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Flag, anthem restrictions dropped for Russian, Belarusian swimmers 

13 April 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete under their national flags at interna...

French court rules cement giant Lafarge guilty of funding Syrian terrorism 

13 April 2026

A French court has found cement group Lafarge guilty of financing “terrorism” through its Syrian subsidiary, fining ...

Is Magyar’s election win the end of the EU’s troubles with Hungary? 

13 April 2026

Threats, fines, and vetoes defined the relationship between Viktor Orban, Hungary’s now-outgoing prime minister, and t...

PM-in-waiting Peter Magyar lays out vision for Hungary after ousting Orban 

13 April 2026

Hungary’s prime minister-in-waiting, Peter Magyar, has pledged to restore relations with the European Union and implem...

Bahrain summons Iraqi envoy as pro-Iranian attacks persist in Gulf 

13 April 2026

News|US-Israel war on Iran Bahrain has summoned an Iraqi envoy over drone attacks launched at the kingdom and other stat...

Trump’s threat to blockade Hormuz: Why it’s war’s latest major escalation 

13 April 2026

United States President Donald Trump’s threat to begin blockading the Strait of Hormuz soon after talks in Islamabad b...

Trump says Iranian ships will be ‘eliminated’ as US naval blockade begins 

13 April 2026

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, News|US-Israel war on Iran A naval blockade on Iran, ordered by United States Presiden...

US judge dismisses Trump’s $10bn lawsuit against WSJ over Epstein story 

13 April 2026

News|Donald Trump A United States federal judge has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s $10bn defamation lawsuit aga...

Pakistan eyes narrow window to resuscitate US-Iran talks after breakdown 

13 April 2026

Islamabad, Pakistan – More than 12 hours of face-to-face negotiations between the United States and Iran ended without...

At least six killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon 

13 April 2026

At least six people have been killed in a new wave of Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon, state media reports, as the I...