Rapper Lil’ Kim to headline Melbourne’s 2026 Rising festival

‘Trailblazer’ rapper returns to Australia for first time in 15 years, with body horror performer and dance biennale also on lineupGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThe pioneering female rapper Lil’ Kim, the vomit-inducing performance artist Florentina Holzinger, and the first ever Australian Dance Biennale are among the lineup for the 2026 Rising festival, which is staged around Melbourne each winter.Lil’ Kim, who last played in Australia in 2011, will perform at Melbourne’s Festival Hall to celebrate her landmark multiplatinum records Hard Core – which turns 30 this year – and The No

Au Niger, une nouvelle base militaire stratégique attaquée par des djihadistes

L’assaut survenu dans la nuit de dimanche 8 à lundi 9 mars n’a pas été revendiqué, mais tout laisse à penser qu’il est l’œuvre de l’Etat islamique au Sahara. Le groupe ne cesse d’étendre son action au NIger.

Mother of British Columbia Shooting Victim Sues OpenAI

The company banned the shooter’s ChatGPT account but did not alert the authorities, a move that amounted to fatal negligence, the family claims.

Mother of Tumbler Ridge Shooting Victim Sues OpenAI

The company banned the shooter’s ChatGPT account but did not alert the authorities, a move that amounted to fatal negligence, the family claims.

France Bolsters Efforts to Repatriate Citizens Stranded by Iran War

France is highlighting its repatriation operations for nationals left stranded by the conflict with Iran.

Британський есмінець HMS Duncan відбивав атаки дронів і ракет біля узбережжя Уельсу

Екіпаж впорався з кожним викликом і успішно застосував усі рівні оборони, заявив командир корабля за підсумками навчань.

Guerra in Iran, news. Usa a Israele: “Fermare gli attacchi alle infrastrutture energetiche iraniane”

Londra: “Lavoriamo con Roma e Berlino per proteggere le navi a Hormuz”. Hegseth: “Oggi sarà il giorno degli attacchi più intensi in Iran”. Media: Trump disponibile a parlare con l’Iran. Ma Teheran dopo le minacce del presidente Usa a Khamenei: “Attento a non essere cancellato tu”. Raid Idf a Teheran. Nuovo attacco dell'Iran agli Emirati arabi

MP tells Commons she waited 1,088 days for her rape case to reach court

Charlotte Nichols opposes plan to cut jury trials in England and Wales and calls for creation of special courts to hear rape casesAn MP has told the House of Commons that she was raped after an event that she attended as a member of parliament, revealing that she waited 1,088 days for her case to get to court.Speaking at a debate on Tuesday to discuss changes to the law under which some jury trials would be limited, Charlotte Nichols said she was waiving her right to anonymity to speak about her own experience and opposition to the bill. Continue reading...

L’Fda avverte Novo Nordisk, falle nella segnalazione degli effetti collaterali di Ozempic e Wegovy

L’autorità americana rileva presunte lacune nelle procedure sulle reazioni avverse nell’uso dei farmaci contro diabete e obesità. Il colosso danese vara un piano per correggere il tiro

‘America has no narrative for victory’

Andreas Krieg says the US is lacking a clear narrative for what victory in the war with Iran looks like.

Higher Oil Prices Could Put the Fed in a Bind as Labor Market Softens

Investors now expect that the Fed will delay a rate cut until September instead of July, as they had before the war in Iran began.

White House says increase in gas prices is ‘temporary’ and claims there will be rapid drop – US politics live

Karoline Leavitt tries to assuage anxiety over rising gas prices and says they could drop ‘lower than they were prior’ to start of US military action in IranSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxHegseth says the aftermath of the conflict is “going to be in America’s interests” and says it “will not live under a nuclear blackmail” from Iran.It comes shortly after the defence secretary reiterated president Donald Trump’s threat that if Iran does anything to prevent the flow of oil in the strait of Hormuz, it will be hit “twenty times harder”. Continue readi

Met accused of insulting black people with shake-up of anti-racism strategy

Academic Shereen Daniels says plan by Mark Rowley to absorb police’s race policies into broader anti-discrimination programme is backward stepThe Metropolitan police has been accused of insulting black people and mocking the pain it has caused them after revealing it wants to absorb its anti-racism strategy into a broader anti-discrimination scheme.The Met said the scheme, also including gender and sexual orientation, will increase its chance of success in better serving groups it has failed in the past. Continue reading...

