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South Africa to deport Robert Mugabe’s son over firearm offence

Bellarmine Mugabe was also fined $36,000. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/eCisdf2

Mali military leader Goita emerges as Russia declares it halted coup

First sighting of Goita since rebel attacks comes as Russia seeks to dampen speculation over ally's military government. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/8qMkcTY

Iran Offers Plan to Focus on Strait of Hormuz and Delay Nuclear Talks

In its latest offer delivered on Sunday, Iran proposed opening the key waterway to shipping traffic and lifting the U.S. blockade, while postponing the thornier nuclear issue until later. via NYT > World News https://ift.tt/8Ya4UsM

Timeline: The highs and lows of the US-UK ‘special relationship’

Tensions between the allies punctuate King Charles's US visit, designed to strengthen the UK-US partnership. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/IE9adyf

Has Iran exposed the limits of what US can achieve by force?

Political scientist Vali Nasr argues that US and Israeli military options ‘have come up short'. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/LpijouC

Former Israeli Premiers Join in Bid to Oust Netanyahu inElections

Naftali Bennett, a right-wing politician, and Yair Lapid, a centrist, will merge parties for a vote later this year. via NYT > World News https://ift.tt/lZNswWi

Kenya’s Sawe shatters two-hour marathon barrier

Sabastian Sawe of Kenya shattered a world record at the London Marathon. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/ea9YQwk

Protestor depicts Israeli minister Ben Gvir covered in blood in Stockholm

Activists organised a protest in solidarity with Palestine on Saturday in Stockholm, Sweden. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/xv5hTfg

France defends abstention on UN slave trade resolution

France justified abstaining on a UN resolution recognising the slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/mx8p3d2

Reality check: Israeli ambitions confront US dictates in Iran and Lebanon

Ceasefires with Iran and Lebanon appear imposed by the US rather than negotiated by Israel, much to latter's unease. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/xgYveBA

Mixed views in Lebanon ahead of controversial talks with Israel

Lebanon remains divided over the best way to end the conflict with Israel, with some backing Hezbollah's armed response. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/DH6Ilzp

Mexico’s Sheinbaum demands answers over CIA agents in Chihuahua

Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum said the federal government was not informed of the inclusion of CIA officers in a drug raid. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/0wGfChb

Iran blames Trump’s blockade for diplomatic impasse as fragile truce holds

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says US and Israel will not achieve their goals 'through bullying'. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/BO2Mm6j

Ukraine says Druzhba pipeline running Russian oil to Europe can resume work

Kyiv hopeful pipeline restoration will unblock EU loan, with bloc's foreign policy chief expecting 'positive decision'. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/WEpKBNO

Louisiana mass shooting: What we know about suspect, eight children killed

The Shreveport attack is the deadliest mass shooting reported in the US in over two years. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/LkwV4N6

The Touska, the Iranian-Flagged Ship Seized by U.S. Forces, Was Under Sanctions

The container ship, the Touska, was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury over links to Iranian weapons programs. via NYT > World News https://ift.tt/HMrvZdF

Report finds Gaza needs more than $71bn in next decade for recovery

Devastated sectors in Palestinian enclave include housing, health, education, commerce and agriculture, EU and UN find. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/uldzqsx

Man City beat Arsenal 2-1, cut Premier League race to three points

City edge the Gunners, thanks to a second-half Haaland winner, in a heated top-of-the-table league game in Manchester. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/fhbRQD9

Mazzucato on the Iran war’s economic shock: Who pays the price?

Redi Tlhabi speaks to economist Mariana Mazzucato on the Iran war's economic fallout and who’s really paying the price. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/JEhBC0X

Sudanese refugees trapped between borders and bureaucracy in Morocco

A growing number of Sudanese refugees are arriving into Morocco after fleeing war, but find themselves stuck. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/bBFwhnH

The U.S. military blockade on ships entering or leaving Iran will continue until Trump ends it.

via NYT > World News https://ift.tt/35Fv1Vk

Shipping firms seek clarifications before crossing Hormuz

Shipping companies said several things had to be clarified, including the presence of mines, Iranian conditions. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/cPUn3oj

US House votes down latest effort to curtail Trump’s power to wage Iran war

Nearly all Democrats voted in favour, a day after a similar resolution failed in the US Senate along party lines. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/CSzVbW2

What is Trump-backed SAVE America Act and what could it mean for US vote?

