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Cathay Pacific suspends flights to and from Dubai until end of April – as it happened
ByTom Ambrose (now); Taz Ali and Wendy Frew (earlier) March 18, 2026March 19, 2026

This liveblog is closed – follow our new liveblog here.Iran is still exporting millions of barrels of oil, with about 90 ships, including oil tankers, having crossed the strait of Hormuz since the beginning of the war with Iran, according to maritime a…

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We can’t stand by while children are killed in war | Letters
ByGuardian staff March 18, 2026

Readers respond to Gordon Brown’s article about the effects of war on children following the bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, IranWe welcome Gordon Brown’s powerful focus on the traumatic effects of war on children in Iran (Children ki…

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Gunshots disperse crowd during Persian New Year festivities in Tehran
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 18, 2026

A crowd celebrating Chaharshanbe Suri in Tehran were forced to flee after gunshots disrupted their event.

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President or Congress? Who in the US has the power to declare war?
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 18, 2026

US presidents have long bypassed Congress's authority and dissenting lawmakers have often tried to fight back.

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Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to temporary Eid al-Fitr ‘pause’ in conflict
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 18, 2026

Pakistani minister says five-day pause, to begin at midnight Thursday, requested by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkiye.

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Iran threatens Gulf energy facilities after Israeli attack on its largest gasfield
ByJillian Ambrose March 18, 2026

Revolutionary Guards say they will strike infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar after South Pars field hitMiddle East crisis – live updatesBusiness live – latest updatesIran has threatened to attack energy infrastructure across the Gulf region …

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‘They called me a water terrorist’: exiled Iranian scientist wins global prize
ByRachel Salvidge March 18, 2026

Prof Kaveh Madani, winner of the Stockholm water prize, was accused of sabotage with his environmental work Eight years before he got the call telling him he had won the Stockholm water prize, Prof Kaveh Madani was being interrogated by Iran’s Revoluti…

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How Los Angeles’s Iranian diaspora is confronting the US war on Iran
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 18, 2026

Residents are divided between supporting and opposing the US and Israeli war against Iran, amid fears for loved ones.

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Fighting intensifies between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
ByWilliam Christou in Tyre, and Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem March 18, 2026

IDF is attempting to gain control of border towns, in particular the strategic hilltop city of KhiamMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIsrael and Hezbollah are engaged in intense ground clashes in at least three strategic areas in south Lebanon as…

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Why an up-and-coming indie developer is returning Microsoft’s money
ByKeza MacDonald March 18, 2026

In this week’s newsletter: the creators of All Will Rise on standing up to the tech giant – and joining the No Games for Genocide movement• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereVideo games are in a funding crisis. Investor mon…

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