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Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected a vice-president by the lower house, with the coup leader edging closer to becoming president

Myanmar lawmakers put junta chief on path to presidency

Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (centre R) shakes hands with the Pheu Thai party's prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat (centre L) in February 2026

Of second-term Prime Minister

Thailand's king endorses new cabinet

'Bone-ash apartments' are units in often barely occupied residential complexes used by some families as resting places for their loved ones' remains

Practice gained popularity

China bans entombing cremated remains in empty flats

Following rescue efforts

Hopes rise as stranded humpback whale 'Timmy' frees itself in Wismar Bay, Germany

Australia and Norway joined a growing list of countries cutting fuel taxes to reduce the pain at the pump for consumers

Long war would hurt

Middle East war: global economic fallout

Up to 30% set to participate

Teachers call strike over job cuts and class closures in France

Iran has kept up missile attacks against Israel and nations across the Gulf

No signs of de-escalation

Iran fires missiles across Middle East as Trump threatens oil hub

Indonesia is one of the biggest social media users in the world

Indonesia summons Google, Meta for 'not complying' with teen social media ban: minister

First responders work on the rubble of a building targeted by an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese village of Hanouiyeh, east of Tyre

War in the Middle East: latest developments

A reveller immersed in Hindu spiritual songs called 'bhajans' at the iconic Purana Qila in New Delhi on March 1, 2026

Electrifying nightlife

Hindu devotional clubbing sways India's youth

A teenager holds a mobile phone displaying a message from social media platform Instagram after the account was locked for age verification in Sydney on December 9, 2025.

Following under-16 ban

Australia investigates tech giants over social media ban breaches

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland

Mind games: How football stars are fuelling chess boom

Indonesia's government launched a free meals programme in January 2025 to address malnutrition and stunting

To counteract budget pressures

Indonesia trims meals programme: what next?

Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk hailed the first non-American voyage around the Moon

'A very big deal': Canadian astronaut reflects on historic Moon mission

A new table tennis league in the United States is attracting some of the country's top players including Amy Wang, a member of Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics US' Amy Wang (R) eyes the ball as Puerto Rico's Adriana Diaz prepares to serve during their women's table tennis singles round of 32 at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the South Paris Arena in Paris on July 29, 2024.

Following blockbustre movie

US pro table tennis league blasts niche sport into spotlight

A man retrieves equipment from an office building in Tehran recently hit by a strike

Raising economic stakes

Iran defiant as Trump threatens to destroy oil island

The New York Times sued after the Defense Department stripped journalists of press credentials who refused to agree to the more restrictive access policy

New restrictions

'Is it Kafka?' US judge baffled by new Pentagon press policy

Sandro Tonali's goal against Northern Ireland helped Italy into the World Cup qualification play-off final

One more obstacle

Italy hoping to scale World Cup 'Everest' ahead of Bosnia play-off showdown

The Russian tanker is due to arrive in Matanzas on Tuesday

Oil blockade lifted

Cubans ready for Russian oil but some say not enough

NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft aim to test technologies needed to one day send humans to Mars, a far more distant journey

First crewed moonshot in over 50 years

NASA begins countdown to April 1 Moon launch

Jaden has been released by the Chicago Bulls after making comments criticising the NBA's support for the LGBTQ community

NBA Bulls fire Ivey after anti-LGBTQ comments

Donald Trump told the Financial Times that he wanted to 'take the oil in Iran' and could take the country's Kharg Island 'very easily'

Conflict moves into fifth week

Oil rises on Trump's Iran threats, stocks mixed

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, seen here speaking to reporters on March 18, 2026, is one of several Trump administration officials who are very open about their faith

Middle East war

After pope's remark, White House defends praying for US troops

US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has come under intense fire from President Donald Trump

Following Trump insults

Powell probe leaves US Fed leadership change in limbo

Celine Dion first disclosed in December 2022 that she had been diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome

Ten shows in Paris

Celine Dion announces comeback following health struggle

Rajasthan Royals bowler Nandre Burger jumps for joy after dismissing Chennai's Sanju Samson

Teen Suryavanshi shines as Rajasthan hammer Chennai in IPL

Infographic chart showing the performance of WTI crude oil futures against selected indexes, up to March 26 and 27 at 03:55GMT.

Energy, defence

Stock market winners and losers one month into US-Israel war on Iran

Some 90 percent of Iran's crude exports pass through Kharg Island, making it a potentially crucial pressure point for Tehran

Oil industry pressure point

What could Trump achieve by threatening Iran's Kharg Island?

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