The US and Israel launched extensive strikes against Iran, leading to civilian casualties and widespread displacement in Lebanon, while oil prices fluctuated drastically amid conflicting statements from President Trump about the war's duration, and international actors like Australia and the UK increased military presence in the region as Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei signals defiance.

• Iran Live Updates: U.S. Says It Struck 16 Iranian Mine-Laying Vessels Near Oil Route — New York Times World -
• Middle East crisis live: Israel launches fresh strikes on Tehran; Iran UN ambassador says death toll over 1,300 people — The Guardian -
• Trump Tries to Sidestep Blame for Any Civilian Deaths in Iran — New York Times World -

• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• Democrat blasts Trump’s ‘incoherent’ Iran strategy after Pentagon says 140 US service members wounded in operation – live — The Guardian -
• U.S. Showers Iran With Bombs in Most Intense Strikes of the War, Pentagon Says — New York Times World -
• Iranian Military Shows It Knows How to Adapt, U.S. Officials Say — New York Times World -
• Boots on the Ground — but Whose? — New York Times World -
• War in Iran Could Lead to Food Shortages in Region, Experts Warn — New York Times World -
• Imprisoned in Iran, and Under Bombardment — New York Times World -
• Higher Oil Prices Could Put the Fed in a Bind as Labor Market Softens — New York Times World -
• Pentagon Says 140 Service Members Have Been Injured in Iran War — New York Times World -
• Oil Falls and Stocks Steady After a Day of Drastic Swings — New York Times World -
• How Long Will the Iran War Last? Trump Offers Conflicting Answers. — New York Times World -
• Iran is becoming more defiant in face of US-Israeli onslaught — The Guardian -
• France Bolsters Efforts to Repatriate Citizens Stranded by Iran War — New York Times World -
• Air strikes cause black rain and 'unprecedented' pollution in Tehran, scientists say — BBC World -
• Steve Rosenberg: Russia seeks diplomatic and economic gains from Iran war — BBC World -
• Pakistan Sends Navy Escort for Its Ships in the Middle East — New York Times World -
• Royal Navy’s HMS Dragon sails for eastern Mediterranean — The Guardian -
• Aramco warns of oil market ‘catastrophe’ unless strait of Hormuz reopens soon — The Guardian -
• War expands to central Beirut as Israeli strike kills Iranians in luxury hotel — BBC World -
• Black Rain and Health Fears After Strikes on Iran Fuel Depots — New York Times World -
• Iranians living in UK tell Starmer that war will only strengthen Tehran regime — The Guardian -
• Badenoch denies calling for UK to join US-Israeli war on Iran — The Guardian -
• Tehran endures ‘worst night of strikes’ amid mixed US messages about more to come — The Guardian -
• U.S. Eases Limits on Russian Energy as Oil Prices Soar — New York Times World -
• Nearly 700,000 Displaced by War in Lebanon, U.N. Says — New York Times World -
• ‘Nothing Will Remain of Tehran,’ Iranians Say Amid Heavy Bombing — New York Times World -
• BBC visits key Dubai port in Iran's firing line — BBC World -
• Nearly 700,000 Displaced by War in Lebanon, U.N. Says — New York Times World -
• Washington cardinal says US war on Iran ‘not morally legitimate’ — The Guardian -
• New Supreme Leader Inherits Sprawling, Secretive Office That Dominates Iran — New York Times World -
• Lebanese man jailed in Germany for Hezbollah membership — BBC World -
• What to Know About the Rising Price of Oil and Its Effects on Airline Ticket Prices — New York Times World -
• Pete Hegseth warns of ‘most intense’ day of US strikes on Iran yet — The Guardian -
• Nigel Farage accused of U-turn as he says UK should keep out of Iran war — The Guardian -
• Trump’s re-election may have helped Albanese – but the US war in Iran is creating economic conundrums — The Guardian -
• Labor MPs quietly alarmed by Albanese government’s response to US-Israel strikes on Iran — The Guardian -
• Cathay Pacific offers £20,000 Sydney-London flight amid disruption in Gulf — The Guardian -
• 'I just want to be able to sleep': Attacks in Iran rock cities and cut power — BBC World -
• Civilians Killed by Strikes in Gulf States Are Almost All Migrant Workers — New York Times World -
• Lebanon calls for talks with Israel on plan to end Hezbollah conflict — BBC World -
• Lebanon calls for talks with Israel on plan to end Hezbollah conflict — BBC World -
• Missile in Deadly Iranian School Strike Appears to Be U.S.-Made, Photos Taken by Iran Show — New York Times World -
• The HMS Dragon row: why has it taken so long to get a UK destroyer to Cyprus? — The Guardian -
• U.S. Orders Diplomats to Leave Consulate in Southern Turkey — New York Times World -
• U.S. Orders Diplomats to Leave Consulate in Southern Turkey — New York Times World -
• Iran war could knock UK homebuyer confidence, says builder Persimmon — The Guardian -
• After Global Economy Shudders, Trump Zigzags on Whether War Is Nearing End — New York Times World -
• U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows — New York Times World -
• Oil prices fall and stocks rebound after Trump says Iran war could end ‘very soon’ — The Guardian -
• ‘Vicious cycle’: panic buying is biggest risk to Australia’s petrol supplies, experts say — The Guardian -
• Qantas hikes international air fares citing volatile oil prices from war in Middle East — The Guardian -
• Fuel supply and Middle East conflict dominate political debate – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Labor moves to block some temporary visa holders travelling to Australia amid Middle East war — The Guardian -
• ‘Sounds familiar’: how the US-Israeli war in Iran parallels Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — The Guardian -
• Was Iran really building a nuclear weapon? – podcast — The Guardian -
• Bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure to have major environmental fallout, experts warn — The Guardian -
• This is what happened on March 9. — New York Times World -
• Vance and Hegseth attend dignified transfer ceremony – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Australia to send aircraft and air-to-air missiles to Gulf to ‘protect and defend’ civilians, PM says — The Guardian -
• Trump Seeks to Calm Oil and Gas Markets but Says Iran War Will Go On — New York Times World -
• Trump says Iran war is ‘very complete, pretty much’ as economic toll rises — The Guardian -
• Mixed messages from Trump leave more questions than answers over war's end — BBC World -
• Mixed messages from Trump leave more questions than answers over war's end — BBC World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• Vague and contradictory Trump says Iran war ‘won’, but not ‘won enough’ — The Guardian -
• Trump’s Iran war will reinforce North Korea’s view that nuclear weapons are the only path to security — The Guardian -
• U.S. Reaches Tentative Deal Ending Prosecution of Turkish Bank — New York Times World -
• Oman Becomes Unlikely Hub for Evacuees Fleeing War in Gulf — New York Times World -
• Trump claims Iran or ‘somebody else’ could have carried out deadly school strike — The Guardian -
• Iran Choosing Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader Signals Defiance Amid War — New York Times World -
• Faisal Islam: Trump comments may have eased oil price surge, but havoc remains — BBC World -
• Faisal Islam: Trump comments may have eased oil price surge, but havoc remains — BBC World -
• Shells Fired From Lebanon Land West of Syrian Capital, Country’s Military Says — New York Times World -

Seven members of the Iranian women's football team have been granted asylum in Australia, while Robodebt officials are found to have engaged in corrupt conduct, and Bundaberg faces major flooding, prompting evacuation orders for thousands.

• Australia politics live: two robodebt officials engaged in corrupt conduct, Nacc finds, as Scott Morrison cleared — The Guardian -
• Two more Iranian football team members granted asylum in Australia as rest of squad land in Kuala Lumpur — The Guardian -
• Two more connected to Iranian football team stay in Australia, BBC understands — BBC World -

• Bundaberg floods: thousands of residents could be isolated for days after river bursts banks — The Guardian -
• Australia Grants Humanitarian Visas to 5 Members of Iranian Women’s Soccer Team — New York Times World -
• Five Iranian footballers granted Australian visas after anthem protest — BBC World -
• Five Iranian footballers granted Australian visas after anthem protest — BBC World -
• Contractor warned to ‘step up’ and finish Sydney’s maligned M6 motorway or face the consequences — The Guardian -
• Bundaberg residents told to evacuate immediately amid major flooding in parts of Queensland — The Guardian -
• Kia Carnival escape one of 12 since US firm took control of Australian immigration detention, damning report finds — The Guardian -
• Trump claims Democrats ‘probably won’t win an election for 50 years’ if strict voter ID bill passes – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Australia Urged to Protect Members of the Iranian Women’s Soccer Team — New York Times World -
• Three Australians jailed for more than a decade over Melbourne man’s shooting death in Bali — The Guardian -
• ‘We believe he is being supported’: $250,000 reward to help police find accused triple murderer Julian Ingram — The Guardian -

Hereditary peers will lose their seats in the House of Lords following a new bill, while concerns are raised over court backlogs affecting justice for victims like Jess Phillips, and police face scrutiny over anti-racism strategies and historical cases.

• Hereditary peers to lose their seats in the House of Lords — The Guardian -
• No 10 to release hundreds of files on Mandelson’s US ambassador appointment — The Guardian -
• Jess Phillips reveals she is ‘victim of courts backlog’ as jury trial bill passes — The Guardian -

• Glasgow Central station’s upper level to remain closed for rest of week after fire next door — The Guardian -
• UK digital ID scheme to have limited use before next general election, minister says — The Guardian -
• MP tells Commons she waited 1,088 days for her rape case to reach court — The Guardian -
• Met accused of insulting black people with shake-up of anti-racism strategy — The Guardian -
• Former IRA bomber says Gerry Adams was senior figure in organisation — The Guardian -
• UK junk food ad ban so diluted it may be largely ineffective, experts say — The Guardian -
• Home Office refuses to exempt exceptional students from tough immigration rules — The Guardian -
• China spying case: Labour MP received £2,400 donation from husband’s firm — The Guardian -
• Joey Barton remanded in custody charged with alleged attack on headteacher — The Guardian -
• London tube drivers to strike across 12 days in spring, says RMT — The Guardian -
• Lammy defends jury reforms against claims they will worsen racial bias in legal system – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Syrian ex-colonel in court on crimes against humanity charge — BBC World -
• Syrian ex-colonel in court on crimes against humanity charge — BBC World -
• Ex-Syrian colonel appears in UK court on charges of crimes against humanity — The Guardian -
• Families welcome appointment of Donna Ockenden to Leeds maternity inquiry — The Guardian -
• Thousands of lawyers urge Keir Starmer to rethink plans to cut jury trials — The Guardian -
• More possible victims identified as ex-police officer accused of rape in Northern Ireland — The Guardian -
• Prisoner charged with murder of Soham killer Ian Huntley — The Guardian -
• Scrapping North Sea windfall tax would not reduce UK energy bills, say experts — The Guardian -
• Millions in England to pay higher water bills after suppliers appeal — The Guardian -
• Sudanese students say UK visa ban has dashed hopes of studying at top universities — The Guardian -
• Tuesday briefing: Inside the increasingly heated debate about who can – and can’t – vote in the UK — The Guardian -
• Black people up to 48 times more likely to be stopped and searched in richest areas of London — The Guardian -

Rihanna's home was targeted in an attempted murder shooting, while Republican lawmakers faced criticism for anti-Muslim comments, and LA County reported a decade's first drop in unhoused deaths, as Georgia held a special election for Marjorie Taylor Greene's House seat.

• Woman charged with attempted murder in shooting at home of Rihanna — The Guardian -
• Mike Johnson refuses to condemn anti-Muslim comments by Republican lawmakers — The Guardian -
• LA county reports first drop in deaths of unhoused people in a decade — The Guardian -

• Georgia votes in high-stakes election for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s House seat — The Guardian -
• Alabama governor spares death row inmate set for nitrogen gas execution — The Guardian -
• NYPD says suspicious device reported near Zohran Mamdani’s residence is ‘non-threatening’ — The Guardian -
• Trump names Erika Kirk to key advisory board of US Air Force Academy — The Guardian -
• California Catholic bishop resigns amid charges he embezzled $270,000 from parish — The Guardian -
• Trump reportedly gifts cabinet members and White House visitors with Florsheim shoes — The Guardian -
• New Mexico authorities launch search of ranch previously owned by Epstein — The Guardian -
• Ex-Missouri house speaker sentenced 21 months for misusing Covid relief funds — The Guardian -
• Missouri drops murder charge against man who opened fire at Super Bowl rally — The Guardian -
• Alexander Butterfield, Nixon aide who disclosed Watergate tapes, dies aged 99 — The Guardian -
• RFK Jr’s pick to review Covid vaccines authored misleading research, experts say — The Guardian -
• Georgia voters to pick replacement for Marjorie Taylor Greene in special election — BBC World -
• Alexander Butterfield, who revealed Nixon Watergate tapes, dies aged 99 — BBC World -
• Alexander Butterfield, who revealed Nixon Watergate tapes, dies aged 99 — BBC World -
• Texas welder called ‘highway hero’ for stopping unconscious driver — The Guardian -
• U.S. Solar Installations Fell in 2025 as Trump Attacked Clean Energy — New York Times World -
• Two men charged with terror offences after homemade bomb thrown outside NYC mayor's home — BBC World -
• High-profile US real estate brothers convicted in sex trafficking case — BBC World -
• Teens in Texas mariachi band released from ICE detention after bipartisan backlash — The Guardian -

Six people died in a Swiss bus fire, Haiti's president assassination trial began in Miami, and shots were fired at the US consulate in Toronto, alongside UN reports condemning Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children, and China's controversial 'ethnic unity' law.

• At least six dead in Switzerland bus fire — BBC World -
• At least six people killed and five injured in bus fire in Switzerland — The Guardian -
• Large parts of Dresden to be evacuated after 250kg WW2 bomb found — BBC World -

• Haiti president’s assassination driven by greed and power, US prosecutors say — The Guardian -
• Shooting at U.S. Consulate in Toronto a National Security Incident, Police Say — New York Times World -
• Canada police investigate after shots fired at US consulate in Toronto — BBC World -
• Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children amounts to crime against humanity, UN says — BBC World -
• Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children amounts to crime against humanity, UN says — BBC World -
• Shots fired at US consulate in Canada in what police call ‘national security incident’ — The Guardian -
• Canada police investigate reports of shots fired at US consulate in Toronto — BBC World -
• Cost-Cutting Led to South Korean Airport’s Deadly Wall, Report Finds — New York Times World -
• The Killing Of Haiti’s President Heads to a U.S. Court. What to Know. — New York Times World -
• China-North Korea trains to restart, six years after Covid brought them to stop — The Guardian -
• Fears for women’s rights in Chile as anti-abortion president set to take office — The Guardian -
• Who Is Balendra Shah, the Rapper Set to Be Nepal’s Next Prime Minister? — New York Times World -
• Madagascar military leader sacks cabinet in surprise move — BBC World -
• China exports surge despite Trump tariffs — BBC World -
• Ukraine Lends a Hand — New York Times World -
• New Zealand Covid response among world’s best but ‘scars’ remain, inquiry finds — The Guardian -
• Why is China set to approve a new law promoting 'ethnic unity'? — BBC World -

A study revealed Wegovy users face a five-times greater risk of sudden sight loss compared to Ozempic users, while scientists explored pumping chemicals into oceans to combat global heating, and Death Valley experienced a rare superbloom following record rainfall.

• Wegovy users have five times greater risk of sudden sight loss than Ozempic users, study finds — The Guardian -
• Cancer Haunts Neighbors of Canada’s Oil Sands Wastelands — New York Times World -
• Hawaii braces for powerful kona storm bringing heavy rain and strong winds — The Guardian -

• Pipeline of new drugs to fight superbugs is ‘worryingly thin’, experts warn — The Guardian -
• Villagers on Príncipe, the ‘African Galapagos’, to be paid for protecting the ecosystem — The Guardian -
• Death Valley bursts into superbloom for first time in a decade — The Guardian -
• Parts of giant Nasa satellite to crash to Earth, posing low risk — The Guardian -
• The Race to Stop Wildlife Trafficking in Africa — New York Times World -
• Wildflowers blanket Death Valley in best display since 2016 — BBC World -
• Wildflowers blanket Death Valley in best display since 2016 — BBC World -
• Testing the waters: can pumping chemicals into the ocean help stop global heating? — The Guardian -

Elon Musk's xAI secured a permit for a massive datacenter power plant, Meta acquired AI agent social network Moltbook, and OpenAI faced a lawsuit for alleged negligence in a shooting case, as thousands of authors protested AI using their work without permission.

• Musk’s xAI wins permit for datacenter’s makeshift power plant despite backlash — The Guardian -
• Mother of Tumbler Ridge Shooting Victim Sues OpenAI — New York Times World -
• Signal issues scam warning to users after hackers target officials — BBC World -

• Meta acquires AI agent social network Moltbook — The Guardian -
• Family of Tumbler Ridge shooting victim sues OpenAI alleging it could have prevented attack — The Guardian -
• Crispin Odey was described as ‘sex pest’ by head of his hedge fund, court hears — The Guardian -
• VW to cut 50,000 jobs by 2030 amid Trump tariffs and falling Chinese sales — The Guardian -
• Volkswagen to cut 50,000 jobs as profits drop — BBC World -
• Volkswagen to cut 50,000 jobs as profits drop — BBC World -
• Family of child injured in Canada school shooting sues OpenAI — BBC World -
• Family of child injured in Canada school shooting sues OpenAI — BBC World -
• Thousands of authors publish ‘empty’ book in protest over AI using their work — The Guardian -

Rapper Lil' Kim is set to headline major Australian festivals, an acclaimed Peruvian writer, Alfredo Bryce Echenique, passed away, and Noma lost key sponsors amid abuse allegations, while Bon Jovi and George Michael projects are in the works, and Quentin Tarantino responded to criticism.

• Rapper Lil’ Kim to headline both Vivid Sydney and Melbourne’s 2026 Rising festival — The Guardian -
• Acclaimed Peruvian writer Alfredo Bryce Echenique dies aged 87 — BBC World -
• Acclaimed Peruvian writer Alfredo Bryce Echenique dies aged 87 — BBC World -

• Noma loses major sponsors for Los Angeles events after reports of abuse — The Guardian -
• Bon Jovi biopic in the works from Universal Pictures — The Guardian -
• Zendaya's ring and Stella McCartney's horses - the sights and trends at Paris Fashion Week — BBC World -
• Italy buys rare Caravaggio portrait for €30m — BBC World -
• Italy buys rare Caravaggio portrait for €30m — BBC World -
• Ladies Day returns to Cheltenham festival promising ‘glamour and glory’ — The Guardian -
• Long lost George Michael film and live album set for release later this year — The Guardian -
• I’ll also be back as Conan: Arnold Schwarzenegger to make third Barbarian film 44 years after original — The Guardian -
• ‘Lack of class’: Quentin Tarantino hits back at Rosanna Arquette over Pulp Fiction N-word criticism — The Guardian -
• Kyle Sandilands apologises to former co-host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson and says he wants program back on air — The Guardian -
• Has Hollywood golden boy Timothée Chalamet lost his shine? — BBC World -