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20/03 09:04 - UK set for temperature rollercoaster as chilly nights follow warm days 20/03 08:18 - Ukraine sends advisers to Gulf as it counterattacks Russian forces in south 20/03 08:18 - Ukraine sends advisers to Gulf as it counterattacks Russian forces in south 20/03 08:10 - 'There's a lot of ways that this could escalate and get worse': Iran war rattles energy markets 20/03 08:04 - Kuwait oil refinery hit again as Iran targets Gulf energy infrastructure 20/03 08:04 - Kuwait oil refinery hit again as Iran targets Gulf energy infrastructure 20/03 08:02 - Trump catches Japanese PM off guard with surprise Pearl Harbor remark (VIDEO) 20/03 08:02 - UK borrowing rises unexpectedly to £14.3bn in February 20/03 07:55 - News24 | Netanyahu the ‘key winner’, Trump trapped in Iran war with no clear exit, say analysts 20/03 07:28 - Iran war: What is happening on day 21 of US-Israel attacks? 20/03 07:28 - Iran war: What is happening on day 21 of US-Israel attacks? 20/03 07:10 - Trump Says He Won’t Send Troops to Iran but Leaves Wiggle Room 20/03 07:01 - Heatwave scorching US west ‘virtually impossible’ without climate crisis, say scientists 20/03 06:51 - Friday briefing: What the Covid inquiry reveals about the NHS – and why it should worry us 20/03 06:36 - News24 | Israel hits Iran after Trump ordered no repeat strikes on natural gas infrastructure 20/03 06:22 - Uber to increase fares – as it happened 20/03 05:51 - Iran women’s football team feted in Tehran after asylum battle at Asian Cup 20/03 05:51 - Iran women’s football team feted in Tehran after asylum battle at Asian Cup 20/03 05:25 - News24 | Nigerian president warns of terrorism threat during historic UK state visit 20/03 05:25 - News24 | Iran hits Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar oil zones as war with Israel and US escalates 20/03 04:18 - Gas giants warn against windfall gains tax as Pocock says ‘wartime profits’ should go to struggling Australians 20/03 04:01 - Using Charm and Restraint, Japan’s Leader Mostly Avoids Trump’s Wrath 20/03 03:49 - Unpacking Netanyahu’s latest claims about the war on Iran 20/03 03:49 - Unpacking Netanyahu’s latest claims about the war on Iran 20/03 03:48 - Trump must ‘take the steering wheel back from the Israelis’ in Iran war 20/03 03:48 - Trump must ‘take the steering wheel back from the Israelis’ in Iran war 20/03 03:18 - Middle East war live: US-Israeli air strikes kill Iran’s Revolutionary Guard spokesperson 20/03 02:59 - EU loan for Ukraine war effort blocked 20/03 02:54 - Australia PM heckled at Sydney mosque Ramadan event 20/03 02:52 - Reliant on imported fuel, Pacific islands appeal for help as oil prices surge 20/03 02:26 - Israel denies ‘dragging’ US into war – as it happened 20/03 02:09 - Tropical Cyclone Narelle hits far north Queensland as 250km/h winds tear off roofs and fell trees 20/03 01:59 - Japanese prime minister explains to Trump that her country cannot join his Iran war – as it happened 20/03 01:23 - Nashville journalist arrested by ICE released after 15 days in detention 20/03 01:14 - China has been preparing for a global energy crisis for years. It is paying off now 20/03 01:00 - NSW will continue to green-light coalmine expansions – ignoring a warning from its own climate agency 20/03 00:59 - Gas shortage caused by Iran war may push India back to dirtier fuels 20/03 00:45 - Trump mocks Japan about Pearl Harbor in response to question about Iran war 20/03 00:08 - Russia, China and the US – the global winners and losers of the Iran war 20/03 00:07 - Viktor Orbán refuses to agree to €90bn loan for Ukraine as EU leaders accuse him of betrayal 20/03 00:06 - Desperate for food drought-stricken Kenyans turn to the gingerbread tree 20/03 00:04 - Iran war live: IRGC says spokesman killed in US-Israeli missile attack 20/03 00:04 - Iran war live: IRGC says spokesman killed in US-Israeli missile attack 20/03 00:04 - 'You can't smell Nowruz in the air': Iran marks Persian new year under threat of strikes 20/03 00:02 - Seven-year-old Canadian girl with autism and mother detained by ICE in Texas 19/03 23:56 - Historic March heatwave in US west shatters high-temperature records 19/03 23:45 - Is Russian Fuel Headed for Cuba, Testing the U.S. Blockade? 