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Newest first · UTC+11:00Israel and Lebanon expected to hold direct talks, says Haaretz
Israel and Lebanon are expected to hold direct talks in the coming days, their first since the start of the war on Iran that has drawn Lebanon deeper into conflict, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported on Saturday, citing two sources with knowledge of the matter.
· Middleeasteye
Democratic lawmaker condemns Hegseth’s call for ‘no quarter’ for US enemies
Defense secretary appeared to endorse killing prisoners, a violation of international law, during press briefing
· Edwardhelmore
Protesters in Cuba attack Communist party office amid blackout fury
Videos on social media show a large fire and people throwing rocks through the windows of a building
· Reuters
Trump blasts ‘misleading’ media reporting US tanker planes destroyed by Iran
President Trump lambasted the media Saturday over reports that Iran struck five US refueling planes at a US base in Saudi Arabia.
· Geoff Earle
No, Mayor Mamdani, the First Lady of NYC is not a private role
Does it matter that the mayor’s wife Rama Duwaji holds abhorrent, disgusting opinions about a mass slaughter that occurred in Israel on Oct. 7? Her husband, Mayor Mamdani doesn’t think so.
· Karol Markowicz
Possible X account of missing general William McCasland claimed fellow general was murdered over nuclear material
Online sleuths think they have uncovered missing retired Air Force general William Neil McCasland’s anonymous social media account — which claimed another general was murdered for his dealings with nuclear material.
· Shane Galvin
Meta and Google trial: are infinite scroll and autoplay creating addicts?
Features woven into the fabric of platforms have been central to landmark social media harm case in US. How do they work?
· Robertbooth
Nampula: Proliferação de empresas de media gera preocupação
Em Moçambique, e apesar do "boom" de empresas de media, a qualidade jornalística degrada-se a olhos vistos, lamentam jornalistas ouvidos pela DW. Segundo eles, a violação de princípios, aliada à falta de contratos laborais e precaridade, e ausência de formações regulares são as principais causas.
· Sitoi Lutxeque
Oct. 7 survivor has blistering message for NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s ‘rape hoax’-believing wife: ‘These are facts’
A survivor and witness to the atrocities of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas massacre in Israel delivered a blistering broadside to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s wife after she “liked” a social media post claiming the rapes of Israelis during the terror rampage were a “mass hoax.”
· Doree Lewak
‘We voted for walls, not wars’: Did strikes on Iran just break MAGA?
By Evgeny Balakin, a Moscow-based journalist and head of the Eurasian Youth Union
· RT
‘We voted for walls, not wars’: Did strikes on Iran just break MAGA?
By Evgeny Balakin, a Moscow-based journalist and head of the Eurasian Youth Union
· RT
More than 110 people killed in Iran’s Kurdistan: Official
At least 112 people have been killed so far in United States-Israel attacks on Iran’s Kurdistan province, according to a local official quoted by state media, a dark twist as Washington encourages Iranian Kurdish forces across the border in Iraq to launch a ground operation into Iran.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Newspaper boss Antony Catalano on leave after being charged, Australian Community Media says
ACM tells staff its chair and co-owner placed on leave of absence after arrest at apartment building
· Guardian Staff
Infant among six family members killed in US-Israeli strike in western Iran
Six members of the same family, including a six-month-old baby, were killed in a US-Israeli strike on a residential building in Eyvan city in western Iran’s Ilam province, local media reported.
· Middleeasteye
I had a ringside seat for the Iranian revolution. Foreign meddling didn’t work then either | Paul Taylor
Even as the first western journalist to interview Ayatollah Khomeini, I had no inkling of what was to come. Perhaps we should have learned from history
· Paul Taylor
Iran army chief says Dena sailors’ killings 'will not go unanswered'
Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army Major General Amir Hatami on Saturday said the killing of 104 crew members from Dena destroyer "will not go unanswered", state media reported.
· Middleeasteye
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· The Associated Press
Missile strikes helipad inside US Embassy compound in Baghdad
A missile struck a helipad inside the US Embassy in Baghdad, two security officials said.The projectile landed within the embassy's boundaries after the Green Zone, the heavily fortified district in central Baghdad that houses Iraqi government institutions and foreign embassies, added the security officials, who spo…
· Associated Press
UAE arrests 10 for posting conflict videos on social media
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has arrested 10 people of different nationalities for posting real and “fake” videos on social media showing the country under attack, according to the state news agency WAM.
· Middleeasteye
ABy Andrew Thorpe
Andrew Thorpe is a digital journalist and producer on the ABC's national breaking news desk, based in Brisbane.
Una remontada furiosa de Raptors corta la racha de cuatro victorias de los Suns
Scottie Barnes (4), de los Raptors de Toronto, celebra durante la segunda mitad del partido de baloncesto de la NBA frente a los Suns de Phoenix el viernes 13 de marzo de 2026, en Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
· Ian Harrison
Jurors mull evidence in social media addiction trial
LOS ANGELES — Jurors will return to court in Los Angeles Monday to resume deliberations in a landmark social media addiction trial accusing Meta and YouTube of trying to hook young internet users.
· Agence France-Presse
Iran warns of retaliation against US-linked oil sites if energy sector attacked
Iran warned that any attack on its oil and energy infrastructure would trigger retaliatory strikes on facilities in the region owned by companies with American shares or those cooperating with the United States, state media reported, citing Tehran’s Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters.
