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UK faces growing calls from locals to remove Cyprus military bases Foreign minister, Constantinos Kombos, tells Guardian Iranian-made drone that hit airbase was launched from Lebanon

[UK faces growing calls from locals to remove Cyprus military bases]

“Britain is facing growing calls to withdraw its military bases from Cyprus as locals step up protests against facilities seen as threat to their security after unprecedented drone attack“

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Essential read: a statement from Cardinal Cupich. www.archchicago.org/statement/-/...

Australian Lawmakers Continue to Enact Hate Crime Laws that Suppress Free Speech The NSW and federal government have passed several pieces of legislation that increase state control at the expense of free speech under the guise of preventing hate crimes.

Australian Lawmakers Continue to Enact Hate Crime Laws that Suppress Free Speech.
www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/austral...

Despite all the screeching and Trump-grovelling of the British right, support for the US action against Iran has *dropped* to 22%

Great show, smart people no nonsense, Michael West’s use of ‘debac’ 🤌 Dr Burchill about our govt’s ‘bizarre and crazy’ out front support for the US Israel war… frankly it’s all bizarre and a bloody crazy debac, catch it later if you missed it and need some sanity given the media unreality

The rule of law allows for mitigation and remorse upon a guilty finding, proportionality is part of punishment, one needn’t be a lawyer to see these aren’t narco traffickers, most are likely their victims, even if they are Escobars they’re entitled to due process not summary missile execution at sea

SA Liberals back One Nation as leader won't condemn Bernardi comments South Australia's Liberal opposition will preference One Nation over Labor at the upcoming state election, as other parties condemn "outrageous" comments by One Nation's Cory Bernardi.

The SA Liberals will recommend voters preference One Nation ahead of Labor in all seats

"We want to see as many as Liberals elected as possible, and that's the prism in which we look at all our preferences," Ms Hurn said.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

AI images, old videos and false viral claims: what to watch out for when checking posts about the Middle East on social media – Full Fact In the last week we’ve seen a surge of misinformation relating to the war with Iran—we’ve fact checked 10 viral posts, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

AI images, old videos and false viral claims: what to watch out for when checking posts about the Middle East on social media

NEW: The Trump-Vance-Rubio administration has once again bypassed Congress to push through a $151.8 million bomb sale to Israel —>

“Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall” I can’t remember the biblical reference because Sunday school was a long time ago and I’m lapsed (or Godless according to my mother) but upon seeing more of this depravity today it’s all I can think and hope for…

Naked imperialism, if Americans can’t/won’t stop illegality, corruption & chaos being inflicted on them and the world by their rogue President’s regime, when will the rest of the world say enough because inevitably our complicity will lead to everyone’s demise slowly or via rapid disassembly

Mark Carney has a prescription for middle powers in uncertain times – but Australia isn’t heeding the call | Tom McIlroy Labor has long defended the rules-based order, but Iran and Aukus show a stubborn refusal to move away from the US

“The former central banker is impressive, but despite the buzz around his prescription.. Australia actually isn’t listening..For all his stylish diplomacy, both Labor & the Coalition appear to be pretending the “rupture” Carney has identified has not happened”

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

‘A puppy around Trump’: All eyes on smiling Infantino as World Cup crisis grows Fifa’s almost blasé public response to the unprecedented Iran–World Cup crisis has raised fresh questions about how the organisation is run and whose interests Gianni Infantino is truly serving, write...

Through football, Infantino has launched himself into the global elite - but is this serving football? As of Thursday, Fifa's Council still hadn't even met on Iran

Also, Hurzeler's feud with Arteta/Arsenal goes back over a year

In my newsletter today:
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

Just going to re-post my responses to Bhakti's question on this story here as a thread for visibility in case anyone else had the same question but was too afraid to ask. Finance people, feel free to weigh in if I've goofed, or you have additional observations/thoughts/nuances.

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😂 I’m sure the Saudis will be very accommodating…’we’re all friends here fellas, I know Trump, sort of, his son… yeah the freakishly tall one… I hate women too… crypto? just one call, please don’t hurt me…’

Just in case you were wondering what this latest nonsense was about… it’s another part of the Magaverse unreality, where I also learnt that the ‘Donroe’ doctrine is not a joke term originating on bluesky… and now I bid you all adieu

Homeless people camping in Queensland park ‘not treated as humans’ during council evictions, court finds Moreton Bay council’s clearing of tent city breached human rights, supreme court rules

“Homeless people living in tents in a park were “not treated as humans” while being evicted by a QLD council, with the supreme court ruling it an unlawful breach of human rights. A group of residents..challenged eviction notices ,by the City of Moreton Bay”

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The United States has issued a temporary 30-day waiver allowing Indian refiners to purchase Russian crude oil currently stranded at sea, as disruptions from the Iran conflict threaten global energy supplies.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/gXOi

911 calls capture kids burning with fever, struggling to breathe at ICE detention center EMS crews were called to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas at least 11 times since September for children in medical distress, records show.

Many of these medical emergencies could have been prevented if children detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center had been given adequate care.

Kids don't belong in ICE detention.

This fn war criminal and those meant to protect the game are ruining football for me presently, I know, I know don’t let it but my Mediterranean temperament is bloody offside

Poor Jared

Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

Reuters Exclusive

"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

Indeed, so where is the rest of the world’s leadership… oh that’s right reluctantly preparing to be drawn into President Nero’s faux holy war as if they don’t have any other leverage

Muslims 'should not be forced to beg’ for protection, Labor MP says Labor backbencher Ed Husic says Islamophobia should be examined as part of Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.

Labor backbencher Ed Husic has accused his own government of failing to deliver protection for Australian Muslims. The MP says the royal commission examining the Bondi terror attack and social cohesion should also focus on Islamophobia. #auspol Hear! Hear!
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It is now common for many of us to have to explain why international law and oh I don’t know laws and the rule of law matter at BBQs and dinner parties

Roundtable: War on Iran Was Easy to Start. It Won’t Be Easy to End. President Donald Trump decided to join Israel and attack Iran early on Saturday, February 28—a reckless move that positions the United States as a rogue

Already just a few days into the conflict, the law of unintended consequences has kicked in.

New @centuryintl.bsky.social roundtable features frontline analysis to spotlight the most clear and present dangers.

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The wound might never heal… but I’m a ruminator and Greek Australian

🎯 especially subs unlikely to take material form…

The devastating conflict where both sides have reasons to keep fighting A strong supply of weapons and a history of long wars make Sudan's conflict particularly troubling.

Excellent analysis of the conflict causing the world’s most extensive humanitarian disaster right now:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Calling for a de-escalation of an illegal war is a step that personally I find a little tepid, however strengthening our strategic ties with Canada is good. 👍

C/- ABC