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Trump hints at early end to Iran conflict, vows to keep oil prices under control

Trump said the US may waive some oil sanctions and deploy Navy escorts for tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, a key route carrying about a fifth of global oil

10 Mar 2026 4:54 am
NATO begins Arctic drills focussing on civilian readiness amid Greenland row

About 25,000 troops from 14 nations join Exercise Cold Response across Norway and Finland

9 Mar 2026 4:13 pm
Investigation suggests US struck Iranian school, killing 165

Investigative group Bellingcat says new video suggests that the munition seen in footage resembles a US Tomahawk missile which only the US is known to possess in this war

9 Mar 2026 3:47 pm
Israel-Iran conflict: No Indian fatality in Saudi projectile incident, says Embassy

An Indian national injured in the incident on Sunday is undergoing treatment at a government hospital.

9 Mar 2026 3:06 pm
Governments' actions in response to oil price surge and the escalating West Asia conflict

Oil prices have surged while share markets have dropped due to concerns that the escalating conflict in West Asia will disrupt energy supplies and affect global industries

9 Mar 2026 12:11 pm
G7 to discuss joint release of emergency oil reserves, FT reports

Three G7 countries, including the US, have expressed support for the idea, according to the FT

9 Mar 2026 11:53 am
US said to orderdiplomats in Saudi Arabia to leave, NYT says

Non-critical American government staff and their families stationed at diplomatic posts in the area had been given the option to depart voluntarily, but now are ordered to do so

9 Mar 2026 10:19 am
US energy chief defends waiver on Russian oil sanctions, blames fear for higher gas prices

Its a 30-day pause to allow, which is just kind of common sense, to allow the millions and millions of barrels of oil that are sitting out on ships to go to Indian refineries, Mike Waltz

9 Mar 2026 10:12 am
Oil built Persian Gulf. Desalinated water keeps it alive. War could threaten both

The infrastructure that keeps Gulf cities supplied with drinking water is vulnerable

8 Mar 2026 9:12 pm
Strike, but from a safe distance: How Trump voters make sense of US war on Iran

Trump voters support airstrikes, oppose ground troops in Iran

8 Mar 2026 5:58 pm
How does Iran pick a supreme leader? Explained

Choosing a new leader is meant to be the responsibility of the Assembly of Experts, a body of around 90 senior clerics who are elected every eight years, many of them very elderly

8 Mar 2026 4:00 pm
Nepal elections: Balendra Shahs RSP makes history with landmark victory

Popularly known as Balen, the 35-year-old defeated four-time former PM KP Sharma Oli by a huge margin of about 50,000 votes in the Jhapa-5 constituency

8 Mar 2026 3:57 pm
Israeli military says it will pursue every successor of Iran's Khamenei

The warning comes as the clerical body is set to meet to choose Iran's next supreme leader

8 Mar 2026 1:50 pm
UAE air defences intercept incoming missiles and drones from Iran: Defence Ministry

The military response follows a wave of aerial threats targeting the Gulf nation

8 Mar 2026 12:17 pm
Trump downplays importance of Russia reportedly sharing intel with Iran to help it hit US targets

President also waved off a question about how Russia assisting Iran in such a way might affect his view of the US-Russia relationship

8 Mar 2026 10:09 am
Iran's president defies US demands while apologising for strikes on neighbours

He apologized for Irans attacks on regional countries, claiming they would stop and attributing the actions to miscommunication

7 Mar 2026 3:03 pm
US attack on Iranian warship did not violate international law, experts say

Legal questions are swirling about the underpinnings for the entire US-Israeli military operation against Iran, and the aftermath of the torpedo attack on the IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean

7 Mar 2026 1:09 pm
Nepal elections: Ex-rapper Balendra Shahs Rastriya Swatantra Party set for sweeping win

According to the Election Commissions data available from 161 of the total 165 constituencies, the RSP has won 27 seats with a clean sweep in all 10 constituencies of Kathmandu district

7 Mar 2026 12:59 pm
US-Iran conflict escalates: A look at the latest developments

Israeli warplanes pounded Beirut and Tehran on Friday as Iran launched another wave of retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf countries that host US forces

7 Mar 2026 12:47 pm
US draws up strict AI guidelines amid Anthropic clash, FT reports

A draft of the guidelines reviewed by the FT says AI groups seeking business with the government must grant the US an irrevocable license to use their systems for all legal purposes

7 Mar 2026 12:00 pm
Axel Springer to buy UKs Telegraph in 575m deal, Financial Times reports

Telegraph Media Group and RedBird IMI have not immediately responded to Reuters requests for comment

6 Mar 2026 10:55 pm
50 Israeli jets dismantle bunker under Tehran leadership compound

Separately, Qatar intercepted a drone aimed at Al-Udeid Air Base, a key US military hub

6 Mar 2026 8:57 pm
Inside Irans digital blackout: How a war-time internet shutdown endangers civilians

The blackout is powered by Irans National Information Network, a system designed to disconnect citizens from the global web while keeping state-controlled services and local platforms running

6 Mar 2026 4:05 pm
Iran has not shut Strait of Hormuz: Dy FM Saeed Khatibzadeh dismisses closure claims

Khatibzadeh says there is no immediate intention to block the waterway

6 Mar 2026 3:53 pm
Israel strikes Beirut as Iran fires missiles at Tel Aviv in escalating West Asia war

Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the attack on Tel Aviv was part of the 21st wave of its Operation True Promise 4, involving missiles and drones

6 Mar 2026 3:51 pm
Israel pounds Tehran, Beirut as US warns attacks will surge dramatically

The Israeli military said the fighting has destroyed most of Irans air defences and missile launchers, while US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that strikes against Tehran were about to surge dramatically.

6 Mar 2026 2:58 pm