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‘A saltwater crocodile on the AFL oval’: worst flooding in decades inundates the NT as residents urged to avoid water

Schools and highways close and Territorians living near major rivers leave amid possibly record-breaking rainFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKatherine’s mayor has warned locals to be wary of flood waters inundating the town after a crocodile was spotted on the town’s AFL oval, as residents are warned to boil their water amid the record-breaking deluge.As rain and storms continued to soak the Top End on Monday, the Bureau of Meteorology issued major flood warnings for thousands of Territorians near the Katherine, Daly and Georgina rivers and Eyre Creek, with a flood watch covering nearly a dozen river catchments. Continue reading…

Source: World news | The Guardian · Published: 2026-03-09 06:26 MSK
March 9, 2026
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Australia news live: Bowen says Middle East crisis ‘cannot interrupt’ renewables as Coalition puts pressure on Labor over fuel supplies

Follow the latest updates liveASX plunges with $130bn wiped from sharemarket amid spike in oil prices over Middle East crisisGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMan charged with murder after alleged stabbing in Sydney’s inner westA man was charged with murder after an alleged stabbing in Sydney’s inner west on Sunday.I think it’s important to work through this calmly, to understand the intelligence and the briefings that the government has to get to this juncture … If you’re going to send Australian personnel to a conflict, that is one of the most important decisions any government would make. And I think it’s better that there’s bipartisan support, and that’s why you want to be constructive with the government …The reality is, we believe in regime change. This was a tyrant that was oppressing the people of Iran. And I think what’s important here is that the people of Iran are empowered and given back their country through whatever mechanism that they should determine Continue reading…

Source: World news | The Guardian · Published: 2026-03-09 06:36 MSK
March 9, 2026
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Dow futures sink more than 1,000 points, oil prices surge 30% as Iran conflict rages

U.S. stock-market futures fell on Sunday as crude futures surged above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022 amid growing fears about the economic effects of the conflict with Iran.

Source: MarketWatch.com – Top Stories · Published: 2026-03-09 05:30 MSK
March 9, 2026
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Oil prices surge above $110 and shares slide over Iran war

Major disruption to energy supplies threatens to push up prices for consumers and businesses around the world.

Source: BBC News · Published: 2026-03-09 05:19 MSK
March 9, 2026
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Source: bbc.com

Oil prices surge above $110 and shares slide over Iran war

Major disruption to energy supplies threatens to push up prices for consumers and businesses around the world.

Source: BBC News · Published: 2026-03-09 05:19 MSK
March 9, 2026
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Source: ft.com

Stock markets tumble as oil prices soar

Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba becomes Iran’s supreme leader

Source: UK homepage · Published: 2026-03-09 05:32 MSK
March 9, 2026
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Source: theguardian.com

Middle East crisis live: Mojtaba Khamenei chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader; oil prices soar past $100 a barrel

Iran has named hardliner Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader; Donald Trump says oil price spike ‘a small price to pay’ as markets tumbleFull report: Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba chosen as Iran’s new supreme leaderTell us: how have you been affected by the latest events in the Middle East?The man who has been chosen as the successor to Iran’s slain supreme leader is a 56-year-old cleric who has never held elected office or formally occupied a senior position in the Iranian government.Mojtaba Khamenei has spent much of his life at the centre of Iranian power while mainly staying out of public view.As a young man he studied theology in the seminaries of Qom and reportedly took part in the final stages of the Iran-Iraq war.Unlike many figures in Iran’s leadership, Khamenei never pursued elected office or a prominent government role. Instead, he gradually became an influential presence inside his father’s office, where he was widely seen as part of a small circle managing political access to the supreme leader. Continue reading…

Source: World news | The Guardian · Published: 2026-03-09 05:45 MSK
March 9, 2026
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Source: cnbc.com

Asia markets tumble as oil nears $120; marks largest one day gain in almost 40 years

Brent futures spiked 23.38% to $114.30, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 26.35% to $114.85.

