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• Trump says it’s an ‘honor’ to keep Strait of Hormuz open for China and other countries

  10-03-2026 02:00 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump said he wants to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, saying it would be an "honor" to do so in an effort to help other nations that rely on the vital Middle East waterway.Trump was speaking with reporters in Florida on Monday, when he was asked about the global energy choke point, which has been disrupted amid back-and-forth attacks between Iran and Israel and the United States. IRAN SEIZES OIL TANKERS, THREATENS 'MASSACRE' IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ HOURS BEFORE US TALKSAt abou
  
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• Iranian Kurdish fighters say they’re ready to strike Tehran, waiting for opening

  09-03-2026 21:52 via foxnews.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Iranian Kurdish opposition groups say they are prepared to challenge Tehran but are holding back for now as the war between the United States, Israel and the Islamic Republic continues to unfold.Khalid Azizi, spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI), told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview that Kurdish forces are closely watching developments but have no plans to launch a ground offensive at this stage.Reports in recent days have suggested that Preside
  
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• Ministers must act more quickly on deepfakes to protect women and girls, Kendall says

  09-03-2026 20:56 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Technology secretary urges tech companies to do more to tackle online misogynyMinisters need to act more quickly to combat fast-changing threats from technology such as deepfakes, the technology secretary has said, as she warned about the risks women and girls face online.Liz Kendall said on Monday that technology was developing at such a pace that it was outstripping the government’s ability to regulate it, even suggesting there could be regular annual reviews of regulations as
  
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• Trump cheers FBI subpoena of Arizona 2020 election records

  09-03-2026 20:38 via theguardian.com
  Request for records related to election audit appears latest part of Trump effort to spread false claims about votingA federal grand jury subpoenaed Arizona’s legislature for records related the state senate’s widely criticized review of the 2020 election, the state senate president said on Monday, in what appears to be the latest part of the Trump administration’s efforts to spread false claims about the 2020 election and voting in the United States.Warren Petersen, the presid
  
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• Politics live: Tony Burke to give statement about Iranian footballers; EU to sign defence partnership with Australia

  09-03-2026 20:32 via theguardian.com
  Home affairs minister in Queensland after dramatic night in which five female players were granted asylum. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe shadow defence minister, James Patterson, says joining the ongoing war in the Middle East “would have to meet an incredibly high bar” but Australia should “consider” any requests from Gulf countries for military assistance.Cabinet’s national security committee met yesterday to con
  
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• UK inflation likely to rise because of Middle East war, says Rachel Reeves

  09-03-2026 20:31 via theguardian.com
  Chancellor says she is ready to help households with rising costs but stops short of setting out specific stepsMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain is likely to be hit by rising inflation because of the US war with Iran, the chancellor has said, as she suggested that a “rapid de-escalation” would be the best protection against a jump in energy prices.Rachel Reeves stopped short of setting out any new relief for families who might be hit by rising prices, rebuffing calls to
  
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• Trump says he won’t sign new legislation until Congress passes strict voter ID bill – live

  09-03-2026 20:26 via theguardian.com
  President says lawmakers must ‘immediately’ pass SAVE America act, which would require proof of citizenship at voter registration and significantly curtail mail-in votingSign up for Breaking US News email alertsDonald Trump has urged the Australian government to grant asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s football team, amid reports that they refused to return home following the team’s elimination from the Women’s Asian Cup and were taken into the protection
  
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• Middle East crisis live: Iranian missiles intercepted over Turkey and Qatar as Israel resumes strikes across Tehran and Beirut

  09-03-2026 20:20 via theguardian.com
  Iran’s foreign minister says ‘Iran does not want to harm ordinary Americans’; Trump criticizes choice of Mojtaba Khamenei as next supreme leaderTell us: how have you been affected by the latest events in the Middle East?Donald Trump has said a decision on when to end the war with Iran will be a “mutual” one he’ll make together with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Times of Israel has reported.It said Trump also claimed in a brief telephone interview on Sunday that Iran
  
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• ‘We thought we were doomed’: Canadian fishers in dramatic rescue after ice shelf floats away

  09-03-2026 20:14 via theguardian.com
  Anglers describe harrowing phone calls to loved ones once ice detached from shores of Georgian Bay in OntarioSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxKevin Fox thought the spring-like temperatures that had temporarily pushed the cold away from south-eastern Ontario meant a good day on for ice fishing, a popular winter pastime in the region.After shifting location because the wind and ice “didn’t feel right” and the fish weren’t biting c
  
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• Toxic rain mixed with oil rains down on Tehran as expanding war threatens new global shock

  09-03-2026 20:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  Thick black smoke billowed into the sky, making day seem more like night.
  
