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Oct 21, 2026 Stefanie Glinski ; photographs by Mohammad Mohsenifar in Bandar Abbas/on Hormuz Island The Guardian

Troubled waters: life during wartime for Iranians on the strait of Hormuz

Despite US-Israeli airstrikes and Tehran’s attacks on shipping, the waterway still has to provide a lifeline for those that live and work there...

Oct 20, 2026 Al Jazeera Al Jazeera

Drone strike on Abyei market near Sudan-South Sudan border kills 150

Drone strike on Abyei market near Sudan-South Sudan border kills 150...

Oct 20, 2026 Al Jazeera Al Jazeera

Iran war live: US warns peace deal with Tehran is extremely difficult

Rubio tells US media that reaching a peace deal with Tehran is extremely difficult while Hormuz attacks continue....

Oct 20, 2026 Guardian staff and agencies The Guardian

Ukraine war briefing: US envoy Witkoff to meet Putin after ‘constructive’ talks with Zelenskyy in Norway

Talks in Oslo made ‘meaningful progress’ toward engaging Russia, a US official said. What we know on day 1,701...

Oct 20, 2026 Al Jazeera Al Jazeera

NATO to send additional patrol planes to Black Sea after drone attacks

The alliance announces the deployment after a series of deadly drone attacks in the region....

Oct 20, 2026 Al Jazeera Al Jazeera

Why the war on Iran could backfire on US regime-change goals

Mortazavi: The war on Iran could strengthen Iranian nationalism rather than trigger regime change....

Oct 20, 2026 Al Jazeera Al Jazeera

UK police rearrest two men on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence

Duo was first arrested for suspected link to incident at US-run airbase used for striking Iran during this year's war....

Oct 20, 2026 Luke Harding The Guardian

US has resumed sharing intelligence with Ukraine about Russian strikes, says Zelenskyy

Advance warnings of missile attacks were seemingly suspended last week by the White House, but Ukraine’s president says: ‘Now it works’...

Oct 20, 2026 Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor The Guardian

UK to deploy fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks

RAF Typhoon fighters to fly defensive missions over cities and infrastructure in extension of UK support for Riyadh...

Oct 20, 2026 Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent The Guardian

Nato increases Black Sea deployment amid escalating deadly Russian attacks

Mounting anxiety as Russia’s war on Ukraine reaches Nato’s borders with targeting of vessels transporting agricultural cargo...

Oct 20, 2026 Jakub Krupa (now) and Yohannes Lowe (earlier) The Guardian

Ukraine thankful that intelligence on missile strikes ‘works now’, says Zelenskyy – as it happened

The Ukrainian leader says talks with US envoys covered security guarantees and he hopes to hear Russia’s response tomorrow...

Oct 20, 2026 Ariana Baio in New York The Guardian

Republicans push back on Donald Trump’s wavering support for Ukraine

GOP lawmakers threaten to pull support for president’s agenda after Russia diesel deal and sanctions pause...