Oil prices have surged past $100 a barrel amid the fallout of the United States and Israel’s war on Iran. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose as much as 20 percent on Sunday, topping $111 a ...

Trump says new supreme leader will 'not last long' without US approval, hours before Mojtaba Khamenei is selected.

More than half a million people in Lebanon have been registered as displaced after fighting restarted between Israel and ...

Iran’s military and political leaders have pledged allegiance to Mojtaba Khamenei, who has been named to ‌replace his father, ...

These were the updates from Sunday, March 8, 2026.

Shah's party represents a reformist wave reshaping the Himalayan nation's politics since last year’s youth-led uprising.

Iranian state television has announced that the Assembly of Experts has chosen Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader.

Tehran has carried out more attacks on Gulf states – despite an apology by the president to Iran’s neighbours. Civilian targets have been hit, including airports and vital inf ...

Guinea’s government has dissolved 40 political parties, including the country’s three main opposition groups, in a move critics say marks the final step towards a one-party state under President ...

Palestinians were killed after armed Israeli settlers attacked the village of Abu Falah in the occupied West Bank.

Mojtaba Khamenei will now be charged with leading Islamic Republic through the biggest crisis in its 47-year history.

Two people have been arrested after the device was thrown, as far-right demonstrators clashed with counterprotesters.