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War, inheritance and…a baby? First Dune: Part Three trailer is here

The final instalment in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi trilogy brings back Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and Florence Piugh and introduces a nasty new villainTimothée Chalamet may have finally escaped Oscar season, but not movie promotion – the first look at Dune: Part Three is here.The first trailer...

17/03/2026 17:04 The Guardian
Belgian court sends ex-diplomat, 93, to trial over 1961 murder of Congo leader

Family of then PM, Patrice Lumumba, welcome decision to charge Étienne Davignon as ‘beginning of a reckoning’A former Belgian diplomat, 93, should stand trial over alleged complicity in the 1961 murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of what was then the newly independent Congolese...

17/03/2026 16:52 The Guardian
War in Iran Shows Growing Conservative Divide Over Israel

As the U.S.-Israel-Iran war continues, conservatism’s most famous figures are in a rhetorical brawl over America’s role....

17/03/2026 16:51 New York Times
Trump’s Dangerous Lack of a Strategy in Iran

The early reality of the Iran war is not cooperating with the president’s bluster....

17/03/2026 16:33 New York Times
‘Everything was burning, people were burning’: witnesses describe strike on Kabul drug rehab centre

Pakistani strike on Afghan capital kills 400 people, who burned in their beds or were crushed by collapsing wallsWitnesses and survivors have described the horrific scenes of a Pakistani air raid that hit a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul, killing more than 400 people, who burned in their beds o...

17/03/2026 15:29 The Guardian
Death of influential Ali Larijani may be bigger loss to Iran than Khamenei

Security chief had IRGC’s trust despite his differences with hardliners and had huge sway with likes of China and RussiaMiddle East crisis – live updatesIf confirmed, Israel’s assassination of Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s supreme national security council and one of the linchpins of...

17/03/2026 15:06 The Guardian
Trump counter-terrorism chief quits over Iran war, blaming Israel

Joe Kent resigned as national counter-terrorism center director, saying Iran posed no imminent threat to the USSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxJoe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center and a far-right political figure and supporter of Don...

17/03/2026 15:05 The Guardian
Trump Signals He May Intervene in Cuba Following Iran and Venezuela

Still at war with Iran and in control in Venezuela, President Trump is signaling that he is about to intervene in another country....

17/03/2026 14:46 New York Times
Rachel Reeves warns of ‘anxious times’, and warns ‘globalisation as we once knew it is dead’ – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including Rachel Reeves’s Mais lecture at Bayes Business School in LondonThe number of people in England and Wales falling into insolvency has jumped.There were 11,609 individual insolvencies registered in England and Wales in February, t...

17/03/2026 14:08 The Guardian
Australia’s environment minister wants to ban fishers and drillers from more ocean – and avoid a culture war

Conservationists hope Murray Watt’s review of national marine parks will ‘right the wrongs’ of previous downgrade of protectionSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereThe federal environment minister, Murray Watt, has pledged to put an extra hal...

17/03/2026 14:00 The Guardian
Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav in line for $700m payout from Paramount deal

One of the best-paid executives in Hollywood has already made $113m after selling shares in WBD this monthBusiness live – latest updatesDavid Zaslav, the chief executive of Warner Bros Discovery, is in line for a $700m (£525m) payday from the $110bn sale of the Hollywood studio to Paramount Skyda...

17/03/2026 13:46 The Guardian
UK security adviser attended US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reach

Exclusive: Jonathan Powell thought Tehran’s ‘surprising’ offer on its nuclear programme could prevent rush to war, sources sayMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain’s national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, attended the final talks between the US and Iran and judged that the offer ma...

17/03/2026 13:20 The Guardian
Sucked Into War, Gulf Countries Face the Limits of U.S. Security Guarantees

Barraged by Iranian attacks and questioning the value of security ties with the United States, nations in the Gulf have turned to Ukraine, Australia and Italy for help....

17/03/2026 13:12 New York Times
New mortgages up by £800 a year amid ‘Trumpflation’ from Iran war

Nearly 700 deals pulled in two weeks and only a few fixed-rate products below 4% are available, says MoneyfactsBusiness live – latest updatesBritons taking out a new home loan face paying nearly £800 a year more on average than before the Iran war as “Trumpflation” pushes up UK mortgage rates...

17/03/2026 13:04 The Guardian
How Pakistan’s people-led solar boom is easing impact of Middle East energy crisis

Falling costs and government incentives make solar an attractive option for many, reducing need for gasAfter prices of liquefied natural gas surged to record highs after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, millions of people in Pakistan were repeatedly left without electricity. An int...

