Tiger Woods had pills in pocket at crash scene, say police
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bbc_feedTiger Woods submits a not guilty plea via his lawyers after being arrested on charges of driving under the influence in Florida last week.
bbc_feedWoods submits not guilty plea after car crash
Mar. 31st, 2026 09:37 pmbbc_feedTiger Woods submits a not guilty plea via his lawyers after being arrested on charges of driving under the influence in Florida last week.
OpenAI, parent firm of ChatGPT, closes $122bn funding round amid AI boom
Mar. 31st, 2026 09:55 pmguardianworldnews_feedCompany said it achieved valuation of $852bn, mentioning in a blog post it generates $2bn a month in revenue
OpenAI announced on Tuesday it had closed a fundraising round of $122bn and achieved a valuation of $852bn. The funding cements the ChatGPT maker as one of the most highly valued private companies in the world.
The artificial intelligence firm received multibillion-dollar investments from companies including Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank, which committed $110bn, according to the Wall Street Journal. OpenAI also allowed a select group of individual investors to contribute around $3bn. The funding round ranks among the highest-ever in Silicon Valley. OpenAI said last month it was expecting to raise $110bn in funding, but upped that figure in its latest announcement.
Continue reading...Tiger Woods pleads not guilty to DUI after saying phone distraction led to rollover crash
Mar. 31st, 2026 09:52 pmguardianworldnews_feedWoods waives arraignment, demands jury trial
Deputies cite signs of impairment in affidavit
Hydrocodone pills found in pocket after arrest
Tiger Woods has pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence and demanded a jury trial after a rollover crash near his Florida home, according to court records released on Tuesday.
A probable cause affidavit obtained earlier Tuesday by the Guardian stated that Woods told deputies he was looking down at his phone and changing the radio station before the incident.
Continue reading...Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-1 (aet, 4-1 on pens) Italy: World Cup playoff – live
Mar. 31st, 2026 09:52 pmguardianworldnews_feed⚽️ Updates from this 7.45pm BST KO at the Bilino Polje Stadium
⚽️ Tonight’s live scores | Email Scott
4 min: Dzeko makes a nuisance of himself on the edge of the Italian box. He feeds Dedic on the left. A low cross is hacked clear by Calafiori … but straight into Locatelli and back out for a corner! That rebound could have gone absolutely anywhere. Nothing comes of the resulting corner. Italy’s defence was all over the shop during that build-up.
2 min: Dimarco goes long for Kean, who cushions down for Tonali. The ball’s slipped wide right to Politano, one of Italy’s better performers against Northern Ireland. But his cross hits the first man. The hosts clear their lines.
Continue reading...Middle East crisis live: US has begun flying B52 bombers over Iran, Pentagon says
Mar. 31st, 2026 09:42 pmguardianworldnews_feedTop US general Dan Caine says US has growing air superiority over Iran; Trump tells allies ‘go get your own oil’ in latest angry outburst
Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry has said it has intercepted and destroyed ten drones over the past hours, and eight missiles launched towards the Riyadh area and the country’s eastern region.
Early this morning Kuwait said its air defences were responding to hostile missile and drone attacks. Neither Saudi Arabia nor Kuwait said where the drones or missiles came from.
Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai. Local authorities later said response teams contained the incident with no oil leakage and that no injuries had been reported
Donald Trump warned that the US would obliterate Iran’s energy plants and oil wells if it did not open the strait of Hormuz.
The Israeli military said four soldiers had been killed in combat in southern Lebanon, where its forces are clashing with Iran-backed Hezbollah.
Two giant Chinese container ships have sailed through the strait of Hormuz on their second attempt to leave the Gulf after turning back on Friday, ship-tracking data shows. The transit signals a diplomatic breakthrough between Beijing and Tehran as Iran widens its list of approved nations for transiting the vital route, Lloyd’s List reported.
Indonesia’s foreign minister called for an emergency UN security council meeting and a thorough investigation” into a “heinous attack” after three UN peacekeepers from Indonesia were killed in southern Lebanon.
Blasts were heard in Tehran and power cuts hit some areas of the capital, Iranian media reported on Tuesday. Israel earlier carried out missile strikes on what it called military infrastructure in Tehran and infrastructure used by Hezbollah in Beirut.