Reuters: до 150 военных США пострадали во время операции против Ирана

Former IRA bomber says Gerry Adams was senior figure in organisation

Former Sinn Féin leader being sued by three men injured in IRA bombings in 1976 and 1996A convicted IRA bomber has told a court that Gerry Adams was a senior figure in the organisation despite the former Sinn Féin leader’s claims to the contrary.Adams, 77, is being sued for symbolic “vindicatory” damages of £1 each by John Clark, Jonathan Ganesh and Barry Laycock, who were injured respectively in the 1973 Old Bailey bombing, and the London Docklands and Manchester bombings in 1996. Continue reading...

Middle East crisis live: US military ‘drawing up additional options’ to keep strait of Hormuz open, says White House

US president is ‘not afraid to use’ options to continue to allow free flow of oil through strait of Hormuz, says White House press secretary Karoline LeavittPete Hegseth warns of day of ‘most intense’ US strikes on Iran yetHow have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?Investor hopes for a swift resolution to the Middle East conflict propelled Australian shares higher today, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 finishing the day up 1.1% and recovering about $35bn in value after yesterday’s $90bn plunge.Oil prices surged to a four-year high early in the week before coming back down b

Trump names Erika Kirk to key advisory board of US Air Force Academy

Widow of murdered rightwing activist Charlie Kirk replaces husband on 16-member panel of military training facilityDonald Trump has appointed Erika Kirk, the widow of murdered rightwing activist Charlie Kirk, to a key advisory board of the US Air Force Academy.The 37-year-old joins a number of other loyalists to the president on the 16-member panel of the academy’s board of visitors, which according to its website “inquires into the morale, discipline, curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, academic methods and other matters” of the Colorado Springs military training faci

UK junk food ad ban so diluted it may be largely ineffective, experts say

Exclusive: Report suggests only 1% of annual spend on food and drink adverts will be affected after industry lobbyingThe junk food ad ban intended to curb childhood obesity will only affect 1% of the £2.4bn spent annually on advertising food and drink, and may prove a “paper tiger”, ministers have been told.The government has hailed the ban on advertising foods high in fat, salt and sugar, which came into force on 5 January, as a decisive and world-leading move that will remove 7.2bn calories from UK children’s diets every year. Continue reading...

Russian attack kills four in Ukraine’s Sloviansk as both sides claim gains

Ukrainian and Russian officials have claimed battlefield successes in the more than four-year war.

Bloomberg: Украине грозит ослабление ПВО из-за ситуации на Ближнем Востоке

Iran, la risoluzione del centrodestra: “Nel Golfo possibili forme aggiuntive di difesa”

La bozza del testo che sarà votato domani alle Camere, dopo le comunicazioni di Meloni: “Attacchi dell’Iran inaccettabili. L’Italia resta nel Board of peace da osservatore”. Nessuna condanna di Usa e Israele

California Catholic bishop resigns amid charges he embezzled $270,000 from parish

Emanuel Shaleta, bishop of a Chaldean Catholic parish in the San Diego area, pleaded not guilty to 17 felony chargesThe bishop of a small Chaldean Catholic community in the San Diego area has resigned amid charges that he embezzled $270,000 from his parish, Pope Leo XIV announced Tuesday.Bishop Emanuel Shaleta pleaded not guilty to 17 felony charges, including money laundering, during a hearing attended by many of his supporters. Continue reading...

War expands to central Beirut as Israeli strike kills Iranians in luxury hotel

Israel's military says it targeted Quds Force operatives after a return to war with Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, but Iran says they were diplomats.

Iran Live Updates: Nearly 700,000 Flee Israeli Strikes in Lebanon

Lebanese leaders and aid groups warned of a growing humanitarian crisis as Israel targeted Hezbollah. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned of extensive strikes in Iran. The U.S. has loosened restrictions on Russian oil exports.

Генштаб показав відео удару ракетами Storm Shadow по заводу мікроелектроніки в Брянську

Підприємство спеціалізується на дискретній напівпровідниковій техніці та інтегральних мікросхемах, які є "мізками" сучасної зброї.

