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World Published 08 Mar, 2026 10:37pm

Iranian army says at least 104 killed in US attack on Iranian warship last week

Iranian military reports heavy casualties in U.S. attack on Dena frigate

World Published 08 Mar, 2026 09:30pm

UK’s Starmer speaks with US President Trump on Middle East

UK Prime Minister and former U.S. President discuss military cooperation and pay respects to fallen American soldiers

World Published 08 Mar, 2026 08:44pm

US and Israel consider special forces mission to seize Iran’s nuclear assets

Plans discussed in Congress and by officials involve nuclear scientists and focus on securing enriched uranium amid stalled regime-change efforts

World Published 08 Mar, 2026 08:25pm

Israeli settler fatally shoots Palestinian in West Bank, health ministry says

27-year-old Palestinian killed by Israeli settler in Masafer Yatta amid rising West Bank settler violence

World Updated 08 Mar, 2026 10:01pm

UAE rejects Israel’s statements, accuses it of spreading false information

Abu Dhabi questions Israel’s right to present the UAE’s position, emphasising national sovereignty

World Published 08 Mar, 2026 07:49pm

Iran’s Pezeshkian says remarks misread, vows strong defence if neighbours attack

Comment comes after Trump says Tehran has effectively 'surrendered' to regional states amid escalating tensions

World Published 08 Mar, 2026 07:22pm

US warns it cannot guarantee safety of Iranians near military sites

Central Command says Iran launches drones and missiles from civilian areas and tells residents to stay in their homes, as such locations could be targeted under international law

World Updated 09 Mar, 2026 02:38am

Iran names Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba, as new supreme leader, state media report

Netanyahu to press on with the assault and strike Iran's rulers 'without mercy'

World Updated 08 Mar, 2026 06:45pm

Iran signals breakthrough in selection of new supreme leader

Assembly majority reportedly agrees on candidate, name not yet announced

World Updated 08 Mar, 2026 02:54pm

Casualties mount as Iran-Israel war expands across region

Health ministries report rising death tolls while strikes hit oil sites and Lebanon

World Published 08 Mar, 2026 02:08pm

Two Kuwaiti interior ministry officers killed ‘while performing duties’

Interior ministry gives no details as country intercepts Iranian drones and missiles

World Updated 08 Mar, 2026 02:56pm

Israeli military says it will pursue every successor of Khamenei

Military issues threat as clerical body prepares to choose next supreme leader

World Published 08 Mar, 2026 01:03pm

Majority consensus reached on Iran’s next supreme leader

Assembly of Experts member says candidate chosen but procedural issues remain

World Updated 08 Mar, 2026 01:20pm

Saudi Arabia warns Iran of retaliation if kingdom is targeted

Riyadh backs diplomacy but signals response if attacks hit its territory or energy sites

World Updated 08 Mar, 2026 01:24pm

Australia weighing requests for assistance from countries attacked by Iran

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Canberra will not join offensive operations in Iran

World Updated 08 Mar, 2026 01:26pm

Explosion hits US embassy in Oslo, causing minor damage

Blast damages entrance to consular section as police launch investigations

World Updated 08 Mar, 2026 01:27pm

Flash floods in Nairobi kill 23, disrupt flights at major airport

Rescuers recover bodies while flights disrupted and neighbourhoods left without power

World Published 08 Mar, 2026 11:43am

Four killed in Israeli strike on Beirut hotel

Israel claims attack targeted Iranian Quds Force commanders

World Published 08 Mar, 2026 11:25am

Saudi has told Iran not to attack it, warns of possible retaliation

Riyadh says continued strikes on energy sector could force military retaliation

World Published 08 Mar, 2026 11:03am

Trump tells Britain he does not need its help to win Iran war

US president says UK’s aircraft carriers ‘too late’ for Iran war

World Published 08 Mar, 2026 10:53am

Cracks emerge in Iran’s leadership over war strategy

Factions clash after Pezeshkian’s conciliatory stance toward Gulf states

World Published 08 Mar, 2026 09:26am

Bodies of six US troops killed in Iran strike return home

Remains arrive at Dover Air Force Base after soldiers were killed in attack in Kuwait

World Published 08 Mar, 2026 09:08am

Iran claims capture of US soldiers in ongoing conflict

Larijani says American troops were taken prisoner, but US military dismisses claim

World Published 08 Mar, 2026 08:42am

Trump raises prospect of killing all of Iran’s potential leaders

US president says conflict could end only when Tehran loses its military and leadership

World Published 08 Mar, 2026 01:30am

Netanyahu vows to carry on war, ‘eradicate Iranian regime’

Revolutionary Guards say strike targeted US Juffair base in Bahrain

World Published 08 Mar, 2026 01:13am

US intel: Strike unlikely to trigger regime change in Iran

Secret assessment says Iran’s leadership structure is resilient despite potential large-scale US military action

World Published 08 Mar, 2026 12:31am

Pakistani driver killed after interception debris hits vehicle in Dubai

Authorities say falling debris from aerial interception struck car in Al Barsha

World Published 08 Mar, 2026 12:19am

Ukraine’s interceptor drone makers look at exports to the Gulf as Iran war flares

Iran war exposes countries' vulnerability to Iranian drones; Ukraine has unique experience in shooting them down