Japan and Indonesia agreed to step up coordination on energy security, Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi said on Tuesday.
Two Iranian missile launches targeted central Israel, Israeli media reported, with the emergency service saying it had not received reports of any injuries.
Turkey reported a ballistic missile launched from Iran had entered Turkish airspace before being shot down by Nato air and missile defences.
An earlier summary of key developments is here.
Continue reading...Mitoma pounces as Japan beat England to give Tuchel World Cup headache
Mar. 31st, 2026 09:02 pmguardianworldnews_feedIt is not a question that Thomas Tuchel wants to entertain at the World Cup this summer but one he had a run at here in what was supposed to be England’s grand Wembley sendoff. Can the team thrive against good opposition without Harry Kane? The answer was played out across an increasingly frustrating 90 minutes. It was no.
It was not all about Kane, who missed out because of a sore foot. But it was easy to conflate England’s lack of cutting edge with his absence. Tuchel had highlighted the poor goal returns from his other attacking players on Monday. They needed to bring more to the party. There was only bluntness.
Continue reading...guardianworldnews_feedPalestinians convicted of lethal attacks deemed terrorism face execution – while settlers enjoy impunity despite soaring West Bank violence
The death penalty is morally repugnant. How much more so, then, when it is made the default, must be speedily carried out, cannot be subject to clemency, and is blatantly discriminatory – not merely in practice but inherently. The law passed by Israel’s Knesset on Monday is worded to effectively apply only to Palestinians, entrenching what many – including domestic rights groups, legal scholars and the international court of justice – have identified as practices amounting to apartheid. In setting out law for the illegally occupied West Bank, it is also annexationist. “Its application to residents of the occupied Palestinian territory would constitute a war crime,” said the UN’s human rights chief, Volker Türk.
Execution will be the default for Palestinians found guilty of lethal attacks deemed as terrorist acts in the West Bank’s military courts – which have a conviction rate of around 96%. Amnesty International says that the system routinely relies on evidence extracted through torture and abuse. The death sentence will be imposed even if prosecutors do not seek it. Convictions need no longer be unanimous. There is no possibility of pardon. Executions must take place within 90 days. Within Israeli civilian courts, the new law imposes the death penalty for deliberately killing a person with the intention of “negating the existence of the State of Israel”. Life imprisonment can only substitute in unspecified “special” circumstances.
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Continue reading...guardianworldnews_feedAs Plaid Cymru leads in polls ahead of Senedd elections in May, grassroots enthusiasm for one of its historic causes is growing
In Putting Wales First, a recently translated history of Plaid Cymru’s political ideas, Prof Richard Wyn Jones references a 1940s newspaper editorial satirising the party’s then preoccupations. Poking fun at its focus on language, and nostalgia for a rural society of small-scale landowners, the Western Mail waspishly summed up the vision as “three acres and a Welsh-speaking cow”.
It was a caricature at the time, of course. And it certainly bears no relation to the modern-day Plaid, which launched its Senedd campaign this week from a position of strength at the top of the polls. But Plaid’s historic commitment to safeguarding and promoting Welsh language and culture remains a defining cause. If – as currently seems highly likely – it goes on to lead the next Welsh government after 7 May, it has promised a raft of measures to embed the use of Cymraeg more deeply in everyday life.
Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here.
Continue reading...Unsold Poems for the March 17, 2026 Poetry Fishbowl
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ysabetwordsmithThe following poems from the March 17, 2026 Poetry Fishbowl are currently available. Poems may be sponsored via PayPal -- there's a permanent donation button on my Dreamwidth profile page -- or you can write to me and discuss other methods. There are still verses left in the linkback poems "Delight in Another," "A Sense of Weather Changes," "Ouroboros Insects," "The Loving Embrace of Night," "Generations of Cooks Past," "Homefree and Clear, " "One Bite at a Time," "Stars and Diamonds," "Mishpocha," "Changing Your Nature," and "Besa."
"Our Homemade Safety Nets"
Story Date: 2016-2017
Summary: Blainn never intended to stay in Mercedes -- or anywhere -- but it has turned out better than he expected.
364 lines, Buy It Now = $182
Blainn had never intended
to stick around in Mercedes --
or anywhere, really -- but
one thing led to another.
