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G7 to take 'necessary measures' to support energy supplies

March 9, 2026 - 7:30pm
Finance ministers and the IEA discussed options for stabilising oil prices which surpassed $100.
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India offered sanctuary to Iranian ship three days before US sank it

March 9, 2026 - 8:04am
India says Tehran sought permission to dock three ships on the day the US and Israel began a war on Iran.
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India offered sanctuary to Iranian ship three days before US sank it

March 9, 2026 - 8:04am
India says Tehran sought permission to dock three ships on the day the US and Israel began a war on Iran.
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G7 nations to hold emergency meeting on oil as stock markets sink

March 9, 2026 - 4:57am
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will join talks amid reports that oil reserves could be released to lower prices.
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Alleged Bondi gunman seeks order to suppress family's identity

March 9, 2026 - 4:13am
Naveed Akram is seeking to prevent media publishing details about his mother, sister and brother.
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Alleged Bondi gunman seeks order to suppress family's identity

March 9, 2026 - 4:13am
Naveed Akram is seeking to prevent media publishing details about his mother, sister and brother.
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India erupts in celebration after T20 cricket World Cup victory

March 9, 2026 - 3:16am
India defeated New Zealand by 96 runs in the western city of Ahmedabad, on Sunday, to defend their T20 World Cup title.
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India erupts in celebration after T20 cricket World Cup victory

March 9, 2026 - 3:16am
India defeated New Zealand by 96 runs in the western city of Ahmedabad, on Sunday, to defend their T20 World Cup title.
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Australia urged to protect Iranian football team after Asian Cup elimination

March 9, 2026 - 2:51am
Concern has grown for team after one critic called them 'wartime traitors' for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem.
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The heartwarming tale of a father, a daughter, and a wedding band wowing India

March 7, 2026 - 7:02pm
Band Baaja Bitiya is the moving tale of a father who goes to rescue his daughter from her matrimonial home.
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The heartwarming tale of a father, a daughter, and a wedding band wowing India

March 7, 2026 - 7:02pm
Band Baaja Bitiya is the moving tale of a father who goes to rescue his daughter from her matrimonial home.
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Dancers loved practising in this Singapore walkway. Then the complaints came

March 7, 2026 - 6:11pm
In super-organised Singapore, disputes over public space are a battle between control and chaos.
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Dancers loved practising in this Singapore walkway. Then the complaints came

March 7, 2026 - 6:11pm
In super-organised Singapore, disputes over public space are a battle between control and chaos.
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Rapper-politician Balendra Shah on course to be Nepal's next prime minister

March 7, 2026 - 2:45pm
Thursday's general election was the first since violent youth-led protests toppled the government in September.
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China spent years building ties in Latin America. Can Trump make room for the US?

March 6, 2026 - 8:56pm
US President Donald Trump will meet with ideologically-aligned Latin American leaders to try and counter China's influence in the region.
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The final voyage of the Iranian warship sunk by the US

March 6, 2026 - 7:59pm
The sinking of an Iranian ship by the US near Sri Lanka brings the conflict uncomfortably close to India.
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The final voyage of the Iranian warship sunk by the US

March 6, 2026 - 7:59pm
The sinking of an Iranian ship by the US near Sri Lanka brings the conflict uncomfortably close to India.
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Is Nepal's ex-rapper mayor on track to be new PM?

March 6, 2026 - 2:03pm
Votes counted so far show Balendra Shah and his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) are on track to win the general election.
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Fatbikes are wreaking havoc in Sydney's wealthy beach suburbs

March 6, 2026 - 1:56pm
Teens are infuriating locals by riding over golf courses and doing wheelies on the Harbour Bridge.
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Indonesia to ban social media and other online platforms for under 16s

March 6, 2026 - 8:25am
It is the latest country to curb young people's access to digital spaces to try and protect them from abuse.
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