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Airlines in Middle East rule out services resuming before Thursday

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-03T14:14:01+00:00

Some repatriation flights depart as governments around the world work to extract their citizens from the conflict-hit region US-Israel war on Iran – live updatesThe biggest Middle East carriers have ruled out resuming scheduled flights until at least Thursday as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues, denting hopes of a swift return to normal air travel after the first repatriation flights left the United Arab Emirates.Etihad, based in Abu Dhabi, said its commercial services were suspended until 2pm local time on Thursday 5 March, with Emirates ruling out scheduled flights until midnight on Wedn

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UK will charter flights from Oman to evacuate Britons from region amid Iran strikes

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-03T14:10:11+00:00

Government working to transport stranded nationals in coming days, prioritising most vulnerableMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe UK government will charter a flight from Oman in the coming days, prioritising vulnerable British nationals in the region amid continued strikes by Iran, the foreign secretary has said.Yvette Cooper said the closure of the airspace and the ongoing threat of strikes from Iran, retaliating for US-Israeli attacks, meant the situation was “fast-moving”. Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : de nouvelles attaques font des morts dans l’oblast de Donetsk, et privent les habitants de quatre régions d’électricité

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-03T14:07:59+00:00

Trois personnes sont mortes à Kramatorsk et trois autres ont été tuées à Droujkivka ces dernières vingt-quatre heures, selon le chef de l’administration militaire. Les habitants des oblasts de Donetsk, Soumy, Dnipropetrovsk et Tchernihiv étaient pas ailleurs coupés de l’électricité depuis mardi matin.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : de nouvelles attaques occasionnent des morts dans l’oblast de Donetsk et privent les habitants de quatre régions d’électricité

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-03T14:07:57+00:00

Trois personnes sont mortes à Kramatorsk, et trois autres ont été tuées à Droujkivka, ces dernières vingt-quatre heures, selon le chef de l’administration militaire. Les habitants des oblasts de Donetsk, Soumy, Dnipropetrovsk et Tchernihiv étaient pas ailleurs sans électricité depuis mardi matin.

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Au Japon, le secteur touristique subit le boycott des visiteurs chinois

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-03T14:00:12+00:00

Les tensions entre Tokyo et Pékin ont fortement fait baisser le nombre de touristes chinois au Japon. L’impact sur l’activité touristique est réel, mais en partie compensé par la hausse du nombre de visiteurs venant d’autres pays, profitant de la faiblesse du yen.

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Australian energy bills could surge as Iran conflict drives up global gas prices

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-03T14:00:05+00:00

Experts warn of similarities with 2022, when electricity prices went up by more than 40% due to the Russian invasion of UkraineGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe US-Israel strikes on Iran risk a repeat of the 2022 energy shock that forced power bills up by more than 40%, sent Australian businesses to the wall and forced governments to spend billions on power bill subsidies.The stark warning from experts follow news that Qatar, the third-largest liquefied natural gas exporter, had stopped production after Iranian drones on Monday attacked its sprawling Ras Laffan com

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Wild-born birds recruited to teach critically endangered regent honeyeaters their lost songs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-03T14:00:04+00:00

Researchers hope restoring the original song will improve breeding prospects for birds released into the wildGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastScientists have rescued the lost song of the critically endangered regent honeyeater – one of Australia’s rarest birds.Regent honeyeaters were once seen in vast flocks across south-eastern Australia, with a distribution that ranged from Queensland to Kangaroo Island in South Australia. Continue reading...

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Officer ‘didn’t have time’ to turn on body-worn camera before shooting Sydney man having psychotic episode, inquest hears

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-03T14:00:04+00:00

Steve Pampalian fatally shot in 2023 after moving towards police while holding kitchen knives, coronial inquest toldGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA police officer has told a coronial inquest he didn’t have enough time to turn on his body-worn camera before he fatally shot a Sydney man who ran at him with two kitchen knives, amid conflicting statements on what unfolded in the critical moments before the man was killed.Steve Pampalian, 41, was shot three times by a police officer in the driveway of his home on a quiet suburban street in Sydney’s North Willoughby on 2

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Ralph Babet refuses to accept sanction over ‘offensive’ and ‘disrespectful’ comments on social media

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-03T14:00:01+00:00

United Australia party senator says commission findings are ‘dumb’ and he will not undergo ‘ridiculous’ sensitivity training after posting slurs onlineGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe United Australia party senator Ralph Babet has refused to accept any sanction from the parliamentary behaviour watchdog over “offensive” and “disrespectful” comments on social media, calling the findings “dumb”.The Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission reprimanded the Victorian senator for breaching the code of behaviour twice for the posts in 2024. Continue reading...

