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A war of regression: how Trump bombed the US into a worse position with Iran | US-Israel war on Iran | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/27/how-trump-bombed-us-into-worse-position-iran-strategic-failure
A war of regression: how Trump bombed the US into a worse position with Iran

Analysts fear Iran has played a weak hand well and the US has blundered into a defining strategic failure

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Trump’s war in Iran exposes US’s shift from a global guardian to an arbiter of chaos | US-Israel war on Iran | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/25/trump-war-in-iran-us-shift-global-chaos
Trump’s war in Iran exposes US’s shift from a global guardian to an arbiter of chaos

The US is recklessly spreading economic havoc among global friends and foes while suffering little harm itself

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No Israel prosecutions for killing Palestinian civilians in occupied West Bank since start of decade | Israel | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/25/no-israel-prosecutions-for-killing-palestinian-civilians-in-occupied-west-bank-since-start-of-decade
Israeli former PM calls on ICC to halt West Bank ‘Jewish terrorists’ after prosecutions stop

Exclusive: Guardian analysis of settler violence shows no Israelis prosecuted since 2020 for killing Palestinian civilians, as former military, police and spy chiefs describe ‘organised Jewish terrorism’ Middle East crisis – live updates

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Trump’s video game war: AI, memes and a simplistic narrative have flattened the conflict in Iran | Nesrine Malik | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/23/iran-us-trump-video-game-war-ai-memes
Trump’s video game war: AI, memes and a simplistic narrative have flattened the conflict in Iran

What was supposed to be a quick win has become a quagmire, so it now must be reduced to a dopamine hit, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

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UN issues new climate warning as El Niño looms - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c203rdxkezwo
UN issues new climate warning as El Niño looms

The Earth's climate is further out of balance than at any time in recorded history, the UN's weather agency says.

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Israeli settlers carry out series of West Bank attacks as security forces stand by | West Bank | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/22/israeli-settlers-carry-out-series-of-west-bank-attacks-as-security-forces-stand-by
Israeli settlers carry out series of West Bank attacks as security forces stand by

Witnesses describe coordinated raids in which homes and vehicles were set on fire and several Palestinians injured

The Guardian
Energy shock talk grabs headlines but the Iran war is also driving the world towards a food crisis | Heather Stewart | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/22/energy-shock-iran-war-also-driving-world-towards-food-crisis
Energy shock talk grabs headlines but the Iran war is also driving the world towards a food crisis

Growers face soaring fertiliser and fuel costs as shipping choke point of the strait of Hormuz hits supply chains

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‘There’s no ceasefire’: Gaza paramedic and father of two killed as civilian death toll since October passes 650 | Gaza | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/23/gaza-ceasefire-paramedic-father-killed-civilian-death-toll
‘There’s no ceasefire’: Gaza paramedic and father of two killed as civilian death toll since October passes 650

Despite the supposed end of the fighting last year, casualties in the territory continue to rise, with volunteer ambulance driver Abed Elrahman Hamdouna joining the long list of those killed by Israeli forces

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‘In 20 years most of the world could be racist dictatorships’: Ibram X Kendi on book bans and far-right fear-mongering | Race | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/22/ibram-x-kendi-fear-fuels-racism-great-replacement-antiracist-chain-ideas
‘In 20 years most of the world could be racist dictatorships’: Ibram X Kendi on book bans and far-right fear-mongering

How have the rich and powerful convinced so many voters that the reason they are struggling is the poor and powerless? The American historian talks about the weaponising of divisiveness

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Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high | Oceans | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/23/earth-being-pushed-beyond-its-limits-as-energy-imbalance-reaches-record-high
Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high

State of the Climate report finds Earth’s energy has moved dangerously out of balance, with oceans absorbing vast majority of trapped heat

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