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The Latest Breaking News from the Middle East

The Iran crisis is hitting KiwiSaver balances – but market volatility can work for you too

As well as checking the news for updates on events in the Middle East, many New Zealanders are also nervously checking their KiwiSaver balances.

The Conversation

Starmer and Trump discuss ‘importance’ of reopening Strait of Hormuz

Tehran’s stranglehold on oil tankers passing through the narrow sea passage has driven energy prices up across the world.

Evening Standard

3 Grocery Chains That Give Seniors a “Gas Bonus” for Every $50 Spent

Grocery prices continue to climb, and with conflict in the Middle East coming to a head, gas prices are reaching new heights, too. Thankfully, there...

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Oil shock further reason for tax reform, spending cuts

An economic downturn might be needed to bring inflation back to target, economists warn, but the government can help with spending cuts and productivity reform.

AAP

Pope Leo demands Middle East ceasefire after deadly Iran school attack

Pope Leo made his strongest comments on the war in the Middle East on Sunday

The Independent UK

“Second home”: Expats praise UAE’s stability and leadership amid US-Israel-Iran conflict

As regional tensions continue to create uncertainty across parts of the Middle East, residents in the UAE are showing calm and resilience, with many members of the expatriate community expressing strong confidence in the country’s leadership and its commitment to keeping people safe.

The Times of India

Meet Fouzia Mahmoudi: The Moroccan "Hope Maker" transforming thousands of lives through Operation Smile

Moroccan humanitarian Fouzia Jbara Mahmoudi has dedicated over two decades to providing free cleft surgeries for children through Operation Smile. Her leadership has enabled over 19,000 surgeries in Morocco and expanded access to vital medical care across the Middle East and North Africa, transforming countless young lives.

The Times of India

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Overnight Israeli strikes kill at least four in Lebanon as UN chief urges diplomatic solution

Israel is fighting a second front in the war in the Middle East in southern Lebanon, against Hezbollah, alongside the air campaign against Iran it launched with the United States more than two weeks ago.

Euronews

Donald Trump and Keir Starmer hold crisis talks on opening Strait of Hormuz closed by Iran attacks on tankers

Cabinet minister Ed Miliband confirmed that Britain is considering deploying de-mining drones to the Middle East

Evening Standard

One of Britain’s last major chemical plants at risk as energy prices surge

If costs stay high for the next three months, US owner Peter Huntsman says he will close the site on Teesside

The Guardian - UK

‘Fake news’: Israel rejects rumours on Netanyahu's death after 'six fingers' video goes viral

The Times of India

Why Govt Suddenly Stopped LPG Refills for PNG Homes

For many Indian families, a cooking gas cylinder is part of daily life. You book a refill, the delivery arrives, and the kitchen keeps running smoothly. But now, a new rule has quietly changed that routine. The government has announced that households with Piped Natural Gas connections can no longer…

MyLifeXP

'Hearing he’s not alive': Trump’s big claim on Mojtaba Khamenei amid US-Israel strikes on Iran

US President Donald Trump has questioned whether Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is even alive, fuelling fresh speculation about the cleric’s condition as the war between the United States, Israel and Iran intensifies across the Middle East.

The Times of India

UK could send minehunter drones to Strait of Hormuz and is ‘intensively’ looking at options to unblock key route

Energy secretary Ed Miliband says there is ‘a range of things’ the UK could do to secure the route after Donald Trump urged allies to send warships to defend key shipping route

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Evening Standard

Military chiefs mulling use of minehunter drones amid Iran oil blockade

Donald Trump on Saturday urged the UK and other nations to send naval vessels to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.

The Independent UK

F1 makes the right call – the Middle East is no place for sport’s glitz and glamour right now

Comment: The decision to cancel races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia next month will cost the sport around £100m – but F1’s strong financial footing means the impact will be kept to a minimum

The Independent UK

Bahrain and Saudi Arabian races will not take place in April

It leaves F1 with a five-week void between the third round of the new season in Japan on March 29 and the Miami Grand Prix on May 3.

The Independent UK

Anti-war protests in Italy and Spain as high-stakes referendum on Italian judges looms

Thousands of people have protested in Italy against wars in the Middle East and proposed judicial reforms by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

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People in the Middle East are terrified for their lives, but Nancy Mace decided to turn it into a publicity stunt

She is the superhero the world needs ...or says the attention-seeker.

International Business Times UK

Is the US Preparing a Ground Invasion of Iran? 2,500-Marine Rapid Response Unit Sent to the Middle East

The US has deployed 2,500 Marines to the Middle East as tensions with Iran escalate. Learn about the strategic implications and what this means for the region.

The Independent UK

Yesterday Dubai – tomorrow, who knows? How Iran conflict could change UK travel plans once and for all

Dubai, seen for decades as a safe and serene haven, now finds itself on the Foreign Office no-go – along with Abu Dhabi, just down the road in the UAE, and Doha in Qatar. So what does this mean for the future of tourism in the Gulf? Simon Calder finds…

The Independent UK

Donald Trump urges UK to send warships to secure Strait of Hormuz

The US president piled pressure on Keir Starmer to deepen the UK’s involvement in the escalating conflict in the Middle East

Axios

Exclusive: U.S. lacks the "will" for Iran ground war, Anduril's Luckey says

"Maybe I'll be eating my words in a week, but I don't think that we have it in us."

The Times of India

Pakistan employees face the heat: PM Shehbaz Sharif approves up to 30% salary cuts in state firms amid fuel crisis

Pakistan's Prime Minister has approved significant salary cuts for state-owned enterprise employees, ranging from 5 to 30 percent, as part of a broad austerity drive. This move follows a sharp fuel price hike linked to the Middle East conflict. The government is also reducing fuel allocations for official vehicles and…

Euronews

Trump threatens Iran's oil infrastructure after US bombs Kharg Island military sites

Trump said US forces had "totally obliterated" all military targets on Kharg Island oil export hub, describing it in a social media post as "one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East."

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