China's Xi proposes BRICS 'open-source AI zone'
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France apologizes for UN diplomatic spat with Washington
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DR Congo's worst Ebola epidemic ever passes 7,000 cases
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World
Trump says he would ‘love’ to see a united Ireland
13 September 2026
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United States
BRICS for ‘maximum restraint’ in Mideast
13 September 2026
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World
Rein in AI’s breakneck speed of dev
13 September 2026
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World
Attacks shut down key Saudi oil pipeline
13 September 2026
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Middle East
Russian strikes kill four, wound dozens in Ukraine
13 September 2026
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World
Emirates resumes flights as regional airspace partially reopens
Emirates said it is monitoring the situation closely and adjusting operations accordingly.
7 March 2026
Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target US forces, Washington Post reports
Russia is providing Iran with targeting information that includes locations of US warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing three officials familiar with the intelligence
7 March 2026
Iran war: Tehran's Mehrabad Airport hit by strikes
Footage on social media and photos provided by news agencies showed Mehrabad Airport on fire
7 March 2026
Rising US fuel prices risk sparking domestic wildfire for Trump
The price hike comes at a politically sensitive time for President Donald Trump as midterm elections approach, hitting voters hard.
7 March 2026
Israel backing Iranian Kurdish plans to seize Iran border areas, sources say
Trump said it would be 'wonderful' if Kurds launch insurgency
7 March 2026
Trump demands Iran's 'unconditional surrender,' complicating diplomatic paths
Iran's president says countries have begun mediation efforts
7 March 2026
US Treasury secretary hints at lifting more Russian oil sanctions
The US-Israel war on Iran and Tehran's retaliatory attacks across the Gulf region have upended the world's energy and transport sectors, virtually halting activity in the Strait of Hormuz
7 March 2026
Venezuela inflation hit 475% in 2025, the world's highest level
Driven by a tightening of US sanctions in the lead up to the ouster of leader Nicolas Maduro.
7 March 2026
At least 1,172 civilians in Iran have been killed in attacks: Rights group
Here are the latest events in the Middle East war
7 March 2026
Iran now stands largely alone
With its supreme leader killed and its war machine under relentless US pressure, Iran now stands largely alone - its longtime partners Russia and China offering nothing more than diplomatic condemnations and expressions of concern.
7 March 2026
Missile fire hinders Middle East rescue flights
Emirati airlines resumed some flights to global cities from the war-hit Gulf yesterday, but a Lufthansa jet that was headed to the region diverted over safety fears and an Air France repatriation flight was forced to turn back due to missile fire.
7 March 2026
US probe points to likely US responsibility
US military investigators believe it is likely that US forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls’ school that killed scores of children on Saturday but have not yet reached a final conclusion or completed their investigation, two US officials told Reuters.
7 March 2026
Iran’s proxies in Iraq reluctant to join war
Iran has spent decades and billions of dollars preparing foreign proxy fighters like A J, a commander in a pro-Iranian paramilitary group in Iraq, for a moment just like this. Since the US and Israel went to war on the Islamic Republic a week ago, A J has been awaiting marching orders from Tehran.
7 March 2026
US can’t provide enough missiles for Gulf nations
The United States is not in a position to provide enough missiles to the Gulf states and Ukraine to defend themselves, EU defence and space commissioner Andrius Kubilius said yesterday.
7 March 2026
Cost to US for war on Iran is $3.7bn in first 100 hours
The US-Israeli war on Iran is estimated to have cost Washington $3.7bn so far in its first 100 hours alone, or nearly $900m a day, driven largely by the huge expenditure of munitions, according to new research.
7 March 2026
Scientists grow chickpeas in ‘moon dirt’
Scientists working to cultivate the field of extraterrestrial agriculture have grown chickpeas in dirt made mostly of simulated lunar soil, a step toward enabling astronauts on long-term moon missions to produce their own food.
7 March 2026
Trump hints US will turn to Cuba after Iran
President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that he would turn to an unspecified project for Cuba, the Caribbean island already facing a US energy blockade, after the war against Iran.
7 March 2026
War enters ‘next phase’
Israel and the United States yesterday stepped up their attacks against Iran and its allies in the sprawling Middle East war, as US President Donald Trump demanded Iran’s “unconditional surrender” to end the crisis.
7 March 2026
‘Give peace a chance’
The United Nations rights chief yesterday called for cool heads to prevail in the Middle East and urged the warring sides to pull back and “give peace a chance”.
7 March 2026
Iran military spokesman says forces targeted tanker in Gulf
Vessel targeted near borders of Kuwait in Gulf
6 March 2026