Iran accuses US of plotting ground attack, as Israel steps up bombardment
Power being restored after Iran's Ministry of Energy reported outages in the capital, Tehran following attacks.
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Australia news live: man found and shot dead by police in search for Porepunkah shooting suspect Dezi Freeman
Victoria police say the man was fatally shot at a property in north-east Victoria as part of the operation to find Desmond Freeman. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTrade minister to speak at National Press Club after signing of EU free trade dealDon Farrell, the trade and tourism minister, will speak to journalists at the National Press Club in Canberra today, talking up the government’s new free trade agreement with the European Union.We haven’t had an honest conversation in this country about issues around taxation for a very long time, because the conversation always gets shut down. So I absolutely support us having honest conversations as Australians about what we should be doing into the future that’s in the best interest of our nation. Continue reading...
Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu orders expansion of invasion of southern Lebanon; Iranian forces wait for US ground troops
Netanyahu says decision is aimed strengthening Israel’s security along the northern frontier; Iran’s parliament speaker says forces ‘are waiting for the arrival of American troops on the ground to set them on fire’Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has condemned Israel’s killing of three journalists in Lebanon on Saturday.On his Telegram, Araghchi said the killings amounted to “targeted assassination” and “flagrant violation of international law”. He said they were a way of silencing “the voices of those who tell the truth”. Continue reading...
Pope seems to rebuke Trump in remarks about leaders with ‘hands full of blood’
Pontiff’s unusually pointed comments come after Pete Hegseth’s prayer for violence against enemies ‘who deserve no mercy’Pope Leo has said God ignores the prayers of leaders who wage war and have “hands full of blood”, in an apparent rebuke to the Trump administration.The pontiff made the comments on Sunday as thousands of US troops arrived in the Middle East and days after the US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, prayed for violence against enemies who deserved “no mercy”. Continue reading...
Iran War Live Updates: Israel Vows to Seize More Territory in Lebanon, and Strikes Hit Iranian Port
Israel said it launched a wave of strikes targeting infrastructure in Tehran and other areas, and Iran retaliated. The speaker of Iran’s parliament accused the Trump administration of engaging in a front of diplomacy while “secretly planning a ground invasion.”
Catholic Leaders Barred From Jerusalem Holy Site on Palm Sunday
Israeli police stopped clergymen from celebrating the Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre “for the first time in centuries,” church officials said.
U.S. to Allow Russian Oil Tanker to Reach Cuba, Breaking Blockade
The tanker full of crude oil could reach its expected destination by Tuesday, providing a lifeline to the island amid intense U.S. pressure.
Israeli police block Latin Patriarch from Palm Sunday mass in Jerusalem
The move drew criticism from the church, global leaders and the US ambassador. Israel's PM said it was a safety measure following recent Iranian strikes.
Keir Starmer to launch local elections campaign with focus on cost of living
PM will also cite Iran war as reason to stick with Labour, as party adopts new slogan: ‘Pride in Britain’ Keir Starmer will say that a vote for Reform UK will put at risk progress Labour is making on the cost of living, arguing that Britain’s values are being tested in a volatile world.Launching the party’s local elections campaign with a new slogan: “Pride in Britain”, Starmer will urge voters to stay the course with Labour. A dire set of results are predicted for the party in Wales, Scotland and English councils, especially in the north-east of England and London. Continue reading...
Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings stolen in Italian job
The paintings were taken from a museum in Parma by four masked men in the middle of the night, police say.