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Monday, 20 April 2026 Ā· Global Edition Ā· Updated 19:25 CST
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Death penalty law proves the EU must treat Israel as an apartheid state

Pernando Barrena says Israel’s death penalty for Palestinians adds to the case that Europe should cut ties with it.

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Ukraine launches specialized Russian studies program to better understand the enemy

Ukraine launches political Russian studies program to better understand wartime enemy.

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Tired of waiting for your EV to charge up? One Chinese company has a novel solution

Chinese car company NIO is putting up EV battery swapping stations all around the world. NPR took a ride in one car for the experience.

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Pakistan PM, army chief wrap up key trips in push for more US-Iran talks

Asim Munir leaves Tehran while PM Shehbaz Sharif heads home from Turkiye with hopes of another round of US-Iran talks.

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Iran has learned that the Strait of Hormuz is its strongest deterrent

Donald Heflin, a senior fellow at Tufts University, says Iran has shown it doesn’t need nuclear weapons as a deterrent.

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Man City vs Arsenal: All you need to know about title showdown

Under-pressure Arsenal head to in-form Manchester City as their stranglehold on Premier League title race falters.

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Pope Leo heads to Angola in landmark Africa visit amid Trump clash

Leo is the third pontiff to visit the fossil fuel-rich country after John Paul II in 1992 and Benedict XVI in 2009.

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Iran war live: Hormuz Strait shut down again over US ā€˜piracy’, says Tehran

Tens of thousands of people forcibly displaced by Israeli attacks on Lebanon use first day of ceasefire to return home.

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Born in south Lebanon, displaced to Beirut, two grandmothers reflect on Israeli invasions

They grew up amid olive groves in southern Lebanon. The son of one married the other's daughter. Now they're living temporarily in a vacant building in central Beirut, displaced many times.

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Caracas' iconic macaws threatened by vanishing palm trees

In the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, flocks of colorful macaws that once brightened city skies now face disappearing nest sites — and with them, a unique urban bond.

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Uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz remains, 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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What's it like to negotiate with Iran? We asked people who have done it

Experts who spent months negotiating a 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran say mutual mistrust, starkly different negotiating styles, and the complexity of the issues make a quick deal unlikely.

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Israeli police destroy children’s footballs at Al-Aqsa mosque

Israeli police confiscated and destroyed footballs that were being played with by children around Al-Aqsa mosque.

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Trump says US will ā€˜start dropping bombs again’ if no Iran deal is reached

US President Donald Trump says the US will ā€œhave to start dropping bombs againā€ if no US-Iran deal is reached.

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Iran war: What is happening on day 50 of the US-Iran conflict?

Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz with conditions and threatens closure if the US blockade of Iranian ports continues.

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