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Trump threatens further strikes on Iran's Kharg Island

US President Donald Trump has threatened further strikes on Iran's Kharg Island oil export hub and urged allies to send warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran vowed to step up its response and the war showed no ⁠sign of coming to an end.

Middle East • 27 mins

US President Donald Trump departs Air Force One.

Economic ramifications of Iran war puts pressure on Trump

The Biden administration's obsession with gas prices is continuing in the Trump administration as the economic ramifications of the US military operation against Iran begins to increase pressure on the US president and officials.

Analysis and Comment • 20 hrs

Police vehicles are parked outside a Jewish school where an explosion was reported overnight in Amsterdam

Explosion lightly damages Jewish school in Amsterdam

An explosion lightly damaged a Jewish school in Amsterdam early this morning, in what the city's mayor described as "a deliberate attack against the Jewish community".

Europe • 14 hrs

Debris from several houses remains after a Russian drone attack on Sumy, Ukraine

Ukraine says Russian strikes kill 6 nationwide

Russian drone and missile strikes across Ukraine have killed six people and wounded dozens, the authorities said.

Ukraine • 9 hrs

Satellite view of Kharg Island, located in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Iran

Why has Kharg Island become focus of Middle East war?

Iran's Kharg Island, targeted in US air strikes overnight, is a scrubby stretch of land in the Gulf that handles almost all of Iran's crude exports.

Middle East • 14 hrs

Commercial vessels are pictured offshore in Dubai

Trump urges other nations to help secure Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump has called on nations to send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open for shipping as Iranian forces continue their retaliation campaign amid US and Israeli attacks on Iran.

Middle East • 26 mins

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) deliver a speech during a joint press conference

Macron says no 'respite' for Russia despite Iran war

French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to keep up pressure on Russia to end its four-year invasion of Ukraine after Washington partially rolled back sanctions against Moscow to cool oil prices sent soaring by the Middle East war.

Ukraine • 13 Mar

Identity of artist Banksy uncovered following probe

A graffiti artist from Bristol in the UK has been identified as renowned street artist Banksy, an in-depth investigation by the news agency Reuters has found.

World • 13 Mar

Smoke rises after airstrikes in Tehran, Iran

US sending more marines, ships to Middle East - reports

The United States is sending more marines and ships to the Middle East two weeks into the US-Israeli campaign against Iran, US media reported today.

Middle East • 13 Mar

Two armed police officers stand guard in front of a giant banner depicting a portrait of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, and military commanders

As it happened: Strikes hit Tehran as war continues

Follow developments in the Middle East as Israel launches new strikes on Tehran and the US says it will temporarily lift Russian oil sanctions.

Middle East • 13 Mar

Smoke and flames rise from an energy installation in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah

As it happened: US attacks Kharg as Iran retaliates

The death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon continues to increase as US President Trump threatened to strike the oil infrastructure of Iran's Kharg Island hub unless Tehran stopped attacking vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

Middle East • 6 hrs

An Emirates Airbus A380 passenger aircraft prepares for landing at Dubai International Airport in Dubai on March 8, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, sparking swift retaliation by the Islamic republic which r

Aviation in turmoil as travellers look for alternatives

Only limited flights are operating through the Gulf, as passengers scramble to make sense of their travel plans - both now and for weeks or months ahead.

Business • 20 hrs

Photo shows a scene at a sewage construction site in Osaka City, where a steel pipe has been pushed upward, protruding more than 10 meters above ground level.

Mysterious large steel cylinder disrupts traffic in Japan

Japanese authorities were investigating how a large steel cylinder suddenly emerged from the ground during sewer construction work and rose to the height of a four-storey building in the city of Osaka.

World • 13 Mar

Police outside Old Dominion University in Virginia

US university shooter was Islamic State supporter - FBI

A former US National Guard member who shot dead a man at a university in the state of Virginia was previously jailed for attempting to aid the so-called Islamic State group, authorities have said.

US • 13 Mar

Photo shows the site of a strike on a girls' school in Minab, Iran

Pentagon elevates investigation into Iran school strike

The US military said today it has elevated the investigation into a devastating strike on 28 February on an Iranian girls' school after media reports revealed the probe shows US forces were likely responsible.