"Pearls of Wisdom"
Story Date: Saturday, October 4, 2014
Summary: Pips and Walden are struggling to get together, until a new friends lends a hand.
251 lines, Buy It Now = $126
Pips sat on the edge of a terrace
at Stairgrange Park, trying and
failing to pull himself together.
"A Proper Community Is a Commonwealth"
Story Date: Mid-February, 2016
Summary: Boss Blaster watches Pressnall Pocket Neighborhood go from a site plan to a community with new residents.
329 lines, Buy It Now = 165
Boss Blaster enjoyed
watching the progress of
Pressnall Pocket Neighborhood.
"The Sisters Grimké"
Story Date: late 1700s to mid-1800s
Summary: Sarah and Angelina Grimke were Quakers, abolitionists, and feminists who rocked a lot of boats.
278 lines, Buy It Now = $139
Sarah Moore Grimké was born in 1792, and
her sister Angelina Emily Grimké in 1805.
The girls grew up on a plantation in
South Carolina, where their father
Judge John Faucheraud Grimké
owned hundreds of slaves.
"Our Homemade Safety Nets"
Story Date: 2016-2017
Summary: Blainn never intended to stay in Mercedes -- or anywhere -- but it has turned out better than he expected.
364 lines, Buy It Now = $182
Blainn had never intended
to stick around in Mercedes --
or anywhere, really -- but
one thing led to another.
"Pearls of Wisdom"
Story Date: Saturday, October 4, 2014
Summary: Pips and Walden are struggling to get together, until a new friends lends a hand.
251 lines, Buy It Now = $126
Pips sat on the edge of a terrace
at Stairgrange Park, trying and
failing to pull himself together.
"A Proper Community Is a Commonwealth"
Story Date: Mid-February, 2016
Summary: Boss Blaster watches Pressnall Pocket Neighborhood go from a site plan to a community with new residents.
329 lines, Buy It Now = 165
Boss Blaster enjoyed
watching the progress of
Pressnall Pocket Neighborhood.
"The Sisters Grimké"
Story Date: late 1700s to mid-1800s
Summary: Sarah and Angelina Grimke were Quakers, abolitionists, and feminists who rocked a lot of boats.
278 lines, Buy It Now = $139
Sarah Moore Grimké was born in 1792, and
her sister Angelina Emily Grimké in 1805.
The girls grew up on a plantation in
South Carolina, where their father
Judge John Faucheraud Grimké
owned hundreds of slaves.
DNF?
Mar. 31st, 2026 11:25 pmdhampyresaWas recently attempting to reading a book and found myself dreading picking it up again (just... so slooooooow). DNF (Did Not Finish) it is! (I actually gave the book more of a chance than I usually would, on account of: (a) i got it at an event where I got it signed/met the author and (b) it is a beautiful physical object.) Now I'm curious what "rules", if any, people have with DNFs? Are there things that make you read more/less of a book before you decide to drop it?
very quick sign of life, and a hot drink recipe
Mar. 31st, 2026 11:52 pmtrobadoraIt's 10 minutes to midnight on 31 March, and I just realised I haven't posted here all month!
Currently I'm writing like a fiend, and also, over at![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
sid_guardian, this year's 520 Day Reverse Exchange is under way. So excited to see everyone's requests coming in!
But to have some actual content here this month, let me very quickly share something I've been meaning to.
Every winter, I want lots and lots of hot drinks, and get tired of having the same drinks all the time. So I try out new recipes, and sometimes I even find something that's really good. (Last autumn, that was the peppermint hot chocolate.)
My latest discovery is a sort of low-cal chai latte sweetened with molasses - it comes out something like Indian Pudding in beverage form.
For two glasses:
1 teabag black tea
1 teabag classic yogi tea
some black pepper
some powdered ginger
1-2 cloves
250ml hot water
Pour hot water over the tea/spices. Let steep overnight in the fridge.
Pour half in each glass, add 120ml almond milk and 15ml sugar-free vanilla syrup each. Heat up in the microwave. (Or in a pot on the stove, that works too.)
Sweeten with a teaspoon of molasses each.
Delicious! :D
Currently I'm writing like a fiend, and also, over at
sid_guardian, this year's 520 Day Reverse Exchange is under way. So excited to see everyone's requests coming in!But to have some actual content here this month, let me very quickly share something I've been meaning to.
