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Received — 20 April 2026 ⏭ UK and Ireland

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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill five, local officials say – as it happened Adam Fulton · Coral Murphy Marcos · Aneesa Ahmed · Tom Ambrose · Yohannes Lowe · Fran Singh · Siraj Datoo and Mark Saunokonoko
This blog is now closed. See our latest full report here: JD Vance to lead US delegation in Pakistan if Iran agrees to talksThe US has just released some more footage of the encounter with the Iranian flagged vessel, the M/V Touska.In a post on X, US Central Command said US Marines had departed the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli by helicopter and rappelled onto the Iranian-flagged vessel. Continue reading...
21 April 2026 at 00:35

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill five, local officials say – as it happened

By: Adam Fulton · Coral Murphy Marcos · Aneesa Ahmed · Tom Ambrose · Yohannes Lowe · Fran Singh · Siraj Datoo and Mark Saunokonoko

21 April 2026 at 00:35

This blog is now closed. See our latest full report here: JD Vance to lead US delegation in Pakistan if Iran agrees to talks

The US has just released some more footage of the encounter with the Iranian flagged vessel, the M/V Touska.

In a post on X, US Central Command said US Marines had departed the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli by helicopter and rappelled onto the Iranian-flagged vessel.

Received — 19 April 2026 ⏭ UK and Ireland

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IDF map shows its advance into southern Lebanon – as it happened Mark Saunokonoko · Marina Dunbar · Aneesa Ahmed · Vivian Ho and Wendy Frew
This blog is now closed.UN secretary-general António Guterres has strongly condemned the killing of a French peacekeeper and the wounding of three others in an attack in southern Lebanon, spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement to the Associated Press.The UN peacekeeping force came under attack with small-arms fire on Saturday morning, with two of the injured hurt seriously, France’s president and the force known as UNIFIL said. Continue reading...
20 April 2026 at 02:03

The Guardian World news

IDF map shows its advance into southern Lebanon – as it happened

By: Mark Saunokonoko · Marina Dunbar · Aneesa Ahmed · Vivian Ho and Wendy Frew

20 April 2026 at 02:03

This blog is now closed.

UN secretary-general António Guterres has strongly condemned the killing of a French peacekeeper and the wounding of three others in an attack in southern Lebanon, spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement to the Associated Press.

The UN peacekeeping force came under attack with small-arms fire on Saturday morning, with two of the injured hurt seriously, France’s president and the force known as UNIFIL said.