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Israel has a plan. Does America know?’ 19/03 02:57 - ‘Does America have a plan? Israel has a plan. Does America know?’ 19/03 02:43 - EU state’s leader urges return to ‘harmony’ in ties with Russia 19/03 02:33 - Live: Iran intensifies strikes on Gulf energy plants after 'extensive' damage at Qatari gas hub 19/03 02:19 - Three women killed in occupied West Bank missile attack 19/03 02:19 - Three women killed in occupied West Bank missile attack 19/03 02:11 - Saudi FM warns Iran that patience in Gulf not ‘unlimited’ amid attacks 19/03 02:11 - Saudi FM warns Iran that patience in Gulf not ‘unlimited’ amid attacks 19/03 02:11 - Reader callout: are you feeling the petrol pinch in Australia, and how is it affecting you? 19/03 02:09 - Senate Republicans vote down Democrats’ war powers resolution to check Trump on Iran – as it happened 19/03 01:54 - U.S. Intelligence Saw No Change in Iran’s Missile Capabilities Before War 19/03 01:53 - 'Designer' dog owners report more problem behaviours, vets warn 19/03 01:35 - Oil crosses $110 a barrel after gas field strike 19/03 00:49 - Australia’s major fuel suppliers being investigated over alleged price-gouging amid Iran war 19/03 00:44 - US aircraft carrier to sail to Crete for repairs after fire on board 19/03 00:37 - Senate votes down measure aiming to limit Trump’s war powers by 53-47 vote 19/03 00:30 - Iran war live: Gulf energy sites targeted after Israeli attack on gasfield 19/03 00:30 - Iran war live: Gulf energy sites targeted after Israeli attack on gasfield 19/03 00:01 - UK to double steel tariffs to 50% to save plants from collapse 19/03 00:01 - Ban corporate donations to UK political parties to protect elections, says thinktank 18/03 23:59 - Seoul raises terror alert as it prepares to host BTS comeback concert 18/03 23:47 - Fed Holds Rates Steady as War in Iran Upends the Economic Outlook 18/03 23:31 - The Iran war is causing a global energy crisis - can China withstand it? 18/03 23:26 - Kash Patel admits under oath FBI is buying location data on Americans 18/03 23:08 - Israel steps up assassinations as Iran war widens to energy facilities 18/03 22:58 - What are Iran’s options as war goes on? 18/03 22:58 - What are Iran’s options as war goes on? 18/03 22:29 - How Trump Should Extricate Himself From His Iran Quagmire 18/03 22:18 - US intelligence chief says Iran's regime 'intact' but 'degraded' 18/03 21:56 - Are US soldiers really 'refusing orders' to fight in Iran war? 18/03 21:37 - Why Hungary's Viktor Orban is vilifying Ukraine before crucial elections 18/03 20:57 - US seeks to curb soaring petrol prices 18/03 20:53 - The Iran war is exposing this major shift of the 21st century 18/03 20:47 - 'Acute risk' that Iraq could become once again victim of internal conflict as Iran war progresses 18/03 20:45 - Iran did not try to rebuild enrichment after June 2025 attack, US intel chief says 18/03 20:42 - Fed holds interest rates steady as Iran war drives up oil prices and inflation fears 18/03 20:42 - Iranians burn Trump, Netanyahu effigies at warship victim rally 18/03 20:42 - Iranians burn Trump, Netanyahu effigies at warship victim rally 18/03 20:34 - US Fed keeps interest rates steady amid economic uncertainty, Iran war 18/03 20:34 - US Fed keeps interest rates steady amid economic uncertainty, Iran war 18/03 19:41 - Kharkiv's opera and ballet theatre performances continue despite war 18/03 19:35 - Gabbard tells senators Iranian regime is degraded but still intact 18/03 19:33 - News24 | Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war, claims ‘no imminent threat’ 18/03 19:31 - Both sides in Iran war ratchet up attacks on energy facilities, as oil prices surge 18/03 19:25 - Israel strikes Iran’s South Pars gasfield hours after forces kill intelligence minister 18/03 19:12 - Trump's dire strait: No strategy, no endgame, no allied support? 18/03 19:06 - Tulsi Gabbard tells Senate panel US strikes on Iran are strategic success 18/03 19:06 - US intel chief Gabbard says Iran was not rebuilding enrichment prior to war 18/03 19:06 - US intel chief Gabbard says Iran was not rebuilding enrichment prior to war 18/03 18:51 - Damaged Russian tanker carrying natural gas floats into Libyan waters 18/03 18:41 - He Lost a Leg for Russia. 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