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April 23, 2026

Lebanon will not compromise on its rights during US-hosted talks with Israel: Maronite patriarch

Lebanon will not compromise on its rights during US-hosted negotiations with Israel, Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi said Thursday, Anadolu reports. Al-Rahi met Lebanese President Joseph Aoun ahead...

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April 23, 2026

Trump orders Navy to shoot any boat laying mines in Strait of Hormuz amid ceasefire

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he ordered the US Navy to “shoot and kill” any small vessel caught laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz as a...

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April 23, 2026

27 journalists killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon, press union says

At least 27 journalists have been killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon since March 2, along with many others wounded, the Lebanese Press Syndicate Editors said Thursday. In a...

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April 23, 2026

Palestinian child killed by Israeli army fire in West Bank raid

A Palestinian child was killed Thursday by Israeli army fire during a raid in the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank, according to Palestinian media. The official...

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April 23, 2026

UN peacekeeping chief warns of ‘increasingly dangerous environment’ for peacekeepers

The UN peacekeeping chief warned Thursday of an “increasingly dangerous environment” for peacekeepers, citing recent deadly incidents and growing risks on the ground, Anadolu reports. Jean-Pierre Lacroix said five...

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April 23, 2026

Is the EU willing to deconstruct colonialism and its role in maintaining it?

Sanctions, deemed effective by the EU when applied so swiftly to Russia and Iran, do not have the same effect when it comes to Israel, according to EU Foreign...

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April 23, 2026

A Strategic Risk and Legal Ambiguity: A Managed Confrontation in Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump was forced to extend the ceasefire, originally set to expire on April 22, after Washington and Tehran failed to agree on a second round of...

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April 23, 2026

US extends sanctions waivers on Iran, Russia

US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent announced a 30-day extension of sanctions waivers on Iranian and Russian oil exports transported by sea, in a move described as a reversal of...

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April 23, 2026

Iran executes former official accused of collaborating with Mossad

Iran has executed a former official accused of collaborating with Israeli intelligence and leaking sensitive information, according to official and human rights sources. The Iranian judiciary’s Mizan News Agency...

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April 23, 2026

A ceasefire without meaning and a strait without horizon: How the war betrayed Iranian hopes

The recent statement by U.S. President Donald Trump about Iran’s financial losses from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is less a policy position and more a late...

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