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Smoke rises following another explosion in Tehran on Friday, after more Israel air strikes. Photo: via Reuters

Middle East

50 Israeli fighter jets ‘destroy’ Iran leaders’ Tehran underground bunker

A military spokesman described the destruction of the complex as another blow to the leadership, while Trump calls for surrender.

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Trump says Cuba is going to ‘fall pretty soon’

‘Panic’: Israel’s strikes on Lebanon need urgent legal probe, says UN

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South Asia

‘Not biased’: Sri Lanka takes control of Iranian ship, brings crew to shore

‘Every life is as precious as our own,’ said President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, amid transfer of over 200 sailors after distress call.

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A Sri Lanka Navy vessel approaches an Iranian ship during a rescue operation off Sri Lanka’s coast on Friday. Photo: Handout via Reuters
A Sri Lanka Navy vessel approaches an Iranian ship during a rescue operation off Sri Lanka’s coast on Friday. Photo: Handout via Reuters

Middle East

Ukraine military drone experts ‘due in Gulf soon’

There is said to be interest in anti-drone warfare not only from the US but from private and public channels in Gulf nations too.

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China Economy

Beijing vows to expand imports amid ‘China shock’ fears

Beijing promises to source advanced tech, consumer goods and agricultural products from overseas while diversifying markets.

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Europe

UK counterterrorism police arrest 4 on suspicion of spying for Iran

The men are suspected of helping Tehran’s intelligence service by spying on people and places linked to London’s Jewish community.

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Police in London have arrested four men accused of spying for Iran. File photo: EPA
Police in London have arrested four men accused of spying for Iran. File photo: EPA

Europe

2 tankers carrying India’s Reliance fuel ditch Europe, divert to Asia

Asian buyers are rushing to secure fuel as the near halt in traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, due to war, constrains oil supplies.

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Politics

How far could the war with Iran spread beyond the Middle East?

From Turkey and the Caucasus to South Asia, analysts warn the war could ignite new flashpoints along regional fault lines.

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Middle East

US seen as likely responsible for Iran school strike that killed scores

A girls’ school in Minab, in southern Iran, was hit on Saturday during the first day of US and Israeli attacks on the country.

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Graves for victims of the strike on a school in Minab, Iran. Photo: Iranian Foreign Media Department via Reuters

Diplomacy

Trump demands Iran forces surrender or die, wants say on next leader

US president dismisses Khamenei’s son as a ‘lightweight’ and orders Iranian forces to lay down arms or face ‘guaranteed death’.

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US President Donald Trump at the White House on Sunday. Photo: AP
US President Donald Trump at the White House on Sunday. Photo: AP

Middle East

The European leader defying Trump and his attacks on Iran

By barring US access to military bases, Spain’s prime minister has triggered threats of trade reprisals from Trump.

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Middle East

Iran damage report: who and what has been targeted in US-Israel strikes?

The US says it has hit more than 2,000 targets in less than a week, while Israel says it has hit hundreds of sites across the country.

World

Woman marries 2 men in Thailand, China’s bamboo-fibre drone: 7 highlights

From a woman marrying two men in Thailand to a bamboo-fibre drone, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Dujduan Ketsaro with her two grooms, Roman and Macky. Photo: Facebook

United States & Canada

US government releases Epstein files that include claim about Trump

DOJ says files were initially ‘incorrectly coded as duplicative’, and therefore were inadvertently not published along with other records.

A staff member holds a sign showing a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump after a press conference with US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on February 26. Photo: AFP
A staff member holds a sign showing a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump after a press conference with US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on February 26. Photo: AFP

Europe

London risks becoming a ‘childless city’ as families flee record costs

With the highest housing and childcare costs in the UK, raising a family in London is simply out of reach for many.

United States & Canada

Trump fires Kristi Noem as Homeland Security chief

Senator Markwayne Mullin will replace Kristi Noem, who is the first Senate-confirmed member of Trump’s ‌Cabinet to be removed this term.

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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.

Diplomacy

Trump demands Iran forces surrender or die, wants say on next leader

US president dismisses Khamenei’s son as a ‘lightweight’ and orders Iranian forces to lay down arms or face ‘guaranteed death’.

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United States & Canada

Trump fires Kristi Noem as Homeland Security chief

Senator Markwayne Mullin will replace Kristi Noem, who is the first Senate-confirmed member of Trump’s ‌Cabinet to be removed this term.

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Kristi Noem testifying before an oversight hearing in Washington on Tuesday. Photo: AP
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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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‘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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‘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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Iranian sailors saved from sea after US torpedo strike

This handout photograph taken on March 4, 2026 and released by the Sri Lankan President’s Office on March 6, 2026 shows Sri Lankan navy personnel evacuating rescued Iranian sailors from the IRIS Dena frigate after a US submarine attack off Sri Lanka’s southern coast in Galle. Sri Lanka has offloaded crew of an Iranian navy vessel and assumed countrol of it, the South Asian nation’s president said March 5, a day after a deadly US submarine attack on another ship. (Photo by SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT’S OFFICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO /SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT’S OFFICE/ HANDOUT / “ - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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Tens of thousands displaced in Lebanon as US-Israeli conflict widens

A woman in a wheelchair and other people, displaced from the southern suburbs of Beirut after the Israeli army's warning prompted residents to evacuate following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, gather at Martyrs' Square in Beirut, Lebanon, March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
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