike on Iran gasfield – Financial Times
- Trump struggles to distance himself from Israel over strike on Iran gasfield Financial Times
- War in Iran is making Donald Trump weaker—and angrier The Economist
- Opinion | The Iran war is metastasizing. Trump needs an endgame. The Washington Post
- Iran puts Trumpism to the test CNN
- Behind the Curtain: Trump's escalation trap Axios
Iran War Live Updates: As Oil and Gas Prices Soar, Bessent Says U.S. May Release More Reserves – The New York Times
- Iran War Live Updates: As Oil and Gas Prices Soar, Bessent Says U.S. May Release More Reserves The New York Times
- What we know on the 20th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran CNN
- No 'definitive time frame' to end Iran war, Pentagon to seek funds from Congress — as it happened ABC News
- Morning Mail: crude spikes as Israel hits major gasfield, the driveways that ate Sydney, flight of the fashionistas The Guardian
- Iran conflict to end as US has achieved aims: Albanese thesenior.com.au
2 Men Charged With Spying for Iran on Jewish Institutions in UK – The New York Times
- 2 Men Charged With Spying for Iran on Jewish Institutions in UK The New York Times
- London police commissioner describes department’s work to disrupt Iran-backed retaliation plots CNN
- Two men charged with spying for Iran targeting London Jewish community ایران اینترنشنال
- 2 men in UK court accused of spying on Israeli embassy, London's Bevis Marks Synagogue for Iran The Times of Israel
- Two men charged over alleged spying on Jewish community in London for Iran The Guardian
European Gas Jumps 35% After World’s Top LNG Plant Hit by Iran – Bloomberg.com
- European Gas Jumps 35% After World’s Top LNG Plant Hit by Iran Bloomberg.com
- How Europe sleepwalked into yet another energy crisis BBC
- EU eyes energy tax cuts, subsidies to ease Iran war impact Reuters
- Europe tells Trump to get lost on Iran, again Fortune
- The Iran war is forcing Europe to confront its energy problem The Economist
Fear, defiance, and anger: Iranians describe life under bombardment – NPR
- Fear, defiance, and anger: Iranians describe life under bombardment NPR
- Watch: Iranians show daily life under air strikes and regime crackdown BBC
- Rituals of survival in Tehran Financial Times
- Middle East Dispatch newsletter: Iran’s mood shifts The Economist
- Days of Anger and Fear for Iranians Living With Waves of Airstrikes The New York Times
WA police investigate flyers targeting LGBTIQ+ community distributed to homes
The anonymous leaflets display pictures of LGBTIQ+ people along with accusations of crimes such as drug trafficking and paedophilia
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Police in Western Australia are investigating flyers distributed to homes across Perth targeting members of the state’s LGBTIQ+ community.
The flyers, which are anonymous, display photographs of LGBTIQ+ people and falsely accuse them of crimes such as paedophilia.
Continue reading...‘One in, one out’ asylum seekers sent to France return to UK in lorries
Exclusive: At least four people have travelled back to the UK by lorry in the last two weeks
Asylum seekers who arrived in the UK in small boats and were forcibly returned to France under the controversial “one in, one out” deal have returned to the UK in lorries, the Guardian has learned.
When asked about the recent returnees, the Home Office said that people who came back to the UK after removal to France were detained and returned to France at the earliest opportunity. Amnesty International UK has called for “one in, one out” to be scrapped.
Continue reading...Bernardi vows to pay for flights taken with Hanson on Rinehart’s plane amid confusion about SA’s donations ban
World-leading laws to be tested before South Australian election, complicated by Hanson and Bernardi’s political status
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Cory Bernardi says he will pay for multiple flights with Pauline Hanson in a plane registered to Gina Rinehart’s company amid confusion about whether the trips may contravene South Australia’s new laws banning political donations.
Saturday’s SA election is the first since the new laws came into effect. There are a range of exemptions to the ban, but it is not clear if any of them apply to One Nation as parties, candidates and the electoral commission work through the “world-leading” laws for the first time.
Continue reading...Spain’s king welcomes Mexico’s World Cup invite after ‘abuse’ comments
News of the invitation emerges after the monarch acknowledged "a lot of abuse" during the Spanish conquest of Mexico.
EU leaders balk at joining Middle East fight, grapple with high energy prices – AP News
- EU leaders balk at joining Middle East fight, grapple with high energy prices AP News
- Europe and Japan ready to help stabilise energy prices and secure oil chokepoint Reuters
- How Europe sleepwalked into yet another energy crisis BBC
- Fossil fuels? No thanks. Why Trump’s Iran war is pushing EU toward renewables. politico.eu
- Silver linings to the heavy cloud of higher energy prices Financial Times
Why are Iran’s South Pars gasfield, Qatar’s Ras Laffan, so significant?
Israel's strike on South Pars and Iran's attack on Ras Laffan escalate energy crisis, deepen regional tensions.
As a Meningitis Outbreak Spreads in Kent, UK, Here’s What to Know – The New York Times
- As a Meningitis Outbreak Spreads in Kent, UK, Here’s What to Know The New York Times
- 27 students sick, 2 dead from meningitis amid UK outbreak. What to know. USA Today
- Kent meningitis outbreak has been contained, health officials believe The Guardian
- Cases of invasive meningococcal disease notified in Kent GOV.UK
- Why is this meningitis outbreak so explosive? BBC
Video: Why Iran’s attack on Qatar’s gas fields matters
Gas prices have spiked after Israel’s attack on Iran’s main gas field prompted Iran to attack Qatari gas facilities.
The US–Israel war with Iran will not end with a clear victor
An arrangement that allows each side to claim it achieved its core goals is the most likely path out.
Iran’s dilemma in war and peace
Iran’s regional ambitions are increasingly constrained by military limits, economic pressure, and internal fragility.