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Iranian surface-to-surface missiles. The arms will be central for Iran to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. AP

Iran could build a nuclear missile within six months, experts warn

No Other Land, an Oscar-winning documentary about residents of Masafer Yatta, is the year's most controversial film. Photo: L'Atelier Distribution

ReviewNo Other Land is a powerful yet compromised work

A mobile phone in Bangkok, Thailand displays an AI-generated image in the style of Japan's Studio Ghibli animation. That many people are reflexively uploading photos of themselves to use the tool should raise concerns about how their data and likenesses are being put to use. AFP

EditorialWhat the Ghibli craze tells us about big tech

A penthouse in Belgravia’s Eaton Place, formerly owned by Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac, is priced at £6.95 million. Beauchamp Estates

Super-prime London homes £1m cheaper than a decade ago

An Israeli tank takes position on the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo / Ariel Schalit)

TrendingIsrael expands Gaza offensive, and Iran's nuclear capacity

British Iraqi writer Nussaibah Younis, author of Fundamentally, has been shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction. Getty Images

Iraqi writer Nussaibah Younis shortlisted for Women's Prize for Fiction

Iranians take part in a protest marking the annual Al Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) on the last Friday of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran, on March 2. Wana via Reuters

CommentWhy did Iran crack down on a pro-Hijab rally?

A Buddhist monk gestures near a damaged pagoda in the aftermath of Friday's earthquake in Amarapura township, Mandalay, Myanmar, on April 2. AP

CommentMyanmar's earthquake exposes its political paralysis

Trump unveils sweeping tariffs on US trading partners

US President Donald Trump speaks at an event to announce new tariffs at the White House on April 2. AP

Trump unveils sweeping tariffs on US trading partners

US President announces minimum baseline of 10%, with rates going even higher for those deemed the 'worst offenders'

Gulf economies avoid harshest Trump tariffs but do not escape unscathed
Oil and stock markets plunge after tariffs rattle investors

Druze leader Walid Jumblatt is seen by his allies, and his foes, as Lebanon's political wizard. AFP

InterviewLebanon's Jumblatt on confronting Israel and giving the new Syria a chance

Lebanese veteran politician has witnessed every major transformation in the Middle East over the past several decades

Israel plans new corridor to break up southern Gaza

Syria says deadly Israeli strikes on Damascus and Hama a 'blatant violation'

A Palestinian man passes by houses reduced to rubble by the Israeli military offensive in Rafah, southern Gaza. Reuters

No bread or escape for Gazans trapped by Israel's offensive in Rafah

Myanmar junta declares temporary truce for quake relief efforts

Special reportPKK’s secret Europe money web and how it could delay Turkey ceasefire

From left, mission specialist and medical officer Eric Philips, mission commander Chun Wang, pilot Rabea Rogge and vehicle commander Jannicke Mikkelsen. AFP

SpaceX’s Fram2 private astronauts become first to enter Earth's polar orbit

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Closure of border crossings causes Gaza bakeries to shut

Gazans face a dire situation after the World Food Programme said it would not be able to provide flour to bakeries

Iran will be forced to build nuclear weapon if US attacks, Ali Larijani says

Iran will be forced to build nuclear weapon if US attacks, Ali Larijani says

US senator Cory Booker gives all-night speech in protest against Donald Trump

US senator Cory Booker gives all-night speech in protest against Donald Trump

Survivor rescued from rubble 91 hours after Myanmar earthquake

Survivor rescued from rubble 91 hours after Myanmar earthquake

US refuses to rule out deportations for naturalised students who joined pro-Gaza protests

US refuses to rule out deportations for naturalised students who joined pro-Gaza protests

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The Nothing Phone (3a) now comes with a triple-lens camera system.

Nothing personal: Phone (3a) takes an 'essential' dive into GenAI

A blunder by Leicester goalkeeper Mads Hermansen allowed Omar Marmoush to slot home Manchester City's second goal. AP Photo

Premier League: Marmoush steps up for City as Liverpool edge closer to title

A still from Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away. Photo: Studio Ghibli

CommentStudio Ghibli-inspired AI images are going viral, but here's why they shouldn't

Shreyas Iyer is leading the way at Punjab Kings with the bat and in the field. AFP

Golden boy Shreyas Iyer leads Punjab Kings' strong start to IPL 2025

Ryusei Sakai riding Forever Young to victory in the 2025 Saudi Cup in February. Getty Images

Saudi Cup winner Forever Young well placed for Dubai World Cup challenge

TOPSHOT - An aerial image shows hot air balloons, mostly made from recycled paper and tied with ropes, floating in the air during the annual hot air balloon festival, held since 1950 to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the Islamic holiday marking the end of Ramadan, in Wonosobo, Central Java, on April 2, 2025. (Photo by DEVI RAHMAN / AFP)

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Participants at the Dubai World Cup Style Stakes in 2024. Antonie Robertson / The National

Dubai World Cup Style Stakes: What judges will be looking for

Global markets are in turmoil, with US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs rattling investors. Getty Images

Three ways to invest $10,000 in the second quarter of 2025

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / People mourn over the shrouded bodies of loved ones killed during an Israeli strike that targeted a UN clinic in the Jabalia camp for Palestinian refugees, at the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on April 2, 2025. The Israeli army said it targeted Hamas militants in a strike on a UN building in Jabalia refugee camp on April 2 that Gaza's civil defence agency said killed 19 people, nine of them children. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

LatestNine children among 19 killed in Israeli strike on UN clinic in northern Gaza

Originally a clinic, the building had become a makeshift shelter for displaced people in Jabalia

TikTok ramps up Washington operations as ban deadline looms

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu after a meeting in Jerusalem in February 2019. AFP

Netanyahu's Hungary visit despite ICC warrant exploits EU divisions

UAE named best country for entrepreneurs for fourth year

Jordan's King Abdullah II, left, and Germany's departing Chancellor Olaf Scholz opened the disability summit in Berlin on Wednesday. AP

King Abdullah: Gaza a painful example of disability challenge

Heathrow puts £1bn price on power backup after emergency closure

Israeli army's militarisation of Studio Ghibli sparks online backlash

Iran urges IAEA to defend its facilities after vowing to develop nuclear weapons if attacked

Val Kilmer, known for roles in Top Gun and Batman, dies aged 65

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Global markets are in turmoil, with US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs rattling investors. Getty Images

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A Minecraft Movie review: Jack Black powers throwback charmer for all ages

Five Nintendo franchises that should head to the big screen

British Iraqi writer Nussaibah Younis, author of Fundamentally, has been shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction. Getty Images

Iraqi writer Nussaibah Younis shortlisted for Women's Prize for Fiction

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