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• Iran’s new supreme leader is ‘his father on steroids,’ experts warn of hardline rule

  09-03-2026 19:52 via foxnews.com
  
  "Think of Mojtaba Khamenei as his father on steroids."That is how Kasra Aarabi, director of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps research at the advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran, described Iran’s new supreme leader in comments to Fox News Digital following reports that the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been selected to lead the Islamic Republic."Mojtaba was already operating as a ‘mini supreme leader’ in the Bayt-e Rahbari — his father’s office and the co
  
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• Golf club firm owned by Trump’s sons merges with drone manufacturer

  09-03-2026 19:42 via theguardian.com
  Merger to take drone firm public is latest business move by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr as father is in White HouseSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA golf club company backed by the sons of Donald Trump is merging with drone manufacturer Powerus in a deal designed to take the drone technology company public.The merger with Aureus Greenway Holdings is the latest in Eric and Donald Trump Jr’s growing investments in the drone sector, following la
  
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• How high could oil prices go – and what might the global economic fallout be?

  09-03-2026 19:35 via theguardian.com
  Crude prices could surpass their 2008 record, with potentially dire effects for consumers and businessesFears over the global economy have been stoked by the oil price soaring past $100 a barrel as a result of the US-Israel war with Iran.Economists say the increasing likelihood of a prolonged conflict in the vital energy exporting region could have serious consequences for living standards around the world amid the threat of a renewed inflation shock. Continue reading...
  
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• How high could oil go, and what might the global economic fallout be?

  09-03-2026 19:35 via theguardian.com
  There is talk of crude surpassing its record high of 2008 with potentially dire effects for consumers and businessesFears over the global economy have been stoked by the oil price soaring past $100 a barrel as a result on the US-Israel war with Iran.Economists say the increasing likelihood of a prolonged conflict in the vital energy exporting region could have serious consequences for living standards around the world amid the threat of a renewed inflation shock. Continue reading...
  
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• Emmanuel Macron vows Europe will stand by Cyprus after Iran drone strike

  09-03-2026 19:35 via theguardian.com
  French president says attack on island is ‘an attack on Europe’ as EU states send military supportMiddle East crisis – live updatesEmmanuel Macron has vowed that Europe will do whatever it takes to stand by Cyprus, the continent’s first state to be directly affected by the Iran war, after coming under what he described as “attack from multiple drones and missiles.”In the strongest show yet of solidarity towards the EU member closest to the Middle East, Macron
  
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• A country divided: state media show Mojtaba supporters as Iranians online fear repression

  09-03-2026 19:35 via theguardian.com
  With new supreme leader’s strong connections to the IRGC, critics fear worse is to come – if he survivesMiddle East crisis – live updatesAt around midday, even as airstrikes hit several parts of the capital, large crowds gathered in Tehran’s famous Enghelab Square to chant their allegiance to Iran’s new supreme leader.Carrying banners showing the face of the country’s slain leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, people on Monday held a new portrait – that of hi
  
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• X suspends 800m accounts in one year amid ‘massive’ scale of manipulation attempts

  09-03-2026 19:34 via theguardian.com
  Social media company tells MPs of continual fight against state-backed efforts, with Russia being most prolificElon Musk’s X said it had suspended 800m accounts over a 12-month period as it fights the “massive” scale of attempts to manipulate the platform.The social media company told MPs it was continually fighting state-backed attempts to hijack the agenda on its network, with Russia the most prolific state actor, followed by Iran and China. Continue reading...
  
