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April 12, 2026 23 visible stories Conflict & Security

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Israeli minister storms Al Aqsa Mosque again amid restrictions on worshippers

Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Sunday stormed the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem under heavy police protection. Citing the Jerusalem Governorate, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa said the incursion came amid an ongoing escalation of violations against Islamic and Christian holy sites in East Jerusalem, as well as continued restrictions on worshippers’ acc...

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After Trump’s blockade announcement, IRGC says will view military vessels approaching Hormuz as ceasefire breach

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday that any military vessels attempting to approach the Strait of Hormuz would be considered a violation of the two-week ceasefire with the US, and warned that it would be dealt with harshly and decisively. “The strait is under the control and smart management of Iran’s Navy,” the Guards said in a statement reported by Iranian state media, adding it is “ope...

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Nigerian airstrike leaves 200 feared dead in Yobe, councillor and residents say

Africa's most populous country has been fighting a jihadist insurgency for 17 years, since Boko Haram's 2009 uprising, and civilians have been caught in the crossfire and killed in military air strikes aimed at militants before.

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Israeli minister storms Al Aqsa Mosque again amid restrictions on worshippers

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After Trump’s blockade announcement, IRGC says will view military vessels approaching Hormuz as ceasefire breach

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After Trump’s Hormuz blockade announcement, IRGC says will view military vessels approaching strait as ceasefire breach

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Trump says US-Iran talks yielded progress on ‘most points’ but no nuclear agreement

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said talks with Iran in Islamabad had yielded progress on “most points” but failed to secure agreement on Tehran’s nuclear programme, warning that Washington would move to blockade the...

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Three killed as armed men attack Pakistan Coast Guards in Arabian Sea

QUETTA, Pakistan, April 12 - Separatist insurgents killed three Pakistan Coast Guard personnel on Sunday in the first-ever attack on one of the maritime authority's patrol boats operating in the Arabian Sea, security off...

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