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Controversy as Lebanese banker Sehnaoui is praised for supporting Israel
17 April 2026Even as Israel was attacking his home country of Lebanon, killing hundreds, and occupying territory within the country�...
Iran foreign minister says Strait of Hormuz ‘completely open’
17 April 2026News|US-Israel war on Iran The Strait of Hormuz is “completely open” for all commercial vessels and will remain so d...
Bulgaria elections: Who’s running and what’s at stake?
17 April 2026Bulgaria will hold a snap parliamentary election on Sunday, April 19, amid a political crisis in which weak coalition...
Pope Leo calls on Cameroonians to reject violence as 120,000 join Mass
17 April 2026News|Religion Pope Leo XIV has addressed a massive crowd in Cameroon, using one of the biggest stages of his Africa tour...
Can Hungary wean itself off Russian energy, as its new leader has promised?
17 April 2026Hungary’s newly elected leader, Peter Magyar, stormed to power last weekend after campaigning to, among other things, ...
Macron and Starmer host allies for summit on Hormuz maritime security
17 April 2026France and the United Kingdom are convening dozens of countries to advance plans for a multinational maritime force to s...
What we know about the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire
17 April 2026Israel and Lebanon have announced a 10-day ceasefire to allow negotiations for a more permanent security and peace agree...
Israeli attacks kill several over two days in Gaza despite ‘ceasefire’
17 April 2026Several Palestinians have been killed in two days of separate Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, despite the so-called �...
Lebanese return to devastated south as fragile 10-day truce takes hold
17 April 2026Displaced Lebanese have begun cautiously returning to their homes in the south after Lebanon and Israel agreed to a 10-d...
Iran war’s big winners: Wall Street, weapons firms, AI and green energy
17 April 2026The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its global growth forecast for 2026 from 3.3 to 3.1 percent, citing the i...
