Man City vs Real Madrid 1-2 (1-5 on agg): Champions League – as it happened
All the updates as Real Madrid book quarterfinal spot with convincing win over Manchester City.
Damage but no injuries as Iranian cluster bomb fragments impact in central Israel – The Times of Israel
- Damage but no injuries as Iranian cluster bomb fragments impact in central Israel The Times of Israel
- Iran war live: Tehran mourns Larijani, Soleimani; 2 killed in Israel Al Jazeera
- Israel detects Iranian missile launch, sirens expected in north and center The Times of Israel
- Iran strikes Tel Aviv with cluster warheads in retaliation for killing of security chief Reuters
- Iran lashes out with attacks on Israel and Gulf neighbors as Israel hits Beirut AP News
UK has flown 100,000 nationals out of Middle East since Iran conflict began
Foreign secretary says one third of those who were in region have left as MPs press for support for those still stranded
The number of UK nationals flown back from the Middle East since the start of the conflict with Iran reached 100,000 on Tuesday, Britain’s foreign secretary has said.
Yvette Cooper told parliament this is a third of the 300,000 who were in the region at the outset of hostilities, many of whom were stuck when airspace was closed. The figure included tourists and Gulf residents who have temporarily left.
Continue reading...Belgian aristocrat to face charges over murder of Congo’s first premier – Financial Times
- Belgian aristocrat to face charges over murder of Congo’s first premier Financial Times
- Belgian court clears way for trial over 1961 killing of Congo PM Lumumba BBC
- Belgium orders ex-diplomat to stand trial for 1961 murder of Congo's Lumumba Reuters
- Belgian court sends ex-diplomat, 93, to trial over 1961 murder of Congo leader The Guardian
- Ex-Belgian diplomat ordered to stand trial over murder of Congo’s Lumumba Al Jazeera
What have US allies and China said about sending ships to the Strait of Hormuz?
US allies have either pushed back or remained cautious on Trump's initial request to send ships to the crucial oil route.
Florida Republican student group sues university after suspension over Nazi salute post
The University of Florida campus group says the suspension over an off-campus post violated free speech
A dispute among student Republican groups in Florida over alleged antisemitic behavior is heading for a courtroom after a chapter at the state’s flagship university was suspended for an online post featuring two people giving Nazi salutes.
On Saturday, University of Florida (UF) blocked campus operations of the school’s College Republicans after the group’s state leadership said it had disbanded the chapter for engaging in “a pattern of conduct that violated its rules and values, including a recent antisemitic gesture”.
Continue reading...Why Iranians are taking to Tehran’s streets during war
As bombs fall and millions are displaced, protests grow in Iran. Could this war be strengthening Iran’s resolve?
Water supply cut in Moldova after oil spill blamed on Russian strike in Ukraine
Moldova has imposed a 15-day state of alert in the Dniester river basin as a precaution.
Video: What we know about Israel’s assault on southern Lebanon
The Israeli military has launched waves of air raids across southern Lebanon.
Chile’s president begins building border barrier less than week into term
José Antonio Kast visited the ditch - a few feet wide and deep - on Monday, calling it a "milestone".
Chile’s president begins building border barrier less than week into term
José Antonio Kast visited the ditch - a few feet wide and deep - on Monday, calling it a "milestone".
Exclusive: US encourages Syrian action against Hezbollah, Damascus is hesitant, sources say – Reuters
- Exclusive: US encourages Syrian action against Hezbollah, Damascus is hesitant, sources say Reuters
- US denies report that it’s encouraging Syria to send troops to fight Hezbollah in Lebanon The Times of Israel
- Report: US urges Syria to move into Lebanon, help disarm Hezbollah ynetnews
- US pushes for Syria to send troops into Lebanon, Damascus hesitant: Report Middle East Eye
- US Pushes Syria to Send Troops Against Hezbollah, Damascus Reluctant Fine Day 102.3
Death of influential Ali Larijani may be bigger loss to Iran than Khamenei
Security chief had IRGC’s trust despite his differences with hardliners and had huge sway with likes of China and Russia
If confirmed, Israel’s assassination of Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s supreme national security council and one of the linchpins of Iranian politics, would be a devastating body blow to the country and probably a bigger reverse than the loss of the supreme leader Ali Khamenei at the outset of the war.
