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Conflict & Security
Military moves, clashes, maritime flashpoints, and security posture changes.
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April 23, 2026
345 stored stories in archive
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Conflict & Security
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NPR World
Conflict & Security
President Trump told Fox News Wednesday that there was "no time pressure" on the ceasefire, which he has extended indefinitely.
The U.S.-mediated ceasefire has yielded a significant reduction in violence, but attacks have continued in southern Lebanon, where Israeli troops have seized a self-declared buffer zone
The meeting between Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad and her Israeli counterpart Yechiel Leiter is the second between the two diplomats, days after they held the first such direct talks between the two countries in three decades.
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Military moves, clashes, maritime flashpoints, and security posture changes.
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NPR World
Conflict & Security
President Trump told Fox News Wednesday that there was "no time pressure" on the ceasefire, which he has extended indefinitely.
The U.S.-mediated ceasefire has yielded a significant reduction in violence, but attacks have continued in southern Lebanon, where Israeli troops have seized a self-declared buffer zone
The meeting between Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad and her Israeli counterpart Yechiel Leiter is the second between the two diplomats, days after they held the first such direct talks between the two c...
About 40 militants on motorcycles and other vehicles stormed the mining project site of Pakistani company NRL in the Darigwan area of Chagai district on April 22
Al Jazeera English
Conflict & Security
The German airline says 20,000 short-haul flights would be removed from its schedule between now and October.
US-Israel-Iran War Ceasefire News Live Updates: The standoff between the US and Iran has effectively choked off nearly all exports through the strait -- where 20 per cent of the world's traded oil passes in peacetime --...
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BBC World
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BBC Asia
Regional desk
Live
Al Jazeera English
International broadcaster
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The Guardian World
Newspaper
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The New York Times World
Newspaper
Live
NPR World
Public radio
Live
CNN World
Cable network
Live
Fox News World
Cable network
Live
New York Post World
Tabloid
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The Diplomat
Asia-Pacific magazine
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SCMP Asia
Metropolitan daily
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The Japan Times
National daily
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Dawn
National daily
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National daily
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Rappler
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Nikkei Asia
Business daily
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National daily
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Reuters World
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Euronews World
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