Middle East • 13 Mar

London mayor considering charges for SUVs in city

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is considering introducing charges on large SUVs driven in the capital, a new document suggests.

UK • 13 Mar

Oscar Wilde Awards 2026 showing Domhnall Gleeson

Watch: Stars on green carpet for Oscar Wilde Awards in LA

Actors Domhnall Gleeson and Maura Tierney, along with director Lee Cronin, were honoured at the Oscar Wilde Awards in Los Angeles.

US • 13 Mar

The aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in southern Beirut, Lebanon

US and Israel 'crushing' Iran and Hezbollah - Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the joint US-Israeli campaign is "crushing" Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah and called for Iranians to rise up and overthrow the Islamic Republic.

Middle East • 12 Mar

Brazil's imprisoned ex-president Bolsonaro in ICU

Brazil's imprisoned ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalised in intensive care after being diagnosed with bronchopneumonia, a subtype of pneumonia, according to a medical note from the DF Star hospital.

World • 13 Mar

Four men have been jailed for life for an attack on a concert hall in Moscow in 2024

15 people given life terms for Moscow concert hall attack

A Russian military court has sentenced four men from Tajikistan and 11 accomplices to life in prison for a deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall in March 2024, according to state news agency TASS.

World • 12 Mar

A view of buildings that are completely destroyed during the US-Israeli military campaign that strikes a residential area in Tehran, Iran, on March 9, 2026

As it happened: Iran vows to keep Hormuz shut

Read back on developments as they happened on the day Iran's new supreme leader issued his first message and Israel said it was preparing to expand operations in Lebanon.

Middle East • 12 Mar

Former co-owner of the famed Noma restaurant in the Danish capital, Copenhagen

Noma restaurant co-founder steps down after abuse claims

The co-founder of a fabled restaurant in Denmark - Noma in Copenhagen - has said that he is stepping down after reports of past abuse at his business.

Europe • 12 Mar

Law enforcement respond to a call at Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan

Suspect dead after ramming vehicle into US synagogue

An unidentified assailant has been killed after ramming his pickup truck into a synagogue on the outskirts of Detroit, Michigan, causing a blaze and triggering a huge police response.

US • 13 Mar

Russia holds 'productive' talks with US

Russian President Vladimir Putin's envoy said that he had joined a "productive meeting" with US negotiators, the first talks between Moscow and Washington since the start of the Iran war.

World • 12 Mar

The UNIFIL flag used on all installations, vehicles and checkpoints

Lebanese face more death, displacement in latest war

It is 36 years since the late journalist Robert Fisk published his bestselling book 'Pity the Nation', which recounted the horror and hell which Lebanon went through during its long-running and bloody civil war from 1975 to 1990.

Analysis and Comment • 12 Mar

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Trump threatens further strikes on Iran's Kharg Island

Economic ramifications of Iran war puts pressure on Trump

Explosion lightly damages Jewish school in Amsterdam

Ukraine says Russian strikes kill 6 nationwide

Why has Kharg Island become focus of Middle East war?

Trump urges other nations to help secure Strait of Hormuz

Macron says no 'respite' for Russia despite Iran war

Identity of artist Banksy uncovered following probe

US sending more marines, ships to Middle East - reports

As it happened: Strikes hit Tehran as war continues

As it happened: US attacks Kharg as Iran retaliates

Aviation in turmoil as travellers look for alternatives

Mysterious large steel cylinder disrupts traffic in Japan

US university shooter was Islamic State supporter - FBI

Pentagon elevates investigation into Iran school strike

London mayor considering charges for SUVs in city

Watch: Stars on green carpet for Oscar Wilde Awards in LA

US and Israel 'crushing' Iran and Hezbollah - Netanyahu

Brazil's imprisoned ex-president Bolsonaro in ICU

15 people given life terms for Moscow concert hall attack

As it happened: Iran vows to keep Hormuz shut

Noma restaurant co-founder steps down after abuse claims

Suspect dead after ramming vehicle into US synagogue

Russia holds 'productive' talks with US

Lebanese face more death, displacement in latest war