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Monday, 20 April 2026 · Global Edition · Updated 19:25 CST
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As Sri Lanka celebrated its New Year, the war in Iran was felt

Buddhists and Hindus in Sri Lanka marked their New Year on Tuesday. As residents in the capital Colombo celebrated, a war thousands of miles away was making itself felt.

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Trump claims on Iranian concessions trigger questions, rejections in Tehran

The political drama culminates with the IRGC announcing that the Strait of Hormuz is once again restricted.

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Slavery reparations are just, but who exactly owes whom?

Some African elites benefited from slave trade and colonisation. This must be taken into account in reparation debates.

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Iran’s supreme leader warns of ‘new bitter defeats’ for US and Israel

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned the navy was ready to inflict ‘new bitter defeats’ on the US and Israel.

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Iran’s deputy FM says no date for more US talks until ‘framework’ agreed

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister said talks with the US cannot happen until the two sides agree on a shared ‘framework'.

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Photos: How overfishing in Southeast Asia is an ecological and human crisis

A rare look at one of the world's most critical and understudied environmental crises. Southeast Asia produces more than half of the world's fish, yet its waters are among the most depleted and contested.

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Iran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, as ceasefire nears its end

Iran's military said on Saturday the Strait of Hormuz has "returned to its previous state." The announcement came after President Trump had said the blockade on Iranian ports would remain in place.

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Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over US blockade of its ports

Reports of Iranian gunboats opening fire on tanker after Tehran says it is closing waterway until US lifts its blockade.

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Gunfire reported by vessel in Strait of Hormuz

A maritime agency reported that a tanker was fired on by gunboats in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Displaced Lebanese return as Israeli shelling violates ceasefire in south

Al Jazeera correspondents on the ground report that Israeli bulldozers are also continuing home demolitions.

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Turkiye woos investors amid Iran war fallout in Gulf economies

Turkish officials are promoting Istanbul as a regional financial hub amid the war's fallout on the Gulf economies.

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US blockade of Iran needs to end before the Strait of Hormuz is fully reope

Michael Shoebridge says US may be forced to end blockade of Iran to see the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Hormuz: Spin in the Strait

The blockade saga in Hormuz and the tactics of war versus tactics of propaganda.

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Ambulance crew in south Lebanon describes Israel’s ‘triple-tap’ attack

Ambulance workers in Lebanon recall Israeli ‘triple-tap’ targeted strikes which killed four paramedics and wounded six.

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As oil prices plunge below $91 after weeks, a new Hormuz crisis emerges

Brent crude falls over 9 percent after Iran said it will reopen waterway, only to shut it again over US blockade.

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