Iran’s internet blackout, now in its fifth week, has cut off most citizens from global access. Getty Images

Iran internet blackout longest nationwide shutdown on record

Downloads of banned apps such as Bitchat and Telegram show an increase among users cut off from global access

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Trump renews threats to bomb Iranian power plants and bridges

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Hezbollah is not fighting for Lebanon, says French UN envoy

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US arrests relatives of IRGC's Soleimani after revoking green cards

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Trump proposes $1.5tn budget for the Pentagon

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US crew member rescued after F-15 warplane shot down in Iran

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World Cup price shock: last few tickets cost thousands of dollars

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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that a wider war would engulf the Middle East, with dramatic effects around the world. AFP

World on ‘edge of wider war’, warns UN chief amid Strait of Hormuz efforts

Antonio Guterres says conflict is teetering on dangerous threshold

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AnalysisHas Trump lost control of the Iran war narrative?

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Trump fires Pam Bondi as US attorney general

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GCC urges UN Security Council to take 'measures' to ensure freedom of navigation

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UN Security Council split over Bahrain-sponsored Strait of Hormuz resolution

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Artemis II: First crewed Moon mission in more than 50 years blasts off

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Trump attends Supreme Court session as it debates birthright citizenship

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Iran has placed a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, allowing only a few ships to pass. Reuters

UN Security Council split over Bahrain-sponsored Strait of Hormuz resolution

Draft resolution to safeguard shipping fails after objections from Iran's allies Russia and China

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Artemis II: First crewed Moon mission in more than 50 years blasts off

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Trump attends Supreme Court session as it debates birthright citizenship

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GPS will be 'first casualty' of future conflicts, experts warn

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