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

Crisis in the Middle East, a sandstorm in Gaza, a blackout in Havana and the Oscars – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Continue reading…

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Why an up-and-coming indie developer is returning Microsoft’s money
ByKeza MacDonald March 18, 2026

In this week’s newsletter: the creators of All Will Rise on standing up to the tech giant – and joining the No Games for Genocide movement• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereVideo games are in a funding crisis. Investor mon…

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Iranians embrace anthem by AI singer created by UK-based, Iran-born artist
BySaeed Shah March 15, 2026

‘I did it for the people,’ says Farbod Mehr, of song drawing lyrics from the work of revolutionary 20th-century poet Aref QazviniA stirring song – sung, apparently, by a young woman, with lyrics expressing the hope that sacrifice will lead to a better …

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The week around the world in 20 pictures
ByJim Powell March 13, 2026

Crisis in the Middle East, Ramadan in Gaza, the Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics and Paris fashion week – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Continue reading…

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Jimmy Kimmel on Trump being gifted an Olympic medal: ‘Yet another award he didn’t win’
ByGuardian staff March 13, 2026

Late-night hosts addressed Melania Trump’s women’s history month speech, Maga’s Iran messaging and the ongoing oil crisisOn Thursday night, late-night hosts discussed an odd White House women’s history month event, the fallout of the war on Iran and wh…

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‘Villages are burned, animals slaughtered. We have to let the world know what’s happening’: Tinariwen and Imarhan fight for Tuareg music
ByAmmar Kalia March 13, 2026

Tinariwen went from Saharan weddings to Grammy-winning acclaim – but violence has forced the desert blues masters into exile. Now, a new generation is stepping in to helpSince their formation in 1979, Tuareg guitar band Tinariwen have been constantly m…

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Dismay as ancient heritage sites across Iran damaged in US-Israel bombing
ByJulian Borger and Deepa Parent March 12, 2026March 12, 2026

Golestan Palace in Tehran, a world heritage site, and buildings in historic city of Isfahan harmed, despite Unesco sending coordinatesMiddle East crisis – latest updatesThe governor of the historic Iranian city of Isfahan has accused the US and Israel …

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The week around the world in 20 pictures
ByJim Powell March 6, 2026

Crisis in the Middle East, Ramadan in Gaza, a blackout in Havana and Stella McCartney at Paris fashion week – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Continue reading…

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Hostage review – this portrait of a war reporter is jaw-dropping stuff
ByJack Seale March 4, 2026

This documentary about British war correspondent John Cantlie – who was kidnapped by IS and is believed to have died in an airstrike – is full of remarkable yarnsWe need reporters on the ground to help us see through the fog of war, but that is always …

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Seth Meyers on Trump spilling military secrets: ‘He’s so excited to bomb people, he can’t help himself’
ByGuardian staff March 4, 2026

Late-night hosts on Tuesday addressed the war in Iran, the closing of Papa Johns restaurants and the upcoming White House correspondents dinnerLate-night hosts criticized Donald Trump’s attacks on Iran, the problem with advising Americans to evacuate t…

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