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Infographic summarizing the top global news stories for March 5, 2026
Daily Brief Thu, Mar 5 · 37:10

March 5 — War Spreads, Markets Reel, Apple Launches

Aftermath of a drone strike at Nakhchivan Airport in Azerbaijan's exclave bordering Iran, March 5, 2026. (Photo: Al Jazeera)
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The War Spills North: Iranian Drones Strike Azerbaijan's Airport as Conflict Opens Yet Another Front

Baku vows 'appropriate response' after drones hit Nakhchivan airport and a school — Tehran denies responsibility, but the damage is done

## A New Front in an Expanding War The Iran conflict crossed another border on Thursday. Two Iranian drones struck Azerbaijan's autonomous Nakhchivan exclave — a territory that borders Iran to the south and Turkey to the west. One drone hit the terminal building of Nakhchivan Airport. Another land...

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The Strait Is Closed: Five Tankers Hit, Insurance Pulled, and 20% of the World's Oil Supply in Limbo

$1.4 Billion Pours Into Bitcoin ETFs — But the Price Won't Budge. Meanwhile, Harvard Just Bet Big on Ethereum.
U.S. Senate chamber during the war powers vote on Iran, March 4, 2026. (Photo: AP)
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Senate Gives Trump a Blank Check on Iran: War Powers Resolution Fails 47-53 as Conflict Enters Day Six

## Congress Had One Job The United States Senate had a chance on Wednesday to assert its constitutional authority over the war in Iran. It chose not to. By a vote of **47-53**, senators rejected a war powers resolution introduced by Virginia Democrat Tim Kaine that would have required President Tr...
Passengers stranded at a Middle East airport as flights remain grounded due to the Iran conflict, March 2, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
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58,000 Indonesians Stranded in Saudi Arabia: The Ramadan Pilgrimage That Became a Humanitarian Crisis

## They Came for God. They Got Stuck in a War. When more than 58,000 Indonesian citizens traveled to Saudi Arabia in late February for Umrah — the lesser pilgrimage to Islam's holiest sites — they expected a week of prayer, reflection, and spiritual renewal during Ramadan. What they got instead wa...
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The 2026 Midterms Begin: Texas Senate Heads for a $200M Runoff, Cooper Locks Down North Carolina, and Incumbents Start Falling

## The Starting Gun The 2026 midterm election season officially began on Tuesday, and the opening act delivered exactly the kind of drama that suggests November will be extraordinary. Voters in Texas, North Carolina, and Arkansas cast the first primary ballots of the cycle, producing a Senate runo...