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Mar 13, 2026 - World

Accusations were false and primary cause of major meat supplier ‘panicking’ and cancelling contract, Victorian judge finds on balance of probabilitiesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA halal certifier wrongly accused a rival of being connected to Islamic extremism to secure the business of a major meat supplier, a Victorian court has found.The Victorian county court ruled that the Islamic Co-ordinating Council of Victoria (ICCV) suffered from malicious or injurious falsehood when Midfield Meats cancelled a lucrative halal certification contract primarily because its managing director was told the Australian federal police were investigating the certifier for financing terrorism. Continue reading...

Mar 13, 2026 - World

Two hosts on MS NOW called out Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth immediately after he fled the stage following a Pentagon press conference that “Morning Joe” host Jonathan Lemire called “hysterical."With the manic Hegseth repeatedly bashing the press, singling out CNN in particular, and dictating headlines he feels that should use to describe the unpopular war in Iran, Lemire and co-host Willie Geist both suggested that Donald Trump’s Pentagon head is feeling the pressure of a war gone wrong.”Secretary Hegseth, and let's be clear, [that] was a pretty hysterical performance, really angry,” Lemire bluntly stated, “It seemed, throughout much of that briefing, said of the Strait of Hormuz, quote, ‘We don't need to worry about it.’ But yet the rest of the administration is deeply worried about it. That's why we're seeing things like sanctions being lifted on Russia, because oil prices are so high, and they are concerned about the ability to safely send ships to and from through that strait.”“And really, we should just take a moment to note, as you just said, the media criticism here from Secretary Hegseth,” he said to Geist, “It took about three seconds to levy his first shot at the media. He suggested that CNN would be better once David Ellison takes charge of it; hat's the merger that's currently being considered. And just in striking contrast to what we have come to expect from Pentagon briefings in previous administrations.”Co-host Geist pointed out, “He first complained about the media and started to rewrite cable news banners suggesting what they should say versus what they have said based on reporting, and then later got to the acknowledgment of the death of those four service members.”“Sort of tells you the whole story about where his mind is –– deeply worried about the way the war is being perceived, the way he's being talked about,” he elaborated. “Perhaps that seemed to be throughout the briefing front and center to him.” - YouTube youtu.be

Mar 13, 2026 - World

Peace appears impossible under the current understanding Donald Trump has of his war with Iran, according to a political analyst. Whether the so-called peace president brings about regime change in Iran is yet to be seen, though many experts suggest it appears unlikely. Even if the Trump administration achieved such a change, it would be futile, according to Slate analyst Fred Kaplan, who believes there are too many reasons pitched as why the war began to even figure out a route towards ending the conflict. This confusion means not only will Trump carry out the war, but that Iran has no reason to conclude it. Kaplan wrote, "Trump’s delusion seems to stem from the misunderstanding that war is all about blowing up targets. "It’s true, U.S. Central Command has blown up a lot—more than 5,000 targets, according to the latest briefings—to the point where, as Trump said, there’s almost nothing left to hit. But wars are fought for political objectives."The problem is that Trump doesn’t know what his objectives in this war are. Or, worse still, he has proclaimed many objectives, some of them contradictory with one another, many of them inconsistent with objectives proclaimed by his top advisers, because they don’t know what his objectives are either. "One day, it’s regime change (and, even within that goal, sometimes he says the people should rise up, sometimes he says he can deal with more moderate mullahs or officers taking power); other days, it’s to wipe out Iran’s nuclear potential, ballistic missiles, and navy (with nary a word about the regime or democracy)."This ongoing uncertainty from the Trump admin makes it impossible for the current or former Iranian regime to even attempt to broker peace, according to the political analyst.Kaplan added, "This confusion causes two sets of dreadful consequences. First, to the extent that Iran’s real or nascent leaders want to end the war, they don’t know what they need to say or do—and if they take seriously the talk of regime change, they see no point in trying to end the war, but will instead bring down as much around them, along with themselves, as they can."It also adds pressure to military commanders "left in the dark" by Trump's flippant remarks. "The result, even by strictly military measures, is counterproductive," Kaplan wrote. "To achieve some objectives, restraint might be the best approach.""For instance, if you just want to stop Iran’s nuclear program or destroy its ballistic missiles and navy, then you need to negotiate a surrender with Iranian authorities. But if you also kill those authorities, you have nobody to negotiate with—and so the war revs to a death spiral."

Mar 13, 2026 - World

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro is in intensive care with pneumonia

Mar 13, 2026 - World

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday his government revoked the visa of a U.S. State Department official, calling it a reciprocal measure after Brazilian officials had their visas revoked in the United States last year.