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These aren’t AI firms, they’re defense contractors. We can’t let them hide behind their models
ByAvner Gvaryahu March 15, 2026

From Gaza to Iran, the pattern is the same: precision weapons, chosen blindness, and dead children. The cost of failing to regulate AI warfare is already too highThere is an Israeli military strategy called the “fog procedure”. First used during the se…

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US not ready to seek deal to end war with Iran, Donald Trump says
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem March 15, 2026March 15, 2026

Tehran wants ceasefire but terms ‘not good enough yet’, US president claims, as both sides launch new waves of strikesMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has warned he is not ready to seek a deal to end the US-Israeli offensive against Iran, …

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Labour has weapons in its arsenal to cushion the poorest from Iran war economic fallout | Heather Stewart
ByHeather Stewart March 15, 2026

Timely end of two-child limit plus a healthy uptick in universal credit signals ‘lifechanging’ boost to Britons most exposed to ‘Trumpflation’It doesn’t involve warships, drones or strategic oil stocks, but one of Labour’s most potent weapons for conta…

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Here’s the news from Iran – Donald Trump is making America lose wars again | Simon Tisdall
BySimon Tisdall March 15, 2026

Humiliating failure now looms, as symbolically damaging to US global standing and national self-esteem as Afghanistan or IraqDonald Trump menaces the world. He’s global public enemy number one. He’s steadily losing the illegal war with Iran he started …

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‘The fish fled’: Nile fisherman earning more from collecting plastic than fish
ByHanaa Hamad in Cairo March 15, 2026

Mohammed Ahmed Sayed Mohammed is among those redeploying his skills for a local recycling company that is cleaning up the NileAt 6am, Mohammed Ahmed Sayed Mohammed steers his boat from al-Qarsaya island through Cairo’s Nile waters towards the capital’s…

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Beyond the strait: why attacks on Kargh Island could keep oil prices high
ByJillian Ambrose Energy correspondent March 15, 2026March 15, 2026

Oil could pass 2008 record of $147.50 a barrel as damage and field closures risk compounding supply shock caused by Iran warAbout 20 miles off the coast of Iran lies the source of the petrostate’s economic lifeblood and the latest target of US military…

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Middle East crisis live: Israel says it has launched ‘extensive strikes’ on Iran as Trump says US ‘not ready’ to make a deal to end war
ByJonathan Yerushalmy March 15, 2026March 16, 2026

This blog is closedIraq’s football team will travel to Mexico for a 2026 World Cup playoff match despite calls for it to be postponed due to the Middle East war, the country’s football association has announced.“The national team will depart at the end…

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F1 cancels Bahrain and Saudi Arabia GPs because of Middle East war
ByGiles Richards March 14, 2026

Bahrain circuit only 20 miles from targeted US baseRaces unlikely to be replaced because of logisticsFormula One has cancelled the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia grands prix because of the war in the Middle East.The races were due to take place on 12 April i…

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Israeli rockets kill 12 healthcare workers in southern Lebanon
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut March 14, 2026

The facility was attacked on Friday night, bringing the toll of medical staff to 31 killed in past 12 daysIsrael killed 12 medical workers in a strike on a medical centre in south Lebanon on Friday night, bringing the toll of healthcare staff killed in…

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‘Worst nightmare’: anger and frustration as Gulf states bear brunt of war they did not start
ByHannah Ellis-Petersen in Ras Al Khaimah March 14, 2026

Closure of strait of Hormuz puts pressure on region’s economies amid growing resentment about conflict started by US and IsraelMiddle East crisis – live updatesAn eerie quiet hangs over Ras Al Khaimah’s industrial port. Usually a thriving maritime hub …

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