#theguardian.com. × #Feb.24.2026 Marco Rubio to deliver rare briefing to top US lawmakers on Iran amid tensions. Secretary of state’s address comes as US deploys largest force of aircraft and warships to Middle East since 2003
#Politics × #Asia × #Iran
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.24.2026 Armed police flood Iran’s universities to crush student protests. Campus clashes provide uneasy backdrop to third round of talks on nuclear programme in Geneva
#Education #Politics × #Switzerland #Europe #Asia × #Iran
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.24.2026 Just 32% of Americans say Trump has right priorities, new poll finds, ahead of State of the Union speech – live. CNN poll reveals Trump’s approval among independents at 26%; White House press secretary says speech to focus on US’s 250th anniversary and affordability concerns
#Politics × #Union State #USA #Asia × #North America #Iran
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.24.2026 In 2022, Labor MPs urged compassion for Australian women and children stuck in Syria. Now Albanese has only contempt | Dan Jervis-Bardy. The government’s drastically changed rhetoric about its legal obligations to Australian citizens is a symptom of 2026’s ugly politics
#Politics × #Anthony Albanese #Australian continent #Australia #Asia × #Insular Oceania #Syria
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.24.2026 First Thing: Trump Iran airstrikes decision to be guided by Kushner and Witkoff’s advice. President has not yet made a final decision on any strikes as the US prepares for ‘last-ditch’ negotiations on Thursday. Plus, most US adults feel the country is moving in the wrong direction
#Politics × #USA #Asia × #North America #Iran
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.24.2026 Trump’s scramble to fix his crumbling tariff strategy sows global chaos and confusion. Economies such as the UK, India, Japan and the EU raced to hammer out agreements, but the blanket rate has left them wondering where they stand
#Business #Politics × #United Kingdom #Japan #USA #Europe #Asia × #North America #India
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.23.2026 Trump Iran airstrikes decision to be guided by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff’s advice. Exclusive: Trump’s decision will be driven by envoys’ judgment on whether Iran is stalling on a nuclear deal
#Politics × #Asia × #Iran
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.23.2026 Duterte refuses to attend ICC pre-trial hearing, as former Philippine leader’s ‘drug war’ case begins. Duterte, 80, is accused of crimes against humanity over an anti-drugs crackdowns in which thousands of people were killed in the South-east Asian nation
#Politics × #International Criminal Court #Asia × #Philippines
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.22.2026 Nigel Farage accused of ‘Maga stunts’ for saying he was denied access to Chagos Islands. Reform UK leader flew to the Maldives for a day despite not having permit to visit nearby archipelago
#Politics × #United Kingdom #Europe #Asia × #Maldives
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.22.2026 Huckabee’s Israel land remarks condemned as ‘dangerous and inflammatory’. Arab and Islamic governments issue joint statement denouncing comments made on Tucker Carlson podcast
#Islamic #Politics × #Religious #Asia × #Israel
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.22.2026 China overtakes US as Germany’s top trading partner. Friedrich Merz to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing as China overtakes US as country’s leading export destination
#Politics × #China #Xi Jinping #Germany #Europe #Asia ×
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 Combative Carlson-Huckabee interview reveals US right’s chasm over Israel. Parts of Maga view Israel with suspicion, but US ambassador continues to believe in its divine right to much of the Middle East
#Politics × #USA #Asia × #North America #Israel
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 The splinternet: how online shutdowns are getting cheaper and easier to impose. Iran has shown how plausible blackouts now are, with far-reaching consequences for the internet as we know it
#Politics × #Tech #Asia × #Iran
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.20.2026 Bodyguards for Azerbaijani president, in town for Trump’s Board of Peace, attack protesters in DC. Demonstrators were outside hotel in Washington demanding the release of political prisoners in Azerbaijan
#Politics × #Azerbaijan #USA #Asia × #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.20.2026 Amid Trump crackdown on Chinese students, one US university appears to block them altogether. Purdue says no ban on Chinese students exists, but reportedly rescinded dozens of offers after warnings from legislators
#Education #Politics × #China #Asia ×
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.20.2026 Osaka stunned by anonymous gift of gold bars to fix ageing water pipes. Mayor says Japanese city will respect donor’s specification that £2.7m gift must be used to repair dilapidated system
#Politics × #Japan #Asia ×
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.20.2026 Trump weighs strikes as he gives Iran ‘10 to 15 days’ to agree deal over nuclear programme – US politics live. The US has amassed an arsenal of military assets in the Middle East that would allow it to launch an aerial bombing campaign against Iran
#Politics × #USA #Asia × #North America #Iran
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.20.2026 ‘Al-Aqsa is a detonator’: six-decade agreement on prayer at Jerusalem holy site collapses. Israeli police raid compound, arrest staff and curb Muslims’ access as Ramadan begins
#Islamic #Politics × #Religious #Palestine #Asia × #Israel
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.19.2026 Trump changed mind on Chagos deal ‘after UK blocked use of Diego Garcia for Iran strikes’. US president links deal with military strikes against Iran in connection with Tehran’s nuclear ambitions
#Politics × #Asia × #Iran
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.19.2026 Forget the Board of Peace, Trump may be closer than thought to attacking Iran. Tehran may claim it will not negotiate under duress, but that is precisely what it is being required to do
#Politics × #USA #Asia × #North America #Iran
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.19.2026 Magistrate rules it’s ‘not proportionate’ to ban Isaac Herzog protester from inner Sydney while on bail. Lawyer tells court there is ‘real doubt’ whether police gave lawful move-on direction during rally against Israeli president that ended in violent clashes
#Politics × #Australian continent #Australia #Asia × #Insular Oceania #Israel #Isaac Herzog
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.19.2026 Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to life in prison for leading insurrection in South Korea. Former South Korean president found guilty over failed martial law declaration in 2024
#Politics × #Yoon Suk Yeol #Asia × #South Korea
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.18.2026 First Thing: Obama, Clinton and Biden lead tributes to Jesse Jackson, ‘one of America’s greatest patriots’. Democratic former presidents and Donald Trump respond to the death of the civil rights leader at the age of 84. Plus, how worried should we be about China’s dancing robots?
#Politics × #China #USA #Asia × #North America
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