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Strait of Hormuz is hosting gunboat diplomacy as US and Iran vie for most effective blockade
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor April 22, 2026

Iran’s goal is to maintain chokehold on global economy even as some say it could run out of oil storage by SundayMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump’s indefinite shelving of the plan to bomb Iran’s bridges and power station on Tuesday night i…

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Palestinian boy, 14, among two killed in settler attack near West Bank school
ByLorenzo Tondo and agencies April 22, 2026

Local officials and witnesses say attackers shot at students first then at those who arrived to helpTwo Palestinians, including a 14-year-old schoolboy, have been killed in the occupied West Bank after Israeli settlers opened fire near a school amid mo…

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Iran parades what appear to be ballistic missiles during pro-military rallies in Tehran – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian April 22, 2026

Iranian hardliners rallied late on Tuesday night as possible talks in Islamabad with the US broke down, with members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards apparently bringing ballistic missiles to parade in Tehran. Donald Trump had earlier said he was extendi…

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Gaza’s yellow line creeps forward as Israeli forces expand zone of control
BySeham Tantesh in Gaza and Julian Borger April 22, 2026

Residents waking to find line has moved overnight and they are now in free-fire zone as army takes more territoryIsraeli forces have been moving an agreed truce line in Gaza westwards over the six months since the ceasefire, expanding their zone of con…

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Tui cuts profit forecast as effects of Iran war cost travel group €40m
ByMark Sweney April 22, 2026

Firm had to repatriate almost 12,000 guests and staff, including from two cruise ships in Abu Dhabi and DohaBusiness live – latest updatesThe Iran war has cost the travel company Tui €40m (£34.7m) so far, including repatriating almost 12,000 holidaymak…

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Tehran’s embattled Jewish community endures despite Israeli bombing of synagogue
ByMohammad Mohsenifar in Tehran and Stefanie Glinski April 22, 2026

Members of Rafi’ Nia synagogue braved airstrikes to celebrate Passover hours before it was destroyed On the evening of 6 April, Asef, 65, and other members of Tehran’s Jewish community braved the US-Israeli bombing campaign to celebrate an evening Pass…

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What is Hezbollah? How the group embedded itself into the fabric of Lebanese life – video
By April 22, 2026

When Lebanon gets mentioned in the news, it’s often alongside Hezbollah. The group — designated by major western powers as a terrorist group — is variously characterised as a democratic political party in Lebanon’s parliament, as an organisation that p…

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Israel’s death penalty law could spell suspension from rights body role, says chief
ByJennifer Rankin in Brussels April 22, 2026

Not using capital punishment ‘really a requirement’ for Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly, says presidentIsrael’s observer status at the Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly could be suspended over the country’s new law mandating the dea…

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Erdogan says Iran war ‘starting to weaken Europe’ – as it happened
ByMark Saunokonoko April 22, 2026April 23, 2026

This blog is now closed. Follow our new live blog on the Middle East crisis hereIf you’re just joining us, here’s the main news of the day. It is 9.30am in Tehran, 9am in Jerusalem and Beirut, and 2am in Washington DC.Donald Trump unilaterally said he …

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Trump extends US-Iran ceasefire indefinitely at request of Pakistan
ByHugo Lowell and Joseph Gedeon in Washington April 21, 2026April 21, 2026

US president says on Truth Social attacks are on hold until Iran submits proposal and talks reach end Middle East crisis – live updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDonald Trump announced in a social media post on Tuesday that he was…

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