Ukraine to help US and its allies counter Iranian drones in Middle East, says Zelenskyy 06. March 2026 (02:36) Ukrainian president orders equipment and expertise to be provided to US in return to diplomatic support against Russia, saying ‘we help to defend from war those who help us’The United States and its allies in the Middle East are seeking Ukraine’s expertise in countering Iran’s Shahed drones, president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.Various countries, including the US, have approached Ukraine for help in defending against the Iranian drones, Zelenskyy said late on Wednesday. He said he has spoken in recent days to the leaders of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait about possible cooperation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US grants waiver to allow India to buy Russian oil amid Iran war 06. March 2026 (02:09) ‘Stopgap measure’ designed to keep oil flowing into global market as Middle East crisis disrupts crude shipmentsThe US treasury issued a 30-day waiver on Thursday allowing India to buy Russian oil currently stuck at sea.“To enable oil to keep flowing into the global market, the treasury department is issuing a temporary 30-day waiver to allow Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil,” treasury secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement posted to social media. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Bernard LaFayette, civil rights leader who helped launch Voting Rights Act, dies aged 85 06. March 2026 (02:09) Early in a life of service, LaFayette did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, AlabamaBernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died.Bernard LaFayette III said his father died Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was 85. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Three Australians were onboard US submarine that sank Iranian warship, PM says 06. March 2026 (01:30) Anthony Albanese confirms ADF members were on vessel but says ‘no Australian personnel’ took part in attacks on IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has confirmed that three Australians were on a US submarine that sank an Iranian warship, after the Labor government earlier refused to comment on reports that emerged on Thursday.The prime minister said the Australian defence force personnel were on the submarine as part of an Aukus training program. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Removing homeless encampment from local park breached human rights, Queensland supreme court rules 06. March 2026 (01:26) City of Moreton Bay blocked from clearing tent city after successful legal challenge by group living in parkFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA council breached human rights by clearing homeless people from a park in Brisbane’s north, the state’s supreme court has ruled in what has been hailed as an “historic victory for the basic rights of Queenslanders”.A group of 11 residents, who had been living in a park off Goodfellows Road, Kallangur, challenged eviction notices issued against them by the City of Moreton Bay last year. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Sci-fi surgery as doctor in UK directs robot to remove a prostate in Gibraltar 06. March 2026 (01:01) Briton with cancer operated on by doctor located 1,500 miles away using four-armed robot fitted with 3D cameraThe patient was in Gibraltar. The surgeon was in London. The outcome was a remarkable triumph for remote robotic surgery that saved the life of a 62-year-old football fan with prostate cancer.Inside the operating theatre at St Bernard’s, the only hospital in the British overseas territory, a hi-tech robot with four arms, and fitted with a 3D camera, removed the prostate of Briton Paul Buxton, who moved to Gibraltar 40 years ago. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Canadian backpacker Piper James died ‘as a result of drowning’ following dingo attack at K’gari, coroner says 06. March 2026 (00:58) Cause of death of 19-year-old in January was drowning ‘in the setting of multiple injuries, due to, or as a consequence of a dingo attack’Canadian backpacker Piper James died “as a result of drowning” following a dingo attack at K’gari, the Queensland coroners court says.The court on Friday said Piper’s cause of death had been determined by a forensic pathologist and accepted by the investigating coroner. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Minneapolis killings and deportation outrage: Kristi Noem’s scandal-plagued DHS tenure 06. March 2026 (00:53) Backlash grew against homeland security secretary after slew of controversies from Trump’s immigration crackdownKristi Noem’s year-long tenure as homeland security secretary has been plagued by controversies as she led an aggressive immigration crackdown that hasprompted protests and lawsuits.There have been scandals, legally dubious deportations condemned by human rights groups, taxpayer-funded publicity campaigns, and false claims about US citizens. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Kristi Noem confronts grim truth that everyone is expendable in Trump world 06. March 2026 (00:48) Many will regard the ex-secretary of homeland security, Trump’s first fired cabinet member, as the worst yet seenKristi Noem once led a dog to a gravel pit and ended its life with the cold precision of a mafia hit. On Thursday, the homeland security secretary confronted the grim truth that she, too, was expendable.Noem became the first cabinet member fired in Donald Trump’s second term, a striking contrast to the revolving-door chaos of his first. Like other members of Team Trump, she had assumed that ostentatious displays of fealty to the president would insulate her. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
