• क्रूड ऑयल की कीमतों में उछाल जारी है और यह US$111 के स्तर को पार कर गया है।
• यह तेजी तब आई जब डोनाल्ड ट्रंप ईरान के नवीनतम प्रस्ताव पर विचार कर रहे हैं।
• NSW प्रीमियर, जो बोंडी आतंकी हमले के बाद स्पष्ट थे, ने अब अपने राज्य के कानूनों के भाग्य को क्वींसलैंड की कानूनी चुनौती से जोड़ दिया है।
• न्यू साउथ वेल्स के प्रीमियर क्रिस मिन्स ने कहा है कि वह “globalise the intifada” नारे पर प्रतिबंध तभी लगाएंगे यदि क्वींसलैंड में इसी तरह के प्रतिबंध के खिलाफ संभावित संवैधानिक चुनौती असफल रहती है। यह अब तक का सबसे प्रबल संकेत है कि राज्य सरकार इस विवादास्पद वाक्यांश को प्रतिबंधित करने का प्रयास नहीं कर सकती है।
• दिसंबर में बोंडी आतंकी हमले के बाद मिन्स ने जिसे “घृणास्पद और हिंसक बयानबाजी” बताया, उसे प्रतिबंधित करने के अपने इरादे के बारे में स्पष्ट थे, लेकिन उन्होंने इस मुद्दे को संसदीय जांच के पास भेज दिया, जिसमें उन्होंने कहा कि इससे फरवरी में संसद लौटने पर कानून पेश करना संभव होगा।
Head of newly formed institution questions whether naming is ‘reflective of our current reality’ amid criticism of ‘shameful’ fossil fuel company promotionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe newly formed Adelaide University is considering removing gas company Santos’s name from one of its buildings.On Saturday, students and conservationists rallied outside the Santos Petroleum Engineering building, calling on the university to dump the name because of the company’s new gas projects. Continue reading...
• The U.S. government is evaluating a restricted rollout of Anthropic's Mythos frontier AI model to federal agencies under Project Glasswing for defensive cybersecurity purposes.
• Mythos has identified thousands of vulnerabilities across operating systems and web infrastructure at unprecedented speed, far surpassing traditional manual audits that take months or years.
• Officials emphasize collaboration with model providers and intelligence community to implement guardrails before wider agency access, as stated by spokesperson Barbaccia.
• President Trump is weighing further personnel changes in his administration after removing Attorney General Pam Bondi from her position on Thursday.
• Reports indicate Bondi fell from favor for failing to be effective enough at defending Trump and prosecuting his political enemies, despite her demonstrated loyalty to the president.
• The potential additional removals signal ongoing instability within the Trump Cabinet as the president reassesses key positions.
Most justices seemed skeptical of the administration’s argument, despite Trump’s unprecedented appearanceIt was a surreal morning at the US supreme court.For more than two hours, the nation’s highest court considered arguments over whether Donald Trump – via an executive order – could tear down an idea that has been fundamental to the story and trajectory of the United States: that almost anyone born on US soil is an US citizen. Continue reading...
• The Pentagon is preparing plans for weeks of ground operations in Iran involving conventional infantry and special operations elements, with decisions now resting with President Trump, according to the Washington Post.
• Trump raised the idea of U.S. forces seizing Iran's Kharg Island, the country's main oil terminal in the Persian Gulf, telling The Financial Times "Maybe we take Kharg Island, maybe we don't. We have a lot of options."
• Trump also claimed Iran agreed to allow 20 ships carrying oil through the Strait of Hormuz starting Monday morning as a "sign of respect," while the White House emphasized no final decision has been made on military operations.
• One month into the U.S. war with Iran started February 28, President Trump lists five objectives for the air campaign, up from initial three by Pentagon and four by staff, as he signals potential wind-down despite some unfulfilled aims.
• Press secretary Karoline Leavitt states Operation Epic Fury is 'ahead of schedule,' with Trump claiming Thursday the Iranian regime is 'largely decimated' amid talks to reopen Strait of Hormuz.
• Israeli strikes hit Iranian heavy water and yellowcake plants Friday, confirmed by Israel; conflict strains global economy, alliances, and raises questions on planning and aftermath.
• The Pentagon is considering deploying up to 10,000 additional troops to the Middle East beyond the 1,500 already mobilized from the 82nd Airborne Division, according to a senior U.S. defense official.
• U.S. Central Command reported striking more than 8,000 targets, including over 130 Iranian naval vessels, while Israel confirmed dropping more than 15,000 munitions as part of coordinated Operation Epic Fury and Operation Roaring Lion campaigns launched on February 28.
• U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on March 27 that Washington expects the operation against Iran to conclude "within weeks, not months" and that the U.S. can meet all objectives without using ground troops.
Sky News Arabia has been accused of broadcasting propaganda and whitewashing genocide in SudanSky is considering terminating its joint venture with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after accusations it is involved in broadcasting propaganda and genocide denial.Sky is in talks with its partner in the UAE on Sky News Arabia over the potential termination next year of the licence to use its brand. Continue reading...