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• Ohio State University president resigns over ‘inappropriate relationship’

  09-03-2026 19:33 via theguardian.com
  Walter ‘Ted’ Carter Jr says he ‘made a mistake in allowing inappropriate access to Ohio State leadership’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe president of the Ohio State University has resigned following the disclosure of an “inappropriate relationship” to the college’s board of trustees.In a statement, Walter “Ted” Carter Jr, who had led the university since 2024, said that he “made a mistake
  
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• Labour lawyers ‘blocked’ from briefing MPs on jury trials overhaul before vote

  09-03-2026 19:33 via theguardian.com
  Leader of rebel group says there is deep concern within Society of Labour Lawyers about courts and tribunals bill Lawyers affiliated to Labour were “blocked” from briefing party MPs to share concerns about plans to cut the number of jury trials in England and Wales, it has been claimed.
  The allegation was made by Karl Turner, the leader of a backbench rebellion against a flagship government bill that would remove the right to a jury trial in thousands of cases, before the first chanc
  
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• Iran’s new supreme leader brings mystery element to Middle East crisis

  09-03-2026 19:30 via theguardian.com
  What Mojtaba Khamenei will do with his leadership is now the key question after he succeeds his fatherMiddle East crisis – live updatesCrowds in Tehran greeted the announcement of the country’s new supreme leader by chanting: “God’s hand is still upon us, Khamenei is still our leader.” As the world economy grinds to a halt, Iran is selling the elevation of Mojtaba Khamenei as a sign of reassuring continuity for a country determined to show its defiance of the west.Y
  
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• Two teens charged over ‘Islamic State-inspired’ attack outside Mamdani home

  09-03-2026 19:28 via theguardian.com
  Pair charged with throwing explosive devices during anti-Islam protest described by mayor as ‘appalling’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxTwo teenagers were charged on Monday with offenses including terrorism and using a weapon of mass destruction after they allegedly threw improvised explosive devices during an anti-Islam demonstration on Saturday outside the residence of New York mayor Zohran Mamdani.According to a 10-page criminal complai
  
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• US and Israel launch strikes across Iran as crowds celebrate new supreme leader

  09-03-2026 19:25 via theguardian.com
  Mojtaba Khamenei’s supporters take to streets of Tehran on the same day Iran attacks targets in Israel and Gulf statesMiddle East crisis – live updatesUS and Israeli warplanes launched new waves of strikes on targets across Iran on Monday, as large crowds took to the streets in Tehran in a defiant show of support for Mojtaba Khamenei, the country’s newly appointed supreme leader.The conflict, now in its second week, continued to escalate, with fresh Iranian missile and drone at
  
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• California gas prices rise above $5 a gallon amid US war with Iran

  09-03-2026 19:04 via theguardian.com
  West coast state’s average cost per gallon has climbed $0.55 since the conflict in Middle East began over a week agoMiddle East crisis – live updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe war in Iran has caused a spike in gas prices that is hitting California consumers especially hard, according to data from the American Automobile Association (AAA).AAA reports that in California, the most expensive US market for gas, the average price per gallon on Monday was $5.20, co
  
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• Ex-Mail on Sunday journalist denies ordering ‘blag’ of Sadie Frost’s medical information

  09-03-2026 18:44 via theguardian.com
  Katie Nicholl’s name appears on many of the stories that Frost, Prince Harry and others have complained aboutA senior former Mail on Sunday journalist has denied commissioning a “blag” of sensitive medical information about Sadie Frost that the actor had not even told her own mother.At the high court, Katie Nicholl, a former diary editor and royal editor at the paper, was accused of using blagged information from a private investigator to uncover “extraordinarily intrusiv
  
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• Sheinbaum tells Trump: stop illegal arms trade from the US to Mexico

  09-03-2026 18:33 via theguardian.com
  US president claimed he wanted to eradicate cartels and made comments about Mexico’s president that were deemed sexist in summit speech‘Iron river’: Mexico’s cartel violence fuelled by trafficked firearms from USSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailClaudia Sheinbaum has responded to Donald Trump’s description of Mexico as the “epicenter of violence,” by calling on the US government to step up efforts to combat gun trafficking.“There is
  
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• Gerry Adams ‘as culpable as those who planted IRA bombs’, high court hears

  09-03-2026 18:20 via theguardian.com
  Former Sinn Féin leader being sued for symbolic £1 each by three victims of Troubles-era bombings on UK mainlandGerry Adams is as culpable for IRA bombings on the UK mainland as the individuals who planted and detonated the devices, the high court has heard at the beginning of a civil trial.The former Sinn Féin leader is being sued for symbolic “vindicatory” damages of £1 each by John Clark, Jonathan Ganesh and Barry Laycock, who were injured respectively in
  
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• Trump says it's 'too soon' to talk about seizing Iran's oil — but doesn't rule it out

  09-03-2026 18:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  In a phone call with NBC News on Monday, Trump weighed in on Iran's new leader, the Texas Senate race and his push to get the SAVE America Act through Congress.
  
