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The Fifa president's sycophancy towards the US president has left the organisation facing a new nadir, but any reckoning seems a distant prospectMr President. Fellow exco members. We're going to need a bigger Board of Peace. How many minipitches are we up to now? Gaza got 50 of them last month. What will it take to football-fix the global conflict being set in train by Fifa's own Peace Prize Boy? Ahundred mini-pitches? Fourbillion mini-pitches? All the minipitches in the universe?In a more sane version of what we must, out of habit, call the real world, it would seem absurd to talk about sports administration in the context of the US, Iran and the airborne conflict being played out across the borders of their allies. Continue reading...

President using very common cream', personal doctor Sean Barbarella says without giving detailsDonald Trump was seen with a rash on the side of his neck during the Medal of Honor Ceremony on Monday, fueling more speculation about the state of the president's health.In a statement, Trump's personal doctor said that the rash was caused by a cream that the president was using as a preventative skin treatment." Continue reading...

Civil rights leader will get final full honors from state where, in 1960, he led Black students into segregated libraryAfter a long career of fighting for civil rights, the Rev Jesse Jackson Sr is visiting his home for one last time to lie in state at the South Carolina capitol on Monday.The final full honors from the state where he was born is a far cry from his childhood in segregated Greenville, where in 1960 he couldn't go inside the local library's much better-funded whites-only branch to check out a book he needed. Continue reading...

President says he ordered attacks to thwart Tehran nuclear aims - and abruptly pivots to talk up White House ballroom

The Guardian's senior international correspondent, Julian Borger, explains the implications within US and international law of Donald Trump ordering a joint attack with Israel against Iran Continue reading...

Make billionaires pay their fair share act would apply to those with a net worth of $1bn or more

The US president laid out four objectives for the US and Israel-led operation, including destroying Iran's missile capabilities, annihilating its navy and preventing it from gaining a nuclear weapon. The US and Israel launched a large-scale attack on Iran on Saturday, killing several top Iranian leaders including the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

As for Keir Starmer, even when he tries to make a reasonably sound judgment he somehow ends up losing both sides of the argumentMaybe we should have just had done with it back in December. Instead of offering a polite reservation, every western country should have sent a full, state delegation to Norway. Begging, imploring the Nobel Committee to award Donald Trump the peace prize. We could all have chipped in a couple of billion just to make it even more worth winning.And if that wasn't enough, we could have twisted the Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, to upgrade his Peaceiest Ever President" award to the Makes Jesus Look Second Rate" prize. A large solid gold statue of The Donald would have done the trick. There's more than enough in the Fifa slush funds. Continue reading...

In a combative press conference, the Pentagon chief dodged questions about the goals of the US military's Iran operation

Sir Keir Starmer draws a narrow legal distinction. But if British bases enable a wider US-Israeli campaign, the UK risks sliding into an unlawful conflictIn the Commons on Monday, Sir Keir Starmer was clear that Britain will not join offensive action against Tehran. It is wise not to join an illegal attempt at regime change from the skies". Sir Keir will, however,permit US use of British bases for limited defensive strikes aimed at stopping Iranian missile attacks. That is a legally clear line, but it may be politically and militarily tricky to stick to.Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu's actions are reckless and unlawful. But so are Iran's strikes - hitting hotels, airports and energy infrastructure - across the Gulf. Where Britain's allies have asked for support, or where UK nationals are at risk, the UK is legally entitled to act in collective self-defence. But this holds only as long as the action is restricted to haltTehran's barrage.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...

Video of Chris Kempczinski trying new product' the Big Arch burger criticized for feeling forced and corporateBusiness leaders are increasingly placing themselves in front of the camera, in an effort to appear more relatable to a social media-first audience. When it goes well, it can be a huge hit. When it doesn't, you risk becoming the subject of online ridicule.In the recent case of Chris Kempczinski, the McDonald's CEO and president, it's the latter. Continue reading...

Officials continue to investigate Sunday shooting in Texas amid fears of further attacks following US airstrikes on Iran

Defense secretary refuses to establish timeline for how long operation will continue in first public remarks since strikesThe US secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, has called the joint US-Israeli strikes in Iran the most lethal and precise air power campaign in history", indicated the US did not plan to effect a democratic transition in Iran - and refused to establish a clear timeline for how long the US operation will continue.In the first public remarks by an administration official since the war began on Saturday, Hegseth also said that the US did not have boots on the ground" in Iran but that he wouldn't speculate what we will or will not do". He also said that four US service members had been killed by a ballistic missile that managed to penetrate allied air defenses. Continue reading...

Banner has sparked criticism as Kirk was a polarizing figure who made incendiary and often racist and sexist commentsThe US Department of Education has hung large banners outside its building in Washington DC, including one featuring an image of the late far-right commentator, Charlie Kirk.Kirk, who was shot and killed last September while speaking at a campus event a Utah Valley University, co-founded the conservative non-profit organization Turning Point USA, which advocates for and promotes conservative politics among young people, particularly on college campuses. Continue reading...

