EU leaders express solidarity with Gulf countries amid Iranian attacks
EU and Gulf Cooperation Council leaders condemn 'unjustifiable Iranian attacks' across region after talks in Brussels.
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A rift between Spain and Trump widens over Spanish opposition to the Iran war
The Spanish government reiterated it would not let U.S. forces use two joint military bases in Spain as the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran escalates, widening a rift with the Trump administration.
Live Updates: Europe Ramps Up Response as Iranian Crisis Spills Beyond Mideast
Italy pledged air defense weapons to help Gulf nations defend against Iran’s retaliatory attacks. Iranian drones landed in Azerbaijan, a day after NATO shot down a missile headed to Turkish airspace.
Israeli Evacuation Orders Spark Panic in Beirut
Lebanon’s capital erupted in chaos after the Israeli military ordered people to flee the southern suburbs. A far-right minister in Israel warned of a devastating bombardment.
German foreign minister says ‘we will not allow ourselves to be divided’ after Trump-Spain spat – Europe live
The US president previously threatened to stop all trade with Spain after it said it didn’t back the US-Israeli military operation against IranMeanwhile, France has allowed US aircraft on some of its bases in the Middle East during the conflict opposing the United States and Israel with Iran, the French military said.“As part of our relations with the United States, the presence of their aircraft has been temporarily authorised on our bases” in the region, a spokeswoman for the military general staff told AFP.“These aircraft contribute to the protection of our partners in the Gulf.”“The frigate Cristóbal Colón joined the Charles de Gaulle Naval Group on 3 March to carry out escort, protection, and advanced training duties in the Baltic Sea. The group will now head to the Mediterranean, arriving off the coast of Crete around 10 March.The supply ship Cantabria will also briefly put to sea to provide fuel and logistical support during the Naval Group’s transit through the Gulf of Cádiz. Continue reading...
Three men deported by US file legal case against Eswatini over detention
The men, who had been released after completing criminal sentences, are from Cuba, Jamaica and YemenThree men deported by the US to Eswatini – rather than their home countries – have filed a case against Eswatini’s government with the African Union’s human rights body, claiming their detention was an unlawful violation of their rights.Two of the claimants, from Cuba and Yemen, have been in prison in Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, for eight months. The third, Orville Etoria, was repatriated to his home country, Jamaica, in September. Continue reading...
Middle East crisis live: Israeli military tells hundreds of thousands to flee Beirut
Evacuation order issued for all of the southern suburbs with up to 700,000 people thought to be affectedTell us: how have you been affected by the latest events in the Middle East?Iran says it has targeted Kurdish groups in Iraq and warned “separatist groups” against action in the widening war.Tehran said on Thursday it had hit Iraq-based Kurdish groups “opposed to the revolution”, as reports said the US was looking to arm Kurdish militias to infiltrate Iran.We will not tolerate them in any way. Continue reading...
Britney Spears arrested in California
Court documents show she was arrested in Ventura County on Wednesday night.
Pakistani man on trial in Brooklyn for Trump assassination plot says he was recruited by Iran
Asif Merchant testified that Revolutionary Guard coerced him into scheme by threatening his family in TehranA Pakistani businessman accused of plotting to kill Donald Trump told a federal jury on Wednesday that he was coerced into the scheme by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, which he said had threatened his family to secure his participation.Asif Merchant, 47, took the unusual step of testifying in his own defense at Brooklyn federal court, where he faces terrorism and murder-for-hire charges. Speaking through an Urdu translator, he told jurors he went along with the plot only out of fear for his wife and adopted daughter in Tehran. Continue reading...
As Attacks Spread, War With Iran Reaches Far Beyond Mideast
NATO downed a missile fired by Iran at Turkey, and a U.S. sub sank an Iranian Navy ship off Sri Lanka, thousands of miles from the war zone.