US Senate resumes debate on controversial bill requiring more proof of citizenship, which Trump calls top priority. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/kNqUyh9

Drones, Iran war escalating horror as Sudan war enters fourth year

UN says hundreds killed by drone strikes over past three months, as medical charity reports two more deaths in Darfur. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/K5YmpWd

Indian workers protest over rising living cost

Police have scaled up enforcement in the Indian city of Noida as a factory workers' protest turns violent. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/Z903Mut

Why Investing in Wind and Solar to Avoid Gas Shocks Hasn’t Added Up for Some

Renewable energy is cheaper to run than fossil fuels, especially with war choking oil supply. But it hasn’t turned out that way for some European countries, and the reason is complex. via NYT > World News https://ift.tt/aRS1eQm

Rescuers dig through rubble after deadly Israeli strikes in south Lebanon

Rescuers are digging through rubble after a new wave of Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon killed at least 13. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/Cge0INo

LIVE: Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov – heavyweight boxing match

Follow the build-up, analysis and live text commentary from the main card as Fury fights Makhmudov in London. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/yUB2iaT

Trump Officials Push Allies to Pursue Antifa and Far Left as Terrorist Threats

The Trump administration aims to deploy counterterrorism tools against far-left groups, even as it has offered little evidence they present a dire threat. via NYT > World News https://ift.tt/z8nO6UZ

UK police arrest man after four die during Channel crossing attempt

The National Crime Agency (NCA) said a Sudanese man was detained on suspicion of 'endangering another'. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/U154Zm3

UK says three Russian submarines tracked during ‘covert’ operation

British defence minister says the operation did not find evidence that Russia had damaged undersea infrastructure. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/PmWTOSM

Funeral held for Al Jazeera’s Wishah killed in Israeli strike in Gaza

More than 260 journalists have been killed by Israel in Gaza since the start of the genocide in October 2023. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/NK4VQIm

Iran’s Battered Leaders Emerge From War Confident — and With New Cards

For Iran’s theocratic rulers, just surviving the U.S.-Israeli onslaught means victory. But the seeds of their next crisis may already be planted. via NYT > World News https://ift.tt/hgaP0dv

European Leaders Demand That U.S. Cease-Fire With Iran Include Lebanon

Britain, France and the European Union condemned Israel’s strikes targeting Hezbollah in the country, saying these threatened the truce. via NYT > World News https://ift.tt/62ReAQg

What to Know About Israel’s Strikes on Lebanon

Israel says the truce with Iran does not cover Lebanon. But Tehran says it does and has threatened retaliation unless the bombing stops. via NYT > World News https://ift.tt/z4rXCYP

Why Israel’s attacks on Lebanon could cripple US-Iran ceasefire

Ceasefire dispute escalates as US and Israel exclude Lebanon, raising fears of a broader regional conflict. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/oZEQ4iy

How Trump’s promise to ‘wipe out’ Iran could backfire on US power

The world counts down to Trump’s threats of destruction. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/3sEz56Z

Tehran synagogue destroyed as US-Israeli strikes kill over a dozen

A synagogue in Tehran was struck in a wave of US-Israeli attacks overnight. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/ca9gutE

Child rescued from rubble after Russia ramps up strikes on Ukraine

A child was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed home in Odesa after a Russian strike killed at least three people. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/wbKgvFi

North Korea keeping Iran at arm’s length, reports Seoul

South Korea says Pyongyang is wary as it seeks to renew diplomatic dialogue with the US. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/eCvUOJD

Dozens missing after boat carrying migrants capsizes near Libya

Dozens of people are missing and at least two confirmed dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off coast of Libya. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/IbAYPCS

Frustration grows as Iran’s wartime internet shutdown breaks grim record

Since January, Iran's near total internet blackout has impacted jobs and businesses. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/1bLATHV

Here’s how two airmen would have ejected from the F-15E.

A step-by-step look at the process by which the two crew members probably ejected from the fighter jet. via NYT > World News https://ift.tt/64cX03q

Vehicle engulfed in flames after Israeli drone strike in central Gaza

Palestinians in Gaza scrambled to extinguish a vehicle engulfed in flames after it was targeted by an Israeli drone. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/Zhz8ONV

Drone strike on Sudan hospital kills 10, medical charity MSF says

Two strikes on Al Jabalain Hospital in White Nile State hit an operating theatre and a maternity ward, MSF says. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/VER1nex

World Cup 2026: Italy’s football chief resigns after qualifying failure

Italian men's football has struggled recently, in contrast with other Italian teams. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/onYWyiw

Palm Sunday Attack in Nigeria Leaves at Least 12 Dead

No one has claimed responsibility for the killings in the mostly Christian city of Jos, and the police have yet to arrest the gunmen. via NYT > World News https://ift.tt/mw3sPGu

Why Iran says its universities are being targeted

Iran reportedly follows through on threat on American universities, after attacks on two Iranian research universities. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/62Vsd4X

Analysis: Hezbollah backs Iran ambassador as conflict deepens Lebanon rifts

Lebanon’s expulsion of Iranian ambassador tests limits of state power as Hezbollah fights push for disarmament. via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/xXtu0MC