News

In today’s newsletter: Across the Iranian diaspora, reactions to the escalating conflict reveal a complex mix of fear, grief and deep political ambivalence Good morning. War has broken out in the Middle East. As the Iran war broadens and spills out into neighbouring countries, media agencies have rightly focused on trying to understand how the conflict came about, where bombs have fallen, and how many have died, while many states globally fear spikes in energy prices and wonder how the war will impact their economies. What can easily get lost are the voices of the people directly affected. Iran | Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been chosen as his successor. UK politics | Keir Starmer sought to repair fractured relations with Donald Trump over the war with Iran on Sunday, as a Labour backlash gathered pace over Tony Blair’s assertion the UK should have supported the US’s initial airstrikes on Iran. Energy | Great Britain has only two days of fossil gas stored after a decline in energy reserves, as more tankers carrying liquefied natural gas are diverted from their course to Europe towards Asia because of the Iran war. Meanwhile, global oil prices surged past the $100 (£74) a barrel mark for the first time since 2022. Health | More than 400 lives may have been saved as a result of Martha’s rule, which lets NHS patients request a review of their care. Thousands of patients were either moved to intensive care, received drugs they needed or benefited from other changes as a direct result of over 10,000 calls to helplines. AI | ChatGPT is driving a rise in reports of organised ritual abuse and “witchcraft, spirit possession and spiritual abuse” against children – which is historically under-reported in the UK – as survivors of “satanic” sexual violence use the AI tool for therapy. Continue reading...

Live. Europe Today: European leaders set for emergency talks as Iran war enters day 10  Euronews.com

Macron bolstering French military presence, drone and missile defenses around Cyprus ahead of talks with Cypriot and Greek leaders The post Macron heads to Cyprus as Europe rallies around island after drone attack appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Surge in energy prices causing rationing and closure of petrol pumps in import-dependent South Asia

Governments scramble to limit fallout of Iran war as oil prices surge  Reuters

French President Emmanuel Macron is traveling to Cyprus

Iran war will leave a complex geoeconomic legacy  Financial Times

Which leading economies will pay the biggest price for the Iran war?  Financial Times

March 9 (Reuters) - Ukraine sent interceptor drones and a team of drone experts to protect U.S. military bases in Jordan, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview with The New York Times published on Monday. The U.S. made the request for help on Thursday, and the Ukrainian team left the next day, Zelenskiy said adding that it was expected to arrive in the Middle East soon, according to the report. (Reporting by Angela Christy in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

Oil soars 25%, gold drops as Iran war jolts global commodity markets  Reuters

Rising global oil prices triggered by the Iran war are increasing economic pressures across Africa, where most countries rely heavily on imported petroleum products

DHAKA, March 9 (Reuters) - Bangladesh will close all universities from Monday, bringing forward the Eid al-Fitr holidays as part of emergency measures to conserve electricity and fuel amid a worsening energy crisis linked to the conflict in the Middle East. Authorities said the decision applies to all public and private universities across the country, a move that officials said will not only reduce electricity consumption but also ease traffic congestion, which leads to fuel wastage.

submitted by /u/_Dark_Wing to r/worldnews [link] [comments]

For China, Billions of Dollars Are at Risk From a Widening War  The New York Times

submitted by /u/Saltedline to r/worldnews [link] [comments]

This is the Israeli city most targeted by Iranian missiles  Haaretz

Airline shares battered as oil prices spike, Iran war intensifies  Reuters

Middle East war is already affecting shipping — and Europe won’t be spared  politico.eu

Hezbollah says its attacks forced Israeli troops to retreat from south Lebanon Hezbollah said its fighters carried out several attacks against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, according to statements posted on the group’s Telegram channel. The group said it confronted Israeli troops who had landed by helicopter in the Serghaya plain. Hezbollah also claimed it launched artillery and machine-gun attacks on Israeli forces advancing toward Khallat al-Mahafir in the border town of Odaisseh and toward the town of Aitaroun. The group said the attacks forced Israeli troops to retreat.

Oil prices surge above $100 and shares slide over Iran war  BBC