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Non-essential personnel to leave UK airbase in Cyprus after suspected drone strike

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-02T05:13:10+00:00

Apparent attack on RAF Akrotiri took place hours after the UK agreed to let the US use British military bases to attack Iran’s missile sitesNon-essential personnel will leave the UK’s RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus after it was hit by a suspected drone strike, causing limited damage and no casualties, Cypriot authorities and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.A security alert put out to residents in the vicinity of Akrotiri by the British base’s administration advised residents to shelter in place until further notice “following a suspected drone impact”. Continue reading...

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Non-essential personnel to leave UK airbase in Cyprus after drone strike

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-02T05:13:10+00:00

Apparent attack on RAF Akrotiri took place hours after the UK agreed to let the US use British military bases to attack Iran’s missile sitesNon-essential personnel will leave the UK’s RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus after it was hit by a drone strike, causing limited damage and no casualties, Cypriot authorities and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.A security alert put out to residents in the vicinity of Akrotiri by the British base’s administration advised residents to shelter in place until further notice “following a suspected drone impact”. Continue reading...

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Taylor snaps at journalist as Liberals ramp up rhetoric against Australian children in Syrian camp

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-02T05:11:03+00:00

Opposition leader suggests 23 children and 11 women attempting to leave al-Roj are ‘ISIS sympathisers’Angus Taylor has suggested the Australian children remaining in a Syrian detention camp are “ISIS sympathisers” as the Liberal party ramps up its rhetoric against the families of dead or jailed Islamic State fighters.The opposition leader also chided a member of the press for attempting to force his response on why the group of 23 children and 11 women should be another country’s responsibility. Continue reading...

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Angus Taylor snaps at journalist as Liberals ramp up rhetoric against Australian children in Syrian camp

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-02T05:11:03+00:00

Opposition leader suggests 23 children and 11 women attempting to leave al-Roj are ‘Isis sympathisers’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAngus Taylor has suggested the Australian children remaining in a Syrian detention camp are “ISIS sympathisers” as the Liberal party ramps up its rhetoric against the families of dead or jailed Islamic State fighters.The opposition leader also chided a member of the press for attempting to force his response on why the group of 23 children and 11 women should be another country’s re

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The hidden hub transforming rural livelihoods

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-02T05:09:12+00:00

L&T’s skill training centre in Mayurbhanj is attempting to rewrite the future of tribal communities in a remote, underdeveloped area.

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Clean Max drops 16% in trading debut

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-02T05:05:35+00:00

Clean Max stock listed at ₹960, ‌below its ​issue price of ₹⁠1,053

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Trump says he is open to talks with Iran as conflict deepens in Middle East

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-02T05:05:08+00:00

US president signals potential willingness to engage with surviving leadership as violence intensifies across regionUS-Israel war on Iran – latest updatesDonald Trump said on Sunday he was prepared to talk to what was left of the Iranian leadership after the killing of the country’s supreme leader by US-Israeli airstrikes aimed at overthrowing the regime.Trump was speaking as a second day of intense bombing of Iranian cities and Tehran’s missile counterattacks sent tremors across the region and through the global economy. On Monday the conflict spread to Lebanon as Israel began striking Hezbol

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China’s New Study Buddy: The A.I. Chatbot

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-02T05:02:09+00:00

Parents in China are using homegrown chatbots like DeepSeek and Doubao as well as Google’s Gemini to help their children with homework and give them an academic edge.

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Bagram Air Base Targeted by Pakistan, Afghanistan Says

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-02T05:01:13+00:00

The Afghan military said it had thwarted a Pakistani airstrike on the former U.S. base, Bagram airfield, amid an intensifying campaign that has targeted dozens of military sites across the country.

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China’s Parents Are Outsourcing the Homework Grind to A.I.

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-02T05:01:06+00:00

Parents in China are turning to A.I. chatbots and other tools to help their children gain an edge and ease the fighting over homework.

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Australia politics live: Senate censures Pauline Hanson over Muslim comments as all but two Coalition senators oppose motion

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-02T05:00:56+00:00

Follow today’s latest new updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJoyce says petrol prices will increase due to conflictSpeaking with Tanya Plibersek on a Sunrise panel this morning, One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce says Australia should focus on building up fuel supplies under risk due to conflict in the Middle EastIt’s a shame in a crisis like this that we’ve got ourselves down to two oil refineries, so that if there’s a crisis in the production of fuel, we’re in a bad spot.We’ve got the old policies here – cross fingers, everything should be right as long as President T

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Les fraudes commises au préjudice de l’UE atteignent un niveau record

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-02T05:00:04+00:00

Selon le parquet européen, leur chiffre a quasi triplé entre 2024 et 2025, dépassant 67 milliards d’euros. Les fraudes aux recettes sont les plus préjudiciables en valeur.

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Rolls-Royce boss ‘open’ to Germany joining UK’s fighter jet project

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-02T05:00:01+00:00

Tufan Erginbilgiç says decision is for the government but German participation remains a possibilityThe boss of Rolls-Royce has said he would welcome Germany helping to build Britain’s next-generation fighter jet, arguing that it would bring in more business for the project.The aircraft, designed to replace the Eurofighter Typhoon, is a joint effort between the UK, Italy and Japan. Rolls-Royce is building the engine for the jet, which has attracted fresh attention as plans for a rival Franco-German warplane edge towards collapse. Continue reading...

