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22/04 22:24 - Pentagon announces US navy secretary is leaving ‘effective immediately’ – live 22/04 22:20 - Middle East crisis live: White House says Trump ‘satisfied’ with blockade after Iran says it seized two ships in strait of Hormuz 22/04 21:43 - How the War Powers Act Could Pressure Trump to End the Iran War 22/04 21:33 - Iran says it seized 2 ships in Strait of Hormuz, hours after Trump’s ceasefire extension 22/04 21:23 - China weathered Trump's tariffs - but the Iran war is taking a toll 22/04 21:09 - Turkiye making efforts to revive Russia-Ukraine talks, says Erdogan 22/04 21:09 - Turkiye making efforts to revive Russia-Ukraine talks, says Erdogan 22/04 21:04 - Gulf allies have requested financial support, US Treasury Secretary says 22/04 20:43 - EU unveils plan to tackle energy crisis 22/04 20:42 - Iran Again Tightens Its Grip on Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz 22/04 20:34 - Kevin Warsh, Trump’s Fed Pick, Has Tough Task Shedding ‘Sock Puppet’ Label 22/04 20:08 - ‘Free Births’ Are a New Pregnancy Trend. Critics Warn About Serious Risks. 22/04 19:38 - ‘Hungry all the time’: US Navy deny food shortages after grim photos emerge 22/04 18:24 - Three ships targeted in Hormuz, Iran seizes two 22/04 18:12 - Ministers speak out in cabinet meeting over Keir Starmer’s sacking of Olly Robbins 22/04 18:10 - World's worst energy crisis? Iran war sparks scramble for alternatives to Gulf oil 22/04 17:50 - Democrats won the redistricting fight in Virginia. Was Trump’s gerrymandering war all for nothing? 22/04 17:48 - EU approves €90bn loan for Ukraine as pipeline is turned on ending deadlock 22/04 17:24 - Pentagon asks for $54bn in pivot towards AI-powered war 22/04 17:15 - Trump’s FCC launches inquiry into gender identity in kids’ TV shows 22/04 16:59 - People Online Are Draggggggging The White House's "Earth Day" Post, And The Irony Is Just Too Much 22/04 16:52 - Roman Abramovich takes Jersey to European human rights court over criminal investigation 22/04 16:40 - The Internet Can't Stop Talking About Coachella 2027 Headliner Predictions, And The Fandom Wars Have Already Started 22/04 16:30 - UK politics: Labour MP calls for Starmer’s resignation to end ‘psychodrama’ – as it happened 22/04 16:26 - White House close to deal of up to $500m to rescue ailing Spirit Airlines 22/04 16:12 - Ukraine restarts Russian oil to Europe, unblocking 90-billion-euro EU loan 22/04 16:12 - Ukraine restarts Russian oil to Europe, unblocking 90-billion-euro EU loan 22/04 15:59 - Mapping the environmental toll of the Middle East war 22/04 15:57 - EU Considers $106 Billion Loan to Ukraine, Delayed for Months by Orban 22/04 15:42 - Iran’s leaders debate war and peace after Trump ceasefire extension 22/04 15:42 - Iran’s leaders debate war and peace after Trump ceasefire extension 22/04 15:30 - Britain’s military dependence on US ‘no longer tenable’, says former Nato chief 22/04 15:26 - Trump calls Iran’s leadership ‘fractured’. Is it, and who’s in charge? 22/04 15:26 - Trump calls Iran’s leadership ‘fractured’. Is it, and who’s in charge? 22/04 15:25 - Zelenskyy says EU unblocking of €90bn loan for Ukraine is ‘the right signal’ as Hungary drops opposition – as it happened 22/04 15:19 - Fires ignited by Ukrainian drones rage at Russian oil refinery 22/04 15:19 - Fires ignited by Ukrainian drones rage at Russian oil refinery 22/04 15:19 - EU agrees to unblock €90bn loan for Ukraine after Hungary lifts veto 22/04 15:11 - Prize-winning book 'Houris' brings prison term for French-Algerian author Kamel Daoud 22/04 15:00 - Lufthansa cuts 20,000 summer flights as fuel prices surge 22/04 15:00 - Food security: Why UN chief Guterres’s plan to get fertiliser flowing in Hormuz is stalling 22/04 14:50 - The war on Iran: Breaking down the words you’re hearing 22/04 14:50 - The war on Iran: Breaking down the words you’re hearing 22/04 14:47 - How Ireland’s war-driven fuel blockades revealed the true cost of Europe’s oil addiction 22/04 14:45 - Graham Platner Went to Hell and Back. He Has a Simple Message for Democrats. 