In any attempt to decapitate the Iranian leadership, Larijani would always be the prime target, largely because of his ability to straddle so many levels of Iranian politics and his huge personal influence not just in Iran but with foreign states including China and Russia.
Continue reading...French General Torches Trump’s Demands for Help With Scathing ‘Titanic’ Comparison – The Daily Beast
- French General Torches Trump’s Demands for Help With Scathing ‘Titanic’ Comparison The Daily Beast
- France ready to help U.S. secure Strait of Hormuz — but not while ships are under attack CNBC
- Macron says France could join Hormuz mission once situation 'calmer' Euronews.com
- France presses on with Hormuz ideas, no secret Iran talks, sources say Reuters
- France will never take part in operations to unblock Hormuz Strait amid hostilities, says Macron Reuters
Bentley to cut hundreds of UK jobs amid ‘challenging global market environment’
Carmaker reduces office-based roles and will not fill vacancies ‘to ensure long-term competitiveness of business’
Bentley is to cut 275 jobs in the UK as the carmaker faces a “challenging global market environment”.
The luxury brand, owned by Germany’s Volkswagen, is preparing to launch its first all-electric model but acknowledged it had some work to do to persuade consumers to switch away from internal combustion engine vehicles.
Continue reading...Burnt by an Iran setting the region ablaze, Gulf also blames Israel for starting the fire – The Times of Israel
- Burnt by an Iran setting the region ablaze, Gulf also blames Israel for starting the fire The Times of Israel
- Gulf States Want the U.S. to Cripple Iranian Regime Before Ending War WSJ
- Sucked Into War, Gulf Countries Face the Limits of U.S. Security Guarantees The New York Times
- Why Gulf states aren’t joining the war against Iran — despite attacks on their soil Fox News
- Gulf economies suffer brunt of Iran war as recession risk looms Al Jazeera
Man and woman charged with murder of Iranian activist in Canada
Charges follow discovery of body of Masood Masjoody, who was a critic of the Tehran regime and the exiled shah
Two people have been charged with the murder of an Iranian activist in Canada, in a case which has intensified fears over transnational repression of critics of the regime in Tehran.
Masood Masjoody, a former university maths teacher, went missing in early February in the city of Burnaby, British Columbia. He had been critical of Iran’s theocratic regime and the exiled family of the former shah.
Continue reading...Australia’s environment minister wants to ban fishers and drillers from more ocean – and avoid a culture war
Conservationists hope Murray Watt’s review of national marine parks will ‘right the wrongs’ of previous downgrade of protection
The federal environment minister, Murray Watt, has pledged to put an extra half a million square kilometres of Australia’s ocean out of reach of fishers and drillers in a step conservationists hope will “right the wrongs” of an Abbott-era downgrade of marine protection.
Watt confirmed last year Australia would put 30% of its ocean estate under a high level of protection that bans extractive industries as part of an international agreement to protect 30% of the planet’s oceans.
Continue reading...Aspiring female Zambian politicians were asked for sexual favours, official says
These reports harm attempts to close the wide gender representation gap in Zambia, activists say.
How Pakistan’s people-led solar boom is easing impact of Middle East energy crisis
Falling costs and government incentives make solar an attractive option for many, reducing need for gas
After prices of liquefied natural gas surged to record highs after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, millions of people in Pakistan were repeatedly left without electricity. An intense heatwave and gas shortages amid record-breaking prices resulted in power cuts across the country.
But people soon started to realise there was an alternative. The falling costs of solar panels and generous government incentives to feed excess power back to the grid made rooftop solar an attractive option.
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