#theguardian.com. × #Mar.06.2026 Bernard LaFayette, civil rights leader who helped launch Voting Rights Act, dies aged 85. Early in a life of service, LaFayette did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama
#USA × #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 Kristi Noem confronts grim truth that everyone is expendable in Trump world. Many will regard the ex-secretary of homeland security, Trump’s first fired cabinet member, as the worst yet seen
#USA × #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 Stock market falls resume as US-Israel war with Iran drives up oil and gas prices. FTSE 100 and France’s CAC down 1.5%; Germany’s DAX and Italy’s FTSE MIB down 1.6%; the Dow Jones was down 2%
#Business #USA × #stock market #Asia #North America #Iran #Israel
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 Three men deported by US file legal case against Eswatini over detention. The men, who had been released after completing criminal sentences, are from Cuba, Jamaica and Yemen
#Eswatini #Africa #Cuba #USA × #Asia #North America #Jamaica #Yemen
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 Dismay as Hegseth urges Latin American allies to join ‘offense’ against cartels. Critics sceptical Pentagon chief’s plan for increased military force – amid rising US intervention – will stop drug gangs
#USA × #North America #Americas
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 Trump ousts DHS secretary Kristi Noem and replaces her with Republican senator. Noem’s tenure was marked by killings of US citizens by federal agents, a rumored affair and $220m spent on ads
#USA × #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 Senators demand investigation after ninth American killed by Israeli settlers or soldiers in West Bank. Lawmakers cite ‘consistent pattern’ in which Americans are being killed ‘without justice or accountability’
#USA × #Asia #North America #World Bank #Israel #Americas
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 Florida college Republicans group chat reveals racist texts: ‘Avoid the coloreds like the plague’. In leaked chats, students at Florida International University referenced Nazis and made antisemitic and racist remarks
#Education #USA × #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 Defence secretary accuses MPs of undermining UK’s relationship with Trump. John Healey says its ‘unpatriotic’ for opposition politicians to take the side of the US against the government
#Politics #United Kingdom #USA × #Europe #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 New York sex-trafficking case against high-end real estate broker brothers goes to jury. Lawyers for Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander argued that the brothers were womanizers but not rapists
#USA × #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 House to vote on limiting Trump’s powers in Iran war after Senate measure fails – US politics live. House decision is expected to be tight after war powers resolution in the Senate fell apart along party lines
#Politics #USA × #Asia #North America #Iran
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 German foreign minister says ‘we will not allow ourselves to be divided’ after Trump-Spain spat – Europe live. The US president previously threatened to stop all trade with Spain after it said it didn’t back the US-Israeli military operation against Iran
#Germany #Spain #USA × #Europe #Asia #North America #Iran #Israel
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 Suspect apprehended after three women found dead in rural Utah. Authorities found the suspect after tracking him through southern Utah, northern Arizona, and into Colorado
#USA × #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 Vanuatu moves forward with UN climate resolution despite Trump opposition. Pacific island says the US weakened its proposal to advance a key climate ruling but vows to hold major polluters accountable
#Weather #Iceland #Afro-Eurasia #USA × #Europe #North America #Insular Oceania #Vanuatu
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 ‘This is a needless war’: Americans share their thoughts on the US-Israel attacks on Iran. The Guardian asked US readers about the military action in Iran – their responses were largely disapproving
#USA × #Asia #North America #Iran #Israel
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 Trump administration to reportedly close controversial ICE jail in Texas. Camp East Montana facility, part of the Fort Bliss army base, has repeatedly been criticized for harsh living conditions
#USA × #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 Failed asylum seeker families will be offered up to £40,000 to leave Britain under pilot scheme, says Shabana Mahmood – UK politics live. The home secretary said that Britain will trial a scheme to encourage a small number of asylum seekers whose claims are rejected to exit the country
#Politics #United Kingdom #USA × #Europe #Asia #North America #Iran
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 Paramount-Warner Bros mega-merger could still face ‘real threats’, antitrust experts say. The $110bn deal will require approval from regulatory authorities in the US, the EU and the UK
#United Kingdom #USA × #Europe #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 Soul to Soul review – joyous 1971 concert film captures Black American stars’ emotional return to Ghana. Restored documentary records a historic independence day show in Accra, with electrifying performances from Tina Turner, Wilson Pickett and more
#Ghana #Africa #USA × #North America #Americas
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 Airstrikes hit Iran-Iraq border as US and Israeli plan to mobilise Kurds gathers pace. Experts say backing Iran’s ethnic communities could ‘open up a hornet’s nest’ and increase risk of chaotic civil war
#USA × #Asia #North America #Iran #Iraq #Israel
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 Middle East crisis live: Israel launches fresh strikes on Tehran; Iran claims to have targeted Kurdish groups in Iraq. Tehran says it hit groups ‘opposed to the revolution’, amid reports the US is looking to arm Kurdish militias. Follow the latest news
#Canada #USA × #Asia #North America #Iran #Iraq #Israel
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 Oil price continues to rise amid Middle East crisis but stock markets rebound across Asia. Reports of attack on US registered tanker in Gulf lifts crude by 3% to $84 a barrel as gas price also starts to climb
#USA × #Asia #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.05.2026 US did not share details with the UK before attacking Iran, sources say. Donald Trump has also criticised Keir Starmer’s initial decision not to allow the US to use UK military bases in the war
#United Kingdom #USA × #Europe #Asia #North America #Iran
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.04.2026 Sam Altman admits OpenAI can’t control Pentagon’s use of AI. CEO’s claims come amid increased scrutiny of US military’s use of the technology and ethics concerns from AI workers
#Tech #USA × #North America
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