Zimbabwe and Zambia have pushed back against ‘lopsided’ agreements after US asks for health data and minerals.
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These were the updates on the US-Israeli war on Iran on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
These were the updates on the US-Israeli war on Iran on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
US presidents have long bypassed Congress’s authority and dissenting lawmakers have often tried to fight back.
![👁 President Donald Trump holds a model of a B-2 stealth bomber as he speaks after signing an executive order regarding a task force on fraud in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, March 16, 2026, in Washington. [Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26075751434932_cropped-1773700373.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80){kind=link}
Analysts say Congo Brazzaville’s election are a mere formality as President Sassou Nguesso is set to extend his rule.
![👁 Supporters of outgoing President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who is running for re-election, take part in a campaign rally before the March 15 presidential election, in Brazzaville, Congo Republic, March 7, 2026 [Roch Bouka/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-13T082734Z_191928901_RC2OZJA3M43Z_RTRMADP_3_CONGOREPUBLIC-ELECTION-PREVIEW-1773409672.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80){kind=link}
Iran is asking for ‘reparations’ and a guarantee that the US and Israel will not attack in the future.
Experts say Iran’s vast, mountainous terrain would make invasion difficult but a small, precise mission is possible.
Ukraine has battle experience with Iranian-made Shahed drones and has mass-produced cheap interceptors.
Since India took over as chair, the normally outspoken BRICS grouping appears to be more cautious.
US President Donald Trump has spoken to at least three Kurdish groups in Iran and Iraq in recent days.
