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World Cup 2026: biggest and most inclusive to date
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World Cup 2026: biggest and most inclusive to date

Al Majalla - London 10 June 2026
US-Iran tensions in the backdrop of the World Cup
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US-Iran tensions in the backdrop of the World Cup

Fares Garabet 10 June 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump shake hands during a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House, February 27, 2025 in Washington, DC, US. Carl Court / REUTERS

Trump softens Ukraine rhetoric following Starmer meeting

Trump says a ceasefire will be agreed "soon" or "won't be at all" and said he respected Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian military, which "had fought very bravely"

Con Coughlin 28 February 2025
Deena So'Oteh

Ukraine's coveted rare earths catch Trump's eye

From titanium and lithium to natural gas, Ukraine has an abundance of supplies needed by a range of industries, which Russia wants to control, while the US sees an opportunity

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 20 February 2025
US President Donald Trump in a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, during his first term, London, December 3, 2019. AFP

The US-Canada tariff war is a double-edged sword

A 30-day tariff suspension, perhaps initiated because the US economy is not immune to losses, leaves analysts asking about Trump's real motives and where this all ends.

Abdulfattah Khattab 18 February 2025
US President Donald Trump speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, during the NATO summit, Watford, December 4, 2019. AFP

Trump’s trade wars tread a fine line with allies’ patience

Tariffs and reciprocal action are due to cost jobs, disrupt supply chains, and slow global economic growth to below the target for 2025-26. Enter the turbulent world of Donald Trump.

Mohamed Sharki 17 February 2025
Steel factory workers demonstrate against the reduction in the budget allocated to the 
 steel sector, in Brussels, February 5, 2025. AFP

Trump's tariffs could disrupt the ecosystem of global trade

Trump's tariffs are a bold move based on an economic vision claiming to protect domestic industries. However, they come at a high cost to international trade relations.

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 14 February 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and US President Donald Trump in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. Putin told Trump in a phone call on February 12, 2025, that "peaceful negotiations" on ending the Ukraine conflict were possible. Brendan Smialowski / AFP

Trump starts “immediate” talks with Putin on Ukraine

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says it is "unrealistic" for Ukraine to return to its pre-war borders, and Ukraine would not be admitted to NATO

The Economist 13 February 2025
This picture shows a view of a road sign directing towards the city of Dimona, close to the nuclear power plant in the southern Israeli Negev desert. AFP / Ahmad GHARAB

How Israel deceived the US and built the bomb

Newly declassified documents reveal how Israel operated under the noses of US inspectors

Avner Cohen and William Burr 09 February 2025
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a meeting with business leaders in central London on January 28, 2025. BENJAMIN CREMEL / POOL / AFP

Between Trump and the EU, Britain feels increasingly isolated

With its bonds with the EU severely weakened and a long way from repair, Britain will find it much harder to take any kind of stand against Trump for fear of being isolated

Christopher Phillips 06 February 2025
Laura Hegarty_Al Majalla

Mike Waltz: The US war veteran-turned-NSA chief

Trump's new National Security Chief has already gone after officials who took part in Biden's blunderous exit from Afghanistan—a war he served in and learned a lot from

Kamal Alam 02 February 2025
Sara Padovan

Trumpism could shake up the world

The US president won't go back to politics as usual. Through his Trumpist ideology, he could spearhead a sociopolitical revolution—both at home and abroad.

Aleksandr Dugin 02 February 2025
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The World Cup has always been a pitch for global politics

08 June 2026

From Hitler and Mussolini to South American dictators, world leaders have long seen in football's biggest tournament an opportunity to further an agenda

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2026 World Cup: football in the age of AI

09 June 2026

From 3D players to data-transmitting balls, the sport's biggest tournament is awash with technology to help with everything from offside decisions to viewer angles, but does this come at a cost?

Marco Mossad
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Trump started a war he can’t control

09 June 2026

Netanyahu continues to defy calls from Washington to pump the brakes on Israel's offensive in Lebanon, something Iran has linked to a future peace deal

John Haltiwanger
Axel Rangel Garcia
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Why is Iran targeting Kuwait and Bahrain?

10 June 2026

While it could be tied to military calculations related to the current US-Iran war, it also reflects a deeper struggle between two opposing regional visions

Al Majalla - London
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Al Majalla’s Film Watch: football on the big screen

11 June 2026

We highlight some of the most notable movies centred on the world's most coveted sport

Wael Said

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