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Monday, 20 April 2026 · Global Edition · Updated 13:25 CST
World

What’s behind the US army’s decision to raise enlistment age to 42?

Changes in US Army enlistment standards could be an effort to boost recruitment as numbers have lagged in recent years.

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Bulgaria election: Ex-President Radev’s party leads in early results

Rumen Radev's Progressive Bulgaria party takes strong lead in parliamentary election.

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Iran war live: Tehran slams US ‘piracy’ after ship seizure, vows response

Attack comes hours after US President Donald Trump announced he is sending his team to Islamabad for possible talks.

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Outrage after photo shows Israeli soldier smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon

Social media users condemn Western silence on attacks on religious symbols and sites by Israeli soldiers and settlers.

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Louisiana man kills 7 of his children, another child in mass shooting

Louisiana community in shock as domestic violence incident leaves eight children dead and two others injured.

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US forces attack and seize Iranian ship Touska near Strait of Hormuz

US Central Command has published a video said to show a guided-missile destroyer firing at an Iranian-flagged ship.

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Argentina’s Milei backs US-Israel war on Iran in Jerusalem visit

Argentina’s president reaffirmed alignment with the US and Israel during a visit to Jerusalem, backing their war on Iran

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Schools, shops shut in northern Israel to protest the Lebanon ceasefire

Shops and schools shut in northern Israel as residents protested a 10-day ceasefire with Lebanon.

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Protesters defy Berlin rain to call for end to global wars

Hundreds protested in Berlin against the US-Israeli aggression on Iran, and Israeli attacks on Gaza and Lebanon.

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Who will shape the global agenda, the left or far right?

Left-wing leaders meet in Barcelona, while far-right protesters march in Milan.

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With loss at Man City, have Arsenal lost their grip on the Premier League?

Arsenal's loss to City and a woeful end-of-season run have now cost them their once-comfortable, top-of-the-table lead.

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Exit poll shows former President Radev’s party set to win Bulgaria election

Radev's Progressive Bulgaria party projected to win 38.1 percent of the vote in parliamentary election.

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Canadian PM says close economic ties with US have become a ‘weakness’

Mark Carney says Canada must build economic ties with other countries amid shifting relationship with the United States.

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Trump says US seized Iranian ship trying to get past blockade near Hormuz

US president says his country's ​forces ⁠stopped cargo ⁠ship Touska by 'blowing a hole' in ‌its engine room.

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U.S. says it seized an Iranian cargo ship, ceasefire expires soon

The two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran is set to expire Wednesday. And the two sides seem far from a resolution. President Trump says the US has taken custody of an Iranian vessel.

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