WEDNESDAY, 04 MARCH 2026, 09:51
WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s top national security advisers spent much of the day on Tuesday making the case to Congress for the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, describing a rapidly evolving operation and leaving open the possibility of sending in American troops, Democrats and Trump’s fellow Republicans said.
The carefully choreographed annual meetings signal the priorities of the world’s second-largest economy.
The Hindu festival, which celebrates the victory of good over evil, also marks the end of winter.
TikTok tells the BBC it won’t join rival platforms such as WhatsApp and Messenger in using end-to-end encryption.
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot began the week by saying he found most Premier League games no longer a joy to watch – and had little to enjoy as he described defeat at Wolves as the “same old story”.
Retaliatory Iranian strikes on Gulf states have tarnished their image as safe and prosperous, writes the BBC’s Barbara Plett-Usher.
Many of the papers focus on the deteriorating relationship between Donald Trump and Sir Keir.
By reaching 40 points with victory at Leeds on Tuesday, Sunderland have pretty much ensured Premier League survival by early March.
Iran is responding to the strikes by launching missile and drone attacks on Israel and Gulf states hosting US bases.
US President Donald Trump says he does not care if Iran take part in this summer’s 2026 World Cup.
Iranian authorities say they were killed in a US-Israeli strike in the city of Minab on Saturday.
A court hears that an art consultant working for the TV hosts took “secret and unauthorised profits”.
A “clear win” was what Sarina Wiegman wanted from her England side against Ukraine – and that was what they delivered in a bright start to their World Cup qualifying campaign.
Several investigations into police officers are under way alongside two parallel hearings into whether a cartel has infiltrated South Africa’s law enforcement, adding to the already deep distrust among officers and stoking concerns about potential cover-ups.
Seven high-profile claimants allege the Daily Mail’s publisher committed “grave breaches of privacy” – something it denies.
Sir Keir Starmer had refused to grant the US permission to use the Diego Garcia military base.
As the City of Cape Town balances a billion-rand wastewater infrastructure overhaul with a collapsing estuarine system, the shadow of illness and ecological decay has fallen over one of the Western Cape’s most iconic coastlines.
In an interview with Daily Maverick, South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation director-general Zane Dangor says both the US-Israeli strikes on Iran – and Iran’s attacks on neighbouring states – are unlawful.
Defeat follows a thumping by Orlando Pirates in the Soweto derby as Amakhosi’s top-three chances take a blow.
In a new-look team Seb Atkinson and Fin Smith’s teenage days in the Worcester academy could be key for England against Italy in Rome.