Iran issues horror ‘shoot-to-kill’ order as WW3 fears explode
‘If any thief is caught by our forces, they will be shot and immobilised,’ one top Iranian security official said, according to reports.
Day: March 7, 2026
Friday Squid Blogging: Squid in Byzantine Monk Cooking
This is a very weird story about how squid stayed on the menu of Byzantine monks by falling between the cracks of dietary rules.
At Constantinople’s Monastery of Stoudios, the kitchen didn’t answer to appetite.
It answered to the “typikon”: a manual for ensuring that nothing unexpected happened at mealtimes. Meat: forbidden. Dairy: forbidden. Eggs: forbidden. Fish: feast-day only. Oil: regulated. But squid?
Squid had eight arms, no bones, and a gift for changing color. Nobody had bothered writing a regulation for that. This wasn’t a loophole born of legal creativity but an oversight rooted in taxonomic confusion. Medieval monks, confronted with a creature that was neither fish nor fowl, gave up and let it pass…
Israeli Strikes Intensify in Beirut as Thousands of Lebanese Flee
About 300,000 people in Lebanon have fled their homes since bombing from the Israeli military began, the Norwegian Refugee Council estimated. The Israeli military said it was targeting infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah.
Former US intel director’s daughter sentenced to 35 years for murder
The daughter of former U.S. intelligence director John Negroponte has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of a friend after a drunken argument at a Maryland home.
Revealed: the Ukrainian facility where UK engineers help fix vital weapons
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Commentary: Iran war has shattered the Gulf’s image as an oasis
The image of a safe haven focused on economic growth in a turbulent region had been carefully nurtured over decades, says NUS Middle East Institute’s Carl Skadian.
Big, bold predictions for the Mariners in 2026
The Mariners are loaded with talent and their dreams are justifiably bigger and bolder than ever. With that in mind, here are some big, bold predictions for this season.
Noem lent Melania Trump one of DHS’ luxury jets as an ‘insurance policy’ to protect her from spending backlash, report says
Noem and Corey Lewandowski, her top adviser and rumored affair partner, had reportedly lent a Boeing jet, which featured a bedroom and bar, to the first lady
US could lift sanctions on more Russian oil, says Bessent – Reuters
US could lift sanctions on more Russian oil, says Bessent ReutersU.S. offers India a 30-day waiver for buying Russian oil as Iran war deepens energy supply worries CNBCTo cool prices, Trump eyes un-sanctioning Russia oil &nbs…
Suspect in Utah killings of 3 women was free on Iowa burglary, hunting charges
Court documents show that a man accused of killing three women in Utah so he could steal their cars and credit cards was already known to police in Iowa.