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How US and Iran are playing a crypto cat-and-mouse game over sanctions Iranian authorities and people are increasingly using cryptocurrencies to evade sanctions. The US is playing catch-up. Save Iran’s…

Iranian officials absent from pre-World Cup football events in Canada It is unclear whether football officials from Iran were issued Canadian visas to attend AFC and FIFA congresses. Save Vice…

The UAE’s OPEC exit is not about oil; it is the end of Gulf solidarity The move reflects a widening confrontation with Saudi Arabia and a fundamental realignment of alliances.…

EXPLAINER Five charts that show the rise of global militarisation In 2025, global military spending rose to $2.88 trillion. As countries spend more on their militaries, what does that mean…

FIFA confirms new World Cup rule on yellow cards to reduce suspensions Single yellow cards will be cancelled after the group stage and then again after the quarterfinals, FIFA says.…

Who: Atletico Madrid vs Arsenal What: Champions League semifinal, first leg Where: Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Spain When: Wednesday, April 29 at 9pm (19:00 GMT) How to follow: We’ll have all…

Amnesty calls for US strike on Yemen to be investigated as war crime The attack last year on a migrant detention facility killed at least 68 detainees. Save Rescuers stand…

Opinion How the US-Israeli war is collapsing the sanctions regime on Iran Circumvention mechanisms already exist and the conflict is encouraging more entities to work with them. By Ali A…

Mapping the destruction: How Israel ‘wiped out’ Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil An Al Jazeera visual investigation reveals the systematic demolition of Lebanese border towns, drawing stark comparisons to the devastation in…

EXPLAINER When will Strait of Hormuz be ‘safe’ for commercial shipping again? How long before insurance companies consider Hormuz transits safe again – even once navies claim they have cleared…