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Albanese government rejected advice on Tasmanian salmon farming impact before passing pro-industry laws

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-03T14:00:01+00:00

FOI documents show ministers ignored recommendation for fresh inquiry that could have reduced or paused farmingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government rushed through legislation to ensure salmon farming could continue in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour last year shortly after receiving advice warning of “substantial new information” about the industry’s environmental impact.Documents released under freedom of information laws show the environment department advised the government in late 2024 that it should revoke a 2012 decision that allowed salmon farm

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StartupTN, TNWESafe launch entrepreneurship bootcamp for women

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-03T13:57:30+00:00

The two-day bootcamp trained a cohort of 160 women entrepreneurs from Chennai and nearby towns to provide them with the mentorship required to transform ideas into structured business action

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Live Updates: U.S. Closes 2 Gulf Embassies; Israel Seizes Sites in Southern Lebanon

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-03T13:56:27+00:00

The U.S. urged Americans to leave 14 countries, and closed its embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait after drones hit them. Israel’s military intensified operations against Iran-backed Hezbollah, which fired rockets into Israel.

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Frappes sur l’Iran : la Russie impuissante à aider un autre allié menacé

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-03T13:56:22+00:00

Après la chute de Bachar Al-Assad, en Syrie, et de Nicolas Maduro, au Venezuela, Vladimir Poutine n’a pu offrir que des paroles de soutien au gouvernement iranien, un « partenaire stratégique global » de Moscou, après la mort du Guide suprême, Ali Khamenei. Moscou pourrait cependant bénéficier de la hausse des prix des hydrocarbures.

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La Russie impuissante à aider un allié menacé, alors que l’Iran est sous le feu israélo-américain

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-03T13:56:18+00:00

Après la chute de Bachar Al-Assad, en Syrie, et de Nicolas Maduro, au Venezuela, Vladimir Poutine n’a pu offrir que des paroles de soutien au gouvernement iranien, un « partenaire stratégique global » de Moscou, après la mort du Guide suprême, Ali Khamenei. Moscou pourrait cependant bénéficier de la hausse des prix des hydrocarbures.

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Aramco explores oil exports via red sea to avoid Hormuz

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-03T13:51:33+00:00

The world’s biggest oil exporter has a 5 million barrel-a-day pipeline that runs across the country which can transport oil from fields in the east to the Red Sea in the west

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Sarah Everard’s mother pays tribute to ‘loving’ daughter on fifth anniversary of her murder

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-03T13:44:45+00:00

Susan Everard says her daughter ‘added to the beauty of the world’Sarah Everard’s mother said her daughter “added to the beauty of the world” as she paid tribute to her humour and principled nature on the five-year anniversary of her murder.Writing for British Vogue, alongside a picture of Sarah taken at V festival for an online street style series in 2010, Susan Everard said she “loved clothes and fashion” and had “her whole life ahead of her” when the photo was taken. Continue reading...

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Атака на Іран: чи завершить президент США ще одну війну

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-03-03T13:43:00+00:00

Ризикну припустити, що війна проти Ірану справді триватиме 4-5 тижнів. Адже її тривалість повністю залежить від Трампа, а не від Ірану чи ще когось. І завершить він її тоді, коли це буде йому вигідно....

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Spring forecast: UK unemployment expected ‘to peak at 5.3%’ as Reeves says her economic plan is ‘right one’ - live updates

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-03T13:41:37+00:00

Chancellor’s statement comes amid backdrop of economic and geopolitical turmoil, including gas prices at three-year highRachel Reeves’s plans could be hit by Middle East conflict, say economistsUK grocery price inflation has risen, showing that people are being hit in the pocket even before the surge in energy prices feeds through to the economy.Data provider Worldpanel by Numerator has reported that annual grocery inflation rose to 4.3% in February, after four consecutive months of falls, in a blow for households. That’s up from 4% in January.Sentiment towards BP and Shell has strengthened si

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