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Hard number: 2026 World Cup debuts
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Hard number: 2026 World Cup debuts

Forty-eight countries have officially qualified for the World Cup, after Iraq booked the final spot with its win against Bolivia on Tuesday.

QatarEnergy's liquefied natural gas production facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar, on March 2, 2026.
Analysis

Iran conflict brings energy boon for some, doom for others

The US-Israeli war with Iran has badly damaged oil & gas producers in the Gulf and consumers in the Indo-Pacific. But not all countries within those regions will feel the pain equally.

​Members of the Basij paramilitary force hold Iranian flag, Lebanese flag, and various militia flags, during a rally commemorating International Quds Day in downtown Tehran, April 14, 2023.
Analysis

Q + A: Is this the end of Iran’s “Axis of Resistance?”

As the world reacted to Israel and the US bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities last week, one group was largely silent – Iran’s network of allied militias in the Middle East.

From football fields to classrooms: How FC Barcelona is reentering the political fray
Analysis

From football fields to classrooms: How FC Barcelona is reentering the political fray

The famed Catalonian club, FC Barcelona, is establishing youth football schools in the Kurdish areas of Iraq and Syria, with the aim of promoting “social cohesion” and stemming radicalization.

​President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office on April 7, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
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US-Iran talks to be held this weekend

On Monday, President Donald Trump said that the US has been engaged in “direct” talks with Iran over its nuclear program and said that a meeting with “very high-level” officials is set for this Saturday. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed there would be talks in Oman, but said they would again be through intermediaries.

Russia’s last independent pollster tells me how Putin does it
Analysis

Russia’s last independent pollster tells me how Putin does it

How does Vladimir Putin manage to keep this up? For all the destruction he’s visited on Ukraine, his invasion has also inflicted so much damage on Russia ... And yet, there’s hardly been a peep from Russian society. GZERO's Alex Kliment takes a look in his weekly column.