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US, Israel war on Iran
Trump demands other countries help secure Hormuz amid deepening war with Iran
US president says Nato faces a ‘very bad’ future if US allies fail to help secure the strategic waterway.
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Israel-Iran conflict
Police arrest 12 as hundreds join banned pro-Palestinian march in London
16 Mar 2026 - 3:43AM
Israel-Gaza war
Gaza’s Rafah crossing to open on Wednesday ‘for limited movement of people’
16 Mar 2026 - 3:13AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Iran says women’s football captain has withdrawn Australia asylum bid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
Iranian women’s football team captain Zahra Ghanbari at Robina Stadium on the Gold Coast, Australia on March 1. Photo: AAP Image / Dave Hunt via Reuters
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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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US, Israel war on Iran
‘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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Pope Leo leads prayers from a window at the Vatican on Sunday. Photo: Handout via Reuters
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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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US, Israel war on Iran
‘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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A Ukraine-made drone equipped with a high-performance camera. Kyiv downs Russian drones every night, including through the use of cheaper, smaller drones. File photo: Kyodo
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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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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The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon preparing recently to depart for the Eastern Mediterranean to bolster British defences in the region. Photo: UK MOD via Reuters
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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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UN chief says ‘diplomatic avenues are available’ to end war in Lebanon
Antonio Guterres has also urged support for the Lebanese government, which last year committed to disarming Hezbollah.
14 Mar 2026 - 11:29PM
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Hamas calls on Iran to ‘avoid targeting neighbouring countries’
The Palestinian Islamist group also urges the international community to ‘work towards halting’ the ongoing war immediately.
14 Mar 2026 - 7:30PM
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A plume of smoke rises from the site of an Israeli air strike in the southern Lebanese village of al Khiam on March 6, amid the US-Israeli war on Iran. Photo: AFP
India
‘There is a lot of anxiety’: Indian sailors stranded off Iran just want to go home
About 23,000 Indians work on merchant, harbour and offshore vessels across the Gulf region, and their safety has become a big issue at home.
14 Mar 2026 - 6:30PM
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‘Race against time’: aid groups warn of humanitarian crisis in Lebanon
Aid workers are scrambling to respond to the growing numbers of people seeking help, as the Israel-Hezbollah conflict intensifies.
14 Mar 2026 - 5:50PM
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No longer safe: Iran war puts 9 million Indian workers in the line of fire
As missiles fly, drone strikes from Dubai to Doha are shattering the illusion of safety for millions of Indian expats living in the Gulf.
14 Mar 2026 - 4:00PM
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United States
Trump travel ban bars Palestinian actor Motaz Malhees from Oscars
Malhees stars in ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’, which has been nominated for best international feature film.
14 Mar 2026 - 1:34PM
Palestinian actor Motaz Malhees poses on the red carpet at the Bafta award ceremony on February 22. Photo: AFP
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More than 2,000 Marines leave Japan for Middle East as Iran war intensifies
Trump has ordered the Okinawa-based 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Tripoli assault ship to be redeployed to the Persian Gulf.
14 Mar 2026 - 12:52PM
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Two Sessions 2026
‘Win the future’: top China entrepreneurs commit to Middle East despite Iran war
TCL and Xpeng founders also vow to keep investing in Latin America – despite US intervention in Venezuela this year.
14 Mar 2026 - 12:00PM
US, Israel war on Iran
2 members of Iran-linked group killed in predawn blasts on Iraqi capital
The strikes are the first in the heart of Baghdad to kill Iran-backed fighters since the start of the war on February 28.
14 Mar 2026 - 11:35AM
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