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UN maritime body starts emergency talks on Middle East shipping

At least 21 ships have been hit, targeted or reported attacks since the start of the conflict, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations, a naval monitor.

Culture news

Oscars 2026: Viewership figures drop by nine per cent

Compared to 10 years ago, this year's Oscars ceremony has lost 16 million viewers... What's behind the drop?

Qatar

Iran war enters dangerous phase as regime shows resilience

Iran’s leadership is under pressure but the system is built to endure, says Middle East expert Professor Mehran Kamrava, warning the conflict could become a long and grinding war.

Iran

Iran vows to retaliate as Israel continues targeting leadership

Israel killed another top Iranian official in its campaign against Iran's leadership, and reportedly attacked an Iranian offshore natural gas field Wednesday amid the war's escalating pressure on the region’s economic lifeblood: energy.

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Iran

Iran launches new barrages targeting central Israel and wider region

Iran fired advanced missiles at central Israel in the early hours of Wednesday, killing two people, as it looks to avenge the killing of two of its top security officials. Several countries including Saudi Arabia, UAE and Iraq have also reported new attacks from Tehran.

USA

Top US counter-terrorism official Joe Kent resigns over Iran war

As head of the National Counterterrorism Center, Kent was in charge of an agency tasked with analysing and detecting terrorist threats.

Europe News

MEPs move to revive EU-US trade deal after months of gridlock

MEPs moved Tuesday to revive the EU–US trade deal, scheduling a committee vote, but infighting between political groups keeps final approval by the full assembly uncertain with both March and April floated.

Culture news

Meet Jessica Foster: The viral AI fooling millions of MAGA fans

MAGA fans have a new poster girl... However, the picture is far from perfect and the implications considering current events are troubling.

Iran

Leaving NATO is 'something we should think about,' Trump says

On Monday, Trump warned that NATO faces a "very bad future" if allies didn't respond to his call to create an international naval police force to keep the key waterway open.

Iran

Israel announces new strikes across Iran, expanded attacks in Lebanon

Early attacks were traded as the US and Israeli war on Iran pushed through into day 18. The UAE reported that its air defences were working to intercept Iranian fire as Israel announced new strikes on Tehran and expanded operations targeting Iran’s Lebanon-based proxy, Hezbollah.

USA

What is HELIOS, the US laser destroying cheap Iranian drones for cents

The High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance, deployed on a US naval ship, downed several drones last week. Here’s what you need to know about the game-changing technology.

The Cube

Fact check: What do we know about the airstrike on a school in Iran?

Conflicting narratives have emerged following the bombing of a school in Iran amid US-Israeli strikes in the country. The Cube breaks down satellite images and news reports that claim to show what happened.

Iran

Trump says unclear if Iran's leader Mojtaba Khamenei is 'dead or not'

Speaking in the East Room of the White House, Trump said that the “powerful military campaign” in Iran is continuing and that all of Iran’s military has been “obliterated.”

Iran

Trump says he is assembling coalition to police Strait of Hormuz

Trump says attacks on Iran could last several more weeks despite soaring energy costs. The US president says he is assembling a coalition to help police the Strait of Hormuz and escort stranded oil vessels out to address international energy supply crises caused by the war.

Lebanon

Israeli strikes kill at least four in Lebanon as UN urges diplomacy

Israel is fighting a second front in the war in the Middle East in southern Lebanon, against Hezbollah, alongside the air campaign against Iran it launched with the United States more than two weeks ago.

Iran

Trump and Starmer discuss the reopening of Strait of Hormuz

Trump’s appeal for other countries to deploy warships to help the US secure the Strait received no commitments on Sunday. Meanwhile, Germany expressed scepticism about the proposed naval mission in the Strait of Hormuz, signalling that it would not take part.

Europe News

French officer killed: Could this drag France into war with Iran?

A deadly drone strike in Iraq has raised fears of deeper French involvement in the Iran conflict and potential attacks on French soil.

Iran

Iran threatens retaliation after US attack on Kharg Island

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also called on its neighbours to 'expel foreign aggressors' after Trump claimed 'many countries' will send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to maritime traffic. A fifth of the world’s crude oil and LNG supplies passes through the waterway.

Economy

Diplomacy al dente: US withdraws anti-dumping duties on Italian pasta

The Italian Foreign Ministry, in cooperation with the European Commission, succeeded in obtaining a reduction in the anti-dumping duties introduced by the US administration on Italian pasta imported into the country

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Iranian ambassador to UN does not rule out attacks on Europe

Iran's Ambassador to the UN in Geneva denied that Tehran attacked its neighbouring countries in a Euronews interview, while simultaneously stating that military forces have been instructed to target US military bases. This could include European sites.