News24 | ‘Not our fight’: Iran war exposes divide among Europe’s far-right parties
The US-Israeli war on Iran has exposed divisions among Europe’s far-right parties and personalities.
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Greetings from a Shanghai temple where you can ward off bad luck in the Year of the Horse
According to Chinese mythology, those born in the Year of the Horse will clash with Tai Sui, a heavenly general. Luckily, there are ways to appease Tai Sui, including amulets at Shanghai’s Jade Buddha Temple.
EU and UK demand Israel stop surge in West Bank settler violence since Iran war
Six Palestinians have been killed during attacks by settlers in the West Bank since the start of Israel’s war, the UN says.
Georgia race to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene heads to a runoff
Republican Clay Fuller is projected to face Democrat Shawn Harris in the 7 April runoff election.
Americans skeptical of the Iran war, poll says. And, DOJ gives guns back to felons
A majority of Americans oppose the U.S.’ involvement in the war with Iran, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And, the Department of Justice is quietly restoring gun rights to felons.
Canadian PM Mark Carney inches closer to majority, as fourth MP defects to Liberals
Lori Idlout, formerly of the NDP, has become the latest lawmaker in the current parliament to cross the floor.
News24 | Iran ‘wartime traitor’ soccer player granted Australia asylum changes her mind, heads home
Australian police helped two more members of the Iranian women’s soccer delegation slip their minders to claim asylum, but one has changed her mind and decided to go back to Iran, the country’s interior minister said.
US attacks Iranian mine-laying vessels near Hormuz on Day 12 of war
Attacks and counterattacks continued throughout the Middle East Wednesday. Two cargo ships were struck in the Gulf, as some lawmakers in Washington pressed for answers on the war’s rationale.
India’s top court allows removal of life support of man in vegetative state
Harish Rana has been in a vegetative state since 2013, when he fell from a balcony and suffered head injuries.
News24 | Thousands of white expats head back to SA despite Trump’s ‘persecution’ claims
Thousands of white South Africans are coming back to South Africa, despite Donald Trump’s statements that the white minority is being persecuted by the country’s black majority government.
U.S. strikes across Iran intensify as residential buildings are not spared
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Tuesday would bring the most intense strikes across Iran. And residential buildings are not being spared in Tehran.
Who are Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps and what’s their aim?
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps has ignored President Trump’s demand to disarm or “face certain death.” A look at the group’s strength and vulnerabilities amid the U.S.- Israel war against Iran.
Residents of Israeli town on Lebanese border vow to stay put, despite missile fire
As missile fire is constant across the Lebanon-Israel border, residents in one northern Israeli city are defiant about not leaving again, as they did during the Gaza war.
News24 | ‘I don’t want to die in here’: Weinstein disputes rape conviction, calls prison life ‘hell’
Disgraced movie mogul and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein says life in prison is “hell” in an interview where he repeatedly claimed he was not guilty of any crimes.
News24 | Saudi Arabia intercepts Iran drones targeting oil field, US hits mine-laying ships
Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted a wave of seven drones heading toward a strategic oil field, as Iran renewed fire on its Gulf neighbours and their energy infrastructure.
Katy Perry loses trademark case against Australian designer Katie Perry
The US singer lost the case in 2023 and later won on appeal, but now judges have ruled against her.
From New Zealand to Orkney: Why we brought this classic car half way round the world
Dutchman Hans Compter travelled around the world to deliver the Austin to Cathleen Hourie in Orkney.
Large parts of Dresden to be evacuated after 250kg WW2 bomb found
The city’s biggest ever evacuation comes after the British flying bomb was discovered near a collapsed bridge.
Four years of war have transformed Russia, but few will speak in public against it
Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine recently crossed the four-year mark. Throughout that time, one of the biggest questions has been: Is this what Russians want?
Iran war latest: Hegseth says today marks heaviest bombing yet
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Tuesday marks the most intense U.S. bombing yet in the Iran war. The 11 days of fighting have spooked oil markets, and the Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed.
At least six dead in Switzerland bus fire
Police do not yet know the cause of the fire in the western Fribourg canton, which also injured a number of people.