FACTFLOW
Thursday, 23 April 2026
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Global Edition
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Updated 17:25 CST
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6 books named finalists for the 2026 International Booker Prize
The shortlisted titles include novels and novellas from authors and translators spanning four continents, with stories that range from Japanese-controlled 1930s Taiwan to the streets of Tehran in 1979.
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Trump tells Europe 'Go get your own oil,' Iran hits oil tanker off Dubai
Iran attacked and set on fire a massive Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai overnight, as Gulf states increasingly suffer the fallout from the war.
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Iranian rescuers save two civilians from rubble after US-Israeli strikes
Footage shows Iranian Red Crescent Society rescuers and firemen saving two civilians from underneath the rubble.
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Hundreds rally in West Bank against Israeli death penalty for Palestinians
Civil society joins protests as EU voices express 'great concern' about Israel's law targeting Palestinian prisoners.
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‘AI helped pick the first thousand targets in Iran’
‘AI helped pick the first thousand targets in Iran’
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Drones strike Russia’s Ust-Luga port again as EU officials visit Ukraine
Attacks come as Ukraine says its air defences shot down 267 out of 289 drones launched by Russia overnight.
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A Gaza mother waits in agony: Did Israel kill her daughter, or arrest her?
Tahrir Abu Mady has her daughter Malak's death certificate. But a prisoner's list suggests she might have been arrested.
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Italy denies the US military use of its air bases to attack Iran
Italian press reports that the government has refuse to authorise US to land bombers at a base in Sicily
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DHS resumes asylum decisions. And, Iran's strike injures over 12 U.S. personnel
The Department of Homeland Security has lifted its ban on reviewing asylum applications. And, NPR has confirmed that an Iranian strike injured over a dozen U.S. personnel.
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Iran war delays delivery of medical goods to other parts of the world
The war in Iran has slowed down international shipping, much of which contains medical and humanitarian goods destined for Asia and Africa.
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Trump tells Europe 'get your own oil,' Iran hits oil tanker off Dubai
Iran attacked and set on fire a massive Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai overnight, as Gulf states increasingly suffer the fallout from the war.
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Caster Semenya pledges to fight against Olympic gender-testing policy
'We're going to be vocal about it, we're going to make noise until we're heard,' South Africa's gold medallist says.
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Gaza families reunite years after babies evacuated amid Israel’s war
Infants evacuated from al-Shifa Hospital during Israel's siege in 2023 return home after years of separation.
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‘Iranians don’t consider Trump’s 15-point plan as beginning of diplomacy’
‘Iranians don’t consider Trump’s 15-point plan as beginning of a diplomatic track’
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PCB slaps hefty fine on Naseem Shah for social media post on Maryam Nawaz
Shah fined $71,000 for questioning Punjab chief minister's presence at opening PSL match, where fans were not allowed.