Every winter, I want lots and lots of hot drinks, and get tired of having the same drinks all the time. So I try out new recipes, and sometimes I even find something that's really good. (Last autumn, that was the peppermint hot chocolate.)
My latest discovery is a sort of low-cal chai latte sweetened with molasses - it comes out something like Indian Pudding in beverage form.
For two glasses:
1 teabag black tea
1 teabag classic yogi tea
some black pepper
some powdered ginger
1-2 cloves
250ml hot water
Pour hot water over the tea/spices. Let steep overnight in the fridge.
Pour half in each glass, add 120ml almond milk and 15ml sugar-free vanilla syrup each. Heat up in the microwave. (Or in a pot on the stove, that works too.)
Sweeten with a teaspoon of molasses each.
Delicious! :D
UK and France extend talks over new small boats deal
Mar. 31st, 2026 09:25 pmbbc_feedA three-year deal to pay for more French patrols to intercept smuggling gangs was due to expire at midnight.
US journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad
Mar. 31st, 2026 09:08 pmbbc_feedThe US state department says a suspect in her abduction has ties to an Iran-backed militia group, Kataib Hezbollah.
Judge temporarily halts construction of Trump's White House ballroom
Mar. 31st, 2026 09:07 pmbbc_feedThe Republican-appointed judge ruled that Trump was the "steward" of the White House, but not the "owner".
Labour suspends outspoken backbench MP Karl Turner
Mar. 31st, 2026 04:39 pmbbc_feedThe Hull East MP says he was suspended because of his "robust" criticism of the government's policy on jury trials.
World Cup 2026 playoff: Czech Republic v Denmark goes to penalties – live
Mar. 31st, 2026 09:26 pmguardianworldnews_feed⚽️ World Cup playoffs updates from 7.45pm BST
⚽️ Tonight’s live scores | Email Yara
The teams are out and the national anthems are being sung … Kick-off in less than five minutes across the grounds. Great atmospheres across the board in Pristina, Solna and Prague.
Bosnia and Herzegovina v Italy: Reminder, you can follow along the fourth European playoff final with Scott Murray below.
Continue reading...Bosnia and Herzegovina v Italy: World Cup playoff goes to penalties – live
Mar. 31st, 2026 09:25 pmguardianworldnews_feed⚽️ Updates from this 7.45pm BST KO at the Bilino Polje Stadium
⚽️ Tonight’s live scores | Email Scott
4 min: Dzeko makes a nuisance of himself on the edge of the Italian box. He feeds Dedic on the left. A low cross is hacked clear by Calafiori … but straight into Locatelli and back out for a corner! That rebound could have gone absolutely anywhere. Nothing comes of the resulting corner. Italy’s defence was all over the shop during that build-up.
2 min: Dimarco goes long for Kean, who cushions down for Tonali. The ball’s slipped wide right to Politano, one of Italy’s better performers against Northern Ireland. But his cross hits the first man. The hosts clear their lines.
Continue reading...BBC apologises for not investigating claims against Scott Mills raised last year
Mar. 31st, 2026 09:07 pmguardianworldnews_feedBroadcaster did not look into separate allegations of ‘inappropriate communications’ involving the Radio 2 DJ
The BBC has apologised for its response after allegations about Scott Mills were raised with the broadcaster last year.
Mills was sacked with immediate effect by the BBC on Monday over his “personal conduct”. It then emerged he had been questioned over separate allegations of serious sexual offences against a boy aged under 16 in 2018, but the case was later closed due to lack of evidence.
Continue reading...Middle East crisis live: US has begun flying B52 bombers over Iran, Pentagon says
Mar. 31st, 2026 09:05 pmguardianworldnews_feedTop US general Dan Caine says US has growing air superiority over Iran; Trump tells allies ‘go get your own oil’ in latest angry outburst
Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry has said it has intercepted and destroyed ten drones over the past hours, and eight missiles launched towards the Riyadh area and the country’s eastern region.
Early this morning Kuwait said its air defences were responding to hostile missile and drone attacks. Neither Saudi Arabia nor Kuwait said where the drones or missiles came from.
Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai. Local authorities later said response teams contained the incident with no oil leakage and that no injuries had been reported
Donald Trump warned that the US would obliterate Iran’s energy plants and oil wells if it did not open the strait of Hormuz.
