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Iran to become first World Cup team to play in country with which it is at war
ByRobert Tait in Washington June 12, 2026

Belligerent backdrop to tournament tests Fifa’s ‘football unites the world’ sloganIran will present a major challenge to Fifa’s “football unites the world” slogan on Monday by becoming the first country in World Cup history to compete on the soil of a …

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Trump targeting immigrants from countries hit most by climate shocks
ByOliver Milman June 10, 2026

A Guardian analysis reveals how most of 39 countries facing US entry restrictions are most vulnerable environmentally‘Every day it’s more barriers’: how the US is shutting out climate refugeesDonald Trump’s immigration crackdown is largely targeting pe…

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Aviation industry looks skywards as leaders fly in for Rio summit
ByGwyn Topham in Rio de Janeiro June 6, 2026

Oil tankers may be stuck behind strait of Hormuz, but holding the Iata AGM in Brazil defies warnings of impending shortagesNothing says jet fuel crisis, as one prospective attender put it, like flying everyone to Rio de Janeiro. Aviation leaders will c…

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President Sheinbaum allows Iran team to stay in Mexico during World Cup after US refusal
ByReuters May 26, 2026

Fifa approached Mexico after US declined to host Iran squad despite it playing group games in the United StatesMexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, said on Monday her government agreed to allow the Iranian national football team to stay in Mexico dur…

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Could Trump withdraw US support for UK sovereignty of Falklands?
ByDaniel Boffey Chief reporter April 24, 2026April 24, 2026

Proposal said to be contained in internal Pentagon email is thought to be bid to punish European countries for failing to assist in war in IranThe White House is considering punishing European countries that have failed to assist Donald Trump wage his …

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Number of billionaires globally could reach 4,000 in next five years
ByLauren Almeida April 23, 2026

There are now 3,110 billionaires but analysis shows ‘deep structural acceleration’ in wealth creation around worldThe number of billionaires in the world could reach nearly 4,000 by 2031, figures suggest, as the super-rich accumulate wealth at an accel…

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Canada in push for joint G7 and Middle East effort to de-escalate Iran war
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor March 18, 2026

Foreign minister Anita Anand has drafted principles to reduce risk of regional spillover and wider shocks, she saysMiddle East crisis – live updatesCanada is pushing for a collective G7 and Middle East approach to de-escalating the Iran war, including …

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Man and woman appear in court over murder of Iranian activist in Canada
ByOlivia Bowden in Toronto March 17, 2026

Charges follow discovery of body of Masood Masjoody, who was a critic of the Tehran regime and the exiled shahTwo people have been charged with the murder of an Iranian activist in Canada, in a case which has intensified fears over transnational repres…

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Activists fear that missing critic of Iran exiled in Canada was killed by Tehran
ByLeyland Cecco in Toronto and Deepa Parent in Paris March 6, 2026

Police say Masood Masjoody was most likely murdered; Iranian expats suspect he was killed for his criticism of the theocratic regimePolice in Canada have concluded that a missing Iranian activist was most likely the victim of murder, prompting fears th…

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Iran is not Venezuela, despite Trump’s hopes of repeating ‘regime capture’ strategy
ByTom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro and Robert Tait in Washington March 6, 2026

Experts say US influence over South American neighbour will be hard to replicate in country with deep and long-standing antipathy to the westFirst, the CIA tracks the head of an oil-rich, US-baiting nation to a heavily guarded compound at the heart of …

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