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World Cup 2026 kicks off under the shadow of politics and restrictions

As this year's edition of the global competition gets underway, it is rife with barriers to entry and fears that fans will have to worry about more than team's performances

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Exclusive: Coalition of Medical groups tells UK government not to enforce 'chilling' NHS censorship on Palestine

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Live: Iran's Aerospace Force chief vows 'hell' in the region after US strikes

Trump says 'settlement' reached to end war on Iran

Ceasefires and construction: How Israel is cementing its presence in Lebanon and Syria

Trump threatens to invade Iran's Kharg Island, then says Americans lack the 'stomach for it'

World Cup 2026: Somali referee denied entry by US will officiate Uefa Super Cup final

Belfast 'hit list' of migrants' homes circulated ahead of second night of riots

Israel's genocide in Gaza

She survived an Israeli raid that left babies decomposing. Now she awaits treatment

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Israeli MP Ariel Kellner declares Turkey an ‘enemy state’

Israel's genocide in Gaza

She survived an Israeli raid that left babies decomposing. Now she awaits treatment

US administration investigating Iran war critic Trita Parsi, says report

US attack kills three Indian sailors in Gulf of Oman

Opinion

Illegal wars, racism and genocide: USA World Cup 2026 should be boycotted

Peter Oborne

Israel's genocide in Gaza

How Israel planned Gaza genocide decades ago

Jonathan Cook

As World Cup host, the US is sportsmaxxing through war and genocide

Abdullah Al-Arian

How a regional defence pact could deal the final blow to Israel's violent expansionism

David Hearst

Iran will no longer accept endless talks. It is creating deterrence on its own terms

Seyed Hossein Mousavian

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Kushner's island land grab: Albanians are revolting against a system, not a resort

Soumaya Ghannoushi

Tony Blair's latest intervention reveals a man who learned nothing from Iraq

Barry Malone

Israel's military adventures have backfired - and the public is losing patience

Abed Abou Shhadeh

Weaponised white rage could tip the UK into the abyss

Joe Gill

How Hezbollah rebuilt itself for a war of attrition with Israel

Hadi Masoumi Zare

Why Britain must finally compensate the families of Egypt's World War One labourers

Kyle J Anderson

Pope Leo XIV wants to disarm AI. Its developers want to win the race

Marco Carnelos

How the Strait of Hormuz crisis is reshaping the old world order

Idriss Hadj Nacer

Why Policy Exchange invented the bogeyman of 'Islamopopulism'

Iqbal Mohamed

Why Netanyahu wants to wreck Trump's Iran deal

Sami Al-Arian

Israel's war on Lebanon

Lebanon’s rulers have surrendered the country to Israel - this is no ceasefire

Amal Saad

Ban on Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur should terrify the entire 'British public'

Shereen Hindawi-Wyatt

Israel's genocide in Gaza

What began in Gaza has spread to Lebanon. This is the price of Israel's impunity

Soumaya Ghannoushi

Israeli Elections

Netanyahu won't stop until all Arab political parties are gone

Abed Abou Shhadeh

Is Iran the new regional superpower?

Kayhan Barzegar

If Muhammad will not go to the mountain, Trump will find him from space

Hamid Dabashi

Al-Aqsa: The moment of peril is here. Will the Muslim world act?

Ismail Patel

Why 'freedom of speech' has never applied to Muslims

Shaheen Kattiparambil

Why European enemies of Jews and Palestinians embraced Zionism

Joseph Massad

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International law

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Inside Pakistan

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Russia-Ukraine war

Russia lures Yemenis with cash incentives to fight against Ukraine

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US and Israeli war on Iran

Houthis re-enter the war with Israel, leaving Yemenis torn between pride and fear

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For Nigeria's Shia, the war on Iran is personal

Iran’s nightly pro-government rallies reveal both unity and deep divisions

Trump says 'settlement' reached to end war on Iran

Trump threatens to invade Iran's Kharg Island, then says Americans lack the 'stomach for it'

US attack kills three Indian sailors in Gulf of Oman

US and Iran trade strikes as ceasefire comes under renewed strain

US administration investigating Iran war critic Trita Parsi, says report

Trump vows to 'hit Iran hard' as he pivots from de-escalation

Iran targets US bases across the Middle East after strikes near Hormuz

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Israel's genocide in Gaza

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Israel's genocide in Gaza

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Israel's genocide in Gaza

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Israel's genocide in Gaza

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Israel's genocide in Gaza

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US Politics

Pentagon raises alarm over Israel’s ‘unhinged’ spying on US officials

Iran's World Cup squad granted US visas but some staff blocked

Albanians protest against Kushner-backed project threatening the environment

Lawmakers vote to curb Trump war on Iran but fail similar effort on Lebanon

Egyptian-born doctor and Gaza volunteer wins New Jersey Democratic primary

Israeli ministers who backed ethnic cleansing of Palestinians join New York parade

US Green Card applicants who 'benefit' economy may be exempt from new policy

Foreign students, workers will now be forced to leave US to apply for Green Cards

UK Politics

Streeting branded a hypocrite after accusing Starmer of ignoring Gaza war crimes

Labour contender Andy Burnham declines to say Israel has committed genocide in Gaza

Polanski and Corbyn join calls for Britons who served in Israeli army to be tracked

Exclusive: UK says Jordan Al-Aqsa custodianship 'must be respected'

Exclusive: Coalition of Medical groups tells UK government not to enforce 'chilling' NHS censorship on Palestine

Belfast 'hit list' of migrants' homes circulated ahead of second night of riots

Revealed: New details of London event promoting Israeli settlement-linked companies

Belfast race riots see families targeted and houses torched after stabbing

Tony Blair's latest intervention reveals a man who learned nothing from Iraq

Barry Malone

UK says there should be 'no economic involvement in illegal settlements' for first time

UK: Study shows Gaza a major reason for collapse in support for Labour

Britain set to announce new sanctions against Israel over 'E1' settlement expansion

Explainers

Israel's genocide in Gaza

How US law protects Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge

Is Fifa World Cup 2026 the most exclusionary tournament in history?

What's behind the latest fighting in Mali?

What is Jerusalem Day and the March of Flags?

US-Israel relations

Christian Zionism: What it is and how it affects the US and Israel

Israel's war on Lebanon

What exactly is white phosphorus and why is it controversial?

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America's Middle East: How Washington brought ruin to the region

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Israel's genocide in Gaza

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Counterrevolution in Egypt: How Sisi broke the dream of a new republic

The Foundations of Zionism: An epic work of Palestinian scholarship now available in English

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Echoes of Iraq: Mainstream media ‘deja vu’ over framing of the war on Iran

The Most American King: Jordan’s Abdullah II and the craft of survival

Call of Duty co-founder says Activision wanted game about Iran attacking Israel

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The Big Story

How the smear campaign targeting the Green Party and Muslim voters failed

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Israel's genocide in Gaza

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Academic Freedom

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Mohamed Salah changed Liverpool. English football changed him

Palestinian prisoners speak out about how they were raped in Israeli jails

Syria after Assad

How Turkey helped engineer Ahmed al-Sharaa's rise to power

Exposed: The dirty campaign to paint Muslim MPs as anti-British

Real Talk

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Unapologetic

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Israel attacks Iran

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Iran-Israel tensions

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Israel's genocide in Gaza

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