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People hold a banner with an image of US President Donald Trump during an anti-war protest in Malaga, Spain, on March 7. Photo: Reuters

Middle East

Europe says no to Trump’s Iran demands: ‘not our war’

Some of the closest US allies say they don’t want to enter a conflict on which they were given no say ⁠and where they cannot see the endgame.

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Iran threatens Gulf energy targets after key Pars gas field hit

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Iran can still attack US interests, government appears intact: US spy chief

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United States & Canada

US Fed defies Trump to keep interest rates unchanged amid Iran war concerns

Spiking oil prices could fuel inflation and curb growth, even as the US president repeatedly calls for rate cuts.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: AP

US

Trump allows foreign ships between domestic ports to stabilise petrol costs

Major maritime unions warn move ‘would do nothing to reduce gasoline prices’ and risks undermining American jobs and national security.

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South Asia

Pakistan announces 5-day pause on Afghan strikes for Eid

The temporary ceasefire comes after Monday’s hospital strike, the deadliest in an escalating conflict between the two neighbours.

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Europe

Zelensky urges EU to bypass Hungarian veto on vital US$103 billion loan

Putin ally Viktor Orban has been blocking the loan, in part because of a closed pipeline supplying his country with Russian oil in Ukraine.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (right) receives Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the headquarters of the Spanish government on Wednesday. Photo: dpa
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (right) receives Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the headquarters of the Spanish government on Wednesday. Photo: dpa

Global Economy

Red Sea fix? China-bound oil tankers tap Saudi plan to dodge Strait of Hormuz

But analysts warn the strategy can only partially offset disruptions and that security risks remain high.

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Middle East

Iranian women footballers return home after withdrawing Australia asylum bids

Concerns over their safety surfaced when several players were called ‘wartime traitors’ for failing to sing the national anthem at a match.

Middle East

Iranian intelligence minister Esmail Khatib ‘eliminated’: Israel’s Katz

Khatib is the third top Iranian official to be killed in two days as Israel authorises military to shoot on sight.

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Iranian intelligence minister Esmail Khatib attends the inauguration ceremony of the sixth Assembly of Experts in Tehran on May 21, 2024. Photo: AP

Middle East

Mystery projectile hits Iran nuclear power complex, highlighting war risks

IAEA chief renews calls for restraint as incident raises specter of a radiological disaster.

This satellite image from December 7, 2025 shows the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran. Photo: Planet Labs PBC via AP
This satellite image from December 7, 2025 shows the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran. Photo: Planet Labs PBC via AP

Middle East

Satellite images reveal damage of the widening Middle East war

Here’s a look at what’s visible in a selection of pictures throughout the region.

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Middle East

Stockholm says Iran executed Swede after Tehran announces spy put to death

This is the first public announcement of an execution since Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran on February 28.

Middle East

Iran vows revenge for security chief Larijani’s killing as Israel hunts leader

Tehran’s ‘right-hand man’ dies in air strike as Israeli military spokesman issues warning for Mojtaba Khamenei.

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Iranian security chief Ali Larijani had walked openly with crowds at a pro-government rally last week in Tehran. Photo: Ali Larijani via X/Reuters

Diplomacy

Why delayed US-China summit raises stakes for Takaichi ahead of White House visit

Analysts say the combination of the Iran war and the new date for Trump’s trip to Beijing could put Japan’s leader on the defensive.

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Can US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi maintain the rapport of their meeting in Japan last October? Photo: Kyodo
Can US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi maintain the rapport of their meeting in Japan last October? Photo: Kyodo

Middle East

US aircraft carrier attacking Iran heads to port after fire incident

The most expensive US warship ever built is returning to the Greek island of Crete for repairs after a fire that needed 30 hours to put out.

Americas

Cuba’s leader vows ‘unbreakable resistance’ if US tries to take over island

Cuba’s Miguel Diaz-Canel issued a defiant message after Donald Trump said he might ‘take’ the communist nation.

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Politics

The China-US face-off: a visual guide to Xi and Trump’s key people

Discover the power players in Xi and Trump’s teams; the key people setting the agenda on diplomacy, the military, the economy, security and science.

The China-US face-off: a visual guide to Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s inner circles

United States & Canada

Power players: a visual guide to Trump’s team and their views on China

Discover who is in Donald Trump’s inner circle, their backgrounds, stances on China and the roles they will play in shaping the future of the US.

United States & Canada

Bill, George, Barack or Joe: which ex-president gave Trump backing for Iran war?

Trump said his presidential pal told him, ‘I wish I did it.’ But all four living ex-presidents said they had not been in touch.

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United States & Canada

Trump’s ‘racist hate speech’ fuelling rights violations in US, UN panel says

UN watchdog is ‘deeply disturbed’ by dehumanising language and condemns the use of lethal force in recent immigration and protest crackdowns.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
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Open Questions series

Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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Survivors recount deadly air strike on Kabul drug rehab hospital

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epa01285875 (FILE) A file picture dated 20 August 2007 of former Iranian chief nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani. According to media reports on 15 March 2008, Larijani political opponent of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has achieved a landslide victory in Iran's parliamentary elections. Larijani ran as a candidate in the religious city of Qom, 130 kilometres south of Tehran, and reportedly more than 75 per cent of the vote against candidates close to the president. He represents the so-called 'revisionists', a group that used to back the president but gradually grew apart from him and formed their own faction. Larijani resigned last October as chief nuclear negotiator after grave differences with Ahmadinejad over the country's nuclear policies and has since then been regarded as a critic of the president, especially regarding the president's economic policies which have caused high inflation. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
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