Rafah crossing closure leaves Gaza patients trapped without treatment
Thousands face worsening illness after closure of key crossing halts medical evacuations.
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One Battle After Another’s big night: Key takeaways from the 2026 Oscars
Paul Thomas Anderson's political chase film earned six Oscars, beating the vampire thriller Sinners, which scored four.
Oscars 2026: Full list of winners
One Battle After Another wins six Oscars, while Sinners takes four awards.
Oil prices keep rising as Trump seeks coalition to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Brent crude tops $106 a barrel as markets see no end in sight to the halt of traffic through the critical waterway.
Iran war live: Trump threatens NATO if allies fail to help on Hormuz
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran never sought a ceasefire with the US, and is ready for a long war.
Top Trump adviser says Iran war price tag at $12bn so far
Pressure grows on the US president's administration as war costs spiral and the mission's endgame remains unclear.
Muted response as Trump urges nations to escort ships through Hormuz Strait
The US president's call for allied naval forces comes as Iran's Revolutionary Guard says, 'Let him send his ships'.
Israeli attacks kill 13 in Gaza, including 2 children and a pregnant woman
Meanwhile, more than 20,000 patients await evacuation as the Rafah crossing is set to partially reopen on Wednesday.
Iran’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia denies attacks on its oil facilities
Alireza Enayati says relations with Saudi Arabia are 'progressing naturally' and he's in contact with Saudi officials.
A dozen arrests as hundreds attend Al-Quds Day rally in London
Police make 12 arrests as demonstrators defy government restrictions to gather on Thames embankment.
Ukraine eyes money and tech in return for Middle East drone support
Ukraine leader previously said advisers were sent to Qatar, UAE, and Saudi Arabia to help thwart Iranian drone attacks.
Oscars 2026 live: Sinners, One Battle After Another race for Academy gold
Sinners enters tonight's race with a record 16 Academy Award nominations, including for Best Picture and Best Director.
Why is NYC’s Mamdani facing criticism over response to attacks on wife?
Mayor's wife criticised for past work related to Palestine, while Mamdani's response rebuked by some supporters.
Jamal Rayyan, the first face of Al Jazeera, dies at 73
The Palestinian presenter delivered the network's first-ever bulletin when it went on air in 1996.
Strategic oil release may calm markets but cannot fix Hormuz disruption
Record oil release steadies markets, but war-driven disruption in the Strait of Hormuz keeps energy supplies uncertain.
Trump calls for naval coalition to open Strait of Hormuz: Can it work?
Analysts say US president's solution to secure the strait is fraught with problems.
France offers to broker Lebanon-Israel talks: What do we know?
Diplomatic efforts come amid threat of an Israeli ground invasion in southern Lebanon and sustained air raids.
How Trump’s unchecked power has changed the world
Diplomatic norms, law and institutions have proven no hindrance to the US president. Can he really do anything he wants?
‘We killed dogs’: Israeli troops kill two children, parents in West Bank
Each person shot in the head in the village of Tammun, while two other children of the deceased couple sustain injuries.
Oscars 2026: Nominees, predictions, start time and how to watch
The 98th Academy Awards will take place at the Dolby Theatre, with the ceremony set to start at 23:00 GMT.