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Ukraine sent drone experts to protect US bases in Jordan, says Zelenskyy
ByDan Sabbagh Defence and security editor March 9, 2026

Interceptor drones and operators deployed to Middle East after ‘requests for help from 11 countries neighbouring Iran’Middle East crisis – live updatesUkraine’s president has said he dispatched interceptor drones and operators to protect US bases in Jo…

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Von der Leyen calls for EU foreign policy to be ‘more realistic and interest-driven’
ByJennifer Rankin in Brussels March 9, 2026

European Commission head says rules-based system can no longer be relied upon to protect the continent’s interestsEurope can “no longer be a custodian for the old-world order” and needs “a more realistic and interest-driven foreign policy”, the head of…

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Will Trump make a deal with Iran’s new supreme leader? – The Latest
By March 9, 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei has been chosen to replace his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iran’s supreme leader, while the country continues to be heavily bombarded by US and Israeli forces. There are concerns the move could lead to a further escalation of war …

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Will Trump make a deal with Iran’s new supreme leader? – The Latest
By March 9, 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei has been chosen to replace his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iran’s supreme leader, while the country continues to be heavily bombarded by US and Israeli forces. There are concerns the move could lead to a further escalation of war …

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Video Captures Apparent Strike Near Boys’ School in Iran
ByChristiaan Triebert and Parin Behrooz March 9, 2026March 9, 2026

A communications tower seemed to be the intended target, according to satellite imagery analysis. Iranian state media reported that a boy had been killed in the explosion.

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France preparing to escort ships in Strait of Hormuz when war calms: Macron
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 9, 2026

French president says 'purely defensive' mission aims to gradually reopen key Gulf waterway amid spike in oil prices.

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Hope and solidarity with those trying to stay alive in Iran | Letters
ByGuardian staff March 9, 2026

Desmond Hewitt responds to an article by an Iranian citizen living in Tehran in the midst of the ongoing warThe poignancy of the anonymous author’s article describing life in Tehran is almost too much to bear (‘Don’t die’: the two words that sum up our…

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US senators demand probe into ‘appalling’ attack on girls’s school in Iran
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 9, 2026

Top Democrats say Minab school bombing that killed at least 170 people 'must be fully and impartially reviewed'.

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US military kills six in strike on alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 9, 2026

The US military claims six men killed in a strike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

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G7 Countries Hold Off on Releasing Emergency Oil Supplies
ByRebecca F. Elliott and Aurelien Breeden March 9, 2026

Finance ministers for the seven industrialized countries met on Monday and said they would consider releasing oil from reserves but were not ready to do so now.

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