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Hungary’s Orbán claims Ukrainians ‘threatened’ his family as election campaign ramps up

12/03/2026 08:33 The Guardian

Hungary’s prime minister made the claim as accusations mount that he is using a dispute with Ukraine for political gain in the run-up to elections next monthHungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has accused Ukrainians of plotting to attack his family, as an increasingly bitter standoff between Kyiv and Budapest continues.Orbán and his allies appear to be using the dispute for maximum political gain before the election due next month that could end the 16-year rule of his nationalist government. Continue reading...

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‘I have never seen anything like it’: MP warns of rise in extreme views on race and identity

Health minister Zubir Ahmed says new definition of anti-Muslim hostility could be a turning point as he tells of Islamophobic abuseZubir Ahmed, a health minister, tries not to read the comments under his social media feeds, but sometimes curiosity gets the better of him.After performing a transplant...

12/03/2026 07:00 The Guardian
Thursday briefing: What an Iran negotiator thinks could happen next – and why Trump still has an off-ramp

In today’s newsletter: Robert Malley, who led talks for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, helps make sense of the warGood morning, and apologies for the interruption to your usual programming. Stepping out from behind the editing desk to write today’s newsletter feels somewhat like a player-manager th...

12/03/2026 06:57 The Guardian
More airlines hike flight prices as Iran war continues to disrupt oil supply

Cathay Pacific, AirAsia and Thai Airways join Qantas in increasing prices, as travellers flock to airlines that don’t have Middle East stopoversCathay Pacific, AirAsia and Thai Airways are among a growing number of airlines hiking air fares as conflict in the Middle East boosts oil prices and send...

12/03/2026 06:19 The Guardian
Gordon Brown calls for international criminal court for crimes against children

Former PM says schools ‘deserve same moral status as hospitals’ after 168 schoolgirls killed in US-Israel war on IranGordon Brown: ‘Children killed, a school turned into a graveyard: even in wartime, we can’t accept this’A school turned into a graveyardMinab school bombing: a visual guideG...

12/03/2026 06:00 The Guardian
‘Invasive’ AI-led mass surveillance in Africa violating freedoms, warn experts

Countries across the continent have spent more than $2bn on Chinese tracking technology that is not ‘necessary or proportionate’, new report findsThe rapid expansion of AI-powered mass-surveillance systems across Africa is violating citizens’ right to privacy and having a chilling effect on so...

12/03/2026 06:00 The Guardian
Proposed law change will protect abusive men who push women to suicide, campaigners warn

Charity criticises new measures that would make it harder for inquests to pass verdict of unlawful killingMen whose abusive behaviour drives women to take their own lives are more likely to get away with their crimes because of proposed law changes, justice campaigners say.Ministers want to make it...

12/03/2026 06:00 The Guardian
Middle East crisis live: Iran steps up attacks on ports, tankers and oil terminals in campaign to disrupt energy markets

Iran has set ablaze two tankers in Iraqi waters as it increased attacks on oil and transport facilities across the Middle EastIran escalates attacks on infrastructure and transport across the GulfHow have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?Oil prices are on the rise again, with the i...

12/03/2026 05:08 The Guardian
European drivers face €220 a year jump in fuel costs due to Iran conflict, say experts

Exclusive: Oil at $100 a barrel means higher prices in the EU and UK, making savings for those with electric vehicles even greater, analysts sayEuropean drivers face paying an extra €220 (£190) a year at the pumps because of the surge in oil prices caused by the war in Iran, analysts have warned....

12/03/2026 05:00 The Guardian
MPs launch student loans inquiry amid ‘perfect storm’ for young people in UK

Influential Treasury committee chair Meg Hillier says review follows growing concern over graduate debtUK firms struggling to hire young people amid cost pressures, MPs toldYoung adults in the UK face a “perfect storm” of economic challenges, the head of the influential Treasury select committee...

12/03/2026 05:00 The Guardian
Oil price tops $100 again as Iran strikes economic targets across Middle East

Vast release of emergency crude reserves fails to quell mounting fears around energy supply crunch, rattling global marketsBusiness live – latest updatesOil prices again topped $100 a barrel on Thursday as widespread Iranian attacks on Middle Eastern energy facilities overshadowed a vast release o...

12/03/2026 04:36 The Guardian
Asia scrambles to confront energy crisis unleashed by Iran war – with no end in sight

From fuel caps to four-day work weeks, the Middle East conflict has left the world’s top crude oil importing region desperate to shore up suppliesDonald Trump has scrambled in recent days to reassure the world that the economic impact of his war on Iran can be contained.Sure, one of the most impor...

12/03/2026 03:40 The Guardian
Trump puts pressure on Senate majority leader – as it happened

President tells John Thune to force through Save America act, which requires proof of citizenship while registering to vote and curbs mail-in votingDonald Trump said that the US-Israel war in Iran will end “soon” because there is “practically nothing left to target” in a phone interview with...

12/03/2026 02:02 The Guardian
Israel bombards Beirut suburbs and southern Lebanon as conflict with Hezbollah escalates

Hezbollah and Iran had launched joint attack on more than 50 targets including Israeli military basesMiddle East live – latest updatesIsraeli warplanes bombarded Beirut’s southern suburbs and southern Lebanon after Hezbollah launched drones and rockets at northern Israel on Wednesday night in a...

12/03/2026 00:10 The Guardian
‘Convincing’ AI scams drove UK fraud cases to record 444,000 last year

Criminals using artificial intelligence tools to take over mobile, bank and online shopping accounts, says CifasCriminals are increasingly exploiting AI technology to take over people’s mobile, banking and online shopping accounts, the UK’s leading anti-fraud body has warned.Last year, a record...

