US Marines recently led a simulated assault on a small island in the Pacific, honing skills that could be essential in a fight with China. The exercise involved the Army and Air Force. Via: U.S. Marines are practicing seizing small islands using techniques learned in World War II
Thousands gather in Christchurch for Friday prayers outside Hagley mosque as imam says those who died were ‘the best of us’ 1.54am GMT The call to prayer echoes over Christchurch a week after the twin mosque massacre by a white supremacist. A remarkable sight and a powerful rebuke to the Read more
Thousands of women across New Zealand have put religious differences aside and proudly donned hijabs in memory of the 50 victims killed in last week’s terrorist attack in Christchurch. Via: Kiwis don headscarves as they pay tribute to 50 Muslims killed in the Christchurch mosque massacre
The Sacklers own Purdue Pharma, the company behind OxyContin, which is under fire amid the opioid epidemicThe Tate group of British art galleries has announced that it will no longer accept any gifts offered by members of the Sackler family, who own the US maker of OxyContin. The prescription painkiller Read more
After triumphantly turning everyone against her with a televised speech, the PM comes back to Earth in BrusselsFor any other person, the EU council meeting would have been shit or bust. But given that Theresa May has long since treated the last-chance saloon as a drop-in centre for the soon-to-be Read more
If May’s deal is not passed by Commons then Brexit will be delayed only until 12 AprilThe EU has handed Theresa May two weeks’ grace to devise an alternative Brexit plan if her deal falls next week after the prime minister failed to convince the bloc that she was capable Read more
Players with roots on Caribbean island have helped transform its football fortunes and put a Gold Cup in reach“You’d literally be playing out here and getting scraped up off the floor.” Bradley Woods-Garness is standing a few yards from one of the north London pitches that, when he was a Read more
PM fails to impress her counterparts but EU leaders ultimately agree UK can have an unconditional extension until 12 April Via: Brexit: EU leaders decide UK's fate behind closed doors as Theresa May secures Article 50 extension
‘We need to put a stop to this claim by proving the strength of public support now for remaining in the EU. A People’s Vote may not happen – so vote now,’ organiser says Via: Revoke Article 50 petition calling for Brexit to be cancelled hits two million signatures
Extra presence aims to reassure worshippers attending Friday prayers Via: New Zealand attack: Police to increase patrols at UK mosques after wave of incidents following Christchurch shootings