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Mixed views in Lebanon ahead of controversial talks with Israel
23 April 2026Beirut, Lebanon – At a store in Beirut, a shopowner breaks into laughter. “No, I don’t want to comment on the nego...
US-Israeli war on Iran will push 30 million back into poverty, UN warns
23 April 2026The Iran war will push more than 30 million people back into poverty, with the knock-on effects of the conflict likely t...
Turkiye MPs pass bill to restrict social media use for children under 15
23 April 2026Turkish MPs have passed a bill that includes restricting access to social media platforms for children under 15, accordi...
US to ‘shoot and kill’ Iranian boats laying mines in Hormuz, Trump says
23 April 2026President Donald Trump has said he ordered the United States Navy to “shoot and kill” any Iranian boat laying mines ...
US Senate passes $70bn funding plan for ICE, Border Patrol
23 April 2026The United States Senate has taken the first steps towards reopening the Department of Homeland Security, after approvin...
Makan Nasiri, the only child still missing from the school bombed in Iran
23 April 2026The parents of seven-year-old Makan Nasiri are the only ones who have been unable to bury the remains of their child aft...
How Iran war has triggered soaring cost of medicines, condoms
23 April 2026The United States and Israel’s war on Iran has pushed up the price of nearly everything. In the early days of the war,...
Indian physicists voice solidarity with Iran, Palestine, Lebanon academics
23 April 2026A group of prominent Indian physicists specialising in string theory has expressed solidarity with academics in Iran, Pa...
How Iran raised Hormuz stakes by capturing ships
23 April 2026Iran on Wednesday captured two foreign container ships seeking to exit the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday and fired at a ...
ICC confirms crimes against humanity trial of ex-Philippine leader Duterte
23 April 2026News|Drugs Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have confirmed all three counts of murder as crimes again...
