- The Humiliation of Keir Starmer. Is This the End of the US-UK ‘Special Relationship’? The Daily Signal
- PM stands by decision not to join strikes on Iran and sends more jets to Qatar BBC
- ‘No Winston Churchill’: Trump opens new rift with Europe as leaders try to avoid being sucked into Iran war CNN
- ‘He’s no Winston Churchill’: why Starmer can shrug off Trump’s insults over Iran The Guardian
- UK sending four extra Typhoon jets to Qatar, PM Starmer says Reuters
Death toll in Iran surpasses 1,000 as Israel-US strikes continue
A funeral for the country's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been postponed amid explosions.
How is the war playing out in Iran?
The US-Israeli assassination of Iran's top leadership has left a power vacuum in the country.
Trump: US forces doing ‘very well on the war front’ in Iran
US President Donald Trump said if he had to rate his war on Iran from one to ten, he would give it a fifteen.
Watch: Moment wolf rescued from canal in northern Italy
Video released by the Italian fire brigade shows the wolf being rescued from under a bridge.
US Senate fails to advance war powers measure to rein in Trump’s Iran war
In 47-52 procedural vote, a resolution to curtail Trump's powers was defeated, though a separate House vote is expected.
Millions of Cubans plunged into darkness as fuel crisis deepens
Fuel shortages have been exacerbated by a US oil blockade since the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Trump administration launches US military operation in Ecuador
Critics have questioned the increasing scope and deadly consequences of US anti-narcotics operations in Latin America.
Why is Israel is moving deeper into southern Lebanon?
Israel has ordered residents south of the Litani River to evacuate as its forces move deeper into Lebanon.
What to Know About Iran’s Drones, Which Are Cheap to Launch but Expensive to Intercept – The New York Times – The New York Times
- What to Know About Iran’s Drones, Which Are Cheap to Launch but Expensive to Intercept - The New York Times The New York Times
- Iran's Shahed drone: How 'the poor man’s cruise missile’ is shaping Tehran’s retaliation CNBC
- US may not have capacity to take down full barrage of Iranian drones, officials warn The Guardian
- US air defenses may not be able to intercept many of Iran’s one-way drones CNN
- Iran could disrupt the Strait of Hormuz with drones for months Reuters
How depleted weapons stockpiles could affect the Iran conflict
Weapons stocks will not alone decide the outcome of this conflict, but it's certainly a significant factor, writes the BBC's Jonathan Beale.
Spain’s Pedro Sánchez hits back at Trump threat to sever trade saying ‘no to war’
Spain's prime minister delivers a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump's threat to end trade with his country.
Spain’s Pedro Sánchez hits back at Trump threat to sever trade saying ‘no to war’
Spain's prime minister delivers a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump's threat to end trade with his country.
Exclusive: Minutes from disaster — how Qatar shot down two Iranian bombers in its first aerial combat operation – CNN
- Exclusive: Minutes from disaster — how Qatar shot down two Iranian bombers in its first aerial combat operation CNN
- Iranian Missile Strikes Biggest U.S. Air Base in the Middle East, Qatar Says WSJ
- Qatar says Iran didn’t warn of missile attacks, no comms with Tehran Al Jazeera
- Column of black smoke seen on Doha horizon following explosions The Times of Israel
- US-Iran latest: Israel orders everyone out of Beirut's southern suburbs thenationalnews.com
Live updates: NATO shoots down Iran’s missile heading toward Turkey; U.S. submarine sinks Iranian ship – The Washington Post
Putin accuses Ukraine of attacking gas tanker that exploded and sank off Libya
The Arctic Metagaz burst into flames before sinking after what the Russian president described as a terrorist attack
Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of carrying out a terrorist attack on one of Russia’s liquefied natural gas carriers which exploded into flames and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya.
The Arctic Metagaz had been sanctioned by the US and EU for being part of Moscow’s “shadow fleet” of ageing tankers that carry its oil and gas around the world, skirting Western restrictions.
Continue reading...Starmer’s slow start in the war against Iran could leave UK playing catch-up
Prime minister’s initial refusal to help US could constrain Britain’s ability to protect its nationals in the Gulf and reassure allies
Britain knew that the US was considering attacking Iran from the moment Donald Trump told protesters that “help is coming” in the middle of January. It was obvious to the world that the White House was serious when the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group was sent to the Arabian Sea in late January.
But as Trump gradually built up his “massive armada”, reinforcing it with a second carrier strike group in mid-February, UK deployments were constrained and limited even though there was a recognition that it was likely allies and bases with British soldiers would be attacked in an Iranian retaliation.
Continue reading...Blackout in Cuba leaves millions without power amid US oil chokehold
Latest outage darkens island facing dwindling oil reserves and increasing pressure from Washington
A blackout hit the western half of Cuba on Wednesday, leaving millions of people in Havana and beyond without power in the latest outage to affect an island struggling with dwindling oil reserves and a crumbling electricity grid.
The government’s Electric Union confirmed the outage on social platform X, saying it affected people from the eastern town of Pinar del Rio to the central town of Camaguey.
Continue reading...Checkpoints everywhere and internet blackouts: Life in Iran as US-Israeli strikes intensify
Iranians are coping with daily strikes and security crackdowns - all while trying to stay in touch with loved ones.
Trump’s War on Iran Could Screw Over US Farmers – WIRED
- Trump’s War on Iran Could Screw Over US Farmers WIRED
- ‘A big burden for farmers’: Gulf shipping crisis threatens food price shock The Guardian
- Fertiliser disruption from Iran conflict prompts global food shortage warnings Financial Times
- India Urea Producers Trim Output as Iran War Disrupts LNG Flows Bloomberg.com
- Fertilizer Prices Have ‘Significant’ Rise After Attack on Iran Farm Policy News