· Middleeasteye
Ingram scores 36 points as Raptors rally to snap Suns' winning streak at 4
Phoenix Suns’ Devin Booker (1) and Toronto Raptors’ Jakob Poeltl (19) battle for the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto, Friday, March 13, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
· Ian Harrison
Trump news at a glance: Hegseth attacks media over war coverage as Trump calls Iran leaders ‘scumbags’
Defense secretary offers alternative TV headlines to reporters to more favourably reflect US military campaign in Iran – key US politics stories from 13 March 2026
· Guardian staff
N. Korea promotes new street for families of soldiers killed in Russia-Ukraine war
Families of North Korean soldiers killed during the Russia-Ukraine war have begun to move into homes on a newly built street in Pyongyang, state media said Saturday, saying it is the country's duty to help take care of such bereaved families.
· Yonhap
José Berríos de Azulejos visitará a un especialista por inflamación de codo
El boricua José Berríos, de los Azulejos de Toronto, hace un lanzamiento en la pretemporada en Dunedin, Florida, el domingo 15 de febrero de 2026 (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
· The Associated Press
Israeli media says preparations underway for attacking nuclear sites in Iran
Israel is planning possible strikes on nuclear sites in Iran in the near future, according to a report by Israel’s public broadcaster Kan, citing an Israeli official.
· Middleeasteye
Media figure Antony Catalano charged with assaulting a woman
Prominent media owner Antony Catalano has been charged with assault and accused in court of dragging a woman around an apartment by her hair and ankles, before swinging a clothes iron at her head.
· Cameron Houston
The despicable disgrace of the ‘call off the war’ crowd
We’d like to believe that the negative coverage of the Iran war so rampant in the media is simply more Trump Derangement Syndrome, but it’s plainly also about how the president’s firm actions expose how pathetically the same elites applauded President Barack Obama’s misbegotten Middle East policies, and not just his…
· Post Editorial Board
By Wiriya Sati
Wiriya Sati is a features reporter in Port Macquarie. Before joining ABC in 2011 as an Open producer, Sati was a freelance documentary film maker and directed, co-wrote and co-shot a half-hour film called The Buddha's Forgotten Nuns. During and before this she was shooting and editing documentaries in the central Au…
With 10 damning words, Pete Hegseth says the quiet part out loud
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth believes the media has not been sufficiently effusive about the success of the American military operation against Iran.
· Michael Koziol
Media figure Antony Catalano charged with assault
ACM chairman Antony Catalano has been charged with assault. (Supplied: ACM)
· Kristian Silva
Miffed Zohran Mamdani scrapped CBS interview over Bari Weiss’ social media post: report
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s touchy team reportedly scrapped a CBS News interview over a critical social media post by its controversial new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.
· Matt Troutman
NYC charter schools press Hochul, Mamdani for pre-K, 3-K funding amid universal childcare push
Don’t charter a course without them.
· Carl Campanile, Matthew Fischetti, Matt Troutman
Blue Jays' José Berríos dealing with elbow inflammation
Toronto Blue Jays’ Jose Berrios throws a side at Spring Training in Dunedin, Fla. on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Iran promoting anti-Israel propaganda across social media: report
A new Clemson University report found dozens of social media accounts associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) pushing anti-Israel and anti-U.S. content to sow online discord during the ongoing Iran-U.S. war.
· Fox News
Rage, suspicion, fear: Why Laurel’s residents want to stop a new state psychiatric facility
Laurel C.A.R.E.D. members watch a recent news report about their petition to recall Laurel Mayor Dave Waggoner before attending a city council meeting on March 3, 2026, in Laurel, Mont. (Lauren Miller/Montana Free Press/CatchLight Local/Report for America)
Venezuela protesters demand end of internet 'censorship'
CARACAS, Venezuela — Dozens of demonstrators gathered Friday in Caracas to demand that the interim government lift a blockade of around 200 websites including top media outlets, denouncing ongoing "censorship" since the US ousted president Nicolas Maduro in January.
· Agence France-Presse
Trey Hendrickson ready for fresh start after signing with Ravens
Baltimore Ravens, left to right, head coach Jesse Minter, defensive end Trey Hendrickson and general manager Eric DeCosta pose for a picture during an introductory NFL football press conference Friday, March 13, 2026, in Owings Mills, Md. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
· Noah Trister
Why experts are worried about the latest peptides trend
Peptides are everywhere on social media right now, but experts are cautioning people to be aware before using them. (ABC News)
· Benay Ozdemir
JBy Jessica Riga
Jessica Riga is a Digital Journalist with the national ABC News online team. She specialises in live blogging and explainer content, and has live blogged the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the 2022 Australian federal election.
By Emilia Terzon
Emilia Terzon is a reporter with the ABC's national business unit. She has been with the ABC since 2014 across the Northern Territory, Queensland and Victoria. She has covered bushfires, federal elections, COVID-19 and Royal Commissions, and was lucky enough to film solo as a Video Journalist across northern Austral…
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· damith
Pentagon elevates investigation into Iran school strike
WASHINGTON - The US military said on Friday it has elevated the investigation into a devastating February 28 strike on an Iranian girls' school after media reports revealed the probe shows US forces were likely responsible.
· Reuters
Behind Bernie Sanders’ 5% wealth tax, what’s in the water at CNN, and other commentary
Media watch: What’s in the Water at CNN?
· Post Editorial Board
Pete Hegseth blasts CNN’s Iran war coverage: ‘The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better’
War Secretary Pete Hegseth took aim at CNN’s coverage of the war in Iran, saying that “the sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better,” as Paramount Skydance moves ahead with its $111 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery.
· Taylor Herzlich
Redknapp pushes Tottenham credentials as horse misses out in Cheltenham Gold Cup
Former soccer manager Harry Redknapp speaks to the media on day four of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival in Cheltenham, England, Friday, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland)