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A UK warship Tuesday left port in southern England en route to the eastern Mediterranean to "bolster British defences in the region" amid the US-Israeli war with Iran, the Royal Navy said. The HMS Dragon's departure from its base in Portsmouth follows criticism from opposition politicians and the Cypriot government for a perceived slow reaction to a drone attack on Britain's Akrotiri base in southern Cyprus on March 1. An Iranian-made drone hit the runway of the Royal Air Force (RAF) base at Akrotiri.

Dow rallies 400 points, continuing comeback from Iran war lows, as oil prices retreat: Live updates  CNBC

Pete Hegseth warned that Tuesday, 10 March, will bring the most intense day of strikes against Iran so far, after Donald Trump vowed to end the conflict soon.

Victims of the Philippines’ drug war finally see a path to justice in The Hague.

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What to know about the Strait of Hormuz, a key passageway essential for global energy supply  Chron

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The FTSE 100 index closed up 162.72 points, 1.6%, at 10,412.24.

Hegseth follows Trump’s suggestion war will soon be over by saying US will not stop until Iran ‘decisively defeated’ Tehran residents say the Iranian capital has endured what they described as its worst night of aerial bombardment, as the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, followed Donald Trump’s suggestion on Monday the war could soon be over with a warning of more strikes to come. “We are under heavy bombardment and I can hear back-to-back explosions. The place they hit has caught fire. It’s not clear where it exploded, but the buildings are shaking,” Niloufar, who lives in east Tehran said early on Tuesday, speaking under a pseudonym for security reasons. “They are destroying Iran,” they added, saying there were low-flying jets above. Continue reading...

By Alexander Villegas and Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO, March 10 (Reuters) - Elected on promises of economic growth, deregulation and public spending cuts, local markets rallied after Chile elected far-right Jose Antonio Kast as president in December, but the economic tailwinds have turned turbulent as the Iran war has sent global markets into a tailspin.

Qatar warns the world Iran war could yield 'catastrophic results'  Euronews.com

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Ordinary people and families have made their homes there, writes Mark Husbands. Plus a letter from Jessamy Hadley Regarding Gaby Hinsliff’s article (Influencers sold the world a fantasy Dubai – and now it’s gone in a puff of missile smoke, 6 March), Dubai has certainly been marketed as a place of aspiration, often through social media. But the suggestion that recent events somehow represent a moral reckoning for those living there feels glib. Most residents are ordinary professionals and families who have built lives in Dubai over many years. When tensions rise in the region, their first concern is the safety of their families, not the preservation of a “fantasy lifestyle”. Many people move to places like Dubai not out of frivolity but because they are seeking a tax and regulatory environment that allows them to keep more of what they earn. Continue reading...

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Search efforts have ended for those missing following a landslide at Indonesia’s largest landfill site.

Unesco condemned the attack in Minab, Iran as a ‘grave violation of humanitarian law’ - a US investigation is underway. Bryony Gooch and Maira Butt report

Aramco warns of oil market ‘catastrophe’ unless strait of Hormuz reopens soon  The Guardian

The war has sent oil prices surging, upending global travel and pushing airline ticket costs on some routes sky-high.