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Flames and smoke rise from an oil storage facility struck in Tehran on Saturday. Photo: ISNA via AP

Middle East

Where things stand after another weekend of war in the Middle East

As Mojtaba Khamenei takes the helm in Tehran, oil prices surge and regional casualties climb in a conflict that enters its 10th day on Monday.

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Cathay fares surge, Hong Kong professor suspended in Australia: 5 weekend reads

Iran names new supreme leader as oil surges above US$100 a barrel

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Middle East

Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader?

Known as power broker with Revolutionary Guard ties, the 56-year-old cleric takes command of a nation under fire after a week of devastating air strikes.

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A picture of Iran’s new Supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei displayed on a screen in Tehran. Photo: West Asia News Agency via Reuters
A picture of Iran’s new Supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei displayed on a screen in Tehran. Photo: West Asia News Agency via Reuters

Europe

Macron to visit Cyprus, French warships deployed as war in Middle East rages

The president’s visit will demonstrate France’s solidarity with Cyprus following Iranian strikes and underscore the importance of maritime security in the region.

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United States & Canada

New York police say device thrown near anti-Islam protest was explosive

FBI investigates after two suspicious devices were thrown near a protest led by a far-right influencer opposed to public Muslim prayer.

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Middle East

Trump and Starmer hold call on Middle East after rebuke over Iran

Phone call came after Trump mounted his latest criticism of the British leader over a perceived lack of support for the US campaign against Iran.

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US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in September 2025. Photo: No 10 Downing Street via dpa
US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in September 2025. Photo: No 10 Downing Street via dpa

Europe

Ukraine protests Russia’s participation in Venice Biennale

Organisers have said Russia could participate for the first time since launching its all-out invasion in 2022.

Americas

Peru officials say 3 arrested in nightclub bombing that injured dozens

Police in Trujillo move swiftly to detain suspects after a devastating IED blast at the Dalí nightclub.

United States & Canada

US activists, politicians rally on anniversary of civil rights march

The US Supreme Court is considering a case that could limit the ability of minority voters to elect their chosen candidates, spurring protests.

Politicians and activists participate in a commemorative march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge for the 58th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’, when state troopers beat peaceful voting rights protesters who were marching across the bridge, in Selma, Alabama, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Middle East

Iran strikes on desalination plants threaten Arab states’ water supplies

In Kuwait, about 90 per cent of drinking water comes from desalination, along with roughly 86 per cent in Oman and about 70 per cent in Saudi Arabia.

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Smoke rises from Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 1. Photo: Planet Labs PBC via AP
Smoke rises from Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 1. Photo: Planet Labs PBC via AP

Europe

Singing circle in Amsterdam offers benefits to dementia patients

Scientists are studying the potential benefits of music for people with dementia, traumatic brain injuries, Parkinson’s disease and stroke.

China Economy

Iran war fallout grows as China struggles to import vital fertiliser chemical

Supplies of sulphur – a key fertiliser ingredient – are tightening in China just as the spring planting season begins.

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Middle East

Demand for change in Turkey cannot be stopped, jailed Istanbul mayor says

Support for the opposition has been growing, amid increasing fatigue with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rule, Ekrem Imamoglu says.

A supporter of Turkey’s main opposition CHP holds a poster of jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu with a slogan reading “CHP will succeed, Turkey will win!”, during a rally in Istanbul in November 2025. Photo: Reuters

South Asia

Sri Lanka hospital discharges 22 Iranian sailors rescued after warship sinking

The sailors were treated at Karapitiya Hospital in Galle after the IRIS Dena was torpedoed just outside Sri Lanka’s territorial waters.

An injured Iranian sailor rescued from the IRIS Dena, after a US submarine torpedoed it off Sri Lanka’s coast amid the Middle East war, receives treatment at the Karapitiya hospital in Galle on Thursday. Photo: TNS
An injured Iranian sailor rescued from the IRIS Dena, after a US submarine torpedoed it off Sri Lanka’s coast amid the Middle East war, receives treatment at the Karapitiya hospital in Galle on Thursday. Photo: TNS

Middle East

Kuwait airport, Saudi Arabia targeted as Iran vows to continue Gulf strikes

Qatar also reports new attacks, after loud explosions were heard in Dubai and Bahrain’s Manama.

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United States & Canada

US judge voids actions by Voice of America acting CEO, including job cuts

US District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that Kari Lake’s ⁠leadership of the US Agency for Global Media violated federal law.

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Politics

The China-US face-off: a visual guide to Xi and Trump’s key people

Discover the power players in Xi and Trump’s teams; the key people setting the agenda on diplomacy, the military, the economy, security and science.

The China-US face-off: a visual guide to Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s inner circles

United States & Canada

Power players: a visual guide to Trump’s team and their views on China

Discover who is in Donald Trump’s inner circle, their backgrounds, stances on China and the roles they will play in shaping the future of the US.

Diplomacy

Trump demands Iran forces surrender or die, wants say on next leader

US president dismisses Khamenei’s son as a ‘lightweight’ and orders Iranian forces to lay down arms or face ‘guaranteed death’.

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United States & Canada

Trump fires Kristi Noem as Homeland Security chief

Senator Markwayne Mullin will replace Kristi Noem, who is the first Senate-confirmed member of Trump’s ‌Cabinet to be removed this term.

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Kristi Noem testifying before an oversight hearing in Washington on Tuesday. Photo: AP
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Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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