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• Ukraine sent drone experts to protect US bases in Jordan, says Zelenskyy

  09-03-2026 18:14 via theguardian.com
  Interceptor drones and operators deployed to Middle East after ‘requests for help from 11 countries neighbouring Iran’Middle East crisis – live updatesUkraine’s president has said he dispatched interceptor drones and operators to protect US bases in Jordan last week, one of 11 countries that had asked Kyiv for help as the US-Israeli war against Iran continued into its 10th day.Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview that he had responded to a US request for help in defen
  
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• Von der Leyen calls for EU foreign policy to be ‘more realistic and interest-driven’

  09-03-2026 17:59 via theguardian.com
  European Commission head says rules-based system can no longer be relied upon to protect the continent’s interestsEurope can “no longer be a custodian for the old-world order” and needs “a more realistic and interest-driven foreign policy”, the head of the European Commission has said.Speaking to an audience of EU ambassadors on Monday, Ursula von der Leyen said the union “will always defend and uphold the rules-based system” but could no longer rely on
  
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• Explosives incident near NYC mayor's home being investigated as a potential terror attack

  09-03-2026 17:56 via nbcnews.com
  Officials are preparing to file charges against the suspects involved in the incident involving explosives outside Gracie Mansion, the residence for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. NBC News' Tom Winter discusses the latest details surrounding the attempted attack, which is being called "ISIS-inspired." 
  
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• G7 ready to take ‘necessary measures’ over economic impact of Iran war

  09-03-2026 17:48 via theguardian.com
  Finance ministers monitoring situation but stop short of agreeing to release emergency oil reservesIran war drives oil prices above $100 a barrelBusiness live – latest updatesThe G7 said it was ready to take “necessary measures” to address the economic impact of the US-Israel war on Iran, after a meeting prompted by soaring oil prices, which rose above $100 (£74) a barrel for the first time since 2022.Following a remote meeting on Monday, G7 finance ministers said they wo
  
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• Five Iranian women footballers granted asylum by Australia, Donald Trump says

  09-03-2026 17:44 via theguardian.com
  US president says Anthony Albanese has given police protection to the players amid fears they could be punished on their return homeMiddle East crisis – live updatesFive members of the Iranian women’s football team have been granted asylum in Australia after reportedly escaping their government minders after a tournament, according to Donald Trump, who announced the news on social media on Monday.The US president said he had spoken to the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese,
  
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• Woman identified in shooting at Rihanna's Los Angeles house

  09-03-2026 16:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  Los Angeles police on Monday identified a 35-year-old Florida woman as the alleged shooter who opened fire on Rihanna's Southern California home with an AR-15-style rifle
  
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• Roman Abramovich ready to fight UK government over proceeds from £2.5bn Chelsea sale

  09-03-2026 16:23 via theguardian.com
  Russian oligarch says money is his to allocate despite international sanctions imposed on his assetsThe Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has stepped up his row with the British government over the £2.5bn proceeds of his sale of Chelsea FC, insisting that the money is his to allocate despite the international sanctions imposed on his assets.The UK and EU imposed sanctions on Abramovich in 2022, freezing his assets in response to Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, citing his tie
  
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• Blasts spotted in Beirut as Israel continues strikes

  09-03-2026 16:13 via nbcnews.com
  Blasts spotted in Beirut as Israel continues strikes
  
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• Yorkshire Water receives fresh funding despite sewage fines and pay row

  09-03-2026 15:27 via theguardian.com
  Private equity group EQT to take 42% stake as supplier faces scrutiny over environmental record and CEO’s payBusiness live – latest updatesA leading European investor will pump fresh funding into Yorkshire Water including helping to cover a £600m loan, despite recent heavy sewage fines and a scandal over executive pay at the utility company.EQT, a Swedish private equity group, said on Monday it would take a 42% stake in Kelda Holdings, the Jersey-registered parent company of Yo
  
