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What to know ahead of the Ohio primary election 

05 May 2026

Voters in the US state of Ohio are set to go to the polls in the state’s primaries, where they will pick candidates fo...

Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of killing three civilians in ‘war crime’ 

05 May 2026

News|Conflict Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government has accused neighbouring Pakistan of killing three civilians in a c...

Iran war: What’s happening on day 67 as Hormuz crisis deepens? 

05 May 2026

News|US-Israel war on Iran The United Arab Emirates has said its air defences intercepted ballistic and cruise missiles ...

Explosion at fireworks factory in China kills 26, injures 61 

05 May 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered an investigation after an explosion ripped through a fireworks factory in centr...

Nine workers killed in Colombia coal mine explosion 

05 May 2026

News|Mining A coal mine explosion in Colombia’s Cundinamarca province killed nine workers and injured six, the Nationa...

Iran says US military killed five civilians in attacks on passenger boats 

05 May 2026

Iran has accused the United States of killing five civilians in the Strait of Hormuz, saying its forces attacked passeng...

‘Dangerous escalation’: World condemns Iran after attacks on UAE 

05 May 2026

Tensions are rising in the Gulf again after the United Arab Emirates said it intercepted 15 missiles and four drones fir...

‘Extensive brutality’: Rebel attacks reap hell on Congolese civilians 

04 May 2026

Amnesty International has accused a rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of mass war crimes and cri...

Iran war live: Washington, Tehran trade threats over Strait of Hormuz 

04 May 2026

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For Christians in Israel and Jerusalem, intolerance is becoming normal 

04 May 2026

At first sight, last week’s unprovoked attack on a French nun walking along a street in occupied East Jerusalem came w...