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Patriot missile shortage has created ‘window of vulnerability’ Russia is exploiting in Ukraine
Countries that rely on US-made air defence system feel increasingly exposed as interceptor supplies dwindle Russia is exploiting a critical global shortage of air defence intercep…
Tomorrow Will Be a Palestinian Day review – work that finds a way out of Gaza’s ruins
Theatre503, LondonHope still resides against horror in this collection of short plays from Palestinian playwrights, poets and artistsWhat are the basic requirements of theatre-mak…
Peace fails if it is not defended. The UN’s peacekeepers cannot do this alone | Jean-Pierre Lacroix
Cuts in international support threaten the work of the women and men bringing hope to the world’s most vulnerable peopleJean-Pierre Lacroix is UN under-secretary general for peace…
Aipac affiliate has funded lavish trips to Israel for dozens of Congress members since 7 October, filings reveal
Revealed: AIEF, a charitable affiliate of pro-Israel lobby Aipac, has spent millions on travel for lawmakers from both parties, even as voters’ support for Israel plummetsDozens o…
Planet Israel review – valuable personal documentary about Israel/Palestine conflict
Gillian Mosely’s film argues that Israelis are asked to accept a ‘forever war’ in part motivated by Netanyahu’s desire to defer investigation into corruption allegationsGillian Mo…
UK government has failed Palestinian people, says senior Labour MP
Emily Thornberry criticises Israel’s ‘staggering’ sense of impunity and rebukes Donald Trump for abandoning GazaThe UK government has let the Palestinian people down and failed to…
Middle East crisis live: Conflict continues in Lebanon despite Trump hailing Israeli-Hezbollah de-escalation
Israeli military says it intercepted missiles from Lebanon this morning while Netanyahu says his forces will continue operating in the south of the countryTrump says Hezbollah and…
I will never forget the teacher who negotiated to be gang-raped instead of her daughter. These war crimes against women must be addressed | Hala Alkarib
Since April 2023, Sudan’s women and girls have been subjected to systematic rape and sexual torture. Specialised support and justice for them is key to the country’s recovery and …
Trump had no plan B for Iran. It shows | Kenneth Roth
The US president’s war of choice has accomplished nothing and cost the world greatlyDonald Trump claims to have mastered the Art of the Deal, but he has just given us a master cla…
‘Sit back and relax’: Trump insists Iran deal close despite strikes - The Latest
As Israel threatens to bomb Beirut and the US and Iran trade missile strikes, Donald Trump insists it will ‘all work out well in the end’ and urges his critics to ‘sit back and re…
Ben Jennings on Israel’s strikes on Lebanon – cartoon
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‘Sit back and relax’: Trump insists Iran deal close despite strikes – The Latest
As Israel bombs Beirut and the US and Iran trade missile strikes, Donald Trump insists it will ‘all work out well in the end’ and urges his critics to ‘sit back and relax’. So are…
‘A shock to all Lebanese’: Israel sends a message as it takes ancient fort
Conquering of Beaufort Castle for first time in 26 years bring back memories of occupation of southMiddle East crisis – live updatesWhen Hussain Alawieh used to take tourists to B…
The Guest review – the risks of protecting refugees in the Poland-Belarus danger zone
Zvika Gregory Portnoy and Zuzanna Solakiewicz’s documentary lays bare the problems faced by refugees and the compassion of good samaritansIt all begins with a knock. In a small Po…
Iran targets American base in region after US strikes Iranian air defences
Attacks reported in Kuwait – home to a US military base – and around the strait of Hormuz in latest exchange of fire as peace negotiations continueMiddle East live – latest update…
‘My 15-year-old relative was killed for refusing to marry her cousin. My family celebrated by dancing in the street’
Horrified by the recent murder of Kawthar al-Husayjawi, one of her female relatives describes what happened – and her fears for other women and girls forced into early marriage in…
Middle East crisis live: Kuwait reports missile and drone attack; US says it struck Iran radar sites over weekend
Kuwaiti state media report sirens sounding across the country, as officials say air defences active over the countryEuropean leaders condemn Israel’s deepening incursion into Leba…
European leaders condemn Israel’s deepening incursion into Lebanon
France has requested an emergency meeting of the UN security council, after the Israeli military captured the medieval Beaufort castleEuropean leaders have condemned Israel’s expa…
The Guardian view on the splinternet: where China led, Iran and others are eagerly following | Editorial
Authoritarian states are increasingly shutting off or throttling access to the internet, creating separate spheres in a realm built on connectionChina boasts of having the world’s…
Could Trump’s Iran ‘excursion’ be a bigger global turning point than Vietnam?
The far shorter Middle East war has rapidly revealed the strategic weakness of US firepower in an interconnected worldIn a 1965 speech justifying the war in Vietnam, Lyndon B John…
Sky exits UAE news venture after genocide denial accusations
Sky News Arabia to retain its name in brand licensing deal after criticism of its coverage of the war in SudanSky is exiting its TV news joint venture with the United Arab Emirate…
Israel pursuing ‘scorced earth’ policy, says Lebanon PM, as more airstrikes hit country’s south
Nawaf Salam says Israel collectively punishing southern Lebanon and forcing people ‘into exile’ but defends security talks with Tel AvivLebanon’s prime minister accused Israel on …
Looming Iran peace deal shows how Trump’s maximalist goals have shrunk
Sobering reality for president after three-month odyssey that threatens to take him back to where he startedAfter the hubristic beginnings came the reality.The road travelled sinc…
A broken economy and an emboldened regime: Iranians abandoned to endure fallout from war
Some Iranians hoped foreign intervention would unseat the regime but instead the US-Israel war has damaged livelihoods and strengthened those in powerAs Donald Trump swung this we…
The week around the world in 20 pictures
Russian strikes in Kyiv, the Ebola outbreak, Eid al-Adha in Gaza and Sinner at the French Open – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Continue r…
Trump claims to be on verge of peace deal but Iran signals no agreement reached
US president did not announce decision on deal that could open strait of Hormuz after two-hour situation room meetDonald Trump has claimed he could approve an Iran peace deal on F…
UN adds Israel and Russia to blacklist for sexual violence in conflict
Organisation cites abuse, including rape of male detainees, by security forces of governments which have blocked UN investigatorsThe UN has added Israel and Russia to a blacklist …
The Guardian view on Israel and Gaza: the threat of further humanitarian catastrophe | Editorial
As Donald Trump looks for peace with Iran, Benjamin Netanyahu’s government escalates elsewhere – and Europe stands by“He’ll do whatever I want him to do,” said Donald Trump, addre…
UK influencer met senior officials on state-sponsored tours of Iran, factchecking body finds
Bushra Shaikh, from Surrey, who appeared in The Apprentice, ‘ highly active’ in spreading regime messageA UK television personality went on two state-sponsored tours of Iran this …
Netanyahu says Israeli army will increase control of Gaza to 70%, violating ceasefire deal – video
Speaking at a conference in an occupied West Bank settlement, Benjamin Netanyahu said he had given orders to the Israeli army to seize control of 70% of the Gaza Strip. The expans…