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Israeli forces fire teargas at schoolchildren holding West Bank sit-in
ByAgence France-Presse in Umm al-Khair April 13, 2026

Incident took place on first day back at school in small village, as settlers blocked pupils’ accessIsraeli forces have fired teargas at Palestinian schoolchildren who were staging a sit-in in the occupied West Bank after settlers blocked access to the…

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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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This week saw humanity at its worst. Artemis II told the opposite story | Flynn Coleman
ByFlynn Coleman April 13, 2026

We send the voice of the dead across space as an act of continuity and care, while on Earth we tally the bodies. Which do we choose to become?Four people are sleeping 19,000 miles from the moon when the voice of Apollo 13’s commander arrives.“Hello, Ar…

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And the election winner is … the candidate who can afford Africa’s soaring nomination fees
BySuzgo Chitete April 13, 2026

Presidential elections in Djibouti and Benin at the weekend highlighted how a costly electoral system is reshaping democracyAlexis Mohamed would have loved to stand against his former boss. A longtime adviser to Djibouti’s president, Ismail Omar Guelle…

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What Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli right really mean when they invoke ‘Greater Israel’ | Daniel Levy
ByDaniel Levy April 13, 2026

The concept is about much more than acquiring territory, it is also about Netanyahu’s desire for Israel to become a regional superpower• Daniel Levy served as an Israeli peace negotiator at the Oslo II talks and is president of the US/Middle East proje…

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Why is the US threatening to block Iranian ports and how would it work?
ByJonathan Yerushalmy April 13, 2026April 13, 2026

Announcement has left markets in yet more uncertainty, with questions over how blockade will be enforcedMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US military has announced it will enforce a blockade on all Iranian ports in the strait of Hormuz from Monday a…

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The Guardian view on US-Iran talks: Trump’s diplomacy falters as risk of war grows | Editorial
ByEditorial April 12, 2026

An American blockade in the strait of Hormuz raises energy-market dangers after failed negotiations – pushing a fragile ceasefire closer to collapseAs the US vice-president, JD Vance, took to a podium in Pakistan after 21 hours of diplomacy and said no…

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Planeloads of negotiators and too little time: US and Iran’s 21 hours of talks
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor April 12, 2026

Two sides tested one another’s resolve but timeframe meant it was probably unrealistic to expect deal Middle East crisis – live updatesIt was if the two delegations in the Iran-US peace talks in Islamabad hoped that the sheer number of negotiators flow…

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‘We waited 12 years’: escapees from Syria’s camps face an uncertain future
ByBy Arbjona Cibuku in Tirana, William Christou and Ashifa Kassam April 12, 2026

A young Albanian woman’s escape from al-Hawl offers rare hope – but as the camp empties many are left stranded, prompting urgent calls for repatriationFor weeks he hovered near Turkey’s border with Syria hoping for good news. In early February, Xhetan …

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JD Vance says talks failed due to Iran’s refusal to give up nuclear programme
BySam Jones and agencies April 12, 2026

Iranian delegates say Washington needs to do more to win their trust if talks in Islamabad to resolve the US-Iran conflict are to be successfulMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US vice-president, JD Vance, has blamed the failure of marathon negotiat…

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