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Why Israel’s attacks on Lebanon could cripple US-Iran ceasefire 

09 April 2026

The Israeli army carried out a wave of air attacks on Lebanon, killing more than 250 people, on Wednesday, the bloodiest...

Djibouti elections: Who’s running against Guelleh and what’s at stake? 

09 April 2026

As the small East African coastal nation of Djibouti prepares for presidential elections on Friday, longtime leader Pres...

Ukraine’s veterans’ theatre turns war wounds into catharsis 

09 April 2026

Kyiv, Ukraine – Villagers whisper that Maryna, a refugee from Russia-annexed Crimea, kept a black hen’s egg under he...

Several people reported killed in fresh Israeli attacks on Lebanon 

09 April 2026

New Israeli air strikes have killed more people in southern Lebanon a day after 200 people died, as the bombardment rais...

Trump says US forces to stay near Iran, ready for ‘next conquest’ 

09 April 2026

United States President Donald Trump has warned that US forces will remain deployed around Iran and threatened overwhelm...

Thousands of Palestinians pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque after Israel’s 40-day ban 

09 April 2026

The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem has reopened to Palestinian worshippers after a 40-day closure by...

Three life terms for Kashmir’s Aasiya Andrabi fit India’s ‘broader pattern’ 

09 April 2026

Activists and legal experts have condemned an Indian court’s verdict that handed down three life sentences to prominen...

For Gulf states, Hormuz uncertainty casts shadow over fragile US-Iran truce 

09 April 2026

The Gulf region breathed a collective sigh of relief late on Tuesday after Iran and the United States agreed on a two-we...

Iran war day 41: What’s happening in Lebanon, Middle East and beyond? 

09 April 2026

EXPLAINER News|US-Israel war on Iran Lebanon has declared a national day of mourning after a wave of Israeli attacks kil...

Trump slams NATO over Iran after meeting Rutte, renews Greenland threat 

09 April 2026

United States President Donald Trump has lashed out at NATO over its reluctance to join Washington’s war on Iran, and ...