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Keisha Lance Bottoms’ lead is making some Georgia Democrats uneasy

warn that the crown jewel of Bottoms’ work experience — leading the state’s biggest city — will be a major drag to her campaign. Her tenure was marked by turmoil as Atlanta, like other major cities

Wednesday briefing: Where Starmer stands after another precarious day in Parliament

Iran war adds to the pressure on Keir Starmer’s government, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) has warned. 3. ***Oil*** | The UAE has [quit the Opec oil cartel](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/28/uae-quit-opec-oil-exporters-cartel-donald-trump)

A fresh financial crisis may be coming - it won't play out like the last one

Iran, they are some way off the levels seen before the last financial crisis, when oil hit $147 dollars a barrel (in today's money, that's close to $190 a barrel). And stock markets

Civilians or Hezbollah: Who did Israel hit on Lebanon’s ‘Black Wednesday’?

warning and when civilians were present shows recklessness in Israeli military conduct,” Ramzi Kaiss, Lebanon researcher at Human Rights Watch, told Al Jazeera. On March 2, Israel intensified its [war on Lebanon](/features/2024/9/24/voices-of-lebanon-people-fleeing-for-their-lives-as-israel-attacks

Born in south Lebanon, displaced to Beirut, two grandmothers reflect on Israeli invasions

warning displaced people not to return south. And Allawiya and Wehbe say they'll stay put — it's too dangerous. This isn't the first time these grandmothers have had to flee Israeli attacks. ### **Born

Campaign staffers tell NPR they make 'thousands' betting on their own candidates

Trump administration sues three states over attempts to regulate prediction markets](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/02/nx-s1-5771635/trump-cftc-kalshi-polymarket-lawsuits) This sort of election betting "could potentially be a violation" and be subject to a CFTC investigation, said Jeff Le Riche

Two wins, two losses: What India, Pakistan have learned a year after war

Trump hosted him for a [White House lunch](/news/2025/6/19/trumps-pakistan-embrace-tactical-romance-or-a-new-inner-circle), the first time a US president had privately received a Pakistani [military chief](/news/2025/5/21/pakistan-promotes-army-chief-asim-munir-to-field-marshal-why-it-matters) without civilian leadership present. By April 2026, Munir’s global rise

The strike that changed the geometry of war

Trump administration — was political, not strategic. Israel later had to apologise for the strike, but the fact remained that its new capability had been exposed. Israel did not employ a conventional bombing model. Instead

Ebola, hantavirus: Is the world prepared for the next pandemic?

Trump announced the decision in January 2025, alleging the WHO had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises. As a result, the programme budget for the agency’s 2026-27 projects

As Iran crisis drags on, fears of global food crisis grow

warned that a prolonged crisis in the strait, which Iran has closed in retaliation for the United States and Israel’s war, could lead to a global food “catastrophe”. India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Somalia, Sudan

First Thing: ‘Impossible’ to reopen strait of Hormuz amid ‘flagrant’ ceasefire breaches, Iran says

Iran is in a very weak position”. - **This is a developing story.** Follow the liveblog [here](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/23/middle-east-crisis-live-news-us-iran-ceasefire-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-ships-latest-updates). ## **Leading California governor candidates spar in debate as topsy-turvy race heats up** ![Six people standing

Map of dominance: Why Iran can’t afford to give up Hormuz control

Trump launched a new effort to open the vital energy chokepoint – which has been largely closed since the US-Israel war on Iran began on February 28 – by sending the navy to escort stranded tankers

Pete Hegseth to headline DC faith rally with far-right and Christian nationalist speakers

Iran … versus this kind of rising tide of anti-Semites in the far right coalition,” Taylor said. “When I look at that list, I don’t see the anti-Semitic faction really represented

European countries emerge as NATO leaders as U.S. role recedes

Iran policy, declaring, "This is not our war." [In an interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NAg3To46yY&t=962s), Starmer also said he was "fed up" at the economic consequences wrought upon ordinary Britons "because of the actions of Putin

Australia news live: Albanese and Sultan of Brunei pledge energy cooperation; antisemitism royal commission to hold first public hearings in May

Trump-style social media vetting for visa applicants. The opposition leader, **Angus Taylor**, says it is “non-discriminatory on race or religion”.  Multiculturalism minister Anne Aly. Photograph: Lukas