The Israeli military said four soldiers had been killed in combat in southern Lebanon, where its forces are clashing with Iran-backed Hezbollah.
Two giant Chinese container ships have sailed through the strait of Hormuz on their second attempt to leave the Gulf after turning back on Friday, ship-tracking data shows. The transit signals a diplomatic breakthrough between Beijing and Tehran as Iran widens its list of approved nations for transiting the vital route, Lloyd’s List reported.
Indonesia’s foreign minister called for an emergency UN security council meeting and a thorough investigation” into a “heinous attack” after three UN peacekeepers from Indonesia were killed in southern Lebanon.
Blasts were heard in Tehran and power cuts hit some areas of the capital, Iranian media reported on Tuesday. Israel earlier carried out missile strikes on what it called military infrastructure in Tehran and infrastructure used by Hezbollah in Beirut.
Japan and Indonesia agreed to step up coordination on energy security, Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi said on Tuesday.
Two Iranian missile launches targeted central Israel, Israeli media reported, with the emergency service saying it had not received reports of any injuries.
Turkey reported a ballistic missile launched from Iran had entered Turkish airspace before being shot down by Nato air and missile defences.
An earlier summary of key developments is here.
Continue reading...Nicolas Pépé strikes for Côte d’Ivoire to worsen Scotland’s World Cup worries
Mar. 31st, 2026 09:04 pmguardianworldnews_feedThe playing of a Scotland fixture on Merseyside provided a significant boost to the area’s hospitality sector. Questions remain over whether or not Scotland’s World Cup involvement this summer can deliver on‑field impact.
Steve Clarke believes momentum is little more than a buzzword. There is an unavoidable sense, however, that Scotland are desperately in need of precisely that with North America calling. Supporters are edgy.
Continue reading...Mitoma pounces as Japan beat England to give Tuchel World Cup headache
Mar. 31st, 2026 09:02 pmguardianworldnews_feedIt is not a question that Thomas Tuchel wants to entertain at the World Cup this summer but one he had a run at here in what was supposed to be England’s grand Wembley send-off. Can the team thrive against good opposition without Harry Kane? The answer was played out across an increasingly frustrating 90 minutes. It was no.
It was not all about Kane, who missed out because of a sore foot. But it was easy to conflate England’s lack of cutting edge with his absence. Tuchel had highlighted the poor goal returns from his other attacking players before this friendly. They needed to bring more to the party. There was only bluntness.
Continue reading...‘Get your own oil’: Trump launches tirade against Europe for not joining Iran war
Mar. 31st, 2026 09:01 pmguardianworldnews_feedMany countries in Europe have called the conflict illegal, with some blocking Israeli and US planes from moving weapons through their airspace
Donald Trump has launched a tirade against European countries that refused to join his war against Iran, calling out the UK and France, as transatlantic relations soured from the spiralling conflict that has wreaked havoc on the global economy.
On his Truth Social website, the US president told governments worried about fuel prices to “go get your own oil” by force from the Gulf, comments that sent oil prices even higher.
Continue reading...Akturkoglu edges Turkey through to end Kosovo hopes of World Cup finals debut
Mar. 31st, 2026 08:54 pmguardianworldnews_feedIt was a step too far for Kosovo, but only just. They could hardly have given more in running Turkey to the wire but it is Vincenzo Montella’s team, relieved and jubilant at the end, that will play at the World Cup in a little over two months’ time. Turkey make their return after 24 years away; Kosovo had been seeking the most unlikely of debuts and could have made that prospect real if Fisnik Asllani’s first-half effort had not come back off the bar.
In the end, though, a scruffy and hotly contested finish by Kerem Akturkoglu settled things early in the second half and, via some minor scares, Turkey could scrape home from there. Kosovo will surely be back, a technically exceptional side richer for this heady experience.
Continue reading...Sweden qualify for World Cup after Viktor Gyökeres hits late winner against Poland
Mar. 31st, 2026 08:52 pmguardianworldnews_feedThe Graham Potter magic knows no bounds. There will be those who wonder what right Sweden had to be in this playoff, but they will be in the World Cup after an extraordinarily dramatic victory secured by Viktor Gyökeres’s 89th-minute winner.
