News24 | China’s tightrope act: Balancing Iran, the Gulf States and US amid Middle East turmoil

11/05/2026 17:26 News 24

As Chinese President Xi Jinping called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz this week, the pragmatic approach Beijing has taken to the US-Israel war on Iran was on full display.

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Legal experts have warned that legislation being pushed through the Israeli parliament could result in Palestinians detained around the time of the 7 October 2023, attacks face publicly broadcast “show trials” and the death penalty....

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News24 | RSF urges Niger to ditch ‘abusive’ French media ban

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Russia and Ukraine on Saturday traded accusations of violating a three-day US-brokered ceasefire, but no major strikes were reported by the warring sides so far....

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09/05/2026 07:30 News 24

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News24 | US fires on Iran tankers as talks hang in balance

A US warplane disabled two Iranian tankers to enforce a port blockade on Friday, after Washington’s top diplomat said he was awaiting Tehran’s response to the latest proposed deal to end the Gulf conflict....

08/05/2026 18:07 News 24

News24 | Trump hints at end of Iran war: ‘We’ve had very good talks’, but key US demands unresolved

US President Donald Trump predicted a swift end to the war with Iran as Tehran considered a US peace proposal that sources said would formally end the conflict while leaving unresolved key US demands that Iran ‌suspend its nuclear programme and reopen the Strait of Hormuz....

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07/05/2026 03:47 News 24

News24 | Trump reminds Republicans it is still his party

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06/05/2026 19:04 News 24

News24 | Iran conflict may have motivated Trump dinner shooting suspect, US intelligence report finds

The US Department of Homeland Security identified the US-Israeli war with Iran as a potential motive for the ‌man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump and senior members of his administration ⁠at a White House reporters’ gala last month, according to an intelligence repo...

06/05/2026 16:20 News 24

News24 | Hezbollah pays a heavy price for war with Israel, ‘pride and sovereignty’ at stake

Hezbollah has paid a heavy price for going to war with Israel on 2 March: Israel has occupied a chunk of southern Lebanon, displaced hundreds of thousands of its Shi’ite Muslim constituents and killed as many as several thousand of its fighters, according to previously unreported casualty estimate...

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News24 | Rubio expects 'frank' meeting with Pope as Trump takes fresh potshots at Leo

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expects ⁠a “frank” meeting with Pope Leo during a visit to the Vatican on Thursday, the US ambassador said, after President ⁠Donald Trump took a fresh potshot at the Pope for criticising the US-Israeli war in Iran....

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News24 | Russia ‘not serious’ about Ukraine truce, Zelensky announces ceasefire ‘to end the war’

Ukraine piled pressure on Russia after announcing its own truce in response to Russia’s demand for a ceasefire to coincide with its annual World War II Victory Day commemorations....

05/05/2026 12:40 News 24

News24 | Iran fires 'warning shots' as US Navy says its ships entered Gulf via Hormuz

Iran’s navy fired ‘warning shots’ at US warships in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, state media said, after the American military sent cruisers into the Gulf as part of a plan to help trapped commercial vessels leave....

04/05/2026 14:53 News 24

News24 | Iran demands US ‘abandon its excessive demands’, warns ships on Hormuz navigation

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said on Monday that the US must reduce its demands on the Islamic Republic, with negotiations stalled over ending the two-month-long Middle East war....

04/05/2026 13:30 News 24

News24 | Europe ‘heard’ Trump on defence, says NATO chief Rutte, as US pulls troops from Germany

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04/05/2026 12:40 News 24

News24 | UPDATE | US denies Iran strike on warship near Jask island

‌A senior US ‌official ⁠denied ⁠that a US ship was hit ‌by Iranian missiles, ‌Axios journalist Barak Ravid said....

04/05/2026 12:04 News 24

News24 | New war between Hamas and Israel ‘almost inevitable’ as Palestinians live trapped in Gaza

Despite a ceasefire in place since October, families continue to pull bodies from the rubble in Gaza....

04/05/2026 08:10 News 24

News24 | Trump vows to escort ships through Strait of Hormuz as Iran rejects ‘pirate’ US plan

Iran warned that it would consider any US attempt to interfere in the Strait of Hormuz a breach of the Mideast ceasefire, as US President Donald Trump said the United States would begin escorting ships through the blocked waterway....

04/05/2026 05:00 News 24

News24 | Press freedom ‘has never been so low’ and ‘impunity is rife’ warns media watchdog

Press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in a quarter of a century, Reporters Without Borders warned....

30/04/2026 19:30 News 24

News24 | Iran's supreme leader defies US blockade as oil prices soar

Iran’s supreme leader declared on Thursday that the United States had suffered a shameful defeat, defiantly rejecting a warning from President Donald Trump that an economically punishing US naval blockade could be enforced for months to come....

30/04/2026 13:19 News 24

News24 | Iran war cost the US $25 billion so far, but justified to stop a ‘nuclear bomb’ - Hegseth

The United States’ war in Iran has cost $25 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said, providing the first official estimate of the military’s ‌price tag for the conflict....

30/04/2026 08:50 News 24

News24 | King Charles meets Trump, set to address Congress amid US-UK tensions over Iran war

Britain’s King Charles arrived at the White House on Tuesday for a meeting with US President Donald Trump, as part of ‌a state visit intended to underscore unity between the two longtime allies, despite deep divisions over the Iran war....

30/04/2026 08:10 News 24

News24 | Trump warns Iran ‘choking like a stuffed pig’, naval blockade can last months

US President Donald Trump said that a US naval blockade against Iran could last months, leading oil prices to spike to their highest level in more than four years, which held into Thursday....

30/04/2026 05:00 News 24

News24 | Trump warns Iran better 'get smart soon' and accept nuclear deal

President Donald Trump warned Tehran on Wednesday that it should “get smart soon” and capitulate to Washington’s demands for tight controls on its nuclear programme, as a US naval blockade turned the screws on Iran’s economy....

29/04/2026 17:36 News 24

News24 | North Korea troops choose ‘heroic suicidal explosions’ rather than capture in Russia’s war

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reaffirmed Pyongyang’s support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, vowing to help Moscow achieve victory in its “sacred” war, state media reported....

29/04/2026 12:50 News 24

News24 | Trump approval dips to lowest level so far on Iran war, cost of living for Americans

US President Donald Trump’s approval rating sank to the lowest level of his current term, as Americans increasingly soured on his handling of the cost ‌of living and an unpopular war with Iran, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll....

29/04/2026 08:50 News 24

News24 | Israel says it has 'no territorial ambitions' in Lebanon, despite evacuations

Israel on Tuesday said it was not seeking to take territory in Lebanon, as its military issued a wave of new evacuation warnings for towns and villages in the battle-scarred south....

28/04/2026 16:41 News 24

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The head of Israel’s Mossad has praised the spy agency’s “groundbreaking” operations in the war against Iran and Hezbollah, saying it acquired intelligence “from the heart of the enemy’s secrets”....

28/04/2026 12:50 News 24

News24 | Israel using ‘water as a weapon’ in Gaza, 90% of infrastructure damaged or destroyed - MSF

Israeli authorities are systematically depriving people in Gaza of the water they need to live, Doctors Without Borders warned, decrying a campaign of “collective punishment” against Palestinians....

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