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Iran Arrests 466 Over Online Activities Amid War With US And Israel
Iranian authorities have arrested more than hundreds over online activities that they consider to sow "propaganda in favour of the enemy".
Iran Names Mohammad Zolghadr Security Chief After Ali Larijani's Death
Iran Names Mohammad Zolghadr Security Chief After Ali Larijani's Death
US-Israel-Iran War Live Updates: Iran Says Energy Sites Attacked Day After Trump Announced 5-Day Pause
US President Donald Trump threatened to "obliterate" Iran's power plants if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz for shipping traffic.
Russia Launches 400 Drones Making It Biggest Attack On Ukraine In Weeks
Russia has escalated its war of attrition against Ukraine by hitting at least 10 locations across the country, according to Ukraine's air force.
Scientists Drive Antimatter On A Road Trip To Test Stability Across Route
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is experimenting with whether antimatter particles can remain stable during road transit trial.
Trump Shifts Onus Of Iran War On Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth
Trump claimed the United States was having "very good" discussions with Tehran, despite Iranian state media denying reports of any negotiations between the two warring nations.
Pentagon correspondents push back on ‘unconstitutional’ press restrictions
Spokesperson says New York Times ‘will be going back to court’ after defense department hastily announces new arrangementSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxJournalists who cover the Pentagon are pushing back against a new press access arrangement hastily announced by the Pentagon, calling it “an end run” around a federal judge’s ruling to restore their access.Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesperson, announced Monday night that the department would permanently close a designated work space for journalists known as “correspondents’ corridor” and create a “new and improved press workspace” in an annex facility outside the building. Continue reading...
Voting under way in Denmark as Greenland PM says election is most important in territory’s history – Europe live
Incumbent Mette Frederiksen widely predicted to continue as PM but neither bloc expected to be able to form majorityDenmark election: far right has slowed under Frederiksen – but at what cost?in CopenhagenThe far-right Danish People’s Party (DPP) is attempting to win over voters by paying for their petrol.“We would like to contribute to the debate about fuel prices, but we do not really have a desire to be party political.” Continue reading...
US democracy has settled into diminished state, experts find
Bright Line Watch researchers see stabilization in democratic health but at lower levels after sharp declineThe health of American democracy, as measured by those who study it most closely, has settled into a diminished state – stabilizing after a sharp decline last year, but still well below the levels recorded before the start of Donald Trump’s second term, according to a new survey released on Tuesday.The findings, by the non-partisan democracy-tracking project Bright Line Watch, which has surveyed hundreds of US scholars at American colleges and universities since 2017, suggest that the erosion of norms detected after Trump’s return to the White House last year has hardened into a new baseline. The public also holds a dim view of American democracy, the most recent survey found, but are sharply divided along partisan lines over how well the system is functioning. Continue reading...
Opinion: Opinion | The $2 Trillion Wipeout: How The Market Exposed Gold's Biggest Lie
In a world defined by 4% yields, algorithmic liquidity, and leveraged balance sheets, the traditional assumption that war automatically benefits gold no longer holds.
Green energy boss backs more North Sea oil and gas production
GB Energy chief Jürgen Maier says boost could bring economic benefits amid energy cost crisis and actually help transition from fossil fuelsThe head of the UK’s national green energy champion has joined other high-profile renewable energy leaders in making the case for more North Sea oil and gas production as the government braces for an energy cost crisis.GB Energy boss Jürgen Maier used a social media post on LinkedIn to reject the claim that more North Sea oil and gas could help to bring down energy costs which have soared as the war in Iran has escalated. Continue reading...
Middle East crisis live: Pakistan reportedly favouring Vance for role in possible US-Iran peace talks
Pakistan’s military attempting to broker negotiations between US and IranPakistan’s army chief attempts to broker Iran peace talks in call with TrumpIn Australia, the number of petrol stations running out of fuel continues to climb as the Middle East war drags on, with at least 184 dry across the country’s three most populous states.On Tuesday, 51 service stations in the state of New South Wales were out of fuel and 164 out of diesel, compared with 38 and 131 respectively the previous day, premier Chris Minns said. Continue reading...
