One Nation candidate contesting Sussan Ley’s seat likened Julia Gillard to ‘non-productive old cow’ 08. March 2026 (04:54) Pauline Hanson says ‘get over it’ and fully backs David Farley, her party’s candidate in Farrer byelectionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPauline Hanson’s candidate in the byelection for Sussan Ley’s seat likened former prime minister Julia Gillard to a “non-productive old cow” that should be destroyed before suggesting the comments were tongue-in-cheek.Agriculture businessman David Farley was picked on Saturday as the One Nation candidate for the 9 May byelection for Farrer, which Ley held for 25 years. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK faces growing calls from locals to remove Cyprus military bases 08. March 2026 (01:04) Foreign minister, Constantinos Kombos, tells Guardian Iranian-made drone that hit airbase was launched from Lebanon Britain is facing growing calls to withdraw its military bases from Cyprus as locals step up protests against facilities seen as a threat to their security after an unprecedented drone attack on RAF Akrotiri.Anger over the installations spilled on to the streets of Nicosia, the capital, as protesters chanting “out with the bases of death” marched to the colonial-era presidential palace on Saturday amid fears of the Mediterranean nation being dragged into the wider Iran conflict. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia may offer military support to Gulf nations facing Iran strikes but won’t participate in a ground war, Wong says 08. March 2026 (00:29) Foreign minister says Australia ‘not participating in offensive action against Iran’ but may help protect other countries Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government is considering offering military support to assist Gulf nations facing strikes from Iran, but will not participate in any ground troop deployment into Iran, the foreign minister has said.The government confirmed nine flights had arrived in Australia from the Middle East since the US and Israeli strikes on Iran one week ago, with another three flights scheduled to arrive on Sunday. Dozens of Australians have also been bussed out of Qatar, which has limited airspace, to Saudi Arabia to fly out of the region. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Three teenagers charged with murder after man stabbed while trying to intervene in Melbourne train station fight 07. March 2026 (23:46) Police arrest 16-year-old, 17-year-old and 18-year-old over ‘savage’ attack on 22-year-old manFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree teenagers have been charged with murder after a man who tried to intervene and help a 14-year-old schoolboy was killed in a “savage” stabbing attack.Emergency crews were called to the Mernda train station in Melbourne’s northeast on Friday evening following reports of a fight among teenagers. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump joins families of six slain US service members at Dover air force base 07. March 2026 (22:45) US president attends ‘dignified transfer’ of remains of soldiers killed in Kuwait drone strike wearing ‘USA’ golf capDonald Trump on Saturday joined the families of six US soldiers killed in the war in the Middle East during a dignified transfer ritual at Dover air force base.A “dignified transfer” is when the remains of US service members killed in action are returned to the US. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Thousands march on US embassy in London calling for end of strikes in Iran 07. March 2026 (21:38) Speaking outside the embassy, Your Party MP Zarah Sultana told protesters: ‘we will not be ignored again’Thousands of protesters calling for the end of US and Israeli strikes on Iran have marched to the US embassy in central London.Groups including the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), Stop The War, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the Muslim Association of Britain, the Palestinian Forum in Britain and Friends Of Al-Aqsa led the march to the embassy on Saturday afternoon, after gathering on Millbank, near Westminster. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK counter-terrorism agents granted more time to question men suspected of spying for Iran 07. March 2026 (20:45) Detectives are investigating if alleged surveillance of Jewish locations and individuals is linked to possible attacks on British soilCounter-terrorism detectives have been granted more time to question four men arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran on locations and individuals linked to the Jewish community.The suspects, one Iranian and three dual British-Iranian nationals, can now be held in custody until 13 March, the Metropolitan police said on Saturday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Bombing at nightclub in Peru injures 33 people, including minors 07. March 2026 (19:56) Explosion happened in pre-dawn hours at Dalí nightclub in the province of Trujillo along Peru’s northern coastA bombing at a nightclub in Peru has injured 33 people, including minors, authorities said Saturday.The explosion happened in the pre-dawn hours at the Dalí nightclub in the province of Trujillo along Peru’s northern coast, according to a statement from the local emergency operations center. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Offer from Iran’s president to not attack neighbours provokes internal backlash 07. March 2026 (19:35) As Masoud Pezeshkian tries to de-escalate conflict, hardliners urge installation of new supreme leader to marginalise the presidentThe surprise offer by the president of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, to not attack countries in the neighbourhood so long as their airspace and US bases within their territories are not used to attack Iran has provoked a storm inside the country as the military appeared to contradict him, if not outright overrule him.There were also calls for a new supreme leader to be installed as quickly as possible, as a means of marginalising the president. Attacks on facilities in Bahrain and elsewhere have continued, and there were unconfirmed reports that Bahrain had become the first Gulf country to fire back at Iran. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump convenes ‘Shield of Americas’ summit with 12 Latin American leaders 07. March 2026 (19:01) In Miami, president calls for regional cooperation to counter Chinese economic and political interestsDonald Trump changed the channel from Iran to the western hemisphere on Saturday, convening a gathering of Latin American leaders at his Miami-area golf club to discuss regional interests and establishing what he called a “counter-cartel coalition”.“Just as we formed a coalition to eradicate Isis, we now need a coalition to eradicate the cartels,” he told 12 regional leaders gathered at what the White House called the “Shield of the Americas” summit. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
