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Children killed, a school turned into a graveyard: even in wartime, we can’t accept this | Gordon Brown
8+ hour, 50+ min ago (342+ words) There are rules and world leaders must insist they are honoured in practice and in spirit. After this atrocity in Iran, a more effective tribunal for crimes against children is essential The killing of a reported 168 people, primarily schoolgirls, in…...
Asia scrambles to confront energy crisis unleashed by Iran war – with no end in sight
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (777+ words) From fuel caps to four-day work weeks, the Middle East conflict has left the world's top crude oil importing region desperate to shore up supplies Donald Trump has scrambled in recent days to reassure the world that the economic impact…...
How will Australians’ flights to Europe be affected, and at what cost, as the Iran war rages on?
9+ hour, 24+ min ago (1128+ words) Qantas flights on European routes are closer to capacity with non-stop Perth to London flights temporarily flying via Singapore to add extra 60 seats Australians planning to fly to Europe in the northern summer face uncertainty over routes, insurance and even…...
Israel bombards Beirut suburbs and southern Lebanon as conflict with Hezbollah escalates
8+ hour, 26+ min ago (791+ words) Hezbollah and Iran had launched joint attack on more than 50 targets including Israeli military bases Israeli warplanes bombarded Beirut's southern suburbs and southern Lebanon after Hezbollah launched drones and rockets at northern Israel on Wednesday night in a sharp escalation…...
Trump tells Kentucky rally Iran’s military and nuclear capabilities degraded
15+ hour, 9+ min ago (745+ words) While offering no details to hundreds of supporters, US president seemed to suggest conflict would not end soon Donald Trump told hundreds of supporters assembled inside a packaging plant in northern Kentucky on Wednesday that Iran's military and nuclear capabilities…...
Echoes of Iraq invasion in Trump’s Iran plan | Letters
17+ hour, 22+ min ago (205+ words) Alan West recalls a high-level meeting prior to the Iraq war. Plus letters from Spencer Hines and Margaret Squires We were told by the prime minister that the Americans had this all in hand. I asked if we could see…...
US attacks Iran’s mine-laying boats in strait of Hormuz as tensions rise over oil | First Thing
21+ hour, 56+ min ago (642+ words) Iran's IRGC has said it will not allow even "one litre' to leave the region if US-Israeli attacks continue. Plus, how gen Z women are conquering country music The US military has said it attacked and destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels…...
Mojtaba Khamenei was hurt in strike that killed his father, Iran’s Cyprus ambassador confirms
20+ hour, 31+ min ago (754+ words) Alireza Salarian says Iran's new supreme leader was lucky to survive strike that killed six of his family members Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was injured in the 28 February attack that killed six of his family members, including his…...
US responsible for deadly missile strike on Iran school, preliminary inquiry says
21+ hour, 21+ min ago (748+ words) Strike that killed at least 175 people, most of them children, reportedly due to targeting mistake by US military planners Minab school bombing: a visual guide A preliminary US military investigation has reportedly determined that Washington was responsible for a deadly…...
The US-Israeli strategy failed to defeat Iran quickly – now they are moving to plan B | Paul Rogers
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (604+ words) It's called the Dahiya doctrine " and the IDF and US air force are using it to destroy domestic support in Iran Given the wall-to-wall coverage of the US and its war on Iran, it looks very much like Trump is…...