Iran’s New Security Chief Is a Hard-Line Former Guards Commander
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr replaces Ali Larijani, who was killed last week in an Israeli strike. He has a history of expanding the Guards’ reach into Iran’s politics.
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UK defence firms ‘bleeding cash’ as delayed spending plan leaves industry in ‘paralysis’
Industry groups say delay to defence investment plan (DIP) leaving UK behind in global race for fundingDefence manufacturers are going bust while others have been left in “paralysis” and “bleeding cash” as they wait for a long-delayed UK military spend…
Girlguiding gives trans girls and women until September to leave UK organisation
Youth organisation says its belief in ‘dignity, respect and inclusion’ is unchanged but it ‘must operate lawfully’Transgender girls and women who are part of Girlguiding groups have been given until September to leave the organisation, under new rules …
Bill to block vessels that call at ports seized from US companies moves forward
The Defending American Property Abroad Act comes in response to Mexico’s seizure of port facilities
Russia fires nearly 1,000 drones against Ukraine in one of the war’s largest attacks – CNN
Russia fires nearly 1,000 drones against Ukraine in one of the war’s largest attacks CNNRussia launches 948 drones at Ukraine in largest attack over a 24-hour period BBCRussia fires nearly 1,000 drones in one of its largest aerial…
Google launches Android Automotive OS for Software-Defined Vehicles, expanding its “open infrastructure” from infotainment to non-safety internal systems (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
Google launches Android Automotive OS for Software-Defined Vehicles, expanding its “open infrastructure” from infotainment to non-safety internal systems — Android Automotive OS for Softwar…
Motorola’s Razr Ultra is $500 off ahead of Amazon’s Spring Sale
Motorola’s Razr Ultra is a solid foldable, boasting a bigger cover screen and high-end specs. Right now, it’s on sale ahead of the Amazon Big Spring Sale.
Pentagon correspondents push back on ‘unconstitutional’ press restrictions
Spokesperson says New York Times ‘will be going back to court’ after defense department hastily announces new arrangementSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxJournalists who cover the Pentagon are pushing back ag…
‘I intend to go back to my country’: Exiled Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said he intends to return to his country, days after resurfacing in Washington following nearly two months in hiding in Uganda. “I am still under threat,” Wine warned, calling for int…
Aid flotilla arrives in Cuba as US oil blockade worsens energy crisis
Solar panels, bicycles, food and medicine were delivered to the island