- US conservatives watch nervously as Orban faces tough test in Hungary vote Reuters
- A youth-led push for change threatens Orbán’s 16-year rule in Hungary’s elections AP News
- 5 ways the EU could cope with Hungary if Orbán wins again politico.eu
- EU lawmakers widely support Magyar in 'decisive' Hungarian elections Euronews.com
- Viktor Orban’s problems undercut Trump’s new world order Salon.com
Haiti: At least 70 killed in ‘massacre,’ says rights group – dw.com
- Haiti: At least 70 killed in 'massacre,' says rights group dw.com
- Dozens killed as gang attacks ravage western Haiti ahead of international force’s arrival CNN
- At least 70 people killed and 30 injured in Haiti gang attack The Guardian
- Central Haitian town descends into fire and bloodshed from gang warfare NPR
- Activists in Haiti say at least 30 people are dead after a gang attacks a town again abcnews.com
Labor accused of avoiding promise to rein in controversial Morrison-era university fees scheme
Greens amendments to force new watchdog to scrutinise uni fees and the Jobs-Ready Graduates scheme rejected by federal government
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The federal government is being accused of dodging promised reforms to bring down soaring university fees, after rejecting efforts to have them scrutinised by a new watchdog.
On Monday, legislation to establish the independent Australian Tertiary Education Commission (Atec) passed the Senate with a number of amendments, including to improve its resourcing and ensuring it had a focus on research.
Continue reading...Middle East crisis live: oil spill warning after tanker attacked in Dubai; explosions in Tehran and Jerusalem amid wave of attacks
Kuwait says fire broke out after Iranian attack on giant tanker and warns of possible oil spill in surrounding waters
Kuwaiti tanker hit by Iranian attack in Dubai port, raising oil spill fears
Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s energy grid if ceasefire not reached ‘shortly’
Japan and Indonesia have agreed to step up coordination on energy security, Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi said on Tuesday.
“In light of the Iran situation, the strategic importance of resources and energy security is once again being recognized globally. Indonesia is a major resource-rich nation,” Takaichi said alongside Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto after they met for talks in Tokyo.
Continue reading...Israel’s parliament approves the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis – AP News
- Israel's parliament approves the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis AP News
- ‘Dangerous escalation’: World reacts to Israel passing death penalty law Al Jazeera
- PA, rights groups denounce death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of deadly terror The Times of Israel
- Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks face death penalty under new Israeli law BBC
- Europe slams Israel over death penalty bill and freedom of religion politico.eu
Gulf allies privately make the case to Trump to keep fighting until Iran is decisively defeated – AP News
- Gulf allies privately make the case to Trump to keep fighting until Iran is decisively defeated AP News
- Iran War Draws Attention to U.S. Troop Presence in Saudi Arabia The New York Times
- Arab states express concern over Epic Fury ending with no change in Iran The Jerusalem Post
- Saudi Arabia urging US to ramp up Iran attacks, intelligence source confirms The Guardian
- Gulf States Urge Trump To Press On With Iran War - Report i24NEWS
Kuwaiti tanker hit by Iranian attack in Dubai port, raising oil spill fears
Dubai officials said a fire on the Al Salmi tanker had been extinguished and all crew members were safe after drone strike
Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker at Dubai port’s anchorage, with the strike damaging the vessel’s hull and raising concerns about a possible oil spill.
Dubai authorities said the drone attack caused a fire on board that was extinguished early on Tuesday, hours after the attack was first reported. The attack came hours after Donald Trump warned that the US would obliterate Iran’s energy plants and oil wells if it does not open the strait of Hormuz.
Continue reading...US-based dissident artist put on trial in China over satirical Mao sculptures, says rights group
New York-based Gao Zhen was detained in 2024 during a family visit to China and then tried for ‘defaming national heroes’
The Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen, known for making satirical sculptures of China’s former leader Mao Zedong, has been tried over accusations of “defaming national heroes and martyrs”, his wife and a rights group have said.
Gao, 69, who was detained in 2024 during a visit to China from the US, faces a maximum three-year prison sentence, his wife, Zhao Yaliang, and Shane Yi, a researcher at the Chinese human rights defenders group, said.
Continue reading...Perth man accused of attempted terror attack at Invasion Day rally to plead mental health defence
Lawyers for Liam Alexander Hall say the 32-year-old is undergoing treatment in custody
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Lawyers acting for Liam Alexander Hall, a 32-year-old man accused of attempting to bomb an Invasion Day rally in Perth, have foreshadowed a potential not guilty by insanity plea.
