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Journalists covering the war in the Middle East are facing increasing restrictions and censorship imposed by governments and armed groups, with reporters being stopped and questioned or even detained, a survey of AFP bureau chiefs from the region showed. Some of the tightest restrictions are in Iran and Israel, although Gulf monarchies, targets of unprecedented drone and missile attacks from Iran, have also imposed tighter controls.

Ukraine has battle experience with Iranian-made Shahed drones and has mass-produced cheap interceptors.

As the US and Israel's war on Iran widens Europe is caught in a bind. It wants to help partners in the Gulf but worries key equipment needed in Ukraine may be diverted by the US to the Middle East. #dwnews  facebook.com

Farage U-Turns to Say UK Shouldn’t Get Involved in Iran War  Bloomberg.com

As investors appear to hedge their bets on persisting war risks, strikes on Gulf energy infrastructure continued on Tuesday, with a drone hitting the region’s largest single-site oil refinery.

APTOPIX Iran US Military Deaths Casualty Return  Rutland Herald

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Russia's foreign minister holds call with Iranian counterpart In a phone call, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed "the deteriorating situation in the Middle East" with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi.

Iran is bombing Gulf datacenters to blow up symbols of alliance with the US – bringing the war directly into the lives of millions of people Sign up for the TechScape newsletter: our free technology email Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery. If you enjoy reading this newsletter, please forward it to someone you think would as well. US tech firms pledge at White House to bear costs of energy for datacenters Showdown over datacenter politics at heart of North Carolina primary Indonesia to ban social media for children under 16 Australians will have to verify their age to watch pornography from Monday. Here’s what you need to know Continue reading...

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Trump was pictured wearing his own campaign merch, a white “USA” baseball hat, to the dignified transfer of the first U.S. soldiers killed in the war

More than 43,000 of the 78,500 scheduled flights in and out of the Middle East have been canceled since the war began Feb. 28, according to flight data firm Cirium.

Iran's Foreign Ministry and general prosecutor say the team is invited to return home 'with peace and confidence'.

At a market in Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat, pensioner Shemshat Kurbanova always used to pick the "juiciest" Iranian fruit -- but 10 days of war across the border have sent prices soaring and she is now worried how to get by. The Middle East war has tumbled global markets, with the effects being felt almost immediately in some of Tehran's closest neighbours. Iran last week banned all goods and agricultural exports, triggering economic pressure on secretive Turkmenistan and the wider Central Asian region, where Tehran had a growing economic footprint in recent years.

‘We could still be suffering the ripple effect of this for weeks, if not months’.

Oil and gas are not just fuel, they are raw materials for thousands of products, including fertilisers used in farming.

Iraq seeks new energy export routes after Hormuz Strait disruption: Report Iraqi authorities are exploring alternative routes to export the country's oil after transit through the Strait of Hormuz was disrupted by the war in the region, an oil ministry spokesperson told AFP on Tuesday. "Much like other countries in the region, oil production and marketing have been severely impacted, leaving the government no choice but to seek alternative [export routes]," Saheb Bazoun said, adding that the country has several oil shipments stuck at sea.

The conflict in Iran has caused massive disruption to global air travel

Climate change fears grip Nuuk as winter temperatures reach record highs.