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Anthropic has brought something new to AI: the power to say ‘no’

The last two months of market upheaval — and standoffs with the Pentagon over how tech might be militarised — have shown a company breaking that mold.

Iran war Day 10 Highlights: Today will be ‘most intense day of strikes’ inside Iran—US Secy of War Hegseth

The war began on 28 February, with the US and Israel jointly launching a military operation to bomb Tehran.

Nepal gets its youngest PM with a brute majority in Parliament. What comes next

Nepal is all about the ‘Balen wave’ now. A party that is less than four years old has stormed into power. Could Nepal turn another page on its tumultuous recent history?

The oil pipelines that could decide the Iran war

Washington: Iran’s strategy in its war with the US and Israel is by now clear: Impose an intolerable economic cost on President Donald Trump,...

Asia’s ultra-rich rethink Dubai investments as Iran war escalates

Dubai’s rise as a finance and wealth hub faces a test as the Iran war draws closer. Wealthy Asian families are delaying relocations and weighing cuts to investments once seen as safe in the Gulf.

Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, his father’s confidante, gatekeeper and power broker

Mojtaba’s appointment has been viewed as a strategic signal beyond West Asia due to his hardline approach in the past.

Iran’s new Supreme Leader oversees a sprawling empire. It includes luxury properties

On a tree-lined street in north London, known as “Billionaire’s Row,” a clutch of mostly empty mansions sit behind tall hedges and blacked-out gates....

Iran, US-Israel conflict HIGHLIGHTS 9 March 2026 | Attacks on West Asia energy infra continue, markets tumble

Iran named Khamenei's son Mojtaba as the Supreme Leader, defying US President Donald Trump's warning. Israel said it will target Iran's leaders.

Three, including priest, injured in crude blasts at Hindu temple, vicinity in Bangladesh’s Cumilla

Purported CCTV clip of incident, which occurred Saturday evening, shows masked individual leaving a bag in temple premises & fleeing, seconds before explosion. Probe underway, reports say.

Pakistan, UAE discuss joint steps to counter Iran drone and missile attacks

In a statement, Pakistan’s military said its army chief Asim Munir met Khalid bin Salman in Saudi Arabia to discuss the deteriorating security in the region.

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Can Pakistan stay neutral on Iran? Saudi Arabia holds the purse strings

Security of Saudi Arabia is something that Pakistani armed forces have committed themselves to for a long time, even before the September 2025 agreement.

Iran war pummels India’s already turbulent aviation sector. Your ticket fare will get hit next

More than 1,600 flights were canceled between 28 February and 3 March. Aviation consultants have now started weighing the cost of the conflict in the Middle East.

SMPP secures order for additional 10,000 bulletproof jackets for paramilitary forces

SMPP Limited gets order for additional 10,000 bulletproof jackets for BSF, CISF & SSB. This is over & above the existing order for 40,000 jackets, taking the total to 50,000.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.