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Sri Lanka evacuates crew of second Iranian vessel day after US sub attack Sri Lanka has found itself caught in the middle of the conflict, hoping its decision to let an Iranian navy ship dock in one of its ports won't anger the US and Israel.

Sri Lanka evacuates crew of second Iranian vessel day after US sub attack
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David Lammy: ‘We want the Iranian people to determine their future’ Senior political correspondent Paul McNamara spoke to the deputy Prime Minister David Lammy and began by asking him about the use of UK bases.

David Lammy: ‘We want the Iranian people to determine their future’
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Was the US behind the strike on Iran’s girls’ school? There are mounting indicators that the US is responsible for a strike on a girl’s school in southern Iran - one of the worst mass casualty events of the conflict so far.

Was the US behind the strike on Iran’s girls’ school?
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Debate: Is the Iran war legal? It’s seven days since America and Israel launched a war against Iran - the Middle East is on fire, the Qataris are warning of a global economic disaster and Donald Trump’s White House is pumping out p...

Debate: Is the Iran war legal?
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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Israël lance « une vague de frappes de grande ampleur » sur Téhéran ; l’aéroport de Dubaï suspend ses opérations L’armée israélienne dit viser des cibles gouvernementales dans la capitale iranienne. Par ailleurs, le Hezbollah affirme avoir affronté des soldats israéliens dans l’est du Liban.

EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Israël lance « une vague de frappes de grande ampleur » sur Téhéran ; l’aéroport de Dubaï suspend ses opérations

Au Népal, « Balen », ancien rappeur, emporte une victoire historique Six mois après la révolution « gen Z », quatre ans après s’être lancé en politique, Balendra Shah, maire de Katmandou, a battu l’ancien premier ministre Sharma Oli lors des élections législatives.

Au Népal, « Balen », ancien rappeur, emporte une victoire historique

A Wall Street, des remous et inquiétudes sur l’immense marché du crédit privé Le géant financier mondial BlackRock a limité, vendredi, les retraits sur l’un de ses fonds spécialisé dans le crédit privé. Depuis plusieurs semaines, le doute s’est emparé de ce secteur pesant des milliers de milliards de dollars, en particulier, en ce qui concerne la qualité de certains actifs.

A Wall Street, des remous et inquiétudes sur l’immense marché du crédit privé

EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : un nouveau bilan fait état de sept morts et 15 blessés à Kharkiv après une frappe russe Selon le chef de l’administration militaire régionale, sept personnes ont été tuées, dont deux enfants, et 15 blessées par une frappe nocturne russe contre un immeuble d’habitation de la deuxième ville d’Ukraine. Un précédent bilan, samedi matin, faisait état de cinq morts.

EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : un nouveau bilan fait état de sept morts et 15 blessés à Kharkiv après une frappe russe

Ecosse-France : le XV du Chardon, souvent sur courant alternatif, fait toujours des étincelles face aux Bleus Deuxième du Tournoi des six nations, l’Ecosse reçoit le XV de France, samedi à Edimbourg. L’occasion pour les coéquipiers de Finn Russell de jouer enfin les premiers rôles dans la compétition, face à une équipe qu’ils ont souvent malmenée.

Ecosse-France : le XV du Chardon, souvent sur courant alternatif, fait toujours des étincelles face aux Bleus

US downplays reports Russia gave Iran intel to help Tehran strike US assets Pentagon asserts US forces are tracking Russian-Iranian operations amid escalating conflict in the region.

Pentagon asserts US forces are tracking Russian-Iranian operations amid escalating conflict in the region.

Hezbollah, Israeli troops clash on the ground in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa

Hezbollah, Israeli troops clash on the ground in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa https://aje.news/gcmwq6

Iran to halt strikes on neighbours unless attacks from there: Pezeshkian

Iran to halt strikes on neighbours unless attacks from there: Pezeshkian https://aje.news/x2mleb

Is #China-#Africa no-tariff trade a real breakthrough?

