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Seven killed and 40 injured after gunmen open fire at church funeral in Jordan
Published: October 24, 2026 01:57
Footage broadcast on state television showed two gunmen who appear to be holding pistols approaching the church and firing shotsGunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in Jordan on Friday, killing seven people and wounding 40 others, authoritiesā¦
US and Israel are warned against launching fresh strikes on Iran
Published: October 23, 2026 17:18
Multinational āanti-war blocā uses Istanbul summit to call for a diplomatic solution to Middle East crisisForeign ministers at a summit of eight European and Middle Eastern countries have urged the US and Israel not to renews their attacks on Iran, warningā¦
Netanyahu orders āvery extensiveā operation in West Bank after two Israeli soldiers killed
Published: October 23, 2026 13:26
Israelās prime minister gives order after military says it thwarted āterror attackā by two armed PalestiniansBenjamin Netanyahu has ordered the army to prepare for a āvery extensiveā operation in the occupied West Bank after two Israeli soldiers and twoā¦
Oil hits five-month high amid fears US will renew strikes on Iran
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/23/oil-five-month-high-fears-us-renews-strikes-iran
Published: October 23, 2026 11:35
Brent crude rises to $114.72 a barrel after Tehran threatens retaliatory attacks on Gulf oil and tech facilitiesBusiness live ā latest updatesOil has hit its highest level in more than five months as fears of fresh escalation in the Middle East conflictā¦
āThe biggest motivation is fearā: High turnout among Israelās Palestinians could unseat Netanyahu
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/23/high-turnout-israel-palestinians-unseat-netanyahu
Published: October 23, 2026 06:00
The Knesset is up for grabs next week and the Arab community is desperate to topple the far-right ruling coalitionAs the sun set over the town of Kfar Qasim, Palestinian citizens of Israel gathered over hot knafeh pastries and shots of strongā¦
Revealed: billionaire Reform donor was in business with foundation