12/03/2026 00:01 The Guardian
Iran escalates attacks on infrastructure and transport networks across the Gulf

Iranian officials warn of ‘war of attrition’ and global economic chaos as energy supplies are throttledMiddle East crisis – live updatesIran dramatically escalated its strategy of striking civilian infrastructure and transport networks across the Gulf on Wednesday, attacking commercial ships a...

11/03/2026 23:02 The Guardian
US intelligence sees direct attacks by Iran on oil tankers as greater risk than mines

Strait of Hormuz, key transit passage for global oil trade, has been effectively shut down by Islamic Revolutionary GuardSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxUS intelligence reporting sees direct attacks by Iran as the greatest threat to oil tankers going thro...

11/03/2026 22:04 The Guardian
Australia news live: NSW anti-slavery commissioner questions handling of Iranian football squad’s departure; earthquake felt north of Canberra

Anti-slavery chief questions process before football squad returned to Iran; Queensland police say car found near flood zone. Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers says Australia well-placed to deal with the ‘worst’ of the economic fallout from Middle...

11/03/2026 20:23 The Guardian
Starmer overruled warning of ‘reputational risk’ over Mandelson appointment, files show

Newly released documents also show Peter Mandelson was offered highly classified briefings before formal vetting was completeKeir Starmer overruled officials who warned of a “reputational risk” in making Peter Mandelson US ambassador, despite being handed a dossier of evidence about the peer’s...

11/03/2026 19:53 The Guardian
Starmer’s national security adviser expressed concern about Mandelson appointment, documents show - as it happened

Release shows that Jonathan Powell warned Morgan McSweeney about the appointment of Mandelson as US ambassadorAs reported by Nadeem Badshah this morning, the documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US expected to be released today will include a due diligence repor...

11/03/2026 19:50 The Guardian
At least 17 killed after drone strikes school in Sudan

Strike in Shukeiri killed schoolgirls, teachers and healthcare workers in latest incident in three-year warAt least 17 people, most of them schoolgirls, were killed on Wednesday when an explosive-laden drone blamed on Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces struck a secondary school and a health...

11/03/2026 19:08 The Guardian
Elevating injured Mojtaba Khamenei to supreme leader shows Iranian war machine can run on autopilot

Lack of public appearances prompted speculation about new leader’s mortality after multiple family members diedThe confirmation that Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was injured in the first wave of Israeli attacks underlines how desperate the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (ICRG...

11/03/2026 18:31 The Guardian
Donald Trump’s mixed messages on Iran leave questions unanswered

More than a week into the US-Israel war on Iran, president has provided little clarity on how the conflict might endThis was originally published in This Week in Trumpland; sign up to receive it in your inbox every WednesdayOne week into the war with Iran, the central questions about the conflict re...

11/03/2026 18:30 The Guardian
Three merchant ships struck as tensions rise in Hormuz strait amid Iran war

Crew of Thai-registered bulk carrier forced to flee fire, as US says it has destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vesselsMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThree merchant ships have been struck in and around the strait of Hormuz, including a Thai registered bulk carrier that caught fire after leav...

11/03/2026 18:15 The Guardian
‘The shine has been taken off’: Dubai faces existential threat as foreigners flee conflict

Tens of thousands of residents and tourists have left UAE since the US and Israel started bombing Iran two weeks ago, leaving beach bars, malls and hotels eerily emptyIn the playground of the rich, nobody wanted this war. For decades, Dubai built itself up as a sanctuary of unadulterated consumerism...

11/03/2026 16:57 The Guardian
‘Stunned, sidelined and disunited’: how war in the Middle East paralysed the EU

Amid fears the conflict will strengthen Russia, Ursula von der Leyen’s embrace of US-backed regime change already looks like a doomed strategy• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThe message from Ursula von der Leyen was blunt. “Europe can no longer be a custodian...

11/03/2026 15:22 The Guardian
Starmer attacks Badenoch and Farage over Iran war support U-turns at raucous PMQs

PM says UK would ‘be at war’ now if it were up to Tory and Reform leaders and accuses both of changing position UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has attacked Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage over their stance on the war in Iran, accusing both of U-turning on their support for Donald...

11/03/2026 14:42 The Guardian
Countries must seek energy independence through renewables and nuclear, says John Kerry

Former US secretary of state says oil shock driven by war in Iran highlights dangers of reliance on fossil fuelsMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesCountries must seek energy independence through renewable resources and nuclear energy for their national security, and to avoid the “choke poin...

11/03/2026 14:36 The Guardian
IEA orders largest ever release of stockpiled oil to reduce crude price

Members agree unanimously to release about 400m barrels amid market volatility caused by Iran warBusiness live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe International Energy Agency has ordered the largest release of government oil reserves in its history to help calm the oil pr...

11/03/2026 14:27 The Guardian
Payman, Thorpe and Faruqi demand Labor change parliamentary rules to counter ‘overt’ racism

Exclusive: Independent and Greens senators ask president to set up inquiry and anti-racism training for politicians to prevent bigotry ‘corroding democracy’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIncreasingly ugly abuse in...

11/03/2026 14:00 The Guardian
US inflation stayed flat at 2.4% in February before effects of war on Iran kicked in

Effect of war on prices not reflected in data, as Trump says only ‘fools’ would think oil price shocks would be significantSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxUS inflation stayed flat at 2.4% in February, according to government data released Wednesday th...

11/03/2026 13:46 The Guardian
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