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In 2023, what were thought to be Nazar Daletskyi’s remains were buried in his home village and his mother, Nataliia, visited the grave every week. Three years later, he spoke to her on the phoneNazar Daletskyi was declared dead in May 2023. The DNA match left no room for doubt, officials told his mother, Nataliia. A Ukrainian soldier who volunteered for the front in the early weeks of the war, Nazar had become one more casualty of Russia’s invasion.Nazar’s remains were laid to rest in the cemetery of his home village. In the months after the funeral, Nataliia visited the

US president said he did not want to make a deal with Iran yet, while claiming that he might hit Kharg Island again ‘just for fun’How have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?Israel says it has identified missiles that were launched from Iran a short while ago, towards its territory.In a post online, the military said defence systems are “operating to intercept the threat”, while warning citizens to enter protective spaces. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/15/iran-war-news-live-updates-us-israel-middle-east-crisis-latest-kharg-island Author : Jonathan Yerushalmy Publish date : 2026-03-15 03:55:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Underquoting and ‘dummy bidding’ will attract fines of $110,000 in bid to create a ‘fair property market’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales government will introduce new laws this week to force property sellers to publish a price guide on all advertising, and impose a fivefold increase to fines for underquoting real estate agents.The government says the draft laws, first flagged last year, are aimed at cracking down on agents providing misleading price estimates on property listings, a practice often used to inflate interest. Continue

Minns government introducing legislation to significantly increase penalties. Follow the day’s updates liveAttacking Hanson doesn’t work like it did in the past, Joyce saysBarnaby Joyce has disagreed with his leader Pauline Hanson over inflammatory comments about Muslims, but says parties criticising her haven’t learned the lesson of One Nation’s rise. see Pauline as having the courage to stand behind her convictions on certain issues...I’ll make it very clear, I do know people the Islamic faith who are good people, without a shadow of a doubt.”There are people of Islamic faith who are good. And she was referring to... trying to,

Met police says woman, 43, was detained after newborn girl in Westminster taken to hospital and pronounced deadA woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 18-day-old baby girl fell from a property in central London.The Metropolitan police said officers attended Horseferry Road in Westminster after reports on Saturday morning that a baby had fallen from a residential property. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/14/arrest-after-18-day-old-baby-falls-from-central-london-property Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2026-03-14 20:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Exclusive: Senior party figures conclude outsiders or existing senior staff deemed more suitable should take over from current permanent secretariesA Reform UK government would expect to dismiss the top civil servant in every government department and replace them with people seen as more likely to implement the party’s priorities, the Guardian has learned.Senior Reform figures have concluded that the current crop of permanent secretaries, the lead civil servant in each department, are not up to the necessary standard. Some would be replaced by outsiders, and others by existing officials viewed as more suitable. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/14/reform-uk-government-replace-top-civil-servants-people-aligned-policies Author

Motaz Malhees is an actor in The Voice of Hind Rajab, a film about a Palestinian girl killed by the IDF in Gaza in 2024Palestinian actor Motaz Malhees said a travel ban imposed by Donald Trump is preventing him from attending Sunday’s Academy Awards, whose nominees include a movie in which he has a starring role.The Voice of Hind Rajab, a film about a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza in 2024, has been nominated for best international feature film. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/14/palestinian-actor-oscars-travel-ban Author : Reuters Publish date : 2026-03-14 15:00:00 Copyright for syndicated

Demonstrators on Sunday will be arrested for expressing support for Palestine Action or intifada chants, says MetPolice have warned demonstrators that they will be arrested for expressing support for Palestine Action or intifada chants at a protest on Sunday.About 12,000 people are expected to take part in the annual al-Quds Day rally in London, an international demonstration of support for Palestinian rights. The event takes its name from the Arabic version of Jerusalem and was created by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini after Iran’s 1979 revolution. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/14/police-warning-protesters-al-quds-day-rally-london-palestine Author : Geraldine McKelvie Publish date : 2026-03-14 12:35:00 Copyright

Summer holidaymakers opting for ‘more familiar, easy-to-reach locations’ as travel industry counts cost of Middle East conflictHolidaymakers who had planned to visit the eastern Mediterranean this summer are moving their trips to the west and the Caribbean because of the US-Israel war on Iran, travel companies have said.Travellers from the UK and mainland Europe are increasingly swapping their holiday destinations away from Cyprus, Turkey and Greece towards Italy, Spain, Malta and Croatia, as the region around the Middle East grapples with flight cancellations and airspace closures. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/14/war-prompts-europeans-to-switch-holidays-away-from-eastern-mediterranean Author : Lauren Almeida Publish date : 2026-03-14

