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Ukraine war
Zelensky, Starmer urge support for Ukraine as Iran conflict steals focus
‘Putin can’t be the one who benefits from the conflict in Iran,’ said Starmer during a meeting with Ukraine’s president in London.
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Fire at Baghdad’s US embassy as security official reports drone, rocket strikes
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Iran’s Ali Larijani, Basij paramilitary head ‘eliminated’ in Tehran strikes: Israel
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Military escort for tankers in Strait of Hormuz not long-term fix: IMO head
The UN organisation head said an international naval operation, as suggested by Trump, would not be sustainable.
17 Mar 2026 - 5:17PM
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Liberian-flagged tanker Shenlong Suezmax, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia, arrives in Mumbai on Thursday after clearing the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: AP
China trade
As shipping risks mount, Xi pushes international port alliance as fail-safe
A speech last year highlights Beijing’s focus on maritime rights – a concern analysts say will only intensify as threats to global shipping increase.
17 Mar 2026 - 12:22PM
Middle East
Drone and rocket attacks target US embassy as Iraq is pulled into war
Iraq’s Green Zone in Baghdad comes under attack as war rages on multiple fronts in the Middle East.
17 Mar 2026 - 6:39PM
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One-way ticket: Emirates flies near-empty flights back to Dubai
Before the Iran war, the world’s largest international airline was chalking up hundreds of daily flights that were nearly full.
16 Mar 2026 - 11:46PM
An Emirates Airbus A380 aircraft prepares to land as a smoke plume rises from an ongoing fire near Dubai International Airport in Dubai on Mpnday. Photo: AFP
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Iran to turn bombed girls’ school into museum commemorating US ‘crimes’
At least 168 pupils, 26 teachers and four parents were killed in the attack in the southern city of Minab on February 28.
16 Mar 2026 - 6:19PM
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Dubai flights disrupted after drone attack near airport; missile kills 1 in Abu Dhabi
Dubai’s international airport gradually resuming flights after a fuel tank fire caused by a drone attack.
16 Mar 2026 - 5:14PM
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Trump warns he ‘may delay’ China visit in demand for countries to secure Hormuz
Some allies say no to ships, after US president demands at least seven countries help secure the strategic waterway.
16 Mar 2026 - 6:46PM
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Police arrest 12 as hundreds join banned pro-Palestinian march in London
Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood agreed to ban the march after police said it was organised by a group ‘supportive of the Iranian regime’.
16 Mar 2026 - 3:43AM
Police arrest a protester for not removing a face covering during a protest held by pro-Palestinian group Al-Quds in central London on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Israel-Gaza war
Gaza’s Rafah crossing to open on Wednesday ‘for limited movement of people’
Move comes as 13 people were killed – including children, a pregnant woman and police officers – in Israeli strikes in Gaza on Sunday.
16 Mar 2026 - 5:25PM
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Iran says women’s football captain has withdrawn Australia asylum bid
Zahra Ghanbari is the fifth member of the delegation to change her mind amid claims players had received threats against their families.
16 Mar 2026 - 2:00AM
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IEA says oil from emergency stocks to flow in Asia and Oceania immediately
The International Energy Agency also said barrels for Europe and the Americas will only be available from the end of March.
16 Mar 2026 - 12:19AM
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US energy chief signals Iran war could continue for several more weeks
Meanwhile, Iran’s FM said his nation was not interested in talks with the US ‘because we were talking when they decided to attack us’.
15 Mar 2026 - 11:50PM
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A fire and plume of smoke rise on Saturday after, authorities say, debris from an intercepted Iranian drone struck an oil facility in Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. Photo: AP
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‘Cease fire’! Pope Leo escalates call for Middle East war to end
The pope did not cite the US or Israel by name but did mention the strike on a school in Iran that killed over 165 people.
15 Mar 2026 - 10:40PM
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Over 800,000 Lebanese – 1 in 7 people – displaced by war in 10 days
It is little more than a year since the last conflict uprooted over a million Lebanese from their homes, although that process took months.
15 Mar 2026 - 10:05PM
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards issue death threat for Israeli PM Netanyahu
Before the threat, US President Donald Trump said Tehran wanted ‘to make a deal, I don’t want to because the terms aren’t good enough yet’.
15 Mar 2026 - 7:39PM
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People burn an image of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a demonstration in Mexico on Saturday. Photo: EPA
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‘Black rain’: Iran war’s toxic pollution will spread and last for years
Missiles and bombs contain pollutants which are released into the air, soil and water when they explode and crash, posing many health risks.
15 Mar 2026 - 6:25PM
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To help Middle East nations fight drones, Ukraine wants cash and tech
This is about protection and a full assessment of how to counter Shahed drones, says Zelensky, after Kyiv dispatched dozens of experts.
15 Mar 2026 - 5:34PM
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Iran
Why the Iran war marks a turning point for Gulf-Asia trade
The closure of the Middle East’s important straits – Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb – is forcing Gulf and Asian nations to explore other options.
15 Mar 2026 - 2:00PM
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Turkey says Iran feels ‘betrayed’ by US attacks during nuclear talks
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says Tehran still ‘open to any sensible backchannel diplomacy’, vows to keep Ankara out of the war.
15 Mar 2026 - 11:15AM
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Iranian Red Crescent aid workers and firefighters work at a residential site damaged by strikes in Tehran’s Javadiyeh district on Saturday. Photo: Iranian Red Crescent Society via Reuters
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Israel may commit ‘new genocide’ in Lebanon with Iran as pretext, Turkey warns
Lebanon was dragged into the conflict when Iran-backed Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of Supreme Leader Khamenei.
15 Mar 2026 - 1:40AM
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Iran war: Trump urges China, other nations, to send warships to secure Hormuz
The president insisted that Iran’s military capability had been eliminated but admitted it was still able to attack the strait.
15 Mar 2026 - 6:04AM
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Iran war entering ‘decisive phase’, Israel says, as attacks continue
Washington’s embassy in Iraq was hit by a drone, while clouds of black smoke rose over the Fujairah energy facility in the UAE.
14 Mar 2026 - 11:51PM
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