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Mar 8, 2026 - World

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had dismissed Donald Trump's demand for the Islamic Republic's unconditional surrender as "a dream".

Mar 8, 2026 - World

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday said the US was issuing a temporary 30-day waiver to allow Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil.

Mar 8, 2026 - World

Reports of explosions in Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar as smoke billows above TehranFull report: Iran rejects Trump’s demand for unconditional surrender as a ‘dream’From ‘peace president’ to Operation Epic Fury: Trump’s road to warThe Israeli military said it launched a wave of strikes “across Iran” on Sunday, targeting military sites.A military statement said it had “initiated a wave of strikes targeting the Iranian terror regime military infrastructure across Iran”. Continue reading...

Mar 8, 2026 - World

Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised Keir Starmer after the UK blocked the US's initial use of British bases to attack Iran.

Mar 8, 2026 - World

Founder of family-owned firm says it will pause acquisitions after takeover of 15 Compass Coffee stores in USCaffè Nero will continue opening new shops in the UK and overseas, but has warned coffee prices are likely to keep rising as the war in Iran and higher staffing costs feed through.The family-owned business, which has just bought the 15-store Compass Coffee based in Washington DC to convert to its main brand, is aiming to open as many as 30 UK stores and between 50 and 70 more this year across the 10 other countries it operates in. Continue reading...