West Point analysis warns that strait of Hormuz blockade will strangle US defense industry
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Woman has sentence quashed by Tanzania court after over a decade on death row
Lemi Limbu, who has severe intellectual disabilities, remains in prison and will now face retrial for the murder of her …
Jihadist violence in Nigeria and DRC rose sharply last year even as global deaths from terror fell
Nigeria had largest increase in terrorism-related deaths, ranking fourth in global index behind Pakistan, Burkina Faso and NigerJihadist violence rose …
Cathay Pacific suspends flights to and from Dubai until end of April – as it happened
This liveblog is closed – follow our new liveblog here.Iran is still exporting millions of barrels of oil, with about …
Canada in push for joint G7 and Middle East effort to de
Foreign minister Anita Anand says she has drafted principles to reduce risk of regional spillover and wider shocksMiddle East crisis …
Decision to strip Senegal of Afcon title has left me gobsmacked – and others in Africa furious
Ruling of the Caf appeals committee is against the laws of the game and casts another shadow over Motsepe’s stewardship …
Tulsi Gabbard, who warned of war with Iran, now defends Trump’s decision to attack – as it happened
Director of national intelligence wrote on social media that Trump ‘is responsible for determining what is and is not an …
Senegal stripped of Africa Cup of Nations title over walkout protest in final
Morocco declared 3-0 winners after appeal is upheldSenegal’s players walked off pitch over penalty callMorocco have been awarded a 3-0 …
Iran’s national security council confirms death of its chief, Ali Larijani
Larijani was killed by an Israeli airstrike and is the most senior Iranian fatality since Ali Khamenei on first day …
Trump says US does not need Nato after being rebuffed over strait of Hormuz
Amid escalation of Middle East crisis, US president describes rejection of call for help as a ‘foolish mistake’Middle East crisis …
Diplomat, 93, to trial over 1961 murder of Congo leader
Family of then PM, Patrice Lumumba, welcome decision to charge Étienne Davignon as ‘beginning of a reckoning’ A former Belgian …
UK nationals fleeing Middle East reach 100,000 as evacuation efforts continue
Foreign secretary says one third of those who were in region have left as MPs press for support for those …
Death of influential Ali Larijani could be bigger loss to Iran than Khamenei
Security chief’s huge influence on many levels of Iranian politics and abroad will make his killing devastatingMiddle East crisis – …
Man and woman charged with murder of Iranian activist in Canada
Charges follow discovery of body of Masood Masjoody, who was a critic of the Tehran regime and the exiled shahTwo …
At least 23 people killed in suspected suicide attacks in north
More than 100 others injured in bombings targeting post office, market areas and hospital in MaiduguriAt least 23 people have …
‘These connections are overlooked’: how British companies profited from slavery in Brazil long after abolition
Britons learn about the country’s involvement ‘almost as a self-congratulatory narrative’, says historian Joseph Mulhern In 1845 British citizens and …
Trump seeks to delay China summit as Vance denies ‘wedge’ over Iran war
Pair attempt to strike united front amid reports vice-president skeptical over US-Israeli attack on IranDonald Trump revealed that he had …
At least 200 American troops wounded in Iran war, US military says
Details from US Central Command come as 13 US service members and more than 1,300 Iranians have been killedAt least …
Starmer distances UK from Iran war as EU leaders rule out sending warships
PM refuses to be drawn into wider conflict as Germany and Italy defy Trump’s call to help reopen strait of …
European countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of Hormuz
Leaders seek a diplomatic solution despite US president’s threat of ‘a very bad future’ for Nato unless it provides warshipsMiddle …