Explosion at school on the south side of Amsterdam only caused limited damage, with no reported injuries An explosion damaged a Jewish school in Amsterdam early on Saturday, in what the city’s mayor described as “a deliberate attack against the Jewish community”.The explosion at the school in an upmarket residential neighbourhood on the south side of Amsterdam only caused limited damage, the mayor, Femke Halsema, said in a press release, as police and firefighters arrived at the scene quickly. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/14/deliberate-attack-explosion-damages-jewish-school-in-amsterdam Author : Reuters Publish date : 2026-03-14 07:24:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Exclusive: Lough Neagh, which supplies drinking water for 40% of NI, contains genes resistant to last-resort antibioticsGenes capable of creating antibiotic-resistant superbugs have been detected in the UK’s largest lake, which supplies drinking water to about 40% of Northern Ireland.Testing of water from Lough Neagh, which has a surface area 26 times bigger than Windermere, found genes resistant to a wide range of antibiotics, including carbapenems – drugs reserved for life-threatening infections when all other treatments have failed. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/14/lough-neagh-northern-ireland-genes-antibiotic-resistance-superbugs Author : Rachel Salvidge Publish date : 2026-03-14 05:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

President says forces ‘obliterated’ military targets on Kharg Island and warned its oil infrastructure could be nextMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump said Friday that US forces have “obliterated” military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island and warned that the oil infrastructure there could be next.“For reasons of decency, I have chosen NOT to wipe out the Oil Infrastructure on the Island,” Trump wrote on social media. “However, should Iran, or anyone else, do anything to interfere with the Free and Safe Passage of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz, I will immediately reconsider this decision.” Continue reading... Source link

Commuters on Craigieburn, Upfield, Ballarat and Seymour lines will be first to test tap-and-go technologyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMelbourne is finally poised to join other Australian cities in the tap-and-go era, with the state government confirming public trials for contactless credit and debit card payments will launch for suburban rail commuters on Monday.Commuters on the Craigieburn, Upfield, Ballarat and Seymour lines will be the first to test the technology, allowing them to bypass the physical Myki card in favour of paying via a debit or credit card, smartphone or smartwatch. Continue reading... Source link

Top US regulators met with Bill Anderson to discuss ‘supreme court action’ over glyphosate weed killerTop US regulators met with Bill Anderson, Bayer’s CEO, last year to discuss “litigation” issues – including “supreme court action” over its glyphosate weed killer – just months before the Trump administration took a series of steps to boost Bayer’s case at the high court, internal government records show.The 17 June meeting, between officials at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Anderson and two other top Bayer executives, came as the Germany-based company was working to quash costly US litigation brought by tens of thousands of

Bolivian interior ministry says Sebastián Marset is being extradited to US, where he’s wanted for money launderingSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxSebastián Marset, an alleged Uruguayan drug trafficker and one of South America’s most wanted criminals, has been arrested in Bolivia.Marset, 34, is accused of trafficking tonnes of cocaine from South America to Europe, and also of having ordered the murder of a Paraguayan prosecutor who was shot dead as he honeymooned on a Colombian beach in 2022. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/13/uruguayan-drug-trafficking-suspect-sebastian-marset-arrested-bolivia Author : Thomas Graham in Tijuana Publish

Mayor says he will encourage Met to scale down his official vehicle alongside plans for new charges for big carsThe London mayor, Sadiq Khan, said he would be encouraging the Met to abandon his armoured car in favour of a smaller vehicle as he signalled a clampdown on driving SUVs in London.Khan and Transport for London are considering options including additional charges on outsize vehicles to tackle the increasing numbers of SUVs on London’s roads, primarily to address road safety but also to address concerns about parking and congestion. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/13/sadiq-khan-may-give-up-armoured-car-clampdown-suvs-london Author : Gwyn Topham Transport

Defense secretary’s comments come as Iran war chokes global oil supplies; military chief says US is targeting Iran’s mine-laying capabilities What is the strait of Hormuz and can the US stop Iran from blocking it?Sign up for the Breaking News US emailBoth Pete Hegseth and Dan Caine were asked today about energy secretary Chris Wright’s comments to CNBC on Thursday, where he said that the US Navy cannot escort ships through the strait of Hormuz now but it was “quite likely” that could happen by the end of the month.Gen Caine appeared to agree with Wright’s assessment, calling the waterway