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Labour council accuses minister of ‘moral bankruptcy’ over social care dispute

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-02T05:00:01+00:00

Hartlepool leaders ‘furious and appalled’ after meeting with Steve Reed about growing cost of social careThe housing, communities and local government secretary, Steve Reed, has been accused by a Labour council of showing “arrogance, indifference and moral bankruptcy” towards children in social care.In an unusually forthright attack, Labour leaders of Hartlepool council said they were “furious and appalled” at Reed after a meeting with him last week. Continue reading...

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Amazon Cloud suffers outage after ‘objects’ hit UAE data centre

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-02T04:54:40+00:00

AWS said the incident took place around 4:30PM local time on Sunday and the fire department shut off power to the facility and generators as they worked to extinguish the blaze

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Clean Max drops 8.8% in trading debut

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-02T04:47:49+00:00

Clean Max stock listed at ₹960, ‌below its ​issue price of ₹⁠1,053

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Berta Cáceres y la resistencia que nació bajo un roble

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-03-02T04:45:00+00:00

EL PAÍS viaja a La Esperanza, el poblado donde la activista hondureña fue asesinada el 2 de marzo de 2016 por oponerse a un proyecto hidroeléctrico que amenazaba los recursos de las comunidades lencas. Una década después, su legado de justicia sigue vivo mientras sus familiares y compañeros luchan porque el crimen no quede en la impunidad

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Afghanistan says it thwarted Pakistan airstrikes on Bagram airbase

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-02T04:44:37+00:00

Sporadic clashes reported in several provinces in Afghanistan as both sides give conflicting death tollsAfghanistan has said it had thwarted Pakistan’s attempted airstrikes on Bagram airbase, the former US military base north of Kabul, as cross-border fighting between the two countries stretched into a fourth day.Months of clashes have flared up again since Thursday, when Afghanistan launched attacks along the frontier and Pakistani forces hit back on the border and from the skies. Pakistan has declared it is in “open war” with Afghanistan. Continue reading...

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UK airbase in Cyprus hit by suspected drone strike causing ‘limited damage’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-02T04:37:51+00:00

The apparent attack on RAF Akrotiri came hours after the UK agreed to let the US use British military bases to attack Iran’s missile sitesThe UK’s RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus was hit by a suspected drone strike, causing limited damage and no casualties, Cypriot authorities and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.A security alert put out to residents in the vicinity of Akrotiri by the British base’s administration advised residents to shelter in place until further notice “following a suspected drone impact”. Continue reading...

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Desperate first home buyers are fuelling price ‘up-crash’ at lower end of market, experts say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-02T04:37:47+00:00

Biggest house price increases in February come in smaller capital cities as buyers undeterred by interest rate hikesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHot competition for cheaper Australian homes has powered a relentless “up-crash” in prices despite rising interest rates, economists warn.Desperate first home buyers have bid up the price of affordable properties as they face off against investors, who have borrowed big despite government warnings they could lose tax discounts and deductions. Continue reading...

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Frappes iraniennes dans le Golfe : les Européens prêts à des « actions défensives » dans la région

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-02T04:30:11+00:00

Le président français, Emmanuel Macron, le chancelier allemand, Friedrich Merz, et le premier ministre britannique, Keir Starmer, ont exprimé « leur consternation vis-à-vis des attaques de missiles indiscriminées et disproportionnées » de Téhéran en représailles à l’offensive américano-israélienne.

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Après les frappes iraniennes dans le Golfe, les Européens entraînés dans le conflit malgré eux

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-02T04:30:09+00:00

Le président français, Emmanuel Macron, le chancelier fédéral allemand, Friedrich Merz, et le premier ministre britannique, Keir Starmer, ont exprimé leur « consternation vis-à-vis des attaques de missiles » de Téhéran en représailles à l’offensive américano-israélienne. Les Européens se sont dits prêts à des « actions défensives » dans la région.

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Europa y la silla vacía: los equilibrios imposibles de la UE ante el ataque a Irán

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-03-02T04:30:01+00:00

Los europeos han armado su respuesta a la invasión rusa de Ucrania sobre el principio de que la soberanía es inviolable, el uso unilateral de la fuerza es inadmisible, el orden basado en reglas no se negocia. Ahora muestran su incoherencia

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Australia politics live: Penny Wong moves censure motion against Pauline Hanson over Muslim comments

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-02T04:27:33+00:00

Follow today’s latest new updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJoyce says petrol prices will increase due to conflictSpeaking with Tanya Plibersek on a Sunrise panel this morning, One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce says Australia should focus on building up fuel supplies under risk due to conflict in the Middle EastIt’s a shame in a crisis like this that we’ve got ourselves down to two oil refineries, so that if there’s a crisis in the production of fuel, we’re in a bad spot.We’ve got the old policies here – cross fingers, everything should be right as long as President T

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Wong warns ‘there are limits’ to helping Australians affected by mass flight cancellations amid Iran conflict

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-02T04:25:43+00:00

Government has not yet committed to repatriation flights as Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways cancel flightsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government says travellers should be prepared for “serious” disruptions in coming days amid the turmoil in the Middle East, saying there are limits to what the government can do to help those stranded in the region.The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, said many Australians would be affected as countries shuttered their airspace amid the US and Israel’s att

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Wong warns ‘there are limits’ to helping Australians affected by flight cancellations amid Iran conflict

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-02T04:25:43+00:00

Government has not yet committed to repatriation flights as Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways cancel flightsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government says travellers should be prepared for “serious” disruptions in coming days amid the turmoil in the Middle East, saying there are limits to what the government can do to help those stranded in the region.The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, said many Australians would be affected as countries shuttered their airspace amid the US and Israel’s att

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