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Ukraine asks Israel to seize ship carrying grain ‘stolen’ by Russia 

29 April 2026

Ukraine has asked Israel to seize a vessel carrying grain it says was stolen from areas occupied by Russia, its top pros...

South Africa to deport Robert Mugabe’s son over firearm offence 

29 April 2026

News|Courts A magistrate has ordered that the youngest son of the late Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is to be depor...

Trump vows to maintain Iran blockade, Tehran threaten ‘practical’ action 

29 April 2026

President Donald Trump says the United States will continue its naval blockade of Iran until a nuclear deal is reached ...

Trump admin probe into ABC amid Kimmel row sparks US free speech concerns 

29 April 2026

President Donald Trump’s critics and free speech advocates in the United States are decrying a decision by his adminis...

US top court voids Louisiana voting map amid national redistricting fight 

29 April 2026

The United States Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s electoral map was unconstitutionally drawn to create two Black-...

UAE quits OPEC: What that means for the Gulf, energy markets and beyond 

29 April 2026

After decades of membership, the United Arab Emirates has decided to quit the oil producers’ group, OPEC, in order to ...

UK expels Russian diplomat in tit-for-tat move 

29 April 2026

News|Conflict The United Kingdom has expelled a Russian diplomat in response to Moscow’s expulsion of a British embass...

Rains revive Iraq’s wetlands after years of drought 

29 April 2026

A fishing boat glides across the waters of Iraq’s southern marshes, sending ripples shimmering over the once-parched w...

Over 1.2m in Lebanon expected to face acute hunger: UN-backed report 

29 April 2026

News|Food More than 1.2 million people in Lebanon are expected to face acute hunger this year due to “conflict, displa...

Why ‘8647’ landed ex-FBI chief Comey in Trump’s crosshairs 

29 April 2026

Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on federal charges after posting an image of seashells arranged to spe...