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Trump advisers scramble to justify US military intervention in Iran
ByAndrew Roth in Washington February 27, 2026

Tehran’s ICBMs cannot currently reach the US, experts say, and White House has claimed its nuclear programme has been destroyedDonald Trump’s likely casus belli for an attack on Iran – which would be the largest US intervention since the Iraq war – is …

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Trump advisers scramble to justify US military intervention in Iran
ByAndrew Roth in Washington February 27, 2026

Tehran’s ICBMs cannot currently reach the US, experts say, and White House has claimed its nuclear programme has been destroyedDonald Trump’s likely casus belli for an attack on Iran – which would be the largest US intervention since the Iraq war – is …

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Trump says ‘friendly takeover of Cuba’ possible
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera February 27, 2026

Donald Trump said “we could very well end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba" by the US.

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Rubio plans Israel trip as Trump says he’s ‘not happy’ with US-Iran talks
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera February 27, 2026

Trump tells reporters he would 'love not to use' military force against Iran but added, 'Sometimes you have to.'

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Why did Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show hit a nerve?
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera February 27, 2026

Bad Bunny as a case study in global relevance and diaspora power.

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‘I did nothing wrong’: Bill Clinton testifies in House Epstein inquiry
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera February 27, 2026

Clinton is deposed by the House Oversight Committee over Epstein ties, a day after Hillary testified.

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Pakistan, Afghanistan release conflicting death tolls amid ‘open war’
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera February 27, 2026

Pakistan and Afghanistan are disputing death tolls from their cross-border attacks.

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Marco Rubio orders US officials to stop commentary that could strain Iran talks
ByHugo Lowell in Washington February 27, 2026

Exclusive: memo came after Mike Huckabee’s remarks about Israel sparked alarm inside White HouseSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts direct to your inboxThe US secretary of state Marco Rubio told ambassadors in the Middle Eas…

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The week around the world in 20 pictures
ByJim Powell February 27, 2026

Russian airstrikes in Kyiv, Ramadan in Gaza, Trump’s State of the Union address and snow in New York City – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Continue reading…

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Israel’s top court allows aid groups facing Gaza ban to continue working
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera February 27, 2026

The Supreme Court ruling comes after Israel said it would ban 37 aid groups from Gaza for failing to follow new rules.

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