FACTFLOW
Thursday, 23 April 2026
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Global Edition
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Updated 23:25 CST
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Some Middle East flights resume, but thousands of travelers are still stranded by war
Limited flights out of the Middle East resumed on Monday. But hundreds of thousands of travelers are still stranded in the region after attacks on Iran by the U.S. and Israel.
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Trump: this was the best chance to strike Iran’s ‘sick and sinister regime’
US President Donald Trump outlined the objectives of the US-Israeli attack on Iran.
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France to increase nuclear warheads, lend nuclear aircraft to Europe allies
Macron's 'advanced deterrence' will be a nuclear-security relationship with key allies distinct from NATO arrangements.
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‘This war might push Iran to a bomb faster.’
Former US diplomat Henry Ensher warns future Iranian leadership may see a nuclear deterrent as a defensive necessity.
World
How the US hit Iran with a banned AI
Al Jazeera’s Linh Nguyen explains the dispute between the Pentagon and Anthropic over how AI should be used in warfare.
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Protests across India against Khamenei’s killing
Protests erupt across India after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is killed in US-Israeli air strikes on Iran.
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Starmer lets US use bases for Iran clash: UK’s military, legal quagmire
A drone strike at a British base in Cyprus has highlighted the UK’s precarious in US attacks on Iran.
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‘Speed, surprise, and violence of action’: how US launched attack on Iran
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, US General Dan Caine detailed how American forces launched attacks on Iran.
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Lebanese civilians flee amid deadly Israeli strikes on Beirut suburbs
Highways gridlocked as thousands evacuate during Israel's deadliest Lebanon assault in over a year, killing 31 people.
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Starmer says UK involvement in US strikes on Iran is ‘defensive
Keir Starmer framed his decision to allow US use of British military bases to strike Iran as “defensive."
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Sikh group in Canada slams India over new report into 2023 activist killing
Globe and Mail report alleges Indian consular officials in Vancouver tied to Hardeep Singh Nijjar's assassination.
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Qatar downs two Iranian fighter jets as conflict widens
Qatari Defence Ministry also says seven ballistic missiles and five drones fired by Iran were intercepted.
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Iran demands international action after attacks impact hospitals, schools
Hospitals across Iran have been damaged by US, Israeli strikes - but no reports of direct hits yet.
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Oil prices surge amid fears over Iran war
Global oil prices are in the high $70s as traffic through Strait of Hormuz comes to a halt. Some analysts have warned they could top $100 a barrel if the stoppage is prolonged.
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Trump defends Iran strikes, offers objectives for military operation
His remarks are the first public ones to reporters since the U.S.-Israeli military operations against Iran began Saturday despite weeks of talks designed to stave off a conflict.