- Exclusive: Azerbaijan wants "official explanation" from Iran after drone attack Axios
- Iran denies its drones hit airport in Azerbaijan’s exclave as war widens Al Jazeera
- Azerbaijan says four injured by Iranian drones, vows to retaliate Reuters
- Azerbaijan’s Aliyev calls Iran drone hits on airport and school 'terror act' ایران اینترنشنال
- Azerbaijan says Iran struck its territory, as war spills over border BBC
US and Mideast countries seek Kyiv’s drone expertise as Russia-Ukraine talks put on ice – AP News
- US and Mideast countries seek Kyiv’s drone expertise as Russia-Ukraine talks put on ice AP News
- US asked Ukraine for help fighting Iranian drones, Zelensky says BBC
- The Glaring Oversight in the U.S. War Plan The Atlantic
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 5, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Pentagon eyes Ukrainian interceptor drones to counter Iran Financial Times
Sources Briefed on Iran War Say U.S. Has No Plans for What Comes Next – The Intercept
- Sources Briefed on Iran War Say U.S. Has No Plans for What Comes Next The Intercept
- Iran war live: Trump says Iran being ‘demolished’ as Gulf attacks continue Al Jazeera
- Trump advisers work to mitigate a political nightmare on Iran as president fuels messaging chaos CNN
- ‘I Have Agreed to Talk’ The Atlantic
- Trump Follows His Gut. His National Security Advisers Try to Keep Up. The New York Times
Katz: Netanyahu set goal in November to kill Khamenei; Iran protests moved up war plans – The Times of Israel
- Katz: Netanyahu set goal in November to kill Khamenei; Iran protests moved up war plans The Times of Israel
- The start of the Iran war was determined by spying success The Economist
- Trump Opens the Pandora’s Box of Assassination The Atlantic
- Inside the plan to kill Ali Khamenei Financial Times
- Suspected drone infiltration alert activated in Jordan Valley settlements The Times of Israel
Azerbaijan says Iran struck its territory, as war spills over border
President Ilham Aliyev says drone strikes are "act of terror" as he places armed forces on high alert.
‘We have been preparing’: Why the boots on the ground in Iran could be Kurdish
Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in exile in northern Iraq tell the BBC they have plans to cross the border but deny already doing so.
‘We have been preparing’: Why the boots on the ground in Iran could be Kurdish
Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in exile in northern Iraq tell the BBC they have plans to cross the border but deny already doing so.
Ukraine Offers Help Downing Iran Drones in Exchange for Patriot Missiles – Bloomberg
- Ukraine Offers Help Downing Iran Drones in Exchange for Patriot Missiles Bloomberg
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 5, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Zelenskyy said the US asked Ukraine for support in fighting off Iran's Shahed drones, so he's sending experts their way Business Insider
- US asked Ukraine for help fighting Iranian drones, Zelensky says BBC
- The Glaring Oversight in the U.S. War Plan The Atlantic
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Two flights from Dubai land in Sydney and Melbourne
A second commercial flight landed in Sydney last night from Dubai and the first made its way to Melbourne from the Middle Eastern hub.
Continue reading...Israel strikes Beirut after evacuation warning sparks panic
Huge traffic jams form after the unprecedented warning for people to leave the Hezbollah stronghold, as Israel steps up its strikes across Lebanon.
New York and other US states sue Trump over ‘illegal and reckless’ tariffs
Lawsuit says president does not have authority to impose levies and demands refunds from federal government
A coalition of Democratic attorneys general and governors across 24 US states are suing Donald Trump to block his latest round of tariffs.
The White House is planning to enact a new 15% tariff on all imports after the supreme court declared Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs illegal. The tariffs have yet to go into effect, though the White House said the new rate would start this week.
Continue reading...China in talks with Iran to allow safe oil and gas passage through Hormuz, sources say – Reuters
- China in talks with Iran to allow safe oil and gas passage through Hormuz, sources say Reuters
- China Tells Top Refiners to Halt Diesel and Gasoline Exports Bloomberg
- China calls for vessels in strait of Hormuz to be protected amid soaring shipping costs The Guardian
- Beijing braces for economic impact as Iran war threatens Chinese oil: "A manmade crisis" CBS News
- China to lean on Russian oil as Iran crisis chokes supply Financial Times
Labour MP resigns whip after husband arrested on suspicion of spying for China
Joani Reid steps back while internal inquiry takes place following freeing of husband David Taylor on bail until May
The MP whose husband was arrested this week on suspicion of spying for China has resigned the Labour whip while an internal investigation is carried out.
Joani Reid, the MP for East Kilbride, said on Thursday night she would temporarily stand down from the party while the inquiry takes place.
Continue reading...Trump ousts DHS secretary Kristi Noem and replaces her with Republican senator
Noem’s tenure was marked by killings of US citizens by federal agents, a rumored affair and $220m spent on ads
Donald Trump on Thursday announced he was replacing Kristi Noem as the homeland security secretary, capping weeks of bipartisan complaints about her leadership after immigration agents killed two US citizens and reports emerged that she was involved in a personal relationship with a top deputy.
Noem’s firing was the first major personnel shake-up of Trump’s second term. The president made it public in a post on Truth Social, in which he said Markwayne Mullin, a Republican Oklahoma senator, would take over from Noem starting on 31 March – though Congress would need to vote to confirm the choice first. The secretary, who he said “has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!)”, would become special envoy for “the Shield of the Americas”, a security initiative Trump said he planned to announce over the weekend.
Continue reading...Dismay as Hegseth urges Latin American allies to join ‘offense’ against cartels
Critics sceptical Pentagon chief’s plan for increased military force – amid rising US intervention – will stop drug gangs
Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, has urged Latin American countries to adopt a more aggressive approach against drug cartels, warning that the Trump administration may otherwise act unilaterally in the region.
Hegseth’s remarks come in a context of escalating US intervention in the region, both militarily and in elections, which culminated in the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro – the first US ground military attack on a South American country.
Continue reading...EU agrees to chop meaty names from vegetarian and vegan food products
Lawmakers will outlaw use of 31 meat-related names as part of efforts to help livestock farmers in food supply markets
EU lawmakers have agreed to ban meaty names such as steak and bacon for vegetarian and vegan foods, but “veggie burgers” and “meat-free sausages” will remain on the table.
Negotiators from the European parliament and EU council of ministers found a recipe for compromise on rules for food names on Thursday, although critics said they were creating needless complexity.
Continue reading...RFK Jr urges medical schools to increase nutrition education training
As part of his Maha agenda, health secretary wants schools to incorporate 40 hours of instruction
Health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr unveiled a new effort on Thursday aimed at increasing the amount of nutrition education taught in medical schools.
For months, Kennedy has urged medical schools to expand their nutrition curriculum and warned that institutions refusing to do so could face cuts to federal funding, while those that adopt the changes may receive public acknowledgment.
Continue reading...Starmer is facing a cocktail of dissent that is growing ever more potent
After the Greens’ byelection win, PM’s failure to make a progressive offer has angered Labour’s soft-left majority
But for the Iran crisis, Labour’s first major policy announcement since the party’s calamitous defeat in the Gorton and Denton byelection would have been arguably the biggest political story of the week.
Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, pressed ahead with what is intended to be the party’s full-throated answer to the competition it faces from Reform UK as she declared an end to permanent refugee status and the removal of state support from some asylum seekers.
Continue reading...Israelis back war with Iran despite uncertainty and fatigue
Israelis broadly support the US-Israeli military campaign with Iran, even if they are tired of air raid alerts and constant upheaval.
Israel orders more than 500,000 people to evacuate Beirut’s southern suburbs
Instruction comes as Israel continues to bomb Lebanon and Iran, while Tehran launches retaliatory strikes
The Israeli military has ordered the entire population of Beirut’s southern suburbs to evacuate, as it continued to bomb Lebanon and Iran, while Tehran launched retaliatory strikes against Israel and US bases across the region.
An Israel Defense Forces spokesperson told all residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs – more than 500,000 people – to “save your lives and evacuate your homes immediately”, before Israel launched airstrikes on what he described as Hezbollah targets. The area covered by the order included several hospitals and government ministries.
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