‘It means missile defence on datacentres’: drone strikes raise doubts over Gulf as AI superpower
Iran’s targeting of commercial datacentres in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfare
Daniel Boffey Chief reporter
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/07/it-means-missile-defence-on-data-centres-drone-strikes-raises-doubts-over-gulf-as-ai-superpower
Trump skirts Congress over Iran war as Republicans simply step aside
Chris Stein in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/07/trump-congress-republicans-iran-war-powers
‘We were ready’: Democratic attorneys general lead fight to stop Trump
As some elected leaders choose to play nice with the president, Democratic AGs have done the opposite – to impressive effect
Rachel Leingang
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/07/democratic-attorneys-general-trump
Three people killed and three hospitalized as Michigan town hit by tornado
Roofs torn off and trees knocked down in Union City as more than 7m Americans at risk of severe weather
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/06/michigan-tornado-union-city
A Japanese ‘conman’ tried to sell an undercover DEA agent nuclear materials – but how did he get them?
Takeshi Ebisawa, sentenced to 20 years in prison last week, believed he was selling weapons-grade plutonium to Iran
Edward Helmore in New York
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/07/japanese-conman-convicted-drug-nuclear-weapons
US preparing system to process refunds on billions in illegal Trump tariffs
Top official at customs agency says total sum held in relation to tariffs is estimated to be about $166bn
Alex Daniel and agency
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/06/us-judge-lawyers-175bn-trump-tariffs-refunds
Texas fracker turned escort says repression allowed business to flourish
Mickey says his stint as a handyman transformed into a lucrative sex business due to the region’s ‘self-denial’
Ramon Antonio Vargas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/07/handyman-west-texas-escort-podcast
Six great reads: how to get a pay rise, Catherine Opie’s images of queer America, and the influencers saving pubs
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/mar/07/six-great-reads-how-to-pay-rise-catherine-opie-queer-america-influencers-saving-pubs
What links Joni Mitchell, Ian Dury and Frida Kahlo? The Saturday quiz (Not automagical)
From ancient China and Paris’s Latin Quarter to ‘Han shot first’, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz
Thomas Eaton
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/07/what-links-joni-mitchell-ian-dury-and-frida-kahlo-the-saturday-quiz
Why are cats’ ears on top of their head and not at the sides? The kids’ quiz (Automagical)
Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes
Molly Oldfield
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/07/why-are-cats-ears-on-top-of-their-head-and-not-at-the-sides-the-kids-quiz
Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for Arya’s birthday udon
A classic fried tofu stir-fry that’s bang-full of flavour
Meera Sodha
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/mar/07/udon-noodles-meera-sodha-vegan-recipe
Field Company’s new No 5 chef skillet fixes everything I hated about cast iron
Field’s new chef skillet is light, easy to maneuver and pretty enough to earn a permanent spot on your stovetop
The seven best non-toxic cooking pans in the US, tested in a food lab
Karen Yuan
https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/mar/07/field-company-no-5-chef-skillet-review