Tag: Guardian War
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📍 Ukraine (approximate area) ⚔️ Ukraine 📍 Jury’s statement, apparently aimed at Russia and Israel, makes clear it is committed to the defence of human rights The jury of the Venice Biennale has said it would not give awards to artists from countries whose leaders are facing charges of crimes against humanity, in a statement…
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📍 World (approximate area) ⚔️ Iran 🕊️ US president orders navy to ‘shoot and kill’ boats laying mines in Hormuz and claims ‘total control’ over the strait Trump claims US has total control over strait of Hormuz after Iran seizes two container ships Analysis: Trump may talk of regime infighting, but Iran seems united by…
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📍 World (approximate area) ⚔️ Iran 📍 US president says Tehran hobbled by infighting as Pentagon reportedly briefs mine clearance may take six months Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has again said that the US has “total control over the strait of Hormuz”, adding that Iran’s leadership was so hobbled by infighting…
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📍 World (approximate area) ⚔️ Iran 📍 Proposal at heart of offer made during a 30-country two-day meeting jointly organised by France Middle East crisis – live updates Britain is prepared to deploy a squadron of RAF Typhoons based in Qatar to patrol over the strait of Hormuz as part of a multinational mission to…
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📍 World (approximate area) ⚔️ Iran 🪖 Battle of the blockades may still have more time to run as the US and Iran try to assert control over the strait of Hormuz Donald Trump’s decision to extend the naval blockade of Iran indefinitely may do nothing to reduce world oil prices – but it could…
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📍 World (approximate area) ⚔️ Iran 📍 Tensions around US negotiations may reflect mistake of assassinating more pragmatic and experienced figures Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has claimed that the infighting between moderates and hardliners in Iran’s leadership is so intense that Iranians have “no idea who their leader is”, but many…
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📍 Gaza (approximate area) ⚔️ Gaza 📍 Not using capital punishment ‘really a requirement’ for Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly, says president Israel’s observer status at the Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly could be suspended over the country’s new law mandating the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of some offences, the president of the body…
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📍 World (approximate area) ⚔️ Iran 📍 When Lebanon gets mentioned in the news, it’s often alongside Hezbollah. The group — designated by major western powers as a terrorist group — is variously characterised as a democratic political party in Lebanon’s parliament, as an organisation that provides social services and other times as a puppet…
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📍 Tehran ⚔️ Iran 💥 Members of Rafi’ Nia synagogue braved airstrikes to celebrate Passover hours before it was destroyed Middle East crisis – live updates On the evening of 6 April, Asef, 65, and other members of Tehran’s Jewish community braved the US-Israeli bombing campaign to celebrate an evening Passover service at the Rafi’…
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📍 World (approximate area) ⚔️ Iran 📍 Firm had to repatriate almost 12,000 guests and staff, including from two cruise ships in Abu Dhabi and Doha The Iran war has cost the travel company Tui €40m (£34.7m) so far, including repatriating almost 12,000 holidaymakers and staff, and forced it to cut its profit forecast for…