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Senate Republicans Again Block Bid to Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers
ByRobert Jimison and Megan Mineiro April 15, 2026

For the fourth time since the war began, G.O.P. senators successfully fended off an effort to constrain the president. But there were signs of growing unease among Republicans.

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What is Trump-backed SAVE America Act and what could it mean for US vote?
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera April 15, 2026

US Senate resumes debate on controversial bill requiring more proof of citizenship, which Trump calls top priority.

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Countries pledge $1.5bn for Sudan crisis as war enters fourth year
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera April 15, 2026

UN chief calls for end to 'nightmare' war as Khartoum rejects international conference as 'colonial tutelage approach'.

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Blood, Sweat and Sugar
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera April 15, 2026

The sugar industry’s bitter legacy, built on slavery, exploitation and environmental damage, is still resonating today.

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Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti at risk in Israeli jails as he faces ‘escalating abuse’
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem April 15, 2026

‘Palestine’s Mandela’ suffers three recent attacks including assault where prison guards set a dog on him, lawyer saysJailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti is at immediate risk in Israeli jails, where he has been attacked three times in as many we…

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UN experts urge member states to suspend Israel arms transfers
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera April 15, 2026

The experts call Israel's bombardment of Lebanon on April 8 'a blatant violation of the UN Charter'.

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America’s loosening grip: inside the 17 April Guardian Weekly
ByGraham Snowdon April 15, 2026

The decline of US hegemony. Plus: Hungary’s new dawnGet the Guardian Weekly delivered to your home addressAt the end of 2025, Patrick Wintour wrote a compelling essay for Guardian Weekly in which he described an interregnum in global history, where the…

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Is Iran beating the US at its own propaganda game?
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera April 15, 2026

Iran has condemned a ban imposed by YouTube on a pro-Iranian group that releases Lego-style AI videos.

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Israel’s High Court hears petitions to oust Ben-Gvir
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera April 15, 2026

Israel’s High Court heard petitions to oust Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

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Netanyahu sees Lebanon as his last chance for a ‘win’
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera April 15, 2026

After the failure in Gaza and Iran, the Israeli prime minister hopes he can be triumphant in Lebanon.

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