Hall was scheduled to appear before magistrate Matthew Walton via video link from Western Australia’s most secure psychiatric facility on Tuesday, but did not. Instead the case was adjourned until May.
Continue reading...Starmer’s immigration rhetoric follows familiar pattern of bold claims but few results, expert says
Madeleine Sumption says politicians make big claims about things they only partially control to appeal to voters
Keir Starmer’s pledge to “smash the gangs” profiting from small boat crossings has followed a pattern set by Conservative-led governments of employing “bullish rhetoric” with little evidence that it can be delivered, an expert has claimed.
Madeleine Sumption, the director of the University of Oxford’s Migration Observatory, says the prime minister has repeated the mistakes of Rishi Sunak and David Cameron by making “bold claims with great certainty about things governments only partially control” .
Continue reading...Rubbish and recycling in England: what’s changing and why it matters
Nationwide reforms aim to standardise collections and expand food waste recycling to tackle stagnating rates
Recycling rules across England have long been inconsistent – but that will change from Tuesday when the government’s Simpler Recycling legislation comes into effect.
Continue reading...Israel suspends battalion that detained CNN crew in West Bank – The Washington Post
- Israel suspends battalion that detained CNN crew in West Bank The Washington Post
- Israel punishes a military unit that assaulted a CNN crew in the West Bank AP News
- Israel Pulls Battalion From West Bank After Soldier Talks of ‘Revenge’ The New York Times
- Israeli military suspends battalion involved in assaulting, detaining CNN crew in West Bank CNN
- IDF chief: Detention, alleged assault of CNN crew in West Bank ‘grave ethical incident’ The Times of Israel
Who are the Artemis II astronauts heading to the Moon?
The crew, who are accomplished pilots, engineers and scientists, reveal their hopes, fears and family sacrifices.
Iran Update Special Report, March 30, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
- Iran Update Special Report, March 30, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Photos show aftermath from Iran's waves of retaliatory strikes Reuters
- Iran Targets Gulf States, Israel Strikes Tehran WSJ
- A Toothless Iran? Missile and Drone Strikes Show It Can Still Inflict Pain. The New York Times
- Iran Update Special Report, March 26, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
Iran War Sitrep #30: ‘Preemptive destruction’ debated in Tehran as US forces amass – Amwaj.media
- Iran War Sitrep #30: ‘Preemptive destruction’ debated in Tehran as US forces amass Amwaj.media
- Trump Has a Way Out of the War The New York Times
- Advantage Iran The Economist
- Iran War Hits One Month & Cuba Gets Oil NewsForKids.net
- Opinion | You May Already Have Won the Iran War WSJ
Energy Crisis: Iran’s Grip on Hormuz is Tighter Than Ever After a Month of War – Bloomberg.com
- Energy Crisis: Iran’s Grip on Hormuz is Tighter Than Ever After a Month of War Bloomberg.com
- Three scenarios for the Strait of Hormuz Al Jazeera
- Here's what needs to happen before oil starts flowing through the Strait of Hormuz again CBS News
- Opinion | Reopen the Strait of Hormuz? There’s one big problem. The Washington Post
- Mines, missiles and miles of coastline: Why Iran has the upper hand in the Strait of Hormuz CNN
Kid Rock sparks US Army probe after helicopter flyby at his mansion
The country rock artist posted footage on Saturday of himself saluting the aircraft from his outdoor pool.
Giant oil tanker off Dubai hit by Iranian strike after Trump’s latest threats – Reuters
- Giant oil tanker off Dubai hit by Iranian strike after Trump's latest threats Reuters
- Iran War Live Updates: Trump Threatens Infrastructure Attacks; Missiles and Drones Reported Across Persian Gulf The New York Times
- Iran hits oil tanker off Dubai as fighting continues on all fronts NPR
- First Thing: Kuwaiti tanker hit by Iranian drone attack in Dubai port The Guardian
- Live updates: Iran strikes fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai’s coast AP News
How Pakistan won over Trump to become an unlikely mediator in the Iran war
Pakistan's role as intermediary in this conflict took many by surprise. But perhaps it shouldn't have.
Ukraine war briefing: allies asked Kyiv about reducing attacks on Russian energy sector, Zelenskyy says
President says he is open to scaling back strikes on oil and wider energy industry if Moscow reciprocates. What we know on day 1,496
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