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  1. U.S. warns shipping firms could face sanctions over paying Iran's Strait of Hormuz tolls

    Ships in the sea

    Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz to normal traffic by attacking and threatening to attack ships after the U.S. and Israel launched a war on Feb. 28.

  2. Jailed Nobel laureate's life at risk if she is not released from Iranian custody, Nobel committee chief says

    A picture of a woman is projected onto the side of a hotel at night.

    The head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Saturday the life of jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was in the hands of the Iranian authorities after her health "deteriorated seriously," and called for her to be released to her dedicated medical team.

  3. Israeli airstrikes kill 7 in southern Lebanon as troops demolish Catholic convent

    A shadow of a man stands as he looks on to smoke billowing from afar.

    Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least seven people and wounded others on Saturday while the Israeli military demolished parts of a Catholic convent in a border village, officials said.

  4. Spirit Airlines shuts down, blames cost of fuel due to Middle East war

    A Spirit Airlines plane lands at an airport in Florida

    Bankrupt discount carrier Spirit Airlines ‌ceased operations on Saturday, the industry's first casualty linked to the Iran war, after failing to secure creditor support for a U.S. government bailout plan.

  5. Drone kills 2 in Kherson minibus strike, as Russia claims front-line progress in Ukraine

    Firefighters work at the site of a fuel station after a drone strike.

    Two people were killed after a Russian drone attack on a minibus in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, local officials said Saturday, in the latest barrage of civilian areas, a hallmark of Moscow's full-scale invasion of its neighbour.