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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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Sri Lanka says it denied US request to land two aircraft at Mattala airport
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 20, 2026

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says request made on February 26, two days before US and Israel launched war on Iran.

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A Few Ships Are Trickling Through the Strait of Hormuz With Iran’s Approval
ByEphrat Livni March 20, 2026

Countries and companies have been negotiating with the Iranian authorities to secure passage. Some patterns are emerging.

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Walker, Texas Ranger star and martial arts icon Chuck Norris dies at 86
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 20, 2026

A six-time karate champion and action film star, Norris was hospitalised in Hawaii on Thursday for unknown causes.

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Trump Officials Bypass Congress to Sell Weapons to U.A.E., Kuwait and Jordan
ByMegan Mineiro and Edward Wong March 20, 2026March 20, 2026

Some of the proposed sales, valued at more than $23 billion, were under review, while others were never sent to Congress. The administration is pushing them through without congressional approval.

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Iranians celebrate Persian New Year in first wartime Nowruz in decades
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 20, 2026

Residents of Tehran exchange new year's wishes as US and Israeli attacks continue through the spring equinox.

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Iran: From Khamenei to Khamenei
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 20, 2026

How Iran’s power structure was built, and how it survives its architect.

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Trump administration seeks billions from Harvard in anti-Semitism lawsuit
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 20, 2026

Harvard University has rejected the complaint as 'another pretextual and retaliatory action' from the Trump White House.

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Explosion hits Jerusalem’s Old City after Iran missile alert
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 20, 2026

An explosion struck Jerusalem’s Old City seconds after sirens warned of an incoming Iranian missile.

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Iran’s New Supreme Leader Issues a Statement but Remains Unseen
ByYeganeh Torbati March 20, 2026March 20, 2026

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has remained out of the public’s sight since assuming the post, amid reports that he was badly wounded.

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