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US-China trade talks begin in Paris, paving way for Trump-Xi summit

The delegations, led by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, convened in the French capital in the morning

Germany rules out joining Strait of Hormuz security mission for now

Germany's foreign minister also said he is sceptical about expanding the EU's naval mission in Red Sea, called Operation Aspides, to the Strait of Hormuz because it hasn't been effective

CEOs of US airlines demand Congress restore funding to Homeland Security

As the latest partial shutdown drags on, there have been long security lines at a growing number of US airports

Iran's military heavily damaged, would take a decade to rebuild: Trump

Trump also accused Iran of spreading AI-generated disinformation about the ongoing conflict and criticised media organisations for reporting false information

Nuclear material buried under rubble after US strikes: Iranian FM Araghchi

Araghchi also said Iran had previously been willing to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched material during negotiations with the United States before the latest escalation

Iran shows journalists part of Tehran heavily damaged by US-Israeli strike

A strike on the Javadieh neighbourhood of southern Tehran on Friday hit a police station and several surrounding buildings.

Emergency stocks of oil will soon start flowing to global markets: IEA

IEA announced that it will make 400 million barrels of oil available from members' emergency reserves - more than double the 182.7 million barrels that the IEA's 32 countries released in 2022

Iranians cross into Iraq for cheaper food, work after border reopens

Travellers said constant airstrikes and soaring food prices have made life in Iran increasingly desperate

'Neither sought truce nor talks': Iran rejects Trump's ceasefire claim

Remarks come a day after Trump said the United States was not ready to make a deal with Iran because 'the terms aren't good enough yet'

Israeli strikes kills 12 in Gaza, including 2 children and a pregnant woman

A strike Sunday morning hit a house in the urban refugee camp of Nuseirat in central Gaza and killed four people, including a couple in their 30s and their 10-year son

Trump asks 'about 7' countries to join coalition to police Strait of Hormuz

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright told NBC he has been "in dialogue" with some of the countries Trump mentioned, and said he expected China "will be a constructive partner"

Israeli Air Force says 200 targets struck in Iran, 5 killed in Lebanon

The Israeli military said the strikes were part of its ongoing campaign targeting Iran's ballistic missile network and air defence systems in multiple locations across the country

Israel to reopen Gaza's Rafah crossing for limited movement of people

Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) said the crossing between Gaza and Egypt will reopen on Wednesday in both directions

Macron urges Iran to halt regional attacks, restore Hormuz navigation

Macron said he had spoken with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and called on him to end what he described as "unacceptable attacks" that Iran is carrying out against countries in the region

Trump warns Nato of 'very bad' future if allies don't help reopen Hormuz

About a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage of water between Iran and Oman

Missile, drone strikes on 4 US airbases; Israeli raids in southern Lebanon

The Iranian force also claimed that satellite imagery showed extensive damage to the targeted bases

Trump's call for countries to send warships to Hormuz brings no promises

Iran has said the strait, through which one-fifth of global oil exports normally pass, is open to all except the United States and its allies

CBSE cancels Class XII exams in West Asia amid regional tensions

CBSE cancelled remaining Class XII board exams in seven West Asian countries scheduled between March 16 and April 10 after reviewing security conditions amid the Iran-US-Israel conflict

Why little was done to develop an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz

The narrow passageway out of the Persian Gulf is both vital - serving as the only gateway to the rest of the world for huge amounts of oil and natural gas - and extremely vulnerable to attacks

How Jeff Bezos upended The Washington Post with layoffs and cuts

Bezos has said repeatedly since he bought the paper in 2013 for $250 million that he wants the company to break even, not to rely on his largess