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Mon 30 Mar 2026

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Trump says he wants to ‘take the oil’ in Iran and could seize Kharg Island ‘easily’

US president tells Financial Times his ‘preference would be to take the oil’ but that ‘some stupid people back in the US say: why are you doing that?’
Person surveys damage from US-Israeli strike on building in Tehran, Iran
Man sits on a corner of the exposed first floor of a destroyed multi-storey building
Gaza
Exhausted Palestinians struggle to put lives back together as world’s gaze fixes on Iran
Protest Supporting Iran By Houthi Loyalists In Yemen 2026SANA'A, YEMEN - MARCH 27: Yemen's Houthi loyalists hold flags of Iran as they participate in a protest staged to show support to Iran against the U.S.-Israel war on March 27, 2026 in Sana'a, Yemen. (Photo by Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)
Analysis
What the Houthis’ entry into the Iran war means for the conflict and the wider region
Field Marshal Gen Asim Munir
Analysis
Israeli strikes and US troop buildup put Pakistan’s peacemaker role under pressure
Wearing ceremonial robes, Pope Leo stands in St Peter's Square during the Palm Sunday mass
Pope Leo XIV
Pope seems to rebuke Trump in remarks about leaders with ‘hands full of blood’
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News

Exclusive

NHS to miss targets for cutting A&E wait times and performance in England

Health secretary’s pledges in doubt as analysis shows health service will not deliver key improvements
Wes Streeting speaking with Dr Greg Cook at Trafford general hospital
Keir Starmer
Labour
Keir Starmer to launch local elections campaign with focus on cost of living
Robert Fico speaking on stage at an event
Europe
Five EU governments found to ‘consistently’ dismantle rule of law
British Chancellor Rachel Reeves leaves No 11 Downing Street for Prime Minister's Questions
Energy
Rachel Reeves to tell G7 accelerating shift to clean energy is best defence against energy price shocks
person sits by water where boats go by
Cuba
Trump appears to relax de facto oil blockade on Cuba as Russian oil tanker nears island
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In focus

China

China’s ‘teapot’ oil refineries keep economy brewing – but surging crude prices leave them strained

The factories, which buy cheap crude and turn it into fuel, are struggling as higher oil prices threaten their razor-sharp margins
China Became The World's Largest Oil Refining CountryQINGDAO, CHINA - MARCH 3, 2023 - Photo taken on March 3, 2023 shows the first single-series 10-million-ton refinery of China's Sinopec Qingdao Refining and Chemical Company in Qingdao, Shandong province. It is reported that oil and gas production in China maintained steady growth in 2022, with crude oil output of 205 million tons, up 2.9% year on year. Natural gas output was 217.79 billion cubic meters, up 6.4 percent year on year. China has become the world's largest oil refiner and made new strides in the high-quality development of its petrochemical industry, according to data released by the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
A doctor writes on a clipboard
Nigeria
Malnourished children and desperate mothers: the healthcare facility on the frontline of Nigeria’s hunger crisis
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Features

She leans on the red railing of a bandstand in Victoria Park in Denton, Greater Manchester. She is wearing blue jeans and a great sweater emblazoned with the word "hope".
The big interview
‘Wow, people were so angry at Labour!’ Green MP Hannah Spencer on politics, plumbing, smears and snobbery
Flashback
Nicole and Natalie Appleton look back: ‘She was my home away from home during the craziness of All Saints’
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Opinion

illustration of missiles over map of world and lines indicating share prices
quote  Will Trump bring peace, or more bombs? Shady speculators seem to bet right every time
Nesrine Malik
quote  Trump is contemplating the sheer folly of boots on the ground in Iran. How did it come to this?
Simon Tisdall
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Sport

Roberto De Zerbi
Football
Tottenham target De Zerbi to avoid drop after parting company with Tudor
quote  Tuchel’s England? Maybe they are just not as good as we would like them to be
Barney Ronay