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The kindness of strangers: My kids sent me a birthday fax from far away – a modest man made sure I received it

I was all alone in a Washington DC hotel on my birthday – and someone else had received my children’s message by mistake

The Guardian - AU

Washington ignores America's fiscal cliff

Deficits are at levels unseen outside major crises.

Axios

‘No option but to strike Mumbai and Delhi’: Ex-Pak envoy to India on ‘worst-case’ US conflict

Former Pakistani envoy to India Abdul Basit made a bizarre statement while discussing a hypothetical conflict scenario involving the United States. Speaking about a worst-case situation, Basit outlined how Pakistan might respond if Washington targeted its nuclear programme. “Suppose there is a scenario where the US views our nuclear programme…

The Times of India

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Donald Trump's 'Holy War': 'Chinese Nostradamus' Claims US Leaders Believe Iran Conflict Is Armageddon

Beijing-based academic Jiang Xueqin, dubbed 'China's Nostradamus', claims Donald Trump's 'holy war' with Iran could unravel NATO, crush Europe and reorder global power within a decade. His stark eight-point forecast blends unverified reports from the US military with a bleak reading of religious politics in Washington and Tehran.

International Business Times UK

How Donald Trump and team 'miscalculated' Iran response and now feel the pressure: Explained in 10 points

Operation Epic Fury, a swift US-Israeli strike targeting Iran's leadership, has unexpectedly morphed into a 22-day attritional war. Despite initial successes, Iran's resilience and regional escalation have caught Washington off guard, turning a planned quick victory into a protracted quagmire with no clear endgame and significant global economic implications.

The Times of India

How Trump’s ‘careless’ Pearl Harbour joke in Oval Office shook eighty years of US-Japan diplomacy

At an otherwise routine Oval Office meeting on Thursday, Donald Trump made a joke about Pearl Harbour directly to Japan's prime minister Sanae Takaichi, invoking the 1941 surprise attack that killed 2,400 Americans and drew the United States into the Second World War. Takaichi widened her eyes, said nothing, and…

The Times of India

Gather together: Photographer Neal Slavin on what 50 years of taking group shots says about us

Neal Slavin's landmark photography book "When Two or More Are Gathered Together" reveals the many sides of 20th century American society and is notably for its use of colour. To mark the its 50th anniversary, the photographer spoke to Euronews Culture about the book's enduring legacy.

Euronews

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Will Putin cut Iran loose for Ukraine? What Russian envoy said on quid pro quo claims

Russia has vehemently denied reports suggesting a quid pro quo offer to the US: halting intelligence sharing with Iran in exchange for reduced pressure on Ukraine. Russian officials, including envoy Kirill Dmitriev, labelled the claims as 'fake' and 'Western disinformation.' The alleged proposal, reportedly made to former Trump administration envoys,…

The Times of India

Washington state bans all law enforcement - including ICE agents - from wearing masks while on duty

‘Law enforcement’s job is to protect us — yet, ICE is hiding from public accountability,’ Governor Bob Ferguson said

The Independent UK

'Oil not well' between Don and Bibi? Decoding Donald Trump's anger at Benjamin Netanyahu for South Pars strike

South Pars is not simply an Iranian asset. It is part of the world’s largest natural gas field, shared with Qatar, whose LNG exports underpin energy supply chains across Europe and Asia. When Israel struck that field, it was not just hitting Iran’s revenues. It was destabilising a system tied…

The Times of India

Wrap-up: Senate not done yet

Senators are sticking around Washington this weekend after a busy week on the Hill highlighted partisan divides, intraparty friction and growing tension between the two chambers. One thing is clear — everyone is ready for spring break. The Senate has largely been wrapped up in an extended debate on the…

Roll Call

Bizarre invasion sparks chaos at Washington army base, forces Rubio and Hegseth to consider fleeing

The origin of the mysterious invasion remains a mystery.

We Got This Covered

Overconfidence is how wars are lost − lessons from Vietnam, Afghanistan and Ukraine for the war in Iran were ignored

Wars are rarely lost first on the battlefield. They are lost in leaders’ minds − when leaders misread what they and their adversaries can do, when their confidence substitutes for comprehension, and when the last war is mistaken for the next one.

The Conversation

Unidentified Drones Breach Airspace Near Homes Of Rubio And Hegseth Raising Fears Iran Conflict Is Reaching US Soil

Unidentified drones were spotted over a Washington Army base housing top US officials, raising security concerns and discussions about the Iran conflict's reach.

International Business Times UK

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The Guardian - UK

This is a key moment in the war on Iran – and Starmer must resist the UK being dragged into it any further

This is not Britain’s war, it’s Trump’s and Netanyahu’s. The prime minister should be wary of becoming ensnared like Blair was with Iraq, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Independent UK

Pentagon to reportedly keep National Guard in DC three more years even after Trump declares city ‘crime free’

‘We're just days away from the most beautiful season here in Washington, which, by the way, is a crime free city... just about,’ Trump said at a White House event Thursday

Latin Times

Unidentified Drones Spotted Over Military Base Where Secretaries Rubio and Hegseth Live: Report

U.S. authorities in Washington, D.C., remain on high alert after a new report indicated that unidentified drones were detected flying above the Army base where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reside.

Capital & Main

More States Are Taxing the Ultra-Rich — Washington Is the Latest

As inequality grows, states are stepping up where the federal government hasn’t.

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The Independent UK

States seek to unmask federal immigration agents -- and their own police

Proposals to prohibit federal immigration agents from wearing masks are gaining new life in states

The Independent UK

Oman’s foreign minister says war in Iran is Trump’s ‘greatest miscalculation’ in scathing attack

Badr Albusaidi said ‘this is not America’s war’ and criticised Washington for supporting Israel

International Business Times UK

Trump Appears To Blame Israel After Iran Gas Field Strike Sparks Gulf Fears, Claiming They Acted Alone

Donald Trump seeks to distance the US from Israeli strikes on Iran's South Pars gas field as Gulf tensions rise and energy infrastructure comes under attack.

The Times of India

Did Iran pose an 'imminent threat'? How Tulsi Gabbard struggled to defend Trump war during Senate Hearing

Among Washington aides, there's a joke that DNI stands for Do Not Invite...

The Independent UK

Drones hovering above Rubio and Hegseth’s homes leave military officials baffled

'Unidentified' drones prompt security concerns at Washington Army base where both politicians live

Euronews

MEPs clear path for full adoption of EU–US trade deal

EU lawmakers moved closer to implementing the EU–US trade deal after a key committee vote, but tensions with Washington persist.

The Times of India

Multiple drones spotted over US army base housing top officials including Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth

Unidentified drones were detected over a Washington-area Army base where US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth reside, the Washington Post reported.

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