FACTFLOW
Friday, 24 April 2026
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Global Edition
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Updated 09:25 CST
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State-of-the-art air defense systems have not been able to stop some Iranian missiles
The U.S. and Israel say they've depleted most of Iran's missile arsenal, but its weapons — including controversial cluster munitions — are challenging even the most advanced air-defense systems.
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Sweden's top general says U.S. remains 'really important ally'
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sweden's chief of defense, Gen. Michael Claesson, about NATO, the wars in Ukraine and Iran, and Europe's relationship with the United States.
World
US jury finds Meta, Alphabet liable in landmark social media addiction case
A California jury awarded the plaintiff $3m in damages in the case
World
What’s Iran’s war strategy and what risks does it pose?
US-Israeli attacks have triggered global economic shocks.
World
UN passes resolution naming slave trade ‘gravest crime against humanity’
Resolution on transatlantic slavery supported by 123 countries, while three opposed it - including the US and Israel.
World
UN chief says ‘high time’ to end ‘out of control’ war on Iran
UN Chief Antonio Guterres has said that the conflict in the Middle East is “out of control”.
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Iran’s state TV outlines five conditions to end war
Iran’s state TV has set out a list of five demands it says must be met before the country will agree to end of the war.
World
Israel forcibly displaces more Palestinian families in East Jerusalem
Rights group says Israel 'expanding ethnic cleansing in East Jerusalem, throwing Palestinian families into the streets'.
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Greetings from Turkey's border with Iran, where Iranians let loose on the dance floor
Iranians escaping hardship and war are shaking it off to Persian, Arabic and Turkish tunes in this disco in eastern Turkey.
World
Palestine Action hunger strikers to sue prisons over alleged mistreatment
Activists plan to take legal action against the UK prisons that allegedly mistreated them.
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Inside Trump’s quiet plan to ‘take’ Cuba
As the world tries to reach Cuba through aid convoys, the US continues to impose a fuel blockade.
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How the US plunged Cuba into darkness
The US oil blockade has brought Cuba’s power grid to the brink of collapse.
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What we know about US attack on Iraqi military site
Iraqi authorities say a US air strike on a military site in Anbar killed seven soldiers and wounded 13.
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Protest in India over cooking gas crisis
Indian opposition parties have staged a protest over the shortage of cooking gas triggered by the war on Iran.
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Deadly US attack on Iraqi military base sparks condemnation
The US killed seven Iraqi soldiers in a strike in Iraq as it targeted the Popular Mobilisation Forces.