A patchy, anxious game in which Poland had twice equalised, its shapelessness an apt reflection of the stakes, had seemed to be drifting towards extra-time when Sweden, in a rare forward sally, won a pair of corners in a row. Suddenly there was momentum and a mounting sense of anticipation. The second corner was half-cleared, Lucas Bergvall jabbed it goalwards. His shot was saved but Besfort Zeneli skewed against the post and the ball fell for Gyökeres five yards out with the goal gaping. Destiny called and the Arsenal forward answered emphatically.
Continue reading...OpenAI, parent firm of ChatGPT, raises $122bn in new funding amid AI boom
Mar. 31st, 2026 08:37 pmguardianworldnews_feedCompany said it achieved valuation of $852bn, mentioning in a blog post it generates $2bn a month in revenue
OpenAI announced on Tuesday it had closed a fundraising round of $122bn.
The company behind ChatGPT said it had achieved a valuation of $852bn, cementing its status among the most highly valued privately held companies in the world.
Continue reading...Challenge 202: Celestial
Mar. 31st, 2026 05:01 pmabyss_valkyrie posting in iconthat
Merlin, We were liars, The seduction
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ALT:
UK and France extend talks over new small boats deal
Mar. 31st, 2026 08:45 pmbbc_feedA three-year deal to pay for more French patrols to intercept smuggling gangs was due to expire at midnight.
guardianworldnews_feed⚽️ World Cup playoffs updates from 7.45pm BST
⚽️ Tonight’s live scores | Email Yara
The teams are out and the national anthems are being sung … Kick-off in less than five minutes across the grounds. Great atmospheres across the board in Pristina, Solna and Prague.
Bosnia and Herzegovina v Italy: Reminder, you can follow along the fourth European playoff final with Scott Murray below.
Continue reading...Middle East crisis live: US has begun flying B52 bombers over Iran, Pentagon says
Mar. 31st, 2026 08:55 pmguardianworldnews_feedTop US general Dan Caine says US has growing air superiority over Iran; Trump tells allies ‘go get your own oil’ in latest angry outburst
Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry has said it has intercepted and destroyed ten drones over the past hours, and eight missiles launched towards the Riyadh area and the country’s eastern region.
Early this morning Kuwait said its air defences were responding to hostile missile and drone attacks. Neither Saudi Arabia nor Kuwait said where the drones or missiles came from.
Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai. Local authorities later said response teams contained the incident with no oil leakage and that no injuries had been reported
Donald Trump warned that the US would obliterate Iran’s energy plants and oil wells if it did not open the strait of Hormuz.
The Israeli military said four soldiers had been killed in combat in southern Lebanon, where its forces are clashing with Iran-backed Hezbollah.
Two giant Chinese container ships have sailed through the strait of Hormuz on their second attempt to leave the Gulf after turning back on Friday, ship-tracking data shows. The transit signals a diplomatic breakthrough between Beijing and Tehran as Iran widens its list of approved nations for transiting the vital route, Lloyd’s List reported.
Indonesia’s foreign minister called for an emergency UN security council meeting and a thorough investigation” into a “heinous attack” after three UN peacekeepers from Indonesia were killed in southern Lebanon.
Blasts were heard in Tehran and power cuts hit some areas of the capital, Iranian media reported on Tuesday. Israel earlier carried out missile strikes on what it called military infrastructure in Tehran and infrastructure used by Hezbollah in Beirut.
Japan and Indonesia agreed to step up coordination on energy security, Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi said on Tuesday.
Two Iranian missile launches targeted central Israel, Israeli media reported, with the emergency service saying it had not received reports of any injuries.
Turkey reported a ballistic missile launched from Iran had entered Turkish airspace before being shot down by Nato air and missile defences.
An earlier summary of key developments is here.
Continue reading...Bosnia and Herzegovina v Italy: World Cup playoff goes to extra time – live
Mar. 31st, 2026 08:55 pmguardianworldnews_feed⚽️ Updates from this 7.45pm BST KO at the Bilino Polje Stadium
⚽️ Tonight’s live scores | Email Scott
4 min: Dzeko makes a nuisance of himself on the edge of the Italian box. He feeds Dedic on the left. A low cross is hacked clear by Calafiori … but straight into Locatelli and back out for a corner! That rebound could have gone absolutely anywhere. Nothing comes of the resulting corner. Italy’s defence was all over the shop during that build-up.
