Alert: Guterres warns of ‘wider war’ as Middle East conflict enters second month

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Alert 2 April 2026

Guterres warns of ‘wider war’ as Middle East conflict enters second month The Middle East crisis has lurched into its second month, prompting UN Secretary-General António Guterres to issue a stark warning on Thursday morning that the world is “on the edge of a wider war” with catastrophic global implications. Read more

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