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Video of attack on French nun in Jerusalem causes widespread condemnation
ByJulian Borger in Jerusalem May 1, 2026

Israeli foreign ministry denounce ‘shameful act’ after footage shows man pushing woman to the ground and kicking herA video of an attack on a French Catholic nun and archeological researcher in Jerusalem has caused widespread revulsion and has been den…

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UK prepared to deploy RAF Typhoons to keep strait of Hormuz open after Iran war
ByDan Sabbagh Defence and security editor April 23, 2026

Proposal at heart of offer made during a 30-country two-day meeting jointly organised by FranceMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain is prepared to deploy a squadron of RAF Typhoons based in Qatar to patrol over the strait of Hormuz as part of a mul…

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More Displaced Lebanese Head Home as Cease-Fire Is Tested
ByEuan Ward and Sarah Chaayto April 18, 2026April 19, 2026

The truce appeared to mostly hold even as Israel said it had carried out strikes on what it called “terrorists” approaching its forces in southern Lebanon. Separately, a U.N. peacekeeper was killed.

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Iran tries to cosy up to Europe to increase pressure on US
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor April 14, 2026

Regime hopes to capitalise on deepening transatlantic split by briefing previously sidelined European countriesIn a move designed to increase pressure on the US to make compromises in its conflict with his country, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghc…

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U.S. Begins a Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
ByTyler Pager, Peter Eavis, Jenny Gross and Thomas Fuller April 13, 2026April 13, 2026

European countries declined to take part in the action, which is designed to pressure Iran into making concessions by cutting off its oil income.

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French cement maker convicted of financing terror groups to keep its Syria plant working
ByAngelique Chrisafis in Paris and agencies April 13, 2026

Lafarge fined more than €1m and its former boss jailed for paying nearly €5.6m to groups including Islamic State A French court has fined the cement group Lafarge more than €1m (£870,000) and sentenced its former boss to six years in prison for paying …

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World Leaders Push to Save Iran Talks Amid Israel’s Attacks in Lebanon
ByMichael Crowley April 11, 2026April 11, 2026

President Trump’s cease-fire with Iran appears at risk as Vice President JD Vance heads to Pakistan for discussions with Iranian officials.

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European Leaders Demand That U.S. Cease-Fire With Iran Include Lebanon
ByAmelia Nierenberg April 9, 2026April 9, 2026

Britain, France and the European Union condemned Israel’s strikes targeting Hezbollah in the country, saying these threatened the truce.

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Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, French Couple Held in Iran, Are Free
ByCatherine Porter April 7, 2026

The couple, who had been arrested during a tourist visit in 2022, were accused of spying in a case that galvanized the French public.

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The Stranger review – lustrously beautiful and superbly realised modern take on the Camus classic
ByPeter Bradshaw April 7, 2026

François Ozon’s adaptation of the 1942 novella L’Etranger passionately honours the original text while bringing a contemporary perspective to its themes of empire and raceA heatstricken reverie of violence and mystery unfolds in this film, a numb ecsta…

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