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NewsFeedTehran’s historic Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has sustained major damage after US-Israeli strikes on Iran. UNESCO has expressed ‘concern’ over the protection of heritage sites across the Middle East amid the escalating war.Published On 3 Mar 20263 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
MBW Explains is a series in which we dig behind the headlines, via data and context, to improve your understanding of key stories. Only MBW+ subscribers have unlimited access to these articles. MBW Explains is supported by Reservoir.Nearly two years after the US Department of Justice and a group of state attorneys general sued Live Nation Entertainment, the case has finally reached a Manhattan courtroom.Jury selection began Monday (March 2), with opening statements expected tomorrow.The trial, expected to last five to six weeks, will test whether the world’s largest live entertainment company has illegally monopolized key parts of the concert…
The family of Wu-Tang Clan founding member Oliver “Power” Grant has revealed the late musician’s cause of death. In a joint statement first shared with Rolling Stone on Sunday, March 1, the family and hip-hop group confirmed that Grant died following “a courageous and hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer.” Grant, who cofounded the New York City collective and executive produced its albums, died at age 52 on Tuesday, February 24. Sunday’s statement was later shared via Instagram in full by the group, which was cofounded in Staten Island in the early 1990s by RZA (real name Robert Diggs). Related: Wu-Tang…
Turki Alalshikh has promised to explore a potential mega fight for David Benavidez, who must first take care of business against Gilberto Ramirez on May 2.The pair will collide for Ramirez’s WBO and WBA cruiserweight titles, headlining a Premier Boxing Champions pay-per-view card at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.For Benavidez, this represents an opportunity to become a three-division world champion, with the 29-year-old having already claimed notable victories at super-middle and light-heavyweight.His legacy at 168lbs, however, was slightly diminished by an elusive showdown with Canelo Alvarez, who he chased for the best part of 18 months while holding the WBC…
Israeli strikes hit a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday in retaliation for attacks from Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group.
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President Donald Trump’s joke at the expense of Team USA’s women’s hockey team has divided the sports world following the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. The controversy started after Team USA’s men and women’s hockey squads both won gold at the Milan and Cortina games. On February 22, 2026, President Trump called the men’s team in their locker room as they celebrated their overtime victory against Team Canada in the gold medal game. (Trump’s FBI director, Kash Patel, was partying with the men’s team in their locker room during the call.) After inviting the men’s hockey team to his State of…
Evander Kane would welcome a trade, but Teddy Blueger would like to stay Iain MacIntyre of Sportsnet: Vancouver Canucks forward Evander Kane said he’d “welcome” a trade to a contending team and take a run at another Cup. Forward Teddy Blueger would love to remain in Vancouver, but there haven’t been any contact talks. Forward Conor Garland‘s name has been in the rumor mill for years, and so it’s not really a distraction for him anymore. The Canucks don’t really want to trade Garland, but they have to consider everything. The same can be said for Jake DeBrusk. NHL Rumors:…
The US and Israel launched attacks across Iran on Saturday, with US President Donald Trump later saying Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Khamenei’s compound in Tehran had been destroyed in a “powerful, surprise strike”. Iranian state media later confirmed Khamenei’s death.Iran responded to the US-Israel attack by launching missiles and drones towards Israel and four Gulf Arab countries which host US military bases: Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE.Video produced by Amy Walker.More on this story.
OPEC+ agrees modest oil output boost even as US war on Iran disrupts shipments