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• Richest super balances to be taxed at higher rates after Greens agree to back Labor plan

  09-03-2026 15:00 via theguardian.com
  Greens say support for superannuation tax changes is a ‘down payment’ on Labor pursuing genuine reform in 12 May federal budgetFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor’s plan to raise the tax rate on the largest super balances will become law after the Greens agreed to wave it through the Senate, ending a three-year political fight over concessions for wealthier retirees.The Greens treasury spokespers
  
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• Pauline Hanson secured taxpayer-funded solar rebate despite calling for subsidies to large-scale renewables to end

  09-03-2026 15:00 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Spokesperson for One Nation leader says it supports roof-top solar, as Matt Canavan also defends using schemeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPauline Hanson accessed a taxpayer-funded rebate scheme to install solar power on her Queensland home, despite calling for an end to public subsidies for renewable energy projects.Information from the Clean Energy Regulator, released under freedom of information laws, shows the One Nation leader among three conservative
  
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• After-hours work emails should mean Australians get a four-day work week, union tells government

  09-03-2026 15:00 via theguardian.com
  Australian Services Union, which represents more than 135,000 workers, also calls for ‘roster justice’ rulesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor is facing growing calls to legislate a four-day work week and for workers’ annual leave entitlements to be expanded, as part of a review of Australia’s national employment standards.The Australian Services Union has told the Albanese government that five weeks annual leave is necessary to help employee
  
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• Hegseth warns ‘more casualties’ expected in Operation Epic Fury against Iran

  09-03-2026 14:50 via foxnews.com
  
  Secretary of War Pete Hegseth warned that more casualties are expected in the ongoing Operation Epic Fury in Iran, with seven U.S. soldiers having been killed so far in the fighting.Hegseth made the comment during an interview with CBS’ "60 Minutes" that aired on Sunday."The president's been right to say there will be casualties," Hegseth said. "Things like this don't happen without casualties.""There will be more casualties," he continued. "And no one is — I mean, especially our gen
  
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• Celebrations in Tehran as new Iranian leader selected

  09-03-2026 12:52 via nbcnews.com
  Celebrations in Tehran as new Iranian leader selected
  
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• Ukrainian drone experts to share their knowledge in the Middle East

  09-03-2026 11:15 via bbc.com
  The BBC's Diplomatic Correspondent, James Landale, is in Ukraine to see the latest anti-drone technology the country has to offer.
  
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• GB's Brown becomes world champion for second time

  09-03-2026 11:11 via bbc.com
  Britain's Sky Brown becomes a skateboarding world champion for the second time after winning gold in a rain-disrupted park event in Brazil.
  
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• Zara Larsson and Louis Tomlinson to headline second day of Radio 1's Big Weekend

  09-03-2026 11:06 via bbc.com
  The annual music festival will take place in Sunderland's Herrington Country Park from 22 to 24 May.
  
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• G7 nations to hold emergency meeting on oil as stock markets sink

  09-03-2026 10:55 via bbc.com
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves will join talks amid reports that oil reserves could be released to lower prices.
  
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• Video appears to show a missile strike near an Iranian school

  09-03-2026 10:29 via nbcnews.com
  Video verified by NBC News appears to show the moment a missile struck an area near in the Shajareh Tayyebeh school and an adjacent IRGC compound in Minab, Iran. The strikes killed more than 170 people, including many children, according to Iranian officials.
  
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• Istanbul's ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

  09-03-2026 09:23 via bbc.com
  Ekrem Imamoglu is seen as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival.
  
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• Alleged Bondi gunman seeks order to suppress family's identity

  09-03-2026 09:13 via bbc.com
  Naveed Akram is seeking to prevent media publishing details about his mother, sister and brother.
  
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• Iraq coach wants World Cup play-off to be postponed

  09-03-2026 09:00 via bbc.com
  Iraq head coach Graham Arnold wants Iraq's World Cup play-off decider to be rescheduled to the week before the tournament to give his side a fair chance of qualifying.
  
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• The nearly-forgotten cricketer who became India's T20 World Cup hero

  09-03-2026 08:55 via bbc.com
  Sanju Samson lit up the T20 World Cup with 321 runs and impactful innings that helped India retain the title.
  
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