2 min: Dimarco goes long for Kean, who cushions down for Tonali. The ball’s slipped wide right to Politano, one of Italy’s better performers against Northern Ireland. But his cross hits the first man. The hosts clear their lines.
Continue reading...England 0-1 Japan: men’s international football friendly – live
Mar. 31st, 2026 08:51 pmguardianworldnews_feed⚽️ Updates from this 7.45pm BST KO at Wembley
⚽️ Tonight’s live scores | Email Simon
5 mins: Now Ito is played in on the right side of the area, with Mitoma completely on his own in the middle, but Pickford comes out to cut off the forward’s options.
3 mins: The first proper attack comes from Japan, with Ben White being beaten with humbling ease on England’s right but the cross bounces out of play.
Continue reading...‘Get your own oil’: Trump launches tirade against Europe for not joining Iran war
Mar. 31st, 2026 08:37 pmguardianworldnews_feedMany countries in Europe have called the conflict illegal, with some blocking Israeli and US planes from moving weapons through their airspace
Donald Trump has launched a tirade against European countries that refused to join his war against Iran, calling out the UK and France, as transatlantic relations soured from the spiralling conflict that has wreaked havoc on the global economy.
On his Truth Social website, the US president told governments worried about fuel prices to “go get your own oil” by force from the Gulf, comments that sent oil prices even higher.
Continue reading...US judge orders Trump to halt $400m White House ballroom project
Mar. 31st, 2026 08:10 pmguardianworldnews_feedUS president demolished East Wing of White House last year to make way for 90,000-sq-ft project
A US judge has halted the construction of Donald Trump’s $400m White House ballroom.
The US president demolished the historic East Wing of the White House last year to make way for the project.
Continue reading...More UK troops to be sent to Middle East, defence secretary announces
Mar. 31st, 2026 08:25 pmbbc_feedThe UK government announces further air defence systems will be sent to countries in the region along with troops to operate them.
Judge temporarily halts construction of Trump's White House ballroom
Mar. 31st, 2026 08:21 pmbbc_feedThe Republican-appointed judge ruled that Trump was the "steward" of the White House, but not the "owner".
Italian Christmas meal tragedy turns into murder inquiry
Mar. 31st, 2026 07:52 pmbbc_feedTests results suggest the two women may have been killed with ricin, according to Italian media, but police still do not have a suspect.
Bosnia and Herzegovina v Italy: World Cup playoff – live
Mar. 31st, 2026 08:11 pmguardianworldnews_feed⚽️ Updates from this 7.45pm BST KO at the Bilino Polje Stadium
⚽️ Tonight’s live scores | Email Scott
4 min: Dzeko makes a nuisance of himself on the edge of the Italian box. He feeds Dedic on the left. A low cross is hacked clear by Calafiori … but straight into Locatelli and back out for a corner! That rebound could have gone absolutely anywhere. Nothing comes of the resulting corner. Italy’s defence was all over the shop during that build-up.
2 min: Dimarco goes long for Kean, who cushions down for Tonali. The ball’s slipped wide right to Politano, one of Italy’s better performers against Northern Ireland. But his cross hits the first man. The hosts clear their lines.
Continue reading...World Cup 2026 playoffs: Sweden v Poland, Czech Republic v Denmark, Kosovo v Turkey – live
Mar. 31st, 2026 08:11 pmguardianworldnews_feed⚽️ World Cup playoffs updates from 7.45pm BST
⚽️ Tonight’s live scores | Email Yara
The teams are out and the national anthems are being sung … Kick-off in less than five minutes across the grounds. Great atmospheres across the board in Pristina, Solna and Prague.
Bosnia and Herzegovina v Italy: Reminder, you can follow along the fourth European playoff final with Scott Murray below.
Continue reading...US judge orders Trump to halt $400m White House ballroom project
Mar. 31st, 2026 08:10 pmguardianworldnews_feedUS president demolished East Wing of White House last year to make way for 90,000-sq-ft project
A US judge has halted the construction of Donald Trump’s $400m White House ballroom.
The US president demolished the historic East Wing of the White House last year to make way for the project.
Continue reading...