Qatar downed two Iranian bombers and halted LNG production on Monday, as Tehran widened its attacks to hit oil facilities in Saudi Arabia and the UAE in a sharply escalating Gulf crisis that has sent prices soaring.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday British military bases in Cyprus will not be used by the US in its ongoing war with Iran.
In an unprecedented dispute between the US government and a private business, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has declared AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk -- a measure usually reserved for companies from adversary nations, like China's Huawei.
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Politics
On Dubai's artificial island, empty beaches stand in stark contrast to frantic hotel lobbies, where stranded tourists have taken shelter as they wait for a way home.
March 02, 2026
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Energy prices soar on Iran war fallout, stocks slide
Economy
March 02, 2026
Italian ski great Federica Brignone, who came back from injury to win two gold medals at last month's Winter Olympics, announced on Monday she had ended her campaign for this season.
March 02, 2026
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Thriving thanks to their strategic geographical position, strong state backing and leading carriers, huge air hubs in the Gulf oil kingdoms have been shaken by the conflict over Iran.
March 02, 2026
Fighting over Iran impacted the start on Monday of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) telecoms trade fair thousands of miles away in Barcelona, with Israeli firms absent and activists demonstrating for a boycott of the country's pavilion.
March 02, 2026
South Korea went to the top of Pool A in the Women's Asian Cup after overcoming a dogged Iran 3-0 in their tournament opener on Queensland's Gold Coast on Monday.
March 02, 2026
Sports
Liverpool boss Arne Slot said Monday that the growing reliance on set pieces in the Premier League has sucked some of the joy out of football but accepts it is the new reality.
March 02, 2026
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Israel traded fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon on Monday and continued attacks on Iran as the fallout from two days of US-Israeli strikes widened, with Iranian counterattacks hitting Gulf states and a British base in Cyprus.
The death toll from Pakistan's violent weekend protests over the killing of Iran's supreme leader in US-Israeli strikes has reached at least 25, according to an AFP tally on Monday.
Oil and gas prices soared, stock markets slid and the dollar firmed on Monday as the widening Iran war shook financial markets across the globe.
The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog said on Monday his agency has "no indication" that any nuclear installations have been damaged or hit in Iran following US and Israeli strikes on the country.
March 02, 2026
Economy
An industrial relations showdown looms this week as Germany's powerful IG Metall union is seeking to gain control of the works council at US billionaire Elon Musk's Tesla plant outside Berlin.
March 02, 2026
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Israel traded fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon on Monday and continued attacks on Iran as the fallout from two days of US-Israeli strikes widened, with Iranian counterattacks in Gulf states and a British base in Cyprus.
Police arrested four Greenpeace activists on Monday for blocking a cargo ship in France that they alleged was transporting uranium from Russia for the country's nuclear power plants.
Tens of thousands flocked to the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona Monday, with this year's edition of the telecoms trade fair marked by efforts to integrate AI into networks.
Police in Indian-administered Kashmir fired teargas on Monday during clashes with thousands of demonstrators protesting the killing of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for a second day in a row.
March 02, 2026
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