Source: US Top News and Analysis · Published: 2026-03-09 05:54 MSK
March 9, 2026
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Source: theguardian.com

‘A saltwater crocodile on the AFL oval’: worst flooding in decades inundates the NT as residents urged to avoid water

Schools and highways close and Territorians living near major rivers leave amid possibly record-breaking rainFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKatherine’s mayor has warned locals to be wary of flood waters inundating the town after a crocodile was spotted on the town’s AFL oval, as residents are warned to boil their water amid the record-breaking deluge.As rain and storms continued to soak the Top End on Monday, the Bureau of Meteorology issued major flood warnings for thousands of Territorians near the Katherine, Daly and Georgina rivers and Eyre Creek, with a flood watch covering nearly a dozen river catchments. Continue reading…

Source: World news | The Guardian · Published: 2026-03-09 06:26 MSK
March 9, 2026
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Australia news live: Bowen says Middle East crisis ‘cannot interrupt’ renewables as Coalition puts pressure on Labor over fuel supplies

Follow the latest updates liveASX plunges with $130bn wiped from sharemarket amid spike in oil prices over Middle East crisisGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMan charged with murder after alleged stabbing in Sydney’s inner westA man was charged with murder after an alleged stabbing in Sydney’s inner west on Sunday.I think it’s important to work through this calmly, to understand the intelligence and the briefings that the government has to get to this juncture … If you’re going to send Australian personnel to a conflict, that is one of the most important decisions any government would make. And I think it’s better that there’s bipartisan support, and that’s why you want to be constructive with the government …The reality is, we believe in regime change. This was a tyrant that was oppressing the people of Iran. And I think what’s important here is that the people of Iran are empowered and given back their country through whatever mechanism that they should determine Continue reading…

Source: World news | The Guardian · Published: 2026-03-09 06:36 MSK
March 9, 2026
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Source: marketwatch.com

Dow futures sink more than 1,000 points, oil prices surge 30% as Iran conflict rages

U.S. stock-market futures fell on Sunday as crude futures surged above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022 amid growing fears about the economic effects of the conflict with Iran.

Source: MarketWatch.com – Top Stories · Published: 2026-03-09 05:30 MSK
March 9, 2026
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Source: bbc.com

Oil prices surge above $110 and shares slide over Iran war

Major disruption to energy supplies threatens to push up prices for consumers and businesses around the world.

Source: BBC News · Published: 2026-03-09 05:19 MSK
March 9, 2026
Global News Continue in source
Source: bbc.com

Oil prices surge above $110 and shares slide over Iran war

Major disruption to energy supplies threatens to push up prices for consumers and businesses around the world.

Source: BBC News · Published: 2026-03-09 05:19 MSK
March 9, 2026
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Source: ft.com

Stock markets tumble as oil prices soar

Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba becomes Iran’s supreme leader

Source: UK homepage · Published: 2026-03-09 05:32 MSK
March 9, 2026
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Source: theguardian.com

Middle East crisis live: Mojtaba Khamenei chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader; oil prices soar past $100 a barrel

Iran has named hardliner Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader; Donald Trump says oil price spike ‘a small price to pay’ as markets tumbleFull report: Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba chosen as Iran’s new supreme leaderTell us: how have you been affected by the latest events in the Middle East?The man who has been chosen as the successor to Iran’s slain supreme leader is a 56-year-old cleric who has never held elected office or formally occupied a senior position in the Iranian government.Mojtaba Khamenei has spent much of his life at the centre of Iranian power while mainly staying out of public view.As a young man he studied theology in the seminaries of Qom and reportedly took part in the final stages of the Iran-Iraq war.Unlike many figures in Iran’s leadership, Khamenei never pursued elected office or a prominent government role. Instead, he gradually became an influential presence inside his father’s office, where he was widely seen as part of a small circle managing political access to the supreme leader. Continue reading…

Source: World news | The Guardian · Published: 2026-03-09 05:45 MSK
March 9, 2026
Global News Continue in source
Source: cnbc.com

Asia markets tumble as oil nears $120; marks largest one day gain in almost 40 years

Brent futures spiked 23.38% to $114.30, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 26.35% to $114.85.

Source: US Top News and Analysis · Published: 2026-03-09 05:54 MSK
March 9, 2026
Global News Continue in source