Pope says ‘world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants’ amid feud with Trump’s White House Pontiff denounces leaders who invoke religion to justify war, after US bishops offer him support after Vance remarks

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Israel escalates attacks on medics in Lebanon with deadly ‘quadruple tap’ Lebanese health ministry says killing of 91 healthcare workers shows ‘total disregard’ for international law

'Israel has so far killed 91 healthcare workers and wounded 214 more in Lebanon since the Israel-Hezbollah war started on 2 March.'
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Trump reverses course on Cuban oil blockade, allows Russian tanker to pass U.S. ​President Donald Trump signaled he was reversing course on blocking oil shipments to Cuba on Sunday, saying he had "no problem" with any country sending in ‌crude as a Russian tanker neared a Cu...

www.reuters.com/business/ene... #cuba #oilblockadecuba

Australia LNG disruptions continue after Narelle, thousands without power Australia's liquefied natural gas production remained disrupted and thousands were without power in the remote northwest on Sunday, more than a ​week after the Narelle storm system hit the country.

www.reuters.com/business/ene... #australia #WAAustralia #climateemergency #Woodside #climatecrisis

'Iran and Gaza Are ONLY THE BEGINNING' (Chris Hedges at Princeton) YouTube video by The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel

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The allegory is so loud it's giving me a headache.

‘Far right won’t take over our streets’: Huge crowds march through London Organisers say 'Together Alliance' event was the largest anti-far-right march in British history.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/...

How the US and Israel are making the Islamic republic stronger The war is feeding into a theological narrative of martyrdom and sacrifice that is helping maintain the Islamic Republic

www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

Tropical Cyclone Narelle brings raised roofs, heavy rain and destructive winds as it batters WA coast Storm downgraded to category two system after passing between Carnarvon and Kalbarri, but may bring flash flooding to Perth

'Narelle was set to be the first system to make landfall as a tropical cyclo'ne in three of Australia’s states and territories in more than 20 years after Cyclone Ingrid in 2005 and Steve in 2000'.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #australiacyclone #cyclonenarelle #climatechaos #climatecrisis

Ella Baron on Donald Trump and the Iran war – cartoon The US president has claimed that ‘productive talks’ have taken place to end the conflict – but Tehran denies any contact

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #politicalcartoons #cartoonoftheday #trumpcartoons #firstcasualtyofwar #journalism #donaldtrump

Not just in the USA:

Stand for Big Tech Regulation for a Safer Internet Social media and AI platforms monetize harms, abuse & extremism - at the expense of people's safety. It's time lawmakers hold platforms accountable & make our digital spaces safer. Join CCDH and call for social media and AI regulation.

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BBC Audio | The Global Story | The cities built on scamming us all How sophisticated crime syndicates are duping unsuspecting foreigners

bbc.com/audio/play/w... #scamcities #myanmarscammers #scamming #scamwarning

Trump Admits Iran War Is Unconstitutional, Saying He’s Dodging Congressional Approval Trump said he’s avoiding using the word “war” in reference to the Iran war, even though he’s used it many times.

Trump claimed on Wednesday that he is avoiding using the word “war” in reference to the U.S.-Israeli bombardment of Iran in order to avoid accountability from Congress — effectively openly admitting that his war on Iran is unconstitutional.

Iran War Is Pushing Consumers to Break Up With Fossil Fuels EVs, solar panels, induction stoves and heat pumps, now cheaper than ever, are becoming more attractive as the conflict upends oil and gas markets.

In SE Asia, buyers are flocking to Chinese EV giant BYD Co.’s stores, while electric rickshaws are selling out in Pakistan. A shortage of cooking oil in India is driving a run on electric stoves. From Germany to Nigeria, interest in rooftop solar is surging.

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As War on Iran Continues, a European Climate Law Could Be at Risk Industry groups warn of “supply shocks” as energy shortages grow, but critics say targeting the EU’s methane rule would lock in polluting U.S. fossil fuel infrastructure at a dire cost to local and…

📍 NEW 📍 Big Oil is seizing on war and energy fears to weaken EU methane limits — and lock in decades of new U.S. fossil fuel projects. Read DeSmog's latest co-publish with ExxonKnews. buff.ly/BVcPFtS @emdashsanders.bsky.social #LNG #CheniereEnergy #methane

Trump fast-tracked permitting a Utah uranium mine in record 11 days. Tribes call it a rubber stamp It's known by the name Velvet-Wood, and the project's Canadian owner got the go-ahead back in May as the first to undergo an "accelerated," two-week environmental review, during which tribes had only…

The Trump administration is rushing the approval of mining projects on tribal lands. The admin approved a uranium min in Utah in 11 days–when the approval process usually takes years. The dept gave tribes only 7 days to respond to the request for comment. www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/open-spaces/...