The chancellor is set to meet with energy bosses over concerns that companies are profiteering from oil and gas pricesEnergy secretary Ed Miliband said the government is “really concerned” over energy firms profiteering from the Middle East crisis and “will not tolerate unfair practices”.He told the BBC: “It would be completely unacceptable for anyone to use this crisis to rip people off, and we will fight people’s corner to stop that happening. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/mar/13/reeves-vows-to-crack-down-on-energy-and-fuel-bosses-exploiting-britons-through-rip-off-prices-uk-politics-live Author : Taz Ali Publish date : 2026-03-13 11:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

More than 20% of weekend availability lost in England since 2022, forcing some to turn to A&E, says national associationPeople who need to obtain medication at the weekend are having to undertake long trips because more pharmacies are cutting their opening hours on Saturdays and Sundays.One in six pharmacies in England have reduced their hours at weekends since 2022, with some shutting altogether, as a result of “unsustainable” pressures on their budgets. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/13/patients-face-long-journeys-for-medicines-as-pharmacies-cut-weekend-hours Author : Denis Campbell Health policy editor Publish date : 2026-03-13 09:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

In today’s newsletter: The story of the Scottish town is not just one of Britain’s deadliest shooting, but the strength and determination that came nextGood morning. On 13 March 1996, a man walked into the gymnasium at Dunblane primary school and opened fire on a class of five- and six-year-olds. In the space of just a few minutes, 16 children – Abigail McLennan, Brett McKinnon, Charlotte Dunn, David Kerr, Emily Morton, Emma Crozier, Hannah Scott, Joanna Ross, John Petrie, Kevin Hasell, Megan Turner, Melissa Currie, Mhairi MacBeath, Ross Irvine, Sophie North and Victoria Clydesdale – alongside their teacher, Gwen Mayor,

US central command says aircraft lost in ‘friendly airspace’, adding that the crash was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire Middle East war creating ‘largest supply disruption in history of oil markets’How have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?Russia’s economic envoy Kirill Dmitriev has the global energy market “cannot remain stable” without his country’s oil.His comments came after the US said it would temporarily allow the sale of Russian oil that is at sea, as energy prices soared after US-Israeli strikes on Iran.The United States is effectively acknowledging the obvious: without Russian oil, the global

Suspect who was convicted in 2016 for supporting Islamic State is dead after attack kills one and leaves two injured Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe suspect who killed one person and injured two others at Old Dominion University on Thursday was identified by authorities as Mohamed Jalloh, a former member of the army national guard who pleaded guilty in 2016 to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State.Dominique Evans, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Norfolk field office, told reporters the suspect had attempted to commit an

Democratic senator John Fetterman broke with his party in support of reopening the DHS; this is the fourth failed SenateSign up for Breaking US News emailsUS defense officials told senators on the armed services committee that the cost of the war on Iran totaled more than $11.3bn in the first six days alone, according to multiple reports.The New York Times was first to break the news about the conflict’s price tag, citing three people familiar with the closed-door briefing on Tuesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar/12/republicans-trump-iran-senate-majority-leader-john-thune-voter-id-bill-save-america-act-politics-live-news-updates Author : Robert Mackey (now); Shrai Popat, Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose (earlier)

Angela Lipps spent nearly six months in jail after AI software linked her to a North Dakota bank fraud caseA Tennessee grandmother says she is trying to rebuild her life after an incident of mistaken identity by an artificial intelligence (AI) facial recognition system tied her to a North Dakota bank fraud investigation.Angela Lipps, 50, spent nearly six months in jail after Fargo police identified her as a suspect in an organized bank fraud case using facial recognition software, according to south-east North Dakota news outlet InForum. Lipps told the outlet she had never been to North Dakota and did

Figures recorded by Femicide Census in past 12 months indicate highest rate of matricide in 16 yearsThe names of 19 women believed to have been killed by their sons in the last year will be read out in parliament on Thursday, as research showed that almost one in five women killed by men since the last International Women’s Day were suspected victims of matricide.For the 11th year running, Jess Phillips will read out the names of the 108 women killed in the UK by men – or where a man has been charged – in the last 12 months. In