Russia-Ukraine war: Putin must lose or he will invade other European countries, Zelenskiy says – as it happened

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17/03 14:31 - Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war and urges Trump to 'reverse course' 17/03 14:25 - Joe Kent, a Top Counterterrorism Official for the Trump Administration, Resigns, Citing Iran War 17/03 14:21 - Trump threatens political retribution for lawmakers who vote against voter ID bill – US politics live 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 - Kent university students offered meningitis B vaccine amid ‘unprecedented’ outbreak – UK politics live 17/03 14:08 - Rachel Reeves warns of ‘anxious times’, and warns ‘globalisation as we once knew it is dead’ – business live 17/03 14:07 - Top Gabbard counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns in opposition to Iran war 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 13:46 - 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 12:50 - Quantum computing and AI to get £2.5bn to stop UK tech 'drifting abroad', Reeves vows 17/03 12:38 - Meningitis in fatal Kent outbreak identified as less-targeted strain B 17/03 12:33 - War in Iran Shows Growing Conservative Divide Over Israel 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 - Iran’s security chief, 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 10:08 - Middle East crisis live: Israel claims it has killed Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani; south Lebanon residents urged to evacuate 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 08:34 - Zelensky to visit Starmer to sign new Ukraine-UK defence pact 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? 17/03 07:25 - European nations warn Israel over Lebanon invasion 17/03 07:04 - ‘If we have to change tack, we will’: RBA hikes rates but not aiming to put Australia into recession, Bullock says 17/03 06:55 - Tuesday briefing: How the conflict in Iran shattered the Gulf state image of peace and luxury 17/03 06:52 - Iran war: What is happening on day 18 of US-Israel attacks? 17/03 06:52 - Iran war: What is happening on day 18 of US-Israel attacks? 17/03 06:50 - News24 | US embassy in Iraq comes under drone, rocket attack as Iran war expands 17/03 06:43 - Jimmy Kimmel Has a Bone to Pick With Trump’s War Plans 17/03 06:35 - Drone sparks fire at UAE oil site as Gulf takes more hits amid Iran war 17/03 06:35 - Drone sparks fire at UAE oil site as Gulf takes more hits amid Iran war 17/03 06:31 - Inside Qeshm, Iran’s underground missile fortress and geological marvel 17/03 06:31 - Inside Qeshm, Iran’s underground missile fortress and geological marvel 17/03 06:31 - People Are Revealing Things Everyone Was Excited About That Turned Out To Be Major Disappointments 17/03 06:28 - Trump’s Dangerous Lack of a Strategy in Iran 17/03 06:18 - What the Iran War Means for the U.S.-China Relationship 17/03 06:13 - Iran’s neighbours brace for fallout as war threatens new refugee crisis 17/03 06:13 - Iran’s neighbours brace for fallout as war threatens new refugee crisis 17/03 06:00 - UK must learn lessons from AI race and retain its quantum computing talent, says minister 17/03 06:00 - Reform pledges to scrap VAT and green levies on energy bills 17/03 05:42 - Iran negotiating with FIFA to move World Cup 2026 matches from US to Mexico 17/03 05:42 - Iran negotiating with FIFA to move World Cup 2026 matches from US to Mexico 17/03 05:26 - EU says Iran is ‘not Europe’s war’ 17/03 05:26 - EU says Iran is ‘not Europe’s war’ 17/03 05:00 - ‘We are the family’: low-budget thriller highlights Hungary’s election tension 17/03 05:00 - News24 | Trump insists ‘nobody expected’ Iran retaliation on Gulf allies after US, Israel strikes 17/03 04:20 - South African fruit exports face delays as Iran war disrupts shipping 17/03 04:20 - South African fruit exports face delays as Iran war disrupts shipping 17/03 04:05 - Chris Bowen declares rush on jerry cans ‘un-Australian’ as he urges end to panic buying of petrol 17/03 04:01 - As American Bombers Take Off From R.A.F. Fairford in UK, Iraq War Looms Large 17/03 04:00 - As War With Iran Hurts Oil Prices, U.S. Turns to Iranian Boats for Help 17/03 03:58 - News24 | NATO allies refuse Trump’s Strait of Hormuz warship request as oil soars 17/03 03:55 - News24 | Qatar Airways announces limited March flight schedule as airspace remains closed 17/03 03:27 - Top Democrat in US House slams Trump’s ‘reckless war of choice’ 17/03 03:27 - Top Democrat in US House slams Trump’s ‘reckless war of choice’ 17/03 03:22 - Israel policy looms large over US elections in Illinois amid Iran war 17/03 03:22 - Israel policy looms large over US elections in Illinois amid Iran war