Moderate global warming does not rule out extreme global climate outcomes - Nature Extreme global climate outcomes may occur even under moderate 2 °C warming and may turn out to be more extreme than model-averaged projections at 3 °C or 4 °C warming.

In a new Nature study, we show that extreme global climate outcomes may occur even under moderate 2°C warming for several sectors.

The findings reinforce the urgency of limiting warming well below 2°C.

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Fears hundreds more inmates exposed to cancer-causing gas in UK prisons Exclusive: Government investigating 42 prison and probation sites for high levels of radon gas, which is known to be a leading cause of lung cancer

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... #ukprisonsradon #radoninUKprisons #radonpoisoning

Israel’s death penalty bill for Palestinian prisoners moves to final vote Legislation initiated by far-right Otzma Yehudit party drew mounting criticism from opponents and rights groups as it moved through the Knesset

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m... #israeldeathpenalty #israelhangingbill #deathpenaltyisrael

We’re letting big corporations gamble with our lives. Act now, or the food could run out | George Monbiot The fragility of the global food system fills me with dread – and the war with Iran has exposed just how close to collapse it is, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #globalfoodsupply #foodsupplyrisks #Complexsystems #massstarvation #justintimesupply #supplychains

Iran built a vast camera network to control dissent. Israel turned it into a targeting tool Israel’s use of Tehran street cameras to help kill Iran’s supreme leader shows how everyday surveillance can turn into a wartime weapon.

apnews.com/article/iran... #streetcameras #cctvcompromised

Revealed: the world’s worst mega-leaks of methane driving global heating Exclusive: Fixing a leak can be simple and equivalent to closing a coal power station, making lack of action maddening, say analysts

'Super-polluting plumes were also seen in the US...occurring in Texas and leaking 5.5 tonnes of methane per hour, equivalent to running about a million fuel-guzzling SUVs. Venezuela (five) and Iran (three) also had multiple mega-leaks from state-owned facilities.'
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Five disasters in a single wet season show the climate crisis is here and now in the Northern Territory | Kirsty Howey We’re tough in Australia’s Top End, but there’s a limit to what communities can endure without adequate resources and if leadership isn’t honest about the cause

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #australia #NTAustralia #climatechaos #climatecrisis #climateemergency #northernterritory

We need to be honest about Iran – and how our rampant greed for oil is causing mayhem | George Monbiot Oil has empowered capitalism, and some of the world’s most exploitative regimes. Move away from it and we can solve some of the key issues we face, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #georgemonbiot #capitalism #oildependency #climatechaos #renewableenergy #electrification

We need to be honest about Iran – and how our rampant greed for oil is causing mayhem | George Monbiot Oil has empowered capitalism, and some of the world’s most exploitative regimes. Move away from it and we can solve some of the key issues we face, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... 'Fury about the 1953 coup, combined with ever-more vicious repression ...triggered the revolution of 1979, which was captured by the ayatollahs ...They would not be running the country were it not for our governments’ violent crushing of democracy [for the oil].'

Polanski: "Cloaked in misleading analogies abt maxed-out credit cards & household budgets, austerity was not a solution to crisis, but a project which used the crisis as an opportunity to facilitate an enormous upward transfer of wealth from the many to the few.”

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Cyclone Narelle intensifies, could be one of biggest ‘in living memory’ The weather bureau expects the storm could hit Queensland’s coastline as early as Thursday night, but communities have already started evacuating.

www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/que... #australia #qldaustralia #cat5cyclone #cyclonenarelle #severeweather #climatechaos #extremeweather #cimateemergency #darwinqldaus

Poor old God, working overtime protecting everyone's interests... not an easy ask all things considered...

Imagine this penalty legally applied in Palestine to equivalent murders of Palestinians...