17/03/2026 13:00 The Guardian
Meningitis in fatal Kent outbreak identified as less-targeted strain B

Government scientist says most people not vaccinated against strain that has led to 15 cases and two deathsGovernment scientists have identified the type of meningitis behind a fatal outbreak in Kent as a strain that most people have not been vaccinated against as it emerged that 15 cases had been i...

17/03/2026 12:38 The Guardian
First Thing: Israel says Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani killed in airstrike

It would make Larijani the most senior Iranian figure to be killed in the war since Ali Khamenei. Plus, Oakland homicides down 48% from Covid peakDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Israel says it killed Iran’s national security chief, Ali Larijani, in overnight...

17/03/2026 11:32 The Guardian
Pivotal Iran leader Ali Larijani killed in airstrike, Israel says

If confirmed, death would make Larijani the most senior Iranian figure to be killed since Ali Khamenei on first day of warMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael says it has killed a linchpin of Iranian politics, the national security chief, Ali Larijani, in overnight strikes, a claim that if conf...

17/03/2026 11:03 The Guardian
UK energy: about 14m households getting ‘below-average’ service

Ecotricity ranked top in Citizens Advice survey, followed by Outfox, Octopus and Co-operativeBusiness live – latest updatesApproximately 14 million households in the UK are receiving “below average” customer service from their energy supplier, a consumer group has warned.Citizens Advice said e...

17/03/2026 10:29 The Guardian
U.S. Allies Reject Trump’s Demands for Warships, and Bovino to Retire From Border Patrol

Plus, the champion of “Swedish death cleaning” dies at 91....

17/03/2026 10:00 New York Times
Europe Rejects Trump’s Demands for Warships to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz

While some European countries said they were discussing ways to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, several rejected President Trump’s calls to send warships....

17/03/2026 09:05 New York Times
The RBA has made one of its most controversial calls in recent years - and this rate rise may not age well

Michele Bullock says high inflation hurts everyone, but there still seems to be an extraordinary level of complacency about potential fallout from the US-Israel war on IranGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank has made some controversial calls over recent years,...

17/03/2026 08:42 The Guardian
‘If we have to change tack, we will’: RBA hikes rates but not aiming to put Australia into recession, Bullock says

Reserve Bank of Australia’s second consecutive increase lifts cash rate target to 4.1%, back to where it was in February last yearFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank has increased interest rates and left...

17/03/2026 07:04 The Guardian
Tuesday briefing: How the conflict in Iran shattered the Gulf state image of peace and luxury

In today’s newsletter: As drones and missiles hit Dubai, Doha and other sites across the Gulf, Hannah Ellis Peterson explains what happens next for the regionMorning everyone, I’m Patrick Greenfield – you may recognise the name from my environment reporting over the years (or perhaps you read...

17/03/2026 06:55 The Guardian
What the Iran War Means for the U.S.-China Relationship

With the Xi-Trump summit almost certainly delayed, and tensions rising over the war in Iran, vital issues for both the U.S. and China are also being cast into uncertainty....

17/03/2026 06:18 New York Times
UK must learn lessons from AI race and retain its quantum computing talent, says minister

Liz Kendall announces £1bn funding to help design large-scale quantum computers for scientists, researchers, public sector and businessThe UK will not let quantum computing talent slip through its fingers and must learn lessons from US dominance of the AI race, the technology secretary has said, as...

17/03/2026 06:00 The Guardian
‘We are the family’: low-budget thriller highlights Hungary’s election tension

Audiences draw parallels between the abduction plot of Feels Like Home and Viktor Orbán’s 16-year reignIt’s seven o’clock on a Tuesday night, and one of the most popular movie theatres in Budapest is full, not an empty seat in sight. The audience is not here for a Hollywood blockbuster, but a...

17/03/2026 05:00 The Guardian
Chris Bowen declares rush on jerry cans ‘un-Australian’ as he urges end to panic buying of petrol

Energy minister says country’s fuel supply has yet to be affected by war after meeting with suppliers and retailersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChris Bowen has insisted the country’s fuel supply is yet to be affe...

17/03/2026 04:05 The Guardian
As American Bombers Take Off From R.A.F. Fairford in UK, Iraq War Looms Large

R.A.F. Fairford was the site of repeated antiwar protests during the Iraq war in 2003. Now it is being used again as a base for U.S. bombing missions in the Middle East....

17/03/2026 04:01 New York Times
As War With Iran Hurts Oil Prices, U.S. Turns to Iranian Boats for Help

Iranian-linked ships carrying Russian oil were among those that received temporary exemptions from sanctions, a sign of how dire the energy crisis is becoming....

