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Marxists and monarchists: the group hoping to unite Iran’s exiled opposition
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor April 29, 2026

Iran Freedom Congress, which has met in London, aims to be a ‘pluralist movement’ supporting those inside country“It’s an exercise that is necessary and frankly has been missing for the past 47 years,” said Mehrdad Marty Youssefiani, a founding member …

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How the UAE’s decision to leave Opec could recast the Middle East
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor April 28, 2026

Defection is damaging to Saudi Arabia’s prestige – and could strengthen the US hand in the regionThe United Arab Emirates’ decision to walk out of Opec is a political as much as business decision, and will reignite the simmering rows between the UAE an…

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Hezbollah drone strikes target Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon
ByWilliam Christou April 28, 2026

Ceasefire frays further as Israel also carries out airstrikes and issues new displacement orders for south Lebanon Hezbollah launched several drones at Israeli soldiers in south Lebanon on Tuesday, while Israel issued new displacement orders for south …

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Fears of resurgence in Somali piracy after three vessels hijacked in a week
ByMohamed Gabobe in Mogadishu and Rachel Savage April 28, 2026

Pirates appear to be taking advantage of international naval strength being diverted to Middle EastThree vessels have been hijacked off the coast of Somalia in the past week, raising fears of a resurgence in piracy around the Horn of Africa, and adding…

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Lebanese citizens with Australian partners being denied visitor visas amid concerns over unofficial ‘blacklists’
ByBen Doherty and Adeshola Ore April 28, 2026

Rejection letters for those applying to enter Australia while they wait for their partner visas read like ‘cut-and-paste’ refusals, migration agents sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEvery night Maram cries for her father. “…

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Russian oligarch’s superyacht allowed through strait of Hormuz, source says
ByReuters April 28, 2026

Billionaire Alexei Mordashov’s vessel, Nord, reportedly able to cross blockaded strait with US and Iranian approvalA superyacht owned by the Russian billionaire Alexei Mordashov was able to transit the blockaded strait of Hormuz after undergoing maint…

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UAE quits Opec in win for Trump as oil cartel weakened
ByReuters April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

US president has accused organisation of ‘ripping off the rest of the world’ by inflating oil pricesThe United Arab Emirates has quit the Opec oil cartel after 60 years of membership, in a heavy blow to the group and its de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, …

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Middle East crisis could cost world $1tn while oil firms make ‘obscene’ profit, analysis finds
ByJonathan Watts and Fiona Harvey in Santa Marta, Colombia April 28, 2026

Climate group calls for urgent windfall tax on excess fossil fuel profits, as delegates tell Colombia conference their nations are sufferingThe Middle East oil and gas crunch will impose as much as a trillion dollars of additional costs on the global e…

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What is the latest Palestine Action court case – and what is at stake?
ByHaroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent April 28, 2026

Government appeal against high court ruling could have implications for right to protest and lead to other groups being proscribedThe home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, will have her appeal against the high court ruling that the ban on Palestine Action w…

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‘If your wife asks you to change diapers, change your wife’: Lebanon’s hit show parodying the patriarchy
ByAmelia Dhuga in Beirut April 28, 2026

The female-created YouTube sketch series Smatouha Minni (You Heard It From Me) uses satire to confront misogynistic attitudes In Beirut’s Gemmayzeh neighbourhood a rented flat has been transformed into a film set: bright studio lights in a cosy living …

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