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The toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon rose to 486 people killed and 1,313 wounded, the Lebanese health ministry said

Ready to negotiate

Lebanon president accuses Hezbollah of working to 'collapse' state

MSC is the world's biggest container shipping company

'Exceptional security situation'

Shipping giant MSC halts Gulf exports amid war risks

The White House said US President Donald Trump was reviewing 'all credible options' to keep energy prices under control

Politically toxic

Trump's limited options to curb Iran war oil price surge

Colombian President Gustavo Petro is barred from running for re-election

Optimistic results

Colombia's left boosted by legislative vote

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the UK government is monitoring the economic impact of the US-Israeli war in Iran

Energy prices soaring

UK finance minister warns of higher inflation amid Iran war

Rihanna, one of the world's most popular pop stars, has not publicly commented on the shooting

Woman held over shots fired at Rihanna's LA mansion

This year's Antarctic sea ice coverage ranks as the 16th smallest since satellite measurements began in 1979.

Antarctic sea ice improves after four years of extreme lows: US scientists

Cargo ships and tankers ply the Strait of Hormuz

Changing tracking data

Ships brandish China-links to weave through Strait of Hormuz

Fighting between rival forces has left civilians wounded in hospital in Akobo, South Sudan

NGOS ordered to evacuate

Huge numbers at imminent risk from S.Sudan army offensive: MSF

Oil prices soared 30 percent on fears about supplies from the Middle East

G7 'not there yet' on release of oil reserves: French minister

Live Nation has reached a tentative settlement with the Justice Department in the antitrust case brought against the US entertainment giant

Tentative settlement

Live Nation settles antitrust case with US Justice Dept, states object

Health outcomes have worsened in South Sudan since independence despite billions of dollars in oil revenues

Crippled by corruption

Dead on arrival: South Sudan's devastated health system

The Pyongyang marathon is the largest international sporting event in North Korea, offering visitors a rare chance to run through the tightly controlled streets of its capital

Without explanation

North Korea cancels Pyongyang international marathon: tour agency

A woman with a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei (R), next to his late father Ali Khamenei, during a rally in Tehran

War in the Middle East: latest developments

The Iranian navy frigate IRIS Dena (75) is pictured at sea during combined exercises between Iran, Russia and China in the Gulf of Oman in March 2024, in this handout picture from the Iranian Defence Ministry

Targeted naval vessels

Stranded Iran sailors put Sri Lanka, India in diplomatic dilemma

People wait in a queue to refuel their vehicles near a fuel station in Dhaka on March 8, 2026

Ramadan celebrations

Bangladesh scraps light displays as Mideast war worsens fuel crunch

Fire fighters work to control a large fire in Glasgow City centre on 8 March 2026.

Partial collapse

Scotland's busiest train station closed after blaze

Supporters wave banners reading 'Release Ekrem Imamoglu'

Corruption allegations

Landmark trial opens for Turkish opposition champion Imamoglu

A rescue team used heavy machinery to search for missing people following a landslide at Bantargebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java

Five more missing

Indonesia landfill collapse kills five

Torrential rains lashed the Kenyan capital Nairobi late Friday

Hundreds displaced

Kenya flash floods death toll rises to 45

Motorists queue at a gas station amid rising petrol prices in Quezon City, Metro Manila on March 9, 2026

Price caps floated

Asian economies move to limit Mideast war's impact at home

Darcy Jenson was given a 12-year sentence for aiding and abetting premediated murder

Premeditated murder

Jail for up to 16 years for Australian hitmen who killed compatriot in Bali

Mojtaba Khamenei is regarded as a conservative figure, notably because of his ties with the Revolutionary Guards, the ideological arm of the Islamic republic's military

Above $100 a barrel

Khamenei's son takes charge as Iran war sends oil price soaring

India's captain Suryakumar Yadav and his team-mates celebrate

Back-to-back titles

Unstoppable India target Olympic gold after making World Cup history

Indian cricket fans celebrate victory in the World Cup final

Co‑hosts and pre‑tournament favourites

'T20 kings': nation celebrates Indian romp to World Cup glory

Morning Roundup

Iran has new Supreme leader, fireball over Luxembourg, and Belgian rail strike to disrupt cross-border trains

A pair of Taiwanese air force F-16V fighter aircraft prepare for take off at Chiayi Air Base in January. Taiwan has not detected a single Chinese military aircraft around the island for nine of the past 10 days, leaving experts puzzling over the reasons for the dramatic reduction in sorties

'Significant disruption to routine activity'

Sharp drop in Chinese military aircraft near Taiwan raises questions

Plumes of smoke rising from the southern suburbs of Beirut, where Israel said it launched strikes

Across Syrian border

Hezbollah says fighting Israeli forces who landed in east Lebanon

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