Keir Starmer accused of ‘mimicking Trump’ with Middle East crisis TikTok post 06. March 2026 (18:49) PM justifies position on US-Israel war on Iran in social media post using the Dire Straits song Money for NothingKeir Starmer has been accused of trying to mimic Donald Trump’s social media output after posting a TikTok video about the crisis in the Middle East overlaid with the prime minister’s voice and the Dire Straits song Money for Nothing.The video opens with footage showing Royal Navy Wildcat helicopters flying over his head before cutting to British military jets in action and a drone being destroyed, as Starmer’s voice states the position he has taken on the conflict. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘If they don’t stop, Tehran will turn into Gaza’: Iranians describe night of terror 06. March 2026 (18:46) People tell of scenes of panic during airstrikes on Iran’s capital, with several saying they feared they would dieMiddle East crisis – live updatesSleeplessness, fear and exhaustion gripped residents of Tehran as successive waves of strikes struck the Iranian capital, judging from messages sent by people in the city after the latest overnight onslaught, which several described as the worst bombardment in six days of war.With Iran imposing a near-total internet blackout, information emerging from inside the country is fragmentary and difficult to verify. But in a series of accounts sent through proxy connections, and calls with friends abroad, Tehranis described a night of intense explosions. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘The memories stay behind’: hundreds of thousands flee the Israeli bombs in Beirut 06. March 2026 (18:43) The normally vibrant southern suburbs are a ghost town, their throngs of people replaced by rubble and firesThe ding of half a million phones, a pause and a collective gasp: in an instant, more than 500,000 people had been made homeless.Shooting in the air, panicked phone calls and honking filled the streets of Beirut as people began to flee. Thousands abandoned their cars and began the slow march to the sea, desperate to escape the Israeli bombs which they knew would soon fall on their homes, whether they were in them or not. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Peruvian state responsible for mother’s death in forced sterilisation, court rules 06. March 2026 (18:41) Landmark ruling in Celia Ramos case finds 310,000 women, most Indigenous, were targeted in brutal 1990s campaignThe highest human rights court in Latin America condemned Peru on Thursday over the death of its citizen Celia Ramos, who died at the age of 34 in 1997 after undergoing sterilisation “under coercion”.The landmark ruling by the inter-American court of human rights (IACHR) is the first on Peru’s forced sterilisation programme, which operated between 1996 and 2000 and was directed against poor, rural and Indigenous women. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Supermarkets hit by falling demand for nitrite-cured bacon due to cancer fears 06. March 2026 (18:40) Sales of products made the traditional way dropped 7% in three months to 25 January while nitrite-free sales rose 20%UK supermarkets have been hit by a “bacon backlash” as consumers fear that chemicals used to preserve it increase the risk of cancer.Campaigners against the use of nitrites in meat production claimed the fall in sales showed that a “consumer revolt” against the traditional, nitrite-cured form of bacon was gathering pace. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US senator seeks perjury investigation into Kristi Noem over DHS spending 06. March 2026 (18:17) Senator Richard Blumenthal alleges the ousted DHS secretary lied to Congress about the agency’s contractsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxSenator Richard Blumenthal said he would open a perjury investigation into the ousted homeland security secretary Kristi Noem after alleging she lied to Congress about the hidden influence her senior adviser Corey Lewandowski had over the agency’s contracts.Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat and ranking member on the Senate’s permanent subcommittee on investigations, said Thursday he would push the panel to look into whether Noem committed perjury at a hearing this week, when she flatly denied Lewandowski had played any role in approving Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spending. Blumenthal said Democrats had evidence to prove otherwise. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Iran war pushes oil price above $90 threatening rise in global inflation 06. March 2026 (18:04) Reports Kuwait was cutting output pushed up cost of barrel of Brent crude to highest weekly gain since Covid pandemic beganThe Iran conflict has driven the oil price past $90 a barrel to its highest weekly gains since the Covid-19 pandemic six years ago, threatening a fresh rise in global inflation.Reports that Kuwait had begun cutting production of oil at some fields after running out of space to store it drove the cost of a barrel of Brent crude to as high as $91.89 at one point on Friday – its highest since April 2024 and up from about $72.50 just before war broke out. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
North Korean agents using AI to trick western firms into hiring them, Microsoft says 06. March 2026 (18:00) Firm says AI tools are masking identities of false applicants, who then funnel wages from remote IT jobs to North KoreaFake IT workers deployed by North Korea are using AI technology, including voice-changing tools, to trick western companies into hiring them, Microsoft has said.The US tech firm said a signature Pyongyang money-raising ruse is being enhanced by AI, which is helping create fake names and alter stolen IDs to increase the credibility of false applicants for IT and software development jobs. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
German twist in the Telegraph tale shatters Lord Rothermere’s dreams 06. March 2026 (17:50) The European powerhouse has scuppered the Daily Mail owner. But why did it not bid sooner? And what will Brexit-backing readers think?After three years, a series of failed bids stretching from the US to Abu Dhabi, internal rebellions and even changes in the law, it should be no surprise that the tortured sale of the Telegraph has delivered another spectacular twist with a blockbuster offer from the media giant Axel Springer.It has torpedoed the long-held dreams of the Daily Mail proprietor, Lord Rothermere, to secure the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph and begin the next chapter of his family’s love affair with the British press. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
White House releases war video promoting ‘justice the American way’ featuring Hollywood characters 06. March 2026 (17:35) Critics have called Trump administration’s provocative video ‘slopaganda’, used to promote president’s agendaA Hollywood-themed propaganda video released by the White House promising “justice the American way” for Iran features movie stars from Australia, New Zealand and Canada, and promotes characters including a corrupt lawyer, a drug dealer and a freedom fighter who stands up to the overwhelming force of an invading foreign army.The 42-second video posted on the official X account of the White House on Thursday was met with almost universal mockery online, with comments accusing the Trump administration of immaturity, and likening its social media strategy to one run by teenagers. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