"China’s move to suspend tariffs on imports from Africa comes against a backdrop of #US protectionism"

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Conservative peer quits after Lords probe into PPE deals It comes after a Lords standards probe into his contacts with ministers and advisers during the pandemic.

Tory peer quits after investigation into PPE role

(No, not that one)

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Meta sued over AI smart glasses' privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage | TechCrunch Lawyers say Meta's marketing materials promised privacy and user control over sharing footage. But an investigation found that subcontractors are reviewing footage from customers' glasses.

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#Ukraine peace deal will weaken #Europe: "There would be little to motivate #Russia to stop fighting in the first place, or to reduce its military readiness significantly following any armistice . . ."

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NEW: John Swinney has said he would 'consider' banning US military aircraft from using Prestwick Airport if it was confirmed they were involved in strikes on Iran

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As we mark International Women’s Day this Sunday, it is fitting to look at how far women have come in Britain’s biggest companies.

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DOJ releases Epstein files with accusations against Trump Over the course of four interviews in 2019, a woman told the FBI that Epstein and Trump sexually abused her in the 1980s.

"A DOJ source told the Miami Herald that agents found her to be credible – and that they would not have interviewed her four times if they thought she was lying."
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Trump accused of 'hitting schoolgirl who refused to perform sex act' The documents reveal an unidentified woman told FBI agents shortly after Epstein's arrest for sex trafficking in 2019 she was assaulted by Epstein and Mr Trump (both pictured) as a teen in the 1980s.

Horrific allegations about Donald Trump.

There are thousands more credible accounts of similar horror by rich and powerful men in the #EpsteinFiles

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Price of Crude Oil WTI (USD/Bbl) over a five-year period, spanning from 2021 to early 2026. The chart shows a significant price peak in 2022 reaching over $120, followed by a general downward trend with various fluctuations, eventually hitting a low near $55 in late 2025 before a sharp vertical spike to the current price of 90.900. This recent surge represents an increase of +23.880 (+35.63%), highlighted in green text above the blue line graph.

The real insanity isn’t how much oil prices have spiked, it’s that we’re still burning oil for energy.

UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns Prof Tim Lang says country produces far less food than it needs to feed population and is particularly vulnerable

Ensuring #FoodSecurity - surely a crucial government responsibility on which Westminster has been failing for decades

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Remembering the ethical activism of #JesseJackson

I miss it when our neighbours across the ocean had a president we could respect.

One who turned deep thought and contemplation into flowing oratory

#Obama

Not, you know, a racist rapist spitting word salad.

#Trump
#EpsteinFiles

’Bloodiest single day for civilians’ in Iran amid US-Israel war The US-Israeli strikes moved across Tehran, Shiraz, Sanandaj, Maragheh, Lamerd, Minab, Ahvaz, and Tabriz simultaneously, creating a geography of destruction.

The US-Israeli strikes moved across Tehran, Shiraz, Sanandaj, Maragheh, Lamerd, Minab, Ahvaz, and Tabriz simultaneously, creating a geography of destruction:

My suffragette-era great-aunt caused raised eyebrows and mutterings when seen 'riding astride a bicycle' in Cramond.

We have come so far.
We can achieve so much more.

#Women #Cycle

Kennedy Center dealt another blow as National Symphony Orchestra leader quits Historic performing arts center was plunged into turmoil when Trump purged more than half of the original board, replacing them with Republican supporters

Kennedy Center dealt another blow as National Symphony Orchestra leader quits amid Trump takeover

Corruption and grift courses through Trump's administration.

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

The Guardian on our new study, which shows that global heating is significantly gathering speed. Our efforts to overcome our fossil fuel addiction should do the same.
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Repressive régimes attack #journalism

Israel has slaughtered hundreds of Palestinian #journalists

Now turns it attention on foreign reporters.

EU businesses' lobbying effort to water down pay transparency law fails