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The latest gadgets are on show in Barcelona until Thursday

Mobile World Congress

Middle East fighting overshadows world telecom show

Anthropic said it would challenge Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth's classification of the company as a supply chain risk

Supply chain risk

Can Anthropic survive taking on Trump's Pentagon?

The duration of the conflict will be key to determining its impact on the global economy, say economists

High oil and gas prices

Mideast war risks sending global economy into stagflation

Emirates airline planes are parked on the tarmac at Dubai International Airport on March 2

Airspace restrictions

Stranded tourists shelter from missile fire in Dubai

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech next to nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) submarine "Le Temeraire" - S617 during his visit to the Nuclear Submarine Navy Base of Ile Longue in Crozon, north-western France on March 2, 2026.

European 'strategy'

France to increase nuclear warheads, work with allies to protect Europe

Dubai suspended operations after its international airport was hit

Geopolitical vulnerability

Iran war spells danger for global airlines

Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine said some planning for the operation had been years in the making

After months of planning

'No aborts. Good luck': Key moments in the US war on Iran

Greenpeace has repeatedly accused France of maintaining ties with Russia's state-owned energy company

Repeated round trips since 2022

France arrests activists blocking ship over alleged Russia uranium links

Financial expert Claude Arendt

The Iran war’s impact on stock markets and oil prices

The Ras Tanura oil production plant is near Dammam in Saudi Arabia's eastern province

Oil infrastructure fears

Saudi military raises readiness levels after attacks

Skinny black pants, furry coats and lots of lace were seen on Milan catwalks during Fashion Week.

Fashion Week Monday

Furry, frayed & freezing on Milan catwalks: the fashion trends

The painting is typical of Rembrandt's work around that period

Concealed for 65 years

Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum discovers new Rembrandt

Emirates airline planes are parked on the tarmac at Dubai International Airport on March 2

Airspace closure

Key Gulf air hubs caught up in Iran conflict

Ko Yoo-jin (C) scored the final goal in South Korea's 3-0 victory over Iran in their first match of the Women's Asian Cup

'Really good starting point'

South Korea outclass Iran in Asian Women's Cup opener

Security personnel fire tear gas as Shiite Muslims shout slogans during a protest outside the US consulate in Karachi on March 1, 2026 after the death of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid US-Israel strikes

'Grief and sorrow'

At least 25 killed at Pakistan's weekend pro-Iran protests

Tesla's German factory in Gruenheide near Berlin

Poor working conditions, covert redundancies

Showdown looms between Tesla and German union

Antoine Semenyo (2R) scores to give Manchester City victory at Leeds United.

African players in Europe: Semenyo keeps City on Arsenal's tails

Shia Muslim demonstrators hold a portrait of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Srinagar on March 2, 2026 after restrictions were imposed amid protests over his death by US-Israel strikes

Second day of clashes

Indian police clash with pro-Khamenei protesters in Kashmir

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) met with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney in New Delhi

Resetting strained ties

Canada and India strike agreements on rare earth, uranium

Search for International Terrorist Entities Institute

Texas gunman expressed 'pro-Iranian regime sentiment'

Myanmar's military junta granted amnesty on Monday to more than 7,000 prisoners convicted of financing or sheltering a "terrorist group"

Targeting pro-democracy factions

Myanmar grants amnesty to over 7,000 convicted of 'terrorist group' support

Lebanon's Shiite Muslim Hezbollah movement views any attack on Iran's supreme leader as a red line

Israel kills 31 in Lebanon, vows to expand strikes after Hezbollah fire

India's Sanju Samson prays as he celebrates his team's win

'Superman Sanju' toast of India after T20 World Cup heroics

China captain Wu Haiyan is ready to lead her team to another Women's Asian Cup crown

'We know our responsibilities as players'

Lunar New Year heartache for Chinese team at Women's Asian Cup

El Nino causes wetter conditions in some parts of the world, such as here in Kenya in 2023

Warming weather phenomenon

El Nino may return in 2026 and make planet even hotter

The entire US House and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate are up for grabs in November, along with 39 state and territorial governorships

'All eyes on Texas'

Texas primaries launch midterm battle with Trump agenda at stake

Imad Alarnab, a chef and restaurant owner who fled Syria in 2015, hosted King Charles III at his Soho restaurant

From Damascus to London

How a Syrian refugee chef met Britain's King Charles

Bangladesh's national football team face daunting odds at their first-ever Women's Asian Cup

Shifting attitudes

Bangladesh tackle gender barriers to reach Women's Asian Cup

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