Footage circulating on social media appears to show a military aircraft falling from the sky inKuwait. US Central Command (Centcom) said on Monday that three US F-15 fighter jets flying in Iran-related operations had mistakenly been shot down by Kuwait air defences and that the cause of the incident was under investigation. The US and Israel launched a large-scale attack on Iran on Saturday, killing several top Iranian leaders including the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Trump cited debunked claims in video address that Iran was on verge of nuclear weapons to justify US casualties. Plus, the teacher who exposed Putin's primary school propaganda

The days of the retirement league trope appear to be ending, while Inter Miami's star had an outstanding - and amusing - game against Orlando CityEven before David Beckham swapped Madrid for Los Angeles, MLS has harbored a reputation as a retirement league." The notion is well-worn in banter circles. It's tired, and also at least a little bit true.Robbie Keane. Kaka. David Villa. Andrea Pirlo. Didier Drogba. Wayne Rooney. Zlatan Ibrahimovi. All of them - and many others - enjoyed late-career stops in the United States. Today, three of the 11 players named to Fifa's Dream Team after the 2014 World Cup play in the league: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Thomas Muller (Vancouver Whitecaps) and James Rodriguez (Minnesota United). When Son Heung-min (33 years old) arrived in Los Angeles after his decade with Tottenham, he reunited with longtime Spurs teammate Hugo Lloris (39), and ensured derby days against the LA Galaxy's Marco Reus (36). Continue reading...

The war has already become regional: Iran is attacking American-aligned Arab states in the hope that they will pressure Trump to sign a ceasefireLast week, during his State of the Union address on Tuesday and again on Friday, just before launching Operation Epic Fury, Donald Trump laid out his case for attacking Iran.The US president offered a lengthy bill of indictment against Iran's Islamic Republic, stretching back to the 1979 revolution: the takeover of the American embassy in Tehran, support for terrorism, brutality towards its citizenry, and support for proxies that have killed Americans. Continue reading...

In contrast with the takedowns of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson, US consequences have been limited to resignations and apologiesWeeks after justice department officials released more than 3m investigative documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, there have not been any arrests in the US, prompting questions about whether any potential co-conspirators will be held accountable on American soil.Indeed, consequences in the US for the sex trafficker's associates have largely been limited to a handful of sombre resignations and public apologies of late - not high-level criminal prosecutions that victims and advocates have long demanded. Continue reading...

Lawmakers from Sanders to Mark Kelly offer mixed feelings on Trump's action and killing of Iranian supreme leaderAs Republicans celebrated the death of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with praise for Donald Trump's decisive action, Democrats faced their own divisions and a reckoning over how to present a united front.Most were quick to condemn the US president for sidelining Congress to launch an illegal and unconstitutional war and demanded a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain his military onslaught. Continue reading...

Activists who dispute safety of vaccines are pushing to limit immunization requirements in schoolsAs South Carolina grapples with a measles outbreak that has infected nearly 1,000 people, groups with ties to the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, are pushing to eliminate immunization requirements that protect children.Activists are targeting vaccine mandates in states trying to tamp down measles as communities across the country struggle to stop the worst spread of the illness since the early 1990s. The Guardian found anti-vaccine groups are encouraging their followers to organize opposition to vaccine mandates in more than 20 states, including at least six with current measles outbreaks. Continue reading...

Local crews rescued Andrew Giddens, 36, near a borrow pit after he faced freezing weather without food or waterA Florida man who had been missing since Valentine's Day was found over a week later trapped in mud up to his shoulders, authorities said.Andrew Giddens, 36, had reportedly gone several days without food or water by then, and officials ultimately rescued him in dramatic fashion to end his nightmarish ordeal. Continue reading...

FBI official says evidence found on the suspect and in his car indicated a potential nexus to terrorism'

Trump cited debunked claims in video address that Iran was on verge of nuclear weapons to justify US casualties

US president says he is willing to speak to Iran's remaining leadership as war spreads across Middle East - key US politics stories from 1 March 2026Republican senators have defended Donald Trump's decision to launch a war against Iran, but some Democrats, while welcoming the elimination of the Iranian senior leadership, said the case for the attack should have been made to the American public and Congress.Three US service members have been killed so far in the military operation, and Trump appeared to link the ordering of the attack to his 2020 election loss. Continue reading...

State trooper used Pit ramming maneuvre to stop Dillon Hess from speeding while transporting his son to hospital

They should have done it sooner, they waited too long,' says Trump but he doesn't say when talks would take place

The US-Israeli military action will test the fragile rules governing the use of forceThe killing of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, by a US-Israeli strike is a targeted assassination of a head of state. It also marks a grave escalation in a region already burdened with smoulderingwars and fragile states. The consequencesof the deliberate strike will reverberate across a Middle East marked by the aftershocks of foreign intervention. Revulsion against the hardline regime in Tehran, or the desire for a better future for the Iranian people, does not confer a legal justification.Force is lawful, under the UN charter, only in self-defence against an imminent attack or with security council approval. Neither condition has been met. There was no evidence of an instant, overwhelming"Iranian attack being prepared. What Donald Trump's Operation Epic Fury looks like is not pre-emption but prevention: a decision to eliminate a future risk while an enemy appeared weak. It is a war of choice. MrTrump's call to overthrow a sovereign government was extraordinary.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...

