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A display board shows canceled flights to Tel Aviv and Doha at BER Airport in Schoenefeld, Brandenburg, Germany, on March 1.
WORLD
Mar 2, 2026
Thousands of flights cancelled as Iran conflict upends global air travel
The ripple effects were felt far beyond the Middle East, with tens of thousands of passengers stranded as far as Bali, Kathmandu and Frankfurt.
Anti-Iranian regime protesters wave Iranian flags from before the 1979 revolution with the Lion and Sun emblems, during a march in support of the U.S. and Israel attack on Iran, in Paris on Sunday.
WORLD
Mar 2, 2026
Cheers, music, anger: World reacts as Iran’s Khamenei is killed
The world greeted with jubilation, anger or trepidation the news Sunday that Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes.
People mourn the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed amid joint U.S. and Israeli strikes, at a square in Tehran on Sunday.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 2, 2026
Khamenei killing shatters Iran’s order and triggers high-stakes succession race
The focus now is on whether the Revolutionary Guard, long seen as the true center of gravity, emerge weakened by battlefield losses and internal frictions — or more entrenched.
Smoke plumes rise following missile strikes in Tehran on Sunday amid strikes on Iran by the U.S. and Israeli militaries.
WORLD
Mar 2, 2026
Trump says strikes to continue as Israel and Iran trade barrages after Khamenei killing
U.S. and Israeli strikes — and Iranian retaliation — sent shock waves worldwide through sectors from shipping to air travel to oil, amid warnings of rising energy costs.
A Shahed drone on display during the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran on Feb. 11.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 2, 2026
Iran waves of cheap drones show sophistication or shortfalls
Because Iran had time to plan — and reason to believe the U.S. would try to eliminate leadership in an attack — Tehran may have moved to decentralize military operations.
Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones are positioned on the tarmac at a base in the U.S. Central Command operating area in November.
WORLD
Mar 1, 2026
U.S. military uses ‘one-way attack drones’ in combat for first time in Iran strikes
The employment of the single-use LUCAS drones was likely being closely watched by both Japan and China.
Firefighters douse flames in a vehicle after a protest outside the U.S. Consulate in Karachi on Sunday, following news of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 1, 2026
Protests in Pakistan over Khamenei’s death leave at least nine dead
Pro-Iranian protesters also gathered outside the Green Zone in the Iraqi ‌capital Baghdad, ‌where the U.S. Embassy is located.
A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched from the Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska in Kodiak, Alaska, in July 2017.
WORLD
Mar 1, 2026
Iranian missile attacks to strain U.S. interceptor stockpiles
Defending against such weapons requires even more interceptors — typical doctrine calls for firing two or three at each incoming target to maximize the chances of hitting it.
Iran’s neighbors, like Qatar, are some of the world’s most important gas suppliers, and the region is also a vital supply route, with 20% of LNG exports traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial choke point for global energy.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Mar 1, 2026
Iran crisis threatens worst disruption in gas markets since 2022
Asian buyers have been calling suppliers to check if alternative cargoes are available, according to traders.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addressing the nation in March 2014. Witnesses said Saturday that loud cheers echoed across parts of Tehran as residents took to their windows to applaud and play celebratory music after reports of Khamenei's death in strikes by Israeli and U.S. forces.
WORLD
Mar 1, 2026
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in strikes
Khamenei’s death was a seismic development in a conflict that’s spread to half a dozen countries across the Middle East and threatens to disrupt energy flows.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles as Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens while monitoring Operation Epic Fury, the military operation against Iran, at an unnamed location on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 1, 2026
Trump’s Iran strikes mark his biggest foreign policy gamble
The U.S. president, who came to office last year promising to avoid “stupid wars,” has also set out a daunting objective of regime change in Tehran.
People mourn the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint U.S. and Israeli strikes, in Tehran on Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2026
Trump’s ambitions for Iran: He wants everything.
Yet the most ambitious goal, and the one that must be achieved to make sense of all the others, was regime change.
U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement regarding U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran in a screenshot from an eight-minute video posted to his X account on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 1, 2026
Diplomacy shifts to war: How Trump’s team decided to attack Iran
Even as U.S. envoys to Iran talks were preparing to fly to Geneva to meet their Iranian counterparts for more discussions, the calculus was shifting toward conflict.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves next to a portrait of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Khomeini, during a meeting in Tehran in April 2006.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 1, 2026
Khamenei’s demise closes hugely consequential chapter in Iran’s modern history
With Khamenei’s demise, a hugely consequential chapter in Iran’s modern history closes with little certainty over what comes next or who’s lined up to succeed him.
Protesters gather with Iranian national flags during a demonstration in support of the government and against U.S. and Israeli strikes, outside a mosque in Tehran on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics / EXPLAINER
Mar 1, 2026
How does Iran’s theocratic system of power work?
The complexities of Iran’s ruling system, the ideological nature of its support base, and the power of its Revolutionary Guard make it hard to predict what might come next.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the Prime Minister's Office on Saturday ahead of a National Security Council meeting.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 1, 2026
Japan to prepare for any risks over strikes on Iran
According to the Foreign Ministry, about 200 Japanese nationals are in Iran, but no injuries or fatalities have been reported so far.
A family sits against the backdrop of a dockyard off United Arab Emirates' coastal city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz, on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 1, 2026
Ships avoid Strait of Hormuz as Iranian media essentially shuts it down
There’s been no formal announcement from Tehran about the status of the strait, which is crucial for the flow of oil and gas, but some tankers are turning around.
U.S. President Donald Trump dances during an event in Texas on Friday. Trump has sought to position himself as a global peacemaker, but on Iran he has taken a consistently hard line.
WORLD
Feb 28, 2026
Who are the main players in the latest U.S.-Iran crisis?
The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran following failed negotiations and a crackdown on mass protests against the Islamic republic.
Graffiti on a wall in Tehran reads "Down with the U.S.A" on Saturday, the same day Israel said it launched a preemptive attack against Iran.
WORLD
Feb 28, 2026
U.S.-Iran: more than four decades of enmity
Saturday’s U.S. and Israeli strikes mark only the latest in a series of conflicts.
Smoke rises in Iran following an explosion, after Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel had launched a preemptive attack against Iran, on Saturday.
WORLD
Feb 28, 2026
U.S. and Israel launch strikes on Iran, targeting its leadership
President Donald Trump said the strikes would end a security threat to the U.S. and give Iranians a chance to topple their rulers.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Trump says ‘Japan’ instead of Iran at meeting in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
World’s first fully sealed vertical-farming facility opens in Tokyo
Fully sealed units are stacked on top of each other at Plantx's vertical-farming facility in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Wednesday.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.

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