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No one can predict how the war with Iran will unfold | Rajan Menon and Dan DePetris
ByRajan Menon and Daniel R DePetris March 2, 2026

The war has already become regional: Iran is attacking American-aligned Arab states in the hope that they will pressure Trump to sign a ceasefireLast week, during his State of the Union address on Tuesday and again on Friday, just before launching Oper…

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s assassination will likely backfire. Here is why
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 2, 2026

Assassinations provide a short-term political boost but lead to long-term disaster.

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India, Canada aim for trade pact by year end, agree uranium deal
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 2, 2026

Bilateral trade expected to hit $50bn by 2030, says Indian PM Modi as he hosts his Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney.

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The rise in war bets
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 2, 2026

Al Jazeera's Linh Nguyen explains the rise in betting on war.

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West African regional army: Why thousands of soldiers are deploying
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 2, 2026

How will strained ties between ECOWAS and neighbours Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso affect the fight against armed groups?

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As Trump Bombs Iran, America’s Allies Watch Fitfully From Sidelines
ByMark Landler March 2, 2026March 2, 2026

Disregarded by President Trump over Iran, Europe’s leaders are adapting to a world in which they are little more than bystanders.

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Worried about freedom of speech? Then what’s happening at the Open University should terrify you | Owen Jones
ByOwen Jones March 2, 2026

The OU has capitulated to a pro-Israel lobby group about the use of the term ‘ancient Palestine’. The wider context is impossible to ignoreThe west is in the midst of the most serious assault on free speech and academic freedom since the heyday of McCa…

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Starmer says UK ‘not joining strikes’ on Iran but will continue defensive action – as it happened
ByVivian Ho March 2, 2026March 2, 2026

The prime minister is explaining his decision to allow the US to use British bases for military attacks after initially refusing‘Simply not true’ UK is being dragged into Iraq-style conflict, says foreign secretaryAfter an unmanned drone struck the RAF…

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Oil prices rise sharply after US, Israeli attacks on Iran
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 2, 2026

Brent crude is up by 9 percent amid supply concerns as Trump says ‌strikes on Iran could last weeks.

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Which teams are in the T20 World Cup semifinals and what’s the schedule?
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 2, 2026

From schedule and venues to title favourites and their route to the semifinals – Al Jazeera explains it all.

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