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Double standards? Why Iran’s nukes are scrutinised, Israel gets a pass 

15 April 2026

For more than two decades, Iran’s nuclear programme has been subject to intense international scrutiny, sanctions and ...

Anger in Lebanon as Israel launches deadly strikes despite diplomatic drive 

15 April 2026

Israel has launched more deadly strikes on towns across southern Lebanon, pressing on with its invasion despite a diplom...

Iran citizen held in France over pro-Palestine comments returns home 

15 April 2026

News|Prison Iranian national Mahdieh Esfandiari has returned home after being held in France for more than a year as par...

Families across Sudan endure years of displacement, hunger, loss 

15 April 2026

Families across Sudan fled their homes, cities, and country after war reached their streets in April 2023. Three years l...

Palestinian leader Barghouti endures ‘violent’ assaults in Israeli prisons 

15 April 2026

Popular Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has faced a series of “violent” assaults in Israeli jails in recent week...

North Korea boosting ability to manufacture nuclear arms, IAEA chief warns 

15 April 2026

News|Nuclear Weapons North Korea is showing a “very serious increase” in its ability to produce atomic weapons, acco...

Trump turns on Meloni, saying she lacks ‘courage’ over US-Israel war on Iran 

15 April 2026

News|US-Israel war on Iran United States President Donald Trump has attacked Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, one ...

Iran war: What is happening on day 47 of the US-Iran conflict? 

15 April 2026

News|US-Israel war on Iran United States President Donald Trump has said that the war on Iran is “very close to over�...

Iran says $270bn war loss must be compensated, as fresh talks with US loom 

15 April 2026

Tehran, Iran – Iran has demanded that it receive compensation for the destruction caused by the United States and Isra...

China’s Xi meets Russian FM Lavrov, calls relations with Moscow ‘precious’ 

15 April 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and pressed for “closer and stronger ...