17/03/2026 04:00 New York Times
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17/03 18:00 - China Is Embracing OpenClaw, a New A.I. Agent, and the Government Is Wary 17/03 17:52 - Zelenskyy says Europe is a ‘global force’ that can stand against any other power in address to MPs – UK politics live 17/03 17:49 - Trump threatens political retribution for lawmakers who vote against voter ID bill – US politics live 17/03 17:48 - Middle East crisis live: Trump says Nato allies making a ‘foolish mistake’ for not supporting US over war with Iran 17/03 17:17 - Focus must remain on Ukraine despite Iran war, PM says as he meets President Zelensky 17/03 17:05 - Joe Kent, a Top Counterterrorism Official for the Trump Administration, Resigns, Citing Iran War 17/03 17:04 - Israel carrying out ‘mass expulsion of Palestinians’ in West Bank, UN warns 17/03 17:04 - Israel carrying out ‘mass expulsion of Palestinians’ in West Bank, UN warns 17/03 17:04 - War, inheritance and…a baby? First Dune: Part Three trailer is here 17/03 17:04 - Watch: Iranians show daily life under air strikes and regime crackdown 17/03 17:03 - US counterterrorism chief resigns in protest over Iran war 17/03 16:52 - Belgian court sends ex-diplomat, 93, to trial over 1961 murder of Congo leader 17/03 16:51 - War in Iran Shows Growing Conservative Divide Over Israel 17/03 16:43 - Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war, urging Trump to 'reverse course' 17/03 16:33 - Trump’s Dangerous Lack of a Strategy in Iran 17/03 16:32 - Why Iranians are taking to Tehran’s streets during war 17/03 16:32 - Why Iranians are taking to Tehran’s streets during war 17/03 16:14 - 'I tell my children it’s just thunder': How ordinary Iranians are dealing with war 17/03 16:11 - Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war 17/03 16:10 - Water supply cut in Moldova after oil spill blamed on Russian strike in Ukraine 17/03 15:47 - News24 | Africa: What oil producers can do to counter price shocks 17/03 15:46 - Drones expand the deadly front lines of Sudan’s devastating war 17/03 15:46 - Drones expand the deadly front lines of Sudan’s devastating war 17/03 15:30 - What the Iran war looks like from the occupied West Bank 17/03 15:30 - What the Iran war looks like from the occupied West Bank 17/03 15:29 - ‘Everything was burning, people were burning’: witnesses describe strike on Kabul drug rehab centre 17/03 15:27 - Why aren’t gold prices rising, despite Iran war uncertainty? 17/03 15:27 - Why aren’t gold prices rising, despite Iran war uncertainty? 17/03 15:10 - Top counterterrorism official resigns in opposition to Iran war 17/03 15:06 - Death of influential Ali Larijani may be bigger loss to Iran than Khamenei 17/03 15:05 - Larijani's death would be a 'significant blow' but may not deter Iran 17/03 15:05 - Trump counter-terrorism chief quits over Iran war, blaming Israel 17/03 14:57 - Israeli attacks on Lebanon may amount to war crimes, UN rights office says 17/03 14:57 - Israeli attacks on Lebanon may amount to war crimes, UN rights office says 17/03 14:46 - Trump Signals He May Intervene in Cuba Following Iran and Venezuela 17/03 14:45 - Quantum computing and AI to get £2.5bn to stop UK tech 'drifting abroad', Reeves vows 17/03 14:41 - Senior EU official rebukes Zelensky over Orban threat 17/03 14:40 - British photographer Mark Neville on documenting four years of war in Ukraine 17/03 14:37 - News24 | Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war, claims ‘no imminent threat’ 17/03 14:35 - Britain hit by ‘unprecedented’ meningitis outbreak, two students dead 17/03 14:27 - US National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent resigns over Iran war 17/03 14:27 - US National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent resigns over Iran war 17/03 14:21 - Trump seeks to delay China visit as Beijing rebuffs Hormuz demands 17/03 14:14 - Is humanity hardwired for war? 17/03 14:14 - Is humanity hardwired for war? 17/03 14:12 - Nvidia faces gamer backlash over 'breakthrough' AI graphics feature 17/03 14:08 - Rachel Reeves warns of ‘anxious times’, and warns ‘globalisation as we once knew it is dead’ – business live 17/03 14:06 - US envoys meet Hamas in Cairo to salvage fragile Gaza truce 17/03 14:06 - US envoys meet Hamas in Cairo to salvage fragile Gaza truce 17/03 14:00 - Australia’s environment minister wants to ban fishers and drillers from more ocean – and avoid a culture war 17/03 13:59 - Take Advantage Of Amazon's Early Big Spring Sale Deals And Grab These 23 Things That'll Get You Through The Season 17/03 13:46 - Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav in line for $700m payout from Paramount deal 17/03 13:43 - Larijani's death would mean 'Iran's leadership very much infiltrated by Israeli intelligence' 17/03 13:42 - Iran's Larijani - A pillar of power working from the shadows 17/03 13:33 - Easter holidaymakers switching from Dubai to Spain as flights fill up 17/03 13:23 - Decades of deployment: America's extensive military presence in the Middle East 17/03 13:20 - UK security adviser attended US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reach 17/03 13:12 - Sucked Into War, Gulf Countries Face the Limits of U.S. Security Guarantees 17/03 13:10 - Macron prepares France for ‘an age of nuclear weapons’ as Iran war rages 17/03 13:10 - Macron prepares France for ‘an age of nuclear weapons’ as Iran war rages 17/03 13:04 - The US-Israel war on Iran is shaped by religion as much as strategy 17/03 13:04 - The US-Israel war on Iran is shaped by religion as much as strategy 17/03 13:04 - New mortgages up by £800 a year amid ‘Trumpflation’ from Iran war 17/03 13:00 - How Pakistan’s people-led solar boom is easing impact of Middle East energy crisis 17/03 12:50 - UN warns of record hunger, 45 million more at risk, if Iran war continues 17/03 12:50 - UN warns of record hunger, 45 million more at risk, if Iran war continues 17/03 12:38 - Meningitis in fatal Kent outbreak identified as less-targeted strain B 17/03 12:32 - Guy Poran urges international community to demand Israeli govt end settler violence in West Bank 17/03 12:20 - Are the US and Israel waging war on Iran’s cultural heritage? 17/03 12:20 - Are the US and Israel waging war on Iran’s cultural heritage? 17/03 12:16 - German Chancellor says Iran war has no military solution 17/03 12:16 - German Chancellor says Iran war has no military solution 17/03 11:32 - First Thing: Israel says Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani killed in airstrike 17/03 11:29 - 'Coalition of the unwilling': Allies refuse to clean up Trump's Strait of Hormuz mess 17/03 11:25 - Typical new mortgage costs soar £788 a year in two weeks 17/03 11:03 - Pivotal Iran leader Ali Larijani killed in airstrike, Israel says 17/03 10:29 - UK energy: about 14m households getting ‘below-average’ service 17/03 10:12 - Could the Iran war trigger a global recession? 17/03 10:12 - Could the Iran war trigger a global recession? 17/03 10:11 - Leonardo DiCaprio Wasn’t Warned About That Viral Meme Moment In Conan O’Brien’s 2026 Oscars Monologue — Which Might Explain His Confused Reaction 17/03 10:00 - U.S. Allies Reject Trump’s Demands for Warships, and Bovino to Retire From Border Patrol 17/03 10:00 - The Global Story: How does war affect a child’s brain? 17/03 09:59 - Bombing Iran is futile – Merz 17/03 09:59 - US embassy in Baghdad attacked as Iraq pulled deeper into Mideast war 17/03 09:56 - 'Like buying a ticket to the Titanic': EU leaders reject Trump's Hormuz demands 17/03 09:31 - 34 Products With Before And Afters That Will Give You FOMO 17/03 09:16 - Gulf economies suffer brunt of Iran war as recession risk looms 17/03 09:16 - Gulf economies suffer brunt of Iran war as recession risk looms 17/03 09:05 - Europe Rejects Trump’s Demands for Warships to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz 17/03 09:05 - Why the Iranian regime did not collapse after Khamenei’s assassination 17/03 09:05 - Why the Iranian regime did not collapse after Khamenei’s assassination 17/03 09:00 - Israel claims to have assassinated commander of Iran’s Basij militia unit 17/03 09:00 - Israel claims to have assassinated commander of Iran’s Basij militia unit 17/03 08:42 - The RBA has made one of its most controversial calls in recent years - and this rate rise may not age well 17/03 08:31 - Details emerge of damage to US Navy’s largest warship after fire 17/03 07:52 - Trump seeks to delay meeting with Xi in China 17/03 07:33 - Palestinian refugees face new displacement as Israel’s bombs hit Lebanon 17/03 07:33 - Palestinian refugees face new displacement as Israel’s bombs hit Lebanon 17/03 07:29 - Iran is targeting ships in response to US attacks — can the US stop them? 17/03 07:29 - Iran is targeting ships in response to US attacks — can the US stop them?