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Friday, 24 April 2026 · Global Edition · Updated 19:25 CST
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Qatari spokesman says unchecked escalation has sparked regional war

Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman says years of ignored warnings about unchecked escalation have led to regional war.

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What is the Hezbollah-linked financial institution Al-Qard Al-Hassan?

Israel reportedly struck a branch of Al-Qard Al-Hassan yesterday. But what is this institution linked to Hezbollah?

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Photos from Iran and across the Middle East as the war enters Week 2

More than a week of the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran has dragged in global powers, upended the world's energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to usually peaceful areas of the region.

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The Pentagon says this will be 'our most intense day of strikes inside Iran'

In a phone call with CBS News Monday, Trump said "the war is very complete." But at a separate event with Republican lawmakers, he said the U.S. still needed to achieve "ultimate victory."

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What are the Ukrainian drone interceptors sent to counter Iranian attacks?

Ukraine has battle experience with Iranian-made Shahed drones and has mass-produced cheap interceptors.

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Women’s football team to be welcomed home with open arms, Iran says

Iran's Foreign Ministry and general prosecutor say the team is invited to return home 'with peace and confidence'.

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Strait of Hormuz closure will have ‘ripple effect for weeks if not months’

‘We could still be suffering the ripple effect of this for weeks, if not months’.

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How will soaring oil prices caused by Iran war impact food cost?

Oil and gas are not just fuel, they are raw materials for thousands of products, including fertilisers used in farming.

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Could Trump ‘take over’ the Strait of Hormuz as oil prices rise?

Oil prices spiked after shipments through the Strait of Hormuz were disrupted amid the Iran war.

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No snow, no ski season: Greenland’s warmest January shuts Nuuk resort

Climate change fears grip Nuuk as winter temperatures reach record highs.

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Russia the only ‘winner’ of US-Israel war on Iran: EU Council president

Antonio Costa says Russia benefits from soaring global energy prices and attention being diverted from war in Ukraine.

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Rescue workers search rubble after strikes hit Tehran neighbourhood

Rescuers search rubble and aid injured in Tehran’s Resalat neighbourhood after a reported Israeli strike.

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Pakistan orders sweeping austerity measures as Iran war triggers oil crisis

Four-day workweek for government employees and two-week closure of schools among the measures aimed at saving energy.

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War on Iran fuelling Islamophobic social media surge in US: Report

US study reveals more than 25,300 Islamophobic posts on X since war began and intensifying hate speech against Muslims.

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Walk down Beirut street shows destruction after Israeli bombing

This is the aftermath of a street in the Harat Hreik suburb of Beirut after it was hit by Israeli bombing.

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