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A military strategist answers 19/04 19:06 - Did the US misjudge Iran? A military strategist answers 19/04 18:55 - Republican senator criticizes Trump’s ‘holy war’ with Pope Leo 19/04 18:02 - Iran and Israel: From friends to enemies 19/04 18:02 - Iran and Israel: From friends to enemies 19/04 17:56 - Middle East crisis live: US officials to travel to Pakistan for talks as Trump warns US will ‘knock out’ every power plant if Iran doesn’t accept deal 19/04 17:48 - Ukraine police chief resigns after officers allegedly fled deadly shooting 19/04 17:33 - Trump sends delegation to Pakistan for possible new round of Iran war talks 19/04 17:26 - News24 | Berlin hosts Sudan conference amid brutal, forgotten war 19/04 17:03 - Chief Rabbi says attacks 'gathering momentum' after another synagogue targeted 19/04 16:45 - New Yorkers Warm to Mamdani’s Redesign Plan for Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn 19/04 16:37 - Trump announces new Iran talks, warns ‘no more Mr. Nice Guy’ 19/04 15:58 - They’re Young. 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Gen Z Conflict, And I Feel Like My Brain Grew Two Sizes 19/04 12:52 - Rat poison found in HiPP baby food jar in Austria, police say 19/04 12:38 - Trump says US negotiators to head to Pakistan for Iran talks 19/04 12:38 - Trump says US negotiators to head to Pakistan for Iran talks 19/04 12:31 - Food security under threat as Middle East war disrupts fertiliser supply 19/04 12:31 - 78 Photos That Prove The Future Is Here — And It's Worse (And Way More Boring) Than Dystopian Movies Warned Us About 19/04 12:06 - Bank bosses called to meeting with Reeves over impact of Iran war on UK economy 19/04 11:45 - Pope Leo tells Angola during huge Mass to ‘build hope’ 19/04 11:45 - Pope Leo tells Angola during huge Mass to ‘build hope’ 19/04 11:40 - Iran war: 10 frequently used words and their meanings 19/04 11:40 - Iran war: 10 frequently used words and their meanings 19/04 11:34 - Victory looks certain for EU-skeptic Radev in critical Bulgarian election (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) 19/04 11:31 - Iran warns Hormuz will stay shut unless US lifts siege on its ports 19/04 11:31 - Iran warns Hormuz will stay shut unless US lifts siege on its ports 19/04 11:00 - Virginia’s redistricting vote ‘a critical step’ for the swing state 19/04 10:57 - Australia and Japan sign contracts for $7bn warships deal 19/04 10:57 - Australia and Japan sign contracts for $7bn warships deal 19/04 10:05 - Iran: Prolonged conflict reshapes view of the regime, analyst says 19/04 09:55 - Zelensky condemns US extension of Russian sanctions waiver 19/04 09:26 - Iran war: What is happening on day 51 of the US-Israeli conflict? 19/04 09:26 - Iran war: What is happening on day 51 of the US-Israeli conflict? 19/04 09:14 - Spring flowers early due to warm weather and a wet winter 19/04 09:03 - Luxury Brands Bet on the Middle East. War Has Damaged Their Plans. 19/04 09:02 - In Qatar, Trapped Between the U.S. and Iran, War Forced a Reckoning 19/04 09:00 - In Angola, love for an American pope but not for an American president 19/04 08:59 - 'They are stealing the election': How Armenia became the next Russia-EU battlefield 19/04 08:58 - What is UNIFIL? the UN mission in southern Lebanon explained 19/04 08:57 - Spain’s Sánchez leads progressive push as far-right gathers in Milan 19/04 08:44 - Iran war: Everything you need to know about peace talks 19/04 08:00 - More Britons opt to holiday in UK this summer amid uncertainty over flights 19/04 07:56 - US reverses on pledge not to renew Russian oil waiver 19/04 07:42 - Australia's most decorated soldier denies Afghan war crimes 19/04 05:12 - Australia's most-decorated soldier vows to fight war crime charges 19/04 05:08 - Trump says US seized Iranian ship trying to evade blockade near Strait of Hormuz 19/04 04:39 - Ben Roberts-Smith denies war crimes allegations – As it happened 19/04 04:01 - If You Refuse To Wear Pants This Spring, Here Are 27 Beautiful Dresses And Skirts To Add To Your Wardrobe 19/04 02:31 - 26 Fun Impulse Buys From Walmart Because, Admit It, You Love Treating Yourself 19/04 01:15 - More than 3,400 Iranians killed in war - as it happened 19/04 00:59 - Italian deputy PM calls for return to Russian energy imports 19/04 00:00 - Iran war live: Hormuz Strait ‘closed’ as Tehran says no date for US talks 19/04 00:00 - Iran war live: Hormuz Strait ‘closed’ as Tehran says no date for US talks 18/04 23:09 - 'The weapons were loud, but there was always music': Sudanese band play on through the war 18/04 21:41 - Iran reasserts control of Hormuz Strait as Trump warns against ‘blackmail’ 18/04 21:41 - Iran reasserts control of Hormuz Strait as Trump warns against ‘blackmail’ 18/04 21:01 - 27 Things From Amazon You'll Wear So Often, They'll Practically Pay For Themselves 18/04 20:43 - Kyiv Mass Shooting Kills 6 and Gunman Is Shot Dead After Taking Hostages in Grocery 18/04 20:19 - Investigators examine whether Ukraine terrorist attack was directed by Russia 18/04 19:39 - Russia keeping Iran uranium offer on table – Rosatom CEO 18/04 19:29 - Mazzucato on the Iran war’s economic shock: Who pays the price? 18/04 19:29 - Mazzucato on the Iran war’s economic shock: Who pays the price? 18/04 18:51 - Sudanese refugees trapped between borders and bureaucracy in Morocco 18/04 18:51 - Sudanese refugees trapped between borders and bureaucracy in Morocco 18/04 18:02 - Ukraine police shoot dead gunman who killed six in Kyiv, took hostages 18/04 18:02 - Ukraine police shoot dead gunman who killed six in Kyiv, took hostages 18/04 17:40 - Lawmakers fail to curb Trump’s Iran war powers 18/04 15:30 - “Lords of war.” Brazil’s president condemns UN Security Council 18/04 15:30 - “Lords of war.” Brazil’s president condemns UN Security Council 18/04 15:07 - No signs of regime collapse as Iran weathers weeks of war 18/04 15:04 - Trump and Tehran’s series of mismanaged posts stall progress towards peace 18/04 14:32 - ‘We’re not afraid of war’ – Cuban president to RT (VIDEO) 18/04 14:18 - Turkey’s economy hit as Syrians return home 18/04 13:00 - ‘We can’t wait’: Venice already seeking floods plan B five years after barriers’ launch 18/04 12:59 - Iran’s supreme leader warns of ‘new bitter defeats’ for US and Israel 18/04 12:59 - Iran’s supreme leader warns of ‘new bitter defeats’ for US and Israel 18/04 12:42 - Middle East : Fragile US-Iran talks hinge on nuclear and Hormuz disputes 18/04 12:39 - Sudan’s war leaves thousands of children alone and displaced 18/04 11:52 - Turkiye woos investors amid Iran war fallout in Gulf economies 18/04 11:52 - Turkiye woos investors amid Iran war fallout in Gulf economies 18/04 11:43 - Here’s what the stock market might have gotten wrong about the Iran war 18/04 11:39 - Sudan war enters fourth year as the humanitarian crisis deepens 18/04 11:31 - 13 Celebs Who Passed Away While Filming Movies Or TV Shows That Changed The Entire Course Of The Script 18/04 10:48 - Hormuz: Spin in the Strait