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Mar 4, 2026 - World

An operations center targeted by an Iranian drone strike that killed six American soldiers on Sunday was located in the heart of a civilian port in Kuwait, miles away from the main Army base, according to satellite images and a U.S. official.

Mar 4, 2026 - World

Social services minister Tanya Plibersek criticises hit reality TV show Married at First Sight for ‘messaging which encourages control and dehumanises women’Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe social services minister, Tanya Plibersek, has accused Australia’s biggest media company, Nine Entertainment, of “normalising” coercive control by airing an exchange in which a Married at First Sight contestant says he wants a woman to be obedient like a dog.Plibersek urged parents not to let their children watch the “dangerous” reality TV juggernaut, which regularly attracts more than 2 million viewers on broadcast television alone.Sign up to get Guardian Australia’s weekly media diary as a free newsletter Continue reading...

Mar 4, 2026 - World

Spain’s prime minister says Spain rejects the U.S. and Israel’s attacks on Iran, even after Washington threatened trade punishment in response

Mar 4, 2026 - World

US Southern Command said joint mission with Ecuadorian forces involves ‘decisive action’ against narco-terroristsUS and Ecuadorian forces have launched joint operations to combat drug trafficking, the US Southern Command said on Tuesday, but neither side gave more details.Southern Command, which encompasses 31 countries through South and Central America and the Caribbean, said in a statement on X that the “decisive action” was aimed at combating illicit drug trafficking. Continue reading...

Mar 4, 2026 - World

Millions of Nepalis are preparing to vote in a high-stakes parliamentary election shaped by last year’s youth-led uprising