Palm Sunday, Pope Leo XIV: 'God does not hear the prayers of those who wage war' ⊖
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The Pontiff celebrated Palm Sunday Mass at St. Peter's in the presence of tens of thousands of faithful. During the Angelus he returned to call for a stop to the war in the Middle East and addressed …
Hundreds in Beirut mourn journalists killed in Israeli strike ⊖⊖
The BBC's Middle East correspondent reports from the funerals of three journalists killed by a targeted attack in southern Lebanon.
Pope seems to rebuke Trump in remarks about leaders with ‘hands full of blood’ ⊖
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Pontiff’s unusually pointed comments come after Pete Hegseth’s prayer for violence against enemies ‘who deserve no mercy’
Pope Leo has said God ignores the prayers of leaders who wage war and have “ha…
Curacao meet Socceroos in Fifa Series with more than World Cup hopes in common | John Duerden ⊖
The tiny Caribbean island nation has a familiar face in their ranks whose time with Australia in 2018 is proving crucial ahead of the tournament
Curacao have been in dreamland since qualifying for a f…
Iran threatens US campuses in Middle East ⊖
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a story from Politico EU ✅ › Politico EU
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned it may retaliate for recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on two Iranian universities.
Iran war exposes split in Trump’s base at conservative activists’ conference ○
US president’s ‘little excursion’ into the Middle East is making some of his most ardent supporters uneasy
Oil on track for record monthly surge as Iran war disrupts markets ⊖⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Brent crude jumps 51% since start of March and gold suffers fifth-largest monthly fall in 50 years
Middle East crisis – latest updates
The Brent crude oil price is on track for its biggest monthly gain…
Trump is contemplating the sheer folly of boots on the ground in Iran. How did it come to this? | Simon Tisdall ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
After the anguish of Iraq and Afghanistan, it’s almost unthinkable the US would again send troops to the Middle East – but its president is desperate and narcissistic
Concern is justifiably growing th…
A victory for Iran and jihadists. A gift for Putin and Xi. And the Middle East turned into a huge conflict zone: As Tehran calls for US troops to leave region, experts reveal doomsday scenario that would unfold ○
As one of its unnegotiable demands for peace with the United States after four weeks of war, the Islamic Republic has demanded the eradication of American presence in the Gulf.
Putin's spy satellites helping Iran by photographing British military sites says Zelensky as Royal Navy adds 'drone mothership' kit to vessel readying to head to Hormuz ⊕
Volodymyr Zelensky said photographs of Diego Garcia were taken 'in the interests of Iran', along with images of bases in the Middle East housing American and British troops.