Jeffrey Lee’s extraordinary museum of plush toys and military memorabilia

Step into Jeffrey Lee’s 10,000 sq ft office-slash-warehouse-slash-personal museum in Kwai Chung, and the first problem is purely logistical: where do you look first? The place has the bones of a warehouse – grey carpet, metal racks, long corridors – but it’s lit like a slightly feverish ballroom. The light hits glass, plastic and brass; … Read more

JD Vance has had a quiet few months. Now, he’s back in the spotlight – The Irish Times

On the short drive from the airport runway to Auburn Hills last week, JD Vance had an epiphany. The Republican Party 2028 front-runner has had a conspicuously quiet and reticent few months as his administration lurched into its unexpected foreign adventurism, beginning with Venezuela and culminating in the unfolding disaster in the Middle East. Through … Read more

Israel strikes ‘in the heart of Tehran’; Trump extends pause on energy site attacks – The Irish Times

Main Points Key Reads Órla Ryan – 2 minutes ago EU ministers seek united strategy on energy price crisis European Union finance ministers will on Friday seek to coordinate their response to the energy price surge due to the Iran war, ensuring that the measures aid the vulnerable and move Europe further away from fossil … Read more

Iran rejects US peace plan, offers its own conditions to end war – The Irish Times

Main Points Iran has rejected a 15-point US proposal for ending the war in the Middle East. Iran imposed five conditions of its own, including a conclusion of the war on all fronts, payment of war damages and sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz. Irish consumers face months of rising prices as the conflict squeezes … Read more

‘What if Donald shouts at me?’ – The Irish Times

It’s now crystal clear what US president Donald Trump thinks of British prime minister Keir Starmer. Over the weekend, Trump shared on social media a brutal skit from Britain’s new version of the Saturday Night Live show, portraying the prime minister as overly eager to please the president and terrified of him. “Golly,” the actor … Read more

US offers 15-point ceasefire plan as Israel and Iran airstrikes continue – The Irish Times

Main Points Key Reads Ronan McGreevy – 23 minutes ago Baltic states suspect stray Ukraine drones entered their territory The authorities in Estonia and Latvia believe drones that entered their airspace from Russia were actually from Ukraine. Several drones entered Estonian and Latvian airspace from Russia on Wednesday morning. A drone that entered from Russia … Read more

Iran, Elvis and crime on minds during Donald Trump’s surreal Graceland trip – The Irish Times

Although he was a noted Nixon supporter in the early 1970s, Elvis Presley largely kept his political views private throughout his messy final years of that messy decade. But on Monday, The King found himself shimmering through the thoughts of one Donald J Trump during a presidential day trip to Memphis in which the Iran … Read more

Fact Check: Viral Images of US Delta Force Captured by Iran Are Fake

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Images claiming that Iran captured members of the Delta Force, the United States (US) military’s elite unit, have been circulating on Facebook [archive] since March 6, 2026. The three images show a line of men in combat uniforms escorted by masked soldiers and kneeling near a portrait of former Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the Iranian … Read more

Old video of brawl at Jerusalem’s Cinema theater falsely shared as recent clash at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport

Amid current tensions in the Middle East, a video going viral on social media shows many people confronting a group of men standing behind a counter. Individuals can also be seen throwing objects in the footage. It is being claimed that this footage is from Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, where panicked travellers are demanding to … Read more

Emeryville Film Festival Sells Out Second Year, Plans Expansion

Archyde Archyde Emeryville, Calif. – The Emeryville Film Festival is basking in the glow of a successful second year, having completely sold out its one-day showcase of independent filmmaking. The festival, a … Read More You can read the full story here: Emeryville Film Festival Sells Out Second Year, Plans Expansion. You can read the … Read more