The US joined an Israeli assault after intel suggested Iran's top clerics and commanders could be hit at once

Isaiah Martin's videos have gone viral - he thinks his party should follow his lead and stand up to Republican excessDynamism, courage, and wit are words that few are likely to associate with the mainstream Democratic party, particularly after its capitulation to Republicans' budget demands last year.Polls show that majorities of Democratic voters think their party is weak and ineffective. Chuck Schumer, the Democratic Senate leader, is even more unpopular than Donald Trump. People are crying out for a bold voice, someone to take the fight to an increasingly authoritarian Republican party. Continue reading...

The desire to see an increasingly ruthless Iranian regime collapse has intensified in Iranian expat communities

Trump calls Anthropic a Radical Left AI company run by people who have no idea what the real World is all about'

President says in social media post that Iran tried to stop Trump' and now faces renewed war with United States'

Five additional personnel have been reported seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury, US military said

Though the supreme court ruled against the levies, businesses hit hard by the tariffs shouldn't hold their breath for any rebates

Their actions are no different from Putin's invasion of Ukraine or Rwandan president Paul Kagame's invasion of the Democratic Republic of CongoWe shouldn't beat around the bush: Donald Trump's and Benjamin Netanyahu's military attack on Iran is an illegal act of aggression. There is no lawful justification for it. It is no different from Russian president Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine or Rwandan president Paul Kagame's invasion of the Democratic Republic of Congo.The United Nations charter allows the use of military force in only two circumstances - with authorization of the UN security council, or as self-defense from an actual or imminent armed attack. Neither was present.Kenneth Roth is a Guardian US columnist, visiting professor at Princeton's School of Public and International Affairs, and former executive director of Human Rights Watch. He is the author of Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments Continue reading...

A bill to create a state intelligence operation would allow scrutiny based on opinions' - and could prompt other states to followFlorida man seeks to create a state counterintelligence unit and claim sweeping surveillance powers over people whose views' or opinions' he dislikes." It's not nearly as amusing as the usual Florida man" headline, and it may lead to a blueprint for lawmakers far beyond Florida.If Florida enacts House Bill 945, it will create a national first - CIA-style structure at the state level that blurs the traditional line between state law enforcement and intelligence work. It likely wouldn't remain a local experiment. Red states often borrow aggressively from one another's policy playbooks, on everything from gerrymandering to anti-abortion laws to transporting immigrants to Democratic-led states. A state-level intelligence office empowered to scrutinize residents based on ideology is precisely the kind of proposal likely to spread once normalized. Continue reading...

James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett adopt contrasting strategies as party hopes to tap into Trump backlash in reliably red stateAt a packed town hall meeting last month in Laredo for James Talarico, the 36-year-old Democrat vying for a US Senate seat in Texas, Cristina Rodriguez took the microphone. Rodriguez, a 16-year Marine Corps veteran, said she had never cast a ballot. She didn't identify as either a Democrat nor a Republican, and to her it didn't matter. Regardless of what party the president belonged to, she had to obey orders.Her attitude changed after the re-election of Donald Trump, whom she viewed as spiteful and divisive. In Talarico, a state representative from the Austin suburb of Round Rock, she found the exact opposite - a former middle school teacher and current seminary student who speaks in measured tones and preaches mutual respect. Continue reading...

Dylan Lopez Contreras, a senior at Ellis Prep academy, was taken by ICE in May. The Guardian invited him and five of his classmates to share their lives and dreamsThe students at Ellis Prep academy - like most high schoolers - have a lot on their mind right now.Essay deadlines, college applications, younger siblings and dance rehearsals. But also, the immigration operations across the US and the president's goal of mass deportations". Continue reading...

Jackson's body lay in repose at his Rainbow/Push Coalition headquarters as thousands visited to pay their respectsSome were older, some were younger and some were strangers, but many more were friends - they had lined up down the blocks of Chicago in mercifully mild weather for a chance to say goodbye to the civil rights leader Jesse Jackson.Friday was the last day of public visitation as Jackson lay in repose at the headquarters of his Rainbow/Push political activism coalition in the city he called home. Continue reading...

Plumes of smoke rose above Tehran and explosions could be heard across the city on day two of US-Israeli strikes on Iran. In a statement the Israel Defense Forces said the country's air force was striking targets 'in the heart of Tehran'. The strikes came after Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in the first wave of attacks. Although Israel said it was targeting military assets in Iran, there have also been reports of a high civilian death toll