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US, Israel war on Iran
UK says Russia, Iran trying to ‘hijack global economy’ amid Hormuz closure
Foreign Secretary Cooper said Moscow and Tehran ‘benefit together’ from soaring oil prices.
13 Mar 2026 - 8:34PM
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Ukraine war
Russia, Ukraine both claim frontline success while US-led talks on hold
11 Mar 2026 - 2:26AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Trump and Putin discuss ‘quick’ ending to Iran war
10 Mar 2026 - 8:20PM
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Ukraine war
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.
9 Mar 2026 - 12:58PM
The Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war
At least 7 killed in Ukraine’s Kharkiv as Russia strikes apartment building
Moscow struck its neighbour overnight with 29 missiles and 480 drones, President Zelensky said, with hits at 22 locations.
7 Mar 2026 - 5:19PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
‘We are decimating them’: US brushes off Russian help for Iran in war
The White House downplays Moscow sharing information with Tehran on US targets in the Gulf, saying it is not affecting military operations.
7 Mar 2026 - 10:05AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Azerbaijan vows to respond after Iranian drones injure 4
Azerbaijan and Iran already have tense relations over Baku’s growing economic, energy and military ties to Turkey and Israel.
5 Mar 2026 - 8:33PM
A school in Julfa following, what Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry says was a drone attack carried out by Iran, on its exclave of Nakhchivan. Photo: AP
Russia
Russia may halt gas supplies to Europe amid Iran energy spike, Putin warns
The leader says the chaos triggered by the Iran crisis has led to the emergence of other buyers willing to pay top dollar for fuel.
5 Mar 2026 - 4:56AM
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Ukraine war
Trump’s Iran attack sparks calls in Russia to abandon Ukraine talks
Some Russian hardliners are urging Vladimir Putin to double down on the war in Ukraine.
4 Mar 2026 - 6:37PM
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France
France to boost atomic arsenal, could deploy nuclear-armed jets to allies
France’s Macron says eight European countries have agreed to a ‘forward’ deterrence plan to bolster continental security.
3 Mar 2026 - 4:41PM
Extreme weather
Record-breaking? El Nino may return in 2026, making planet even hotter
However, scientists say there’s a risk of 2026 being ‘the warmest year on record even without El Nino, due to the global warming trend’.
3 Mar 2026 - 2:28AM
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A waste picker drinks water while working at a rubbish dump on the outskirts of Jammu, India, during a heatwave in 2024. Photo: AP
US, Israel war on Iran
Long Iran war could hurt Ukraine’s defence, says Zelensky
The president said if military strikes in the Middle East continue, the supply of weapons to fend off Moscow’s long attack could be affected.
2 Mar 2026 - 9:47PM
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US-Iran tensions
Airspace closed, flights cancelled amid US-Israel-Iran conflict
Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Israel, Syria and the UAE all announced at least partial closures of their skies.
28 Feb 2026 - 11:04PM
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Central Asia
Trains through the Taliban: Central Asia’s plan to bypass Russia and Iran
The Soviet Union severed Central Asia’s ancient trade routes to the Indian subcontinent. The region’s modern-day leaders want them back.
2 Mar 2026 - 11:21AM
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Ukraine war
Zelensky speaks with Trump, says Russia talks should lead to leaders’ meeting
The leader says Russian claims that Kyiv was trying to obtain nuclear arms were an attempt to exert political pressure on Ukraine.
26 Feb 2026 - 5:51AM
The call between Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and US President Donald Trump took place on the eve of a US-Ukraine meeting on postwar reconstruction. File photos: AFP
Ukraine war
Russia accuses Ukraine of seeking nuclear arms with help from UK and France
Russia says the western allies believe Ukraine could end the war on more favourable terms if it had a dirty bomb, an allegation Kyiv denies.
25 Feb 2026 - 2:14AM
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Ukraine war
4 years into Ukraine conflict, Zelensky says Putin ‘did not win this war’
The president said Kyiv wanted ‘lasting peace’ and any truce agreement ‘must not simply be signed, it must be accepted by Ukrainians’.
24 Feb 2026 - 8:41PM
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Ukraine war
Where Ukraine and Russia stand as war enters fifth year
Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II shows no signs of stopping any time soon.
24 Feb 2026 - 3:19PM
A Ukrainian serviceman of the 18th Sloviansk Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine participates in training at an undisclosed location in Donetsk region on January 28. Photo: AFP
Russia
Assailant kills police officer and himself in blast near Moscow railway station
The attacker approached a patrol car downtown before detonating his device.
24 Feb 2026 - 9:46AM
Ukraine war
Zelensky says he believes Putin has started World War III
Ukrainian leader says his country was preventing it from becoming a ‘broad full-scale third world war’.
23 Feb 2026 - 3:10PM
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China airliners
China’s C909 jet gets international uplift with funding for adoptive airline
Chengdu Airlines, an affiliate of C909 manufacturer Comac, has received a capital injection to help widen the jet’s international coverage.
23 Feb 2026 - 11:00AM
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Russia
Iran in secret deal with Russia for shoulder-fired missiles: report
Report of a deal for 2,500 advanced anti-aircraft missiles emerges as the US weighs military action against Iran.
23 Feb 2026 - 10:26AM
A vehicle firing a missile during a military exercise by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Photo: Sepah News via AFP
Ukraine war
‘Brutal terrorist act’: twin blasts rock western Ukrainian city
A police officer was killed, 25 other people were wounded in bomb explosions in Lviv.
23 Feb 2026 - 11:47AM
Ukraine war
Russian barrage strikes Ukrainian infrastructure as war drags on
Kyiv has faced waves of overnight strikes in recent weeks as Moscow has intensified its winter assaults.
22 Feb 2026 - 6:08PM
Russia
Bus with Chinese tourists crashes through ice on Russia’s Lake Baikal, killing 8
A criminal investigation has been launched after reports that the tour had been run by an unregistered operator.
22 Feb 2026 - 1:53AM
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