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U.S. forces patrol the Arabian Sea near M/V Touska, April 20, as the Iranian-flagged vessel's container cargo is searched after U.S. Marines boarded and seized the ship when it attempted to violate the U.S. naval blockade. Photo: Centcom
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US extends ceasefire with Iran after Tehran accuses Washington of breaching truce

A concise round-up of the region’s top news stories this morning

Security personnel guide commuters for alternate routes from a checkpoint near the Serena Hotel at the Red Zone area in Islamabad on April 21, 2026, amid heightened security measures ahead of US-Iran peace talks. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on April 19 he had spoken by phone with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian ahead of anticipated US-Iran talks in Islamabad, and reaffirmed his government's readiness to mediate the conflict. US President Donald Trump is sending negotiators to Pakistan on April 20 for talks with Iran just days before a ceasefire in the Middle East expires, though Tehran has reportedly yet to decide whether it will participate. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP)
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Uncertainty grows over US-Iran talks as ceasefire deadline looms

A concise round-up of the region’s top news stories this morning

The Iranian-flagged cargo ship Touska is seen from the USS Spruance, in the north Arabian Sea. Photo: Centcom
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Iran accuses US of ceasefire breach

A concise round-up of the region’s top news stories this morning

Displaced people make their way as they return to their homes after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, at the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, April 17, 2026. REUTERS / Mohamed Azakir
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Israel-Lebanon 10-day ceasefire begins

A concise roundup of the region’s top news and developments this morning

Cubans in Havana rally in support of Palestinians in Gaza. Reuters
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Ceasefire to begin in Gaza, hostage release timeline announced

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s top stories

Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid of Yesh Atid. AFP
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Israeli opposition meets and Gaza ceasefire optimism grows

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Gaza militias on the rise and tension in Aleppo

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Israeli soldiers in Gaza, where a deadly and destructed war has raged for two years. AFP
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Grinding Gaza war reaches two-year milestone, and Syria's new parliament

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An Israeli army vehicle enters the Gaza Strip. Getty Images
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Missing hostages in Gaza, and Fadel Chaker turns himself in

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US Air Force aircraft at Al Udeid Airbase in Doha. Reuters
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