Higher Oil Prices Could Put the Fed in a Bind as Unemployment Rises

Investors now expect that the Fed will delay a rate cut until September instead of July, as they had before the war in Iran began.

Як очистити динаміки телефону без ризику: простий спосіб повернути чистий звук

Правильне профілактичне чищення динаміків займає всього кілька хвилин, але надає вашому телефону помітно чисте і гучне звучання.

Хто може залишити собі уламки метеоритів та скільки вони коштують: відповідь експертів

Зокрема якщо метеорит спричиняє пожежу, то збитки має покрити страховка.

Biennale nella bufera, 22 paesi europei contro la presenza della Russia: “Inaccettabile”

Una lettera comune, firmata dai ministri degli Esteri e della Cultura di varie nazioni, incluse la Francia e la Germania oltre all’Ucraina, chiede al presidente Buttafuoco e ai membri del board della mostra d’arte di “non garantire alla Federazione Russa un prestigioso palcoscenico internazionale”

Biennale nella bufera, 22 paesi europei contro la presenza russa. E Bruxelles: vi tagliamo i fondi

Una lettera comune, firmata dai ministri degli Esteri e della Cultura di varie nazioni, incluse la Francia e la Germania oltre all’Ucraina, chiede al presidente Buttafuoco un passo indietro. Si schiera anche la Commissione Ue

Є ризик втрати Гуляйполя: експерт розповів про плани РФ на півдні України

Українських позицій у місті Гуляйполі залишилося небагато, каже Попович.

MP tells Commons she was left with PTSD after being raped at work event

Charlotte Nichols speaks out in opposition to bill proposing changes to jury trials in England and WalesAn MP has told the House of Commons that she was raped after an event that she attended as a member of parliament, revealing that she waited 1,088 days for her case to get to court.Speaking at a debate on Tuesday to discuss changes to the law under which some jury trials would be limited, Charlotte Nichols said she was waiving her right to anonymity to speak about her own experience and opposition to the bill. Continue reading...

Suspicious device again reported near Zohran Mamdani’s residence

NYPD officers responded to the alert, days after two men threw homemade explosives at Gracie MansionSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe New York police department (NYPD) responded to a reported suspicious device near Gracie Mansion on Tuesday afternoon, days after two men threw homemade explosives during protests outside mayor Zohran Mamdani’s home in what authorities have called an act of “ISIS-inspired terrorism”.The NYPD posted an advisory on X, which said: “Due to a suspicious device, East End Avenue between East 85th and East 87th Street, as we

Home Office refuses to exempt exceptional students from tough immigration rules

Exclusive: Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper concerned about effect of student visa ban on female Chevening scholars from Afghanistan and Sudan The Home Office rejected an appeal from the foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, that would have protected outstanding students in some of the world’s most dangerous countries from changes to the UK’s immigration system, the Guardian understands.Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, turned down proposals from the Foreign Office to maintain a carve-out for Chevening scholars, a government-funded programme for “exceptional individuals” to study for a master’s

Moment ‘Hezbollah missile’ strikes Israeli radar station

Israel has released video it says shows the moment a missile fired by Hezbollah struck a satellite and radar station.

I tre caccia Usa abbattuti in Kuwait: ora si pensa a un tradimento

Un video rimette in discussione l’ipotesi dell’errore: il jet dell’Emirato era a distanza ravvicinata e ha visto a chi stava sparando

Силы ПВО ликвидировали 36 украинских беспилотников за четыре часа

Energy secretary deletes claim US military escorted tanker through Hormuz

President Donald Trump has pledged the 'free flow' of energy through the strait, a goal that has yet to be accomplished.

White House denies US military escorted tanker in Hormuz after deleted post

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has walked back a deleted social media claim from Energy Secretary Chris Wright.

EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : le Liban enregistre près de 760 000 déplacés par la guerre

La mission iranienne à l’ONU a par ailleurs accusé Israël d’avoir « assassiné » quatre de ses diplomates lors d’une frappe, dimanche, contre un hôtel de Beyrouth.

EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : la marine américaine n’a escorté aucun navire dans le détroit d’Ormuz, déclare la Maison Blanche, contredisant une publication – depuis supprimée – du ministre de l’énergie

Le ministre de l’énergie américain, Chris Wright, a supprimé mardi un message publié quelques minutes plus tôt annonçant que la marine américaine avait escorté un premier pétrolier pour lui permettre de franchir le détroit d’Ormuz.

Угорська резолюція проти членства України в ЄС не має юридичної сили на рівні Союзу, - МЗС

Резолюцію треба розглядати, як політичний крок угорської влади в умовах внутрішньої виборчої кампанії до парламенту.

Ynet: война в Иране может продлиться еще минимум две недели

Jaishankar holds third call with Iranian counterpart over oil crisis

During the conversation, Jaishankar conveyed India’s deep concern over the developments and emphasized the need for stability in the region to protect energy security

En Syrie, un haut commandant kurde nommé ministre adjoint à la défense

Sipan Hamo a participé aux négociations ayant abouti à l’accord entre l’Etat syrien et les Kurdes, conclu fin janvier, qui vise à intégrer les forces et les institutions kurdes à l’Etat central.

Iranians living in UK tell Starmer that war will only strengthen Tehran regime

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe among more than 100 signatories to letter urging PM not to get drawn further into the conflictNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is among three of Iran’s former political prisoners and more than 100 Iranians living in the UK who have urged the British prime minister not to get drawn further into the Iran conflict.They are all signatories in a letter to Keir Starmer saying the way the war is being conducted is strengthening the regime in Tehran. Continue reading...

Росія не повинна втручатися у конфлікт на Близькому Сході, - Гегсет

У США вважають, що Путін має зосередитися на закінченні війни в Україні.

Dissuasion nucléaire : les pays nordiques en ordre dispersé

La Suède et le Danemark ont accepté la proposition française de coopération stratégique tandis que la Norvège et la Finlande ont demandé un temps de réflexion. Depuis, les controverses se multiplient.

China spying case: Labour MP received £2,400 donation from husband’s firm

Joani Reid denies any involvement in business activities of spouse, who was arrested last week by anti-terror policeJoani Reid, the MP who resigned the Labour whip last week after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China, received a donation from his company the month before, it has emerged.Reid, who said after the arrest that she had no involvement in her husband’s business activities, declared a donation in February worth £2,400 for media training from Earthcott Ltd, the lobbying company run by David Taylor. Continue reading...

Joey Barton remanded in custody charged with alleged attack on headteacher

Former footballer accused of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm after incident outside Liverpool golf clubJoey Barton has been remanded in custody charged with attacking the headteacher of a school for children with additional needs.The former footballer was arrested after the incident outside a golf club in Liverpool at 9pm on Sunday. Continue reading...

Guerra in Iran, news. Londra: “Lavoriamo con Roma e Berlino per proteggere le navi a Hormuz”

Hegseth: “Oggi sarà il giorno degli attacchi più intensi in Iran”. Media: Trump disponibile a parlare con l’Iran. Ma Teheran dopo le minacce del presidente Usa a Khamenei: “Attento a non essere cancellato tu”. Raid Idf a Teheran. Nuovo attacco dell'Iran agli Emirati arabi

Senate Democrats introduce bill to shield small businesses from Trump’s new tariffs

Bill is in response to president’s latest push to impose tariffs, but it’s likely to stall in Republican-majority SenateUS politics live – latest updatesA new Democrat-led bill seeks to exempt small businesses from Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs, as small business owners continue to reel from the impacts of the battle over the president’s signature economic policy.Introduced by the senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts, the bill, known as the “Small Business Liberation 2.0 Act”, would exempt goods imported by or for the use of small businesses from new tariffs, which Donald Trump enacted

Au Moyen-Orient, les usines de dessalement cruciales et vulnérables

Des attaques signalées contre des installations d’approvisionnement en eau douce ont mis en évidence la forte dépendance des pays du Golfe à cette technologie, à hauteur par exemple de 90 % pour le Koweit.

Duterte’s drug war faces judgement at the ICC

Victims of the Philippines’ drug war finally see a path to justice in The Hague.

Шесть человек погибли из-за ракетного удара ВСУ по Брянску

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