19/03 23:44 - Trump Jokes About Pearl Harbor in Meeting With Japan’s Prime Minister 19/03 23:19 - Are US and Israel aligned on Iran war? Deciphering Trump's post after gas field attacks 19/03 23:07 - US intelligence chief admits US, Israel not aligned on Iran war goals 19/03 23:07 - US intelligence chief admits US, Israel not aligned on Iran war goals 19/03 23:03 - Iran hits Gulf energy sites, escalating war, as U.S. mulls sanctions rollback 19/03 22:30 - US reportedly weighing military reinforcements as Iran war enters possible new phase 19/03 22:05 - Warren Endorses Platner in Maine, Splitting With Schumer 19/03 22:02 - Iran says it will show ‘zero restraint’ if energy infrastructure is targeted again 19/03 22:00 - Israel continues Gaza attacks amid regional war, kills several Palestinians 19/03 22:00 - Israel continues Gaza attacks amid regional war, kills several Palestinians 19/03 21:40 - Invasion incoming? Lebanon braces for an Israeli onslaught 19/03 21:39 - Gas prices soar as energy infrastructure is attacked in Gulf 19/03 21:14 - What a Key AIPAC Loss in Illinois Signals for Pro-Israel Lobby in Midterms 19/03 21:12 - Israelis protest in Tel Aviv calling for end to Iran war 19/03 21:12 - Israelis protest in Tel Aviv calling for end to Iran war 19/03 21:02 - How will Israel’s decades-long assassination policy continue? 19/03 21:02 - How will Israel’s decades-long assassination policy continue? 19/03 20:58 - Ros Atkins on... Trump's mixed messages on the war 19/03 20:57 - Hegseth says munitions for US, not Ukraine 19/03 20:39 - EU faces energy price ‘tsunami’ – Putin envoy 19/03 20:29 - Attacks on Oil and Natural Gas Facilities Could Lead to Much Higher Prices 19/03 20:09 - News24 | US intelligence contradicts Trump’s Iran war justification, finds no nuclear rebuilding 19/03 19:52 - Orbán blocks €90bn loan, threatening vital EU support for Ukraine’s energy system & overall survival 19/03 19:49 - Netanyahu seeks to appease Trump with latest Iran remarks to the press 19/03 19:47 - Netanyahu’s Iran war press briefing targeted at ‘audience of one’: Donald Trump 19/03 19:41 - Replay: Israeli PM Netanyahu addresses press conference 19/03 19:33 - WHO warns of ‘worst-case’ nuclear scenario in Iran 19/03 19:32 - Iranians shop for Persian New Year essentials despite war 19/03 19:32 - Iranians shop for Persian New Year essentials despite war 19/03 19:28 - Nigel Farage condemned over call to ban public prayer for Muslims in the UK 19/03 19:25 - Strike on Iran gasfield exposes US-Israel rift as Trump claims he did not know 19/03 19:24 - This war could take months and trigger an economic doomsday to hurt us all 19/03 19:19 - Trump's grounds for concerns: Will the US risk lives to take Iran’s uranium? 19/03 19:17 - Pentagon Seeks Additional $200 Billion to Fund Iran War 19/03 18:21 - Hungary’s Orban continues to block Ukraine loan at EU summit 19/03 18:21 - Hungary’s Orban continues to block Ukraine loan at EU summit 19/03 18:05 - Trump references Pearl Harbor during meeting with Japanese PM on Iran war 19/03 18:05 - Trump references Pearl Harbor during meeting with Japanese PM on Iran war 19/03 17:56 - There’s a heretic in the heart of the EU and he wants to talk to Putin 19/03 17:50 - ‘Damage will be widespread’: Narelle brings 250km/h wind gusts, with tourists evacuated and schools closed 19/03 17:24 - Indian film board blocks release of Oscar-nominated Gaza drama The Voice of Hind Rajab 19/03 17:21 - Missile strikes close to reporter during Israeli attacks in Lebanon 19/03 17:21 - Missile strikes close to reporter during Israeli attacks in Lebanon 19/03 17:14 - 'Idea that Trump can be led around by Israel is foolishness,' ex-envoy to Iran says 19/03 17:12 - Former counter-terrorism head investigated by FBI over alleged leaks 19/03 17:05 - Concerns raised over ex-Putin interpreter’s key role in monitoring Hungary vote 19/03 17:03 - Iran War Narrows Fed’s Path to Rate Cuts as Trump Demands Immediate Relief 19/03 17:00 - PEN America announce 2026 World Voices festival with Judith Butler and Bill McKibben 19/03 16:44 - Bank of England tipped to raise UK interest rates twice this year to fight inflation shock from Middle East crisis, as oil and gas prices rise – as it happened 19/03 16:44 - Settler violence surges in the West Bank 19/03 16:39 - Iran warns it will show ‘zero restraint’ if infrastructure attacked again 19/03 16:39 - Iran warns it will show ‘zero restraint’ if infrastructure attacked again 19/03 16:21 - Faisal Islam: Iran war is having a dramatic effect on the UK economy