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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

Middle East

Iran confirms security chief Larijani killed 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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US aircraft carrier attacking Iran heads to port after fire incident

Top US counterterrorism official quits, says Trump was ‘deceived’ into Iran war

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Middle East

Drone hits US embassy in Baghdad as Iran-backed groups stage attacks

Tehran-backed militias have been attacking ⁠US interests in Iraq in retaliation for ⁠the US-Israel war on Iran.

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A fire burns on the grounds of the US embassy in Baghdad’s fortified ‘Green Zone’. Photo: AFP
A fire burns on the grounds of the US embassy in Baghdad’s fortified ‘Green Zone’. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

US tracks 23 Chinese port projects in Latin America, general tells Congress

Top US commander says Chinese port and space projects across Latin America are all seen as potential dual-use military assets.

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Europe

Zelensky, Starmer urge support for Ukraine as Iran conflict steals focus

‘Putin can’t be the one who benefits from the conflict in Iran,’ said Starmer during a meeting with Ukraine’s president in London.

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Africa

Chinese national and Kenyan associate charged with illegally smuggling ants

Zhang Kequn and Charles Mwangi, who were arrested after authorities found them with 1,948 ants, appeared in court in Nairobi on Tuesday.

Zhang Kequn, left, and Charles Mwangi at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Law Courts in Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Zhang Kequn, left, and Charles Mwangi at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Law Courts in Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday. Photo: AP

Nvidia is restarting production of China AI chip variant, says CEO

The company had reportedly halted ‌the manufacturing of its H200 chip last year because of increasing regulatory hurdles in the US and China.

Europe

Scottish lawmakers reject bill to let terminally ill people end their lives

A similar bill that would legalise assisted dying in England and Wales is currently bogged down in the British Parliament in London.

United States & Canada

US House panel subpoenas Pam Bondi in Epstein probe

US attorney general faces accusations that the Justice Department has concealed the names of Epstein associates in its release of documents.

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US Attorney General Pam Bondi at the White House in Washingto on Monday. Photo: EPA

Europe

Northern Ireland’s Gerry Adams tells bombings trial he was never in IRA

The ex-Sinn Fein leader is being sued in a civil case at London’s High Court by 3 people injured in UK bombings during the 1970s and 1990s.

Former Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice in central London on Tuesday. Photo: PA Wire / dpa
Former Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice in central London on Tuesday. Photo: PA Wire / dpa

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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China Economy

China, Russia look to boost transport links amid Middle East disruption

Increased use of Arctic shipping route among topics covered at inaugural China-Russia Logistics Business Forum.

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Global Economy

With Trump’s China trip in limbo, further trade talks loom: analysts

As the US president cites the Iran war for his delay and Paris talks see only minor progress, experts said more negotiations were likely.

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US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order regarding a task force on fraud in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. Photo: AP

Middle East

Iran’s Ali Larijani, Basij paramilitary head ‘eliminated’ in Tehran strikes: Israel

The killings strip away top leaders from the Iranian theocracy after the February 28 strike that killed supreme leader Ali Khamenei.

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Iranian Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani speaks during a press conference on August 13, 2025. Photo: AP
Iranian Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani speaks during a press conference on August 13, 2025. Photo: AP

Middle East

Military escort for tankers in Strait of Hormuz not long-term fix: IMO head

The UN organisation head said an international naval operation, as suggested by Trump, would not be sustainable.

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Americas

Trump vows to ‘take’ Cuba as island reels from total power blackout

US president says he can do ‘anything I want’ with weakened nation as oil embargo cripples Havana’s power grid.

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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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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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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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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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Taliban says at least 400 killed by Pakistan air strikes on Afghan drug rehab hospital
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Trump says he will have the ‘honour of taking Cuba’

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Trump says China visit may be delayed

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on March 16, 2026 shows China’s President Xi Jinping attening a meeting with a group of foreign executives at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 28, 2025 and US President Donald Trump speaking after signing an executive order on fraud in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2026. President Trump said March 16, 2026 that he had asked China to delay his summit with Xi Jinping at the start of April by around a month while he deals with the war in Iran. “We’re speaking to China,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “Because of the war I want to be here, I have to be here, I feel. And so we’ve requested that we delay it a month or so.” (Photo by ADEK BERRY and ANNABELLE GORDON / AFP)
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Thai sailors return home after Hormuz ship attack

Thai crew members of the bulk carrier Mayuree Naree arrive at Suvarnabhumi International Airport after a flight from Oman, in Bangkok on March 16, 2026. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on March 11 they had struck the Thai-registered Mayuree Naree, as well as a Liberia-flagged vessel, in the Strait of Hormuz because the ships had ignored “warnings”. (Photo by chanakarn LAOSARAKHAM / AFP)
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