Mojtaba Khamenei's appointment as Iran's new supreme leader amidst escalating US-Israeli strikes across Iran, rising global oil prices, and a Pentagon announcement of a seventh U.S. service member death define a period of grave peril in the Middle East, drawing in regional actors and triggering debates over UK support for the conflict.

• Here is the latest. — New York Times World -
• Middle East crisis live: Mojtaba Khamenei chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader — The Guardian -
• Here’s What Happened in the Conflict on Sunday — New York Times World -

• Iran Has a New Supreme Leader. What Does That Mean? — New York Times World -
• Pentagon Announces Seventh U.S. Death in War With Iran — New York Times World -
• Iran war drives oil prices above $100 a barrel for first time since 2022 — The Guardian -
• State Dept. Said to Order Diplomats in Saudi Arabia to Leave — New York Times World -
• This is what happened on March 8. — New York Times World -
• Who Is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s New Supreme Leader? — New York Times World -
• Mojtaba Khamenei, Son of Iran’s Slain Supreme Leader, Is a Mysterious Figure — New York Times World -
• Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader? — BBC World -
• Great Britain has only two days of gas stored, while Iran war threatens to disrupt supplies — The Guardian -
• Sizing Up Iran’s Elite Guards — New York Times World -
• Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader — The Guardian -
• Fox News uses old clip of Trump after he wore hat while saluting slain US soldiers — The Guardian -
• U.S. Continues Airstrikes Against a Wide Array of Targets in Iran — New York Times World -
• Israeli settlers and soldiers kill three Palestinians in West Bank village — The Guardian -
• Appointing a new leader is the least of Iran’s troubles — The Guardian -
• Lebanese Villagers Bury Hezbollah Fighters, Praising Their Defiance of Israel — New York Times World -
• Iran threatens retaliatory attacks on oil facilities across Gulf after Israeli strikes — The Guardian -
• U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Targeted as Iraq Gets Drawn Deeper Into Regional War — New York Times World -
• Vital Water Desalination Plants in Iran and Bahrain Are Attacked — New York Times World -
• How the War in Iran Is Disrupting the World’s Oil — New York Times World -
• West Bank Violence Intensifies, as Israeli Settlers Kill 3 Palestinians — New York Times World -
• Iran Says It’s Close to Naming a New Supreme Leader — New York Times World -
• Israel Strikes Energy Infrastructure Crucial to Iran’s Well-Being — New York Times World -
• Starmer speaks with Trump after president criticises lack of UK support for Iran strikes — The Guardian -
• US energy chief says spike in gas prices will fall ‘before too long’ amid Iran war — The Guardian -
• In War’s First Week, a Punishing Military Campaign With No Coherent Endgame — New York Times World -
• Israeli Strikes on Fuel Depots Send Black Clouds Over Iranian Capital — New York Times World -
• Opportunities, perils and pitfalls: how UK parties have responded to war in Iran — The Guardian -
• Two more US aircraft arrive at RAF Fairford — The Guardian -
• ‘People are thinking twice’: Cyprus feels the effect of the Iran war on tourism — The Guardian -
• Vital desalination plants in Iran and Bahrain are attacked. — New York Times World -
• White House worries as gas prices jump amid ongoing US-Israel war on Iran — The Guardian -
• UK does not 'agree with Trump on every issue' - Cooper — BBC World -
• Cooper rejects Blair’s call for UK to have backed Trump’s strikes on Iran — The Guardian -
• A Loose Band of Emerging Powers Is Divided Over Iran — New York Times World -
• Iran’s Revolutionary Guards: The Spine of a Militarized State — New York Times World -
• Israel Strikes Oil Facilities in Iran — New York Times World -
• War fuels debate in Cyprus over UK military bases — BBC World -
• Caffè Nero says growth is ‘steady’ but coffee prices are likely to rise — The Guardian -
• 'This is a moment of grave peril' - UN humanitarian chief — BBC World -
• Mideast Fighting: U.S.-Israeli Strikes Grow as Fuel Depots Burn in Tehran — New York Times World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• Trump offers vague description of Iran surrender demand – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Recent U.S. Assessment Found an Attack on Iran Unlikely to Result in Regime Change — New York Times World -
• Watch: Huge flames in Tehran after air strikes on oil depots — BBC World -
• Iran’s De Facto Leader Says Iran Will Not Surrender or Stop Its Attacks — New York Times World -
• War in the Middle East Threatens Global Food Production — New York Times World -
• UK faces growing calls from locals to remove Cyprus military bases — The Guardian -

Victoria's decision to charge entry fees for the Twelve Apostles, allegations of customer privacy breaches at a Centrelink-contracted call center, and inaccurate child blood lead level testing by NSW Health highlight local issues, alongside a controversial One Nation candidate's comments and ongoing Northern Territory flood evacuations.

• Twelve Apostles visitors to be charged entry fee to see natural wonder — The Guardian -
• Australia news live: Victoria to charge tourists to visit Twelve Apostles; ASX to fall as investors fret over oil supplies — The Guardian -
• Woolworths trumpeted eight consecutive quarters of price declines. Here’s why that claim doesn’t pass the pub test — The Guardian -

• NSW Health continues to use machine known to produce inaccurate results to test child blood lead levels — The Guardian -
• Outsourced call centre sweeps Centrelink customer privacy breaches ‘under the rug’, staff allege — The Guardian -
• One Nation candidate contesting Sussan Ley’s seat made derogatory comment about Julia Gillard — The Guardian -
• Leeser urges Labor to offer asylum to Iranian women’s football team – as it happened — The Guardian -
• ‘There are crocs absolutely everywhere’: NT residents warned to stay out of flood waters as hundreds evacuated — The Guardian -
• Three teenagers charged with murder after man stabbed while trying to intervene in Melbourne train station fight — The Guardian -

Zac Goldsmith's launch of a new sports radio station and a clumber spaniel winning Best in Show at Crufts offer lighter news, contrasting with concerns over the NHS's "medical misogyny" and the performing arts industry's inhospitable environment for parents, as well as the winding up of the Alba party and Princess Eugenie stepping down from a charity patron role.

• Former Tory minister Zac Goldsmith to launch new sports radio station — The Guardian -
• Fire near Glasgow Central station causes major rail disruption — The Guardian -
• Four-year-old clumber spaniel called Bruin wins best in show at Crufts — The Guardian -

• Alba party to wind up and not contest Scottish election — The Guardian -
• Martha’s rule may have saved 400 lives so far in England, figures show — The Guardian -
• UK’s performing arts industry ‘inhospitable to parents’, research warns — The Guardian -
• Private jet used for Nigel Farage Chagos stunt linked to Reform mega-donor — The Guardian -
• John Lewis to give update as staff hope for first annual bonus since 2022 — The Guardian -
• NHS is letting women down through ‘medical misogyny’, says Wes Streeting — The Guardian -
• Princess Eugenie steps down as patron of anti-slavery charity — The Guardian -
• BrewDog sold Highland estate for knockdown price after abandoning its reforestation plans — The Guardian -
• Undercover officer deceived women with ‘grotesque and cruel’ lies, spycops inquiry told — The Guardian -
• Survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes start to have benefits cut in UK after accepting compensation — The Guardian -
• German grandmaster’s vast collection of chess memorabilia to be sold in London — The Guardian -

An explosive device thrown outside Zohran Mamdani's residence during an anti-Islam protest points to social tensions, while Trump's executive order protecting Roundup and Kari Lake's unlawful leadership of a US media agency spark political controversy, with a Republican senator calling Stephen Miller a "big problem" and concerns arising over the NIH director's dual role at the CDC.

• Explosive device thrown outside of Zohran Mamdani’s residence at anti-Islam protest — The Guardian -
• Trump Executive Order Protected Weedkiller Roundup and a Munition, White Phosphorus — New York Times World -
• At Trump’s Summit in Miami, Bolivia Makes a Political U-turn Toward the U.S. — New York Times World -

• Judge rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran US media agency, voiding mass layoffs — The Guardian -
• Stephen Miller a ‘big problem’ for Trump administration, says Republican senator — The Guardian -
• Unanswered questions as search for Nancy Guthrie enters a new month — BBC World -
• How Trump’s EPA rollbacks give US states new tools in climate suits — The Guardian -
• ‘How is he going to have the time?’ NIH staff voice concern as Bhattacharya takes on CDC role — The Guardian -
• Trump Assembles a New Coalition to ‘Eradicate’ Cartels — New York Times World -
• Boy, 12, among six dead as tornadoes hit Michigan and Oklahoma — BBC World -

Ex-rapper Balendra Shah's landslide election victory in Nepal signals a significant political shift, as an explosion at the U.S. embassy in Oslo prompts a terrorism investigation, Switzerland rejects a plan to cut public broadcaster license fees, and the UN's plans to transform its operations raise concerns about gender equality.

• Swiss reject right-wing plan to cut licence fee for public broadcaster — BBC World -
• Swiss reject right-wing plan to cut licence fee for public broadcaster — BBC World -
• Explosion at US embassy in Oslo may have been terrorism, Norway police say — BBC World -

• Oslo Police Investigate Explosion Outside U.S. Embassy — New York Times World -
• Ex-rapper Balendra Shah set to be Nepal PM after party’s landslide election win — The Guardian -
• German state election a test for chancellor Friedrich Merz — The Guardian -
• Will UN plans to transform the way it works ‘throw equality under the bus’? — The Guardian -
• Gen Z-Backed Rapper Is on Course to Lead Nepal With Landslide Win — New York Times World -
• Ahead of Colombia’s Elections, Violence on the Campaign Trail Rattles Politicians — New York Times World -
• Rapper-politician Balendra Shah unseats Nepal's ex-PM as he heads for victory — BBC World -

Reports of ChatGPT driving a rise in 'satanic' organized ritual abuse highlight AI's complex societal impact, while Haitian immigrants in Mexico seek community amidst broken systems and Kenyan attitudes to beauty shift towards weight-loss treatments, complemented by stunning discoveries of Caribbean sea creatures and British Columbia's permanent adoption of daylight saving time.

• ChatGPT driving rise in reports of ‘satanic’ organised ritual abuse, UK experts say — The Guardian -
• ‘I am trying to live’: Haitians in Mexico seek community despite broken immigration systems — The Guardian -
• Tech oligarchs reshape humanity while billionaires of old seem quaint — The Guardian -

• Time for a change: British Columbia decides to keep daylight saving time permanently — The Guardian -
• In Russia’s Former Capital, Restoring the Past to Survive the Present — New York Times World -
• Weight-loss treatments boom as Kenyan attitudes to beauty change — BBC World -
• Spectacular images reveal unique sea creatures and corals off Caribbean islands — BBC World -
• The heartwarming tale of a father, a daughter, and a wedding band wowing India — BBC World -

Police condemn "shameful" behavior by Celtic and Rangers fans in Ibrox clashes, while Emperor Naruhito watches Japan's comeback win against Australia at the World Baseball Classic, showcasing both the challenges and excitements in the world of sports.

• Police condemn ‘shameful’ behaviour of Celtic and Rangers fans in Ibrox clashes — The Guardian -
• Emperor Naruhito watches Ohtani and Japan survive scare against Australia at World Baseball Classic — The Guardian -