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In Iran-US-Israel War, The Multiverse Of Copycat Drones  NDTV

After being eliminated from the Asian Cup, the players reportedly escaped their regime minders and are being looked after by police in Queensland Middle East crisis – live updates Five members of the Iranian women’s football team have been taken into the protection of police in Australia after refusing to return to their home country following the team’s elimination from the Women’s Asian Cup, according to reports. Speculation had mounted for days that some of the players would try to seek asylum in Australia after reports that they had been called “traitors” for refusing to sing their national anthem before their opening game of the tournament last week. Continue reading...

Saudi Arabia begins oil cuts as Hormuz shipping disruption worsens  World Oil

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PAPHOS, Cyprus, March 9 (Reuters) - France will send two frigates as part of the European Union's naval mission Aspides in the Red Sea, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday. "We are in the process of setting upa purely defensive, purely escort mission, which must be prepared together with both European and non-European states," Macron said after meeting with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Cyprus. (Reporting by John Irish and Michele Kambas; Writing by Gianluca Lo Nostro)

Oil tops $100 a barrel, gas nears $3.50 a gallon as war widens  USA Today

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With loyalty as the new bona fide qualification for administration officials, Trump’s second cabinet is populated with a large contingent of right and far-right media personalities

President Donald Trump insists rising costs from the Iran conflict are ‘a very small price to pay’ for ‘peace’

Collision involving inflatable boat carrying migrants or refugees occurs off southwestern Turkiye's Antalya province.

Israel warns against travel to Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia amid Iran war  Haaretz

The Iran war is shaking the global energy system and with it Earth's climate future

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It is the first time oil prices have passed $100 in nearly four years as the key producers in the energy-rich Middle East curb output amid the conflict.

US military investigators say the US was likely responsible for the strike, but Donald Trump has blamed Iran

KYIV, March 9 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Ukraine had received 11 requests from countries neighboring Iran as well as European states and the United States for drone interceptors, electronic warfare systems and training. "We also reviewed in detail requests from the states for security support from our side in countering 'Shahed' drones and other similar challenges," Zelenskiy said on the Telegram app after meeting his top military and government officials. "Some requests have already been met with concrete decisions and specific support."

Ministers understood to be considering ways to mitigate rising energy bills as oil prices surpass $100 a barrel Middle East crisis – live updates UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has said that a long-term US-Iran war would affect the “lives and households of everybody”, as the head of the AA advised motorists against making “non-essential” journeys. On Monday, oil prices surged past $100 (£75) a barrel for the first time since 2022, which will feed through to higher costs at petrol stations, and consumers will also be hit if energy costs push up inflation. Continue reading...

Footage of attack on Minab compound adds to evidence indicating it was a US strike that killed scores of children Middle East crisis – live updates A video has shown a US Tomahawk missile hitting the Iranian naval base next to a primary school in Minab where more than 168 people, mostly children, were killed – adding to evidence that indicates the US was responsible for the school strike. The video, released by the Iranian news agency Mehr and geolocated to the site by the investigative collective Bellingcat, shows the missile hitting the Minab compound on the morning of 28 February, when US-Israeli strikes on Iran began. Continue reading...

Hungary’s leader Viktor Orbán is urging the European Union to suspend sanctions on Russian energy as oil and gas prices jump

Bangladesh closes universities due to Iran war energy crisis