22/04 14:41 - Uhhh, Trump Claimed He Would've Won The Vietnam And Iraq Wars "Very Quickly" 22/04 14:38 - Russia says will halt oil flow to Germany via Druzhba pipeline 22/04 14:38 - Russia says will halt oil flow to Germany via Druzhba pipeline 22/04 14:36 - News24 | Iran seizes two ships, fires on third at Hormuz amid escalating Middle East tensions 22/04 14:27 - Unblocked EU loan provides relief to Ukraine's strained finances 22/04 14:18 - Ukraine will get $105 billion loan after Hungary drops opposition, E.U. says 22/04 14:15 - 'Trump's high-stakes political theatre: US winning conventional war, Iran winning asymmetrical war' 22/04 14:14 - Trump approval slips as polls show warning signs for Republicans ahead of midterms 22/04 13:58 - EU threatens to cut Venice Biennale funding over Russian return 22/04 13:49 - Taxes on UK workers have risen at fastest rate in rich world, says OECD 22/04 13:34 - "Iran Is Definitely Winning The Social Media Meme War": One Of Iran's Consulates Is Mocking Donald Trump, And Hooooo Boy, He Is NOT Gonna Like This 22/04 13:21 - Holidays 'very likely' at risk as EU warns of 'crisis' 22/04 13:20 - Residents pay the price as Afghanistan-Pakistan border remains closed 22/04 12:48 - EU plans to cut electricity taxes to shield households from Iran war energy crisis 22/04 12:42 - Iran: 'Going back to war is not in anyone's interest,' risk analyst says 22/04 12:33 - Iran calls US ship seizure ‘piracy’: Is it? 22/04 12:33 - Iran calls US ship seizure ‘piracy’: Is it? 22/04 12:27 - Ukraine resumes oil flow via Druzhba pipeline – Hungary 22/04 12:22 - EU resumes aid to Ethiopia suspended over Tigray war 22/04 12:08 - EU envoys approve €90 billion for Ukraine after Hungary lifts veto 22/04 11:49 - EU gives preliminary approval to unblock €90 billion Ukraine loan 22/04 11:48 - Iranian economy: Layoffs, inflation add to sanctions pain amid war 22/04 11:47 - In south Lebanon village, Hezbollah buries fighters killed in war with Israel 22/04 11:47 - Ukraine to restart oil flows via Druzhba pipeline, potentially unblocking EU's loan 22/04 11:45 - Devastated Gaza will need over $70 billion to rebuild, international report warns 22/04 11:42 - Tui cuts profit forecast as effects of Iran war cost travel group €40m 22/04 11:35 - Lego clips and AI Epstein: How Iran is winning the PR war (VIDEO) 22/04 11:33 - Five major issues affecting the FIFA World Cup with 50 days to go 22/04 11:33 - Five major issues affecting the FIFA World Cup with 50 days to go 22/04 11:30 - Venezuela: 'Repressive apparatus remains in place,' says Amnesty International 22/04 11:20 - Rabbi who bulldozed Palestinian homes selected for Israel's national celebration 22/04 11:00 - Stern warning: one man’s mission to clear the rotting boats poisoning Cornwall’s creeks 22/04 10:59 - US running out of key weapons – report 22/04 10:58 - Iran's workers face waves of layoffs as war batters domestic economy 22/04 10:40 - Is China a winner of the Iran war or facing economic risks? 22/04 10:40 - Is China a winner of the Iran war or facing economic risks? 22/04 10:35 - Trump’s war on Iran a strategic ‘disaster’ – expert (VIDEO) 22/04 10:07 - 🔴 Middle East war live: Iran seizes two vessels in Strait of Hormuz, state media says 22/04 10:00 - Nearly half of US children are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, report warns 22/04 09:56 - Displaced Palestinians return to books as Gaza's Phoenix library rises from the rubble 22/04 09:25 - UK inflation rises to 3.3% amid biggest jump in fuel prices in more than three years 22/04 09:16 - Russia strikes Ukraine’s Odesa port, kills railway worker in Zaporizhia 22/04 09:16 - Russia strikes Ukraine’s Odesa port, kills railway worker in Zaporizhia 22/04 09:09 - Man, 77, slapped traffic warden and threatened to 'lump' her 22/04 09:03 - After Warner Bros. Canceled The Film In 2023, "Coyote Vs. Acme" Finally Has A Trailer And Will Be Released This Summer 22/04 09:02 - Gaza’s unseen casualties: A surge in stillbirths and birth defects 22/04 09:02 - Gaza’s unseen casualties: A surge in stillbirths and birth defects 22/04 09:00 - UK firms to face tougher checks on export licences to bolster sanctions on Russia 22/04 09:00 - Why Trump’s pick for Fed chair will not bring home the bank for the president 22/04 09:00 - Threat of Evictions Darkens Russia’s Rosy Picture of Occupied Ukraine 22/04 08:38 - UK inflation rate rises to 3.3% in March after Iran war pushes up fuel prices 22/04 08:24 - How China is gaining from Iran war by showing it is different from US 22/04 08:24 - How China is gaining from Iran war by showing it is different from US 22/04 07:56 - Coles adds 20c to the price of milk as war in the Middle East pushes up Australian grocery costs 22/04 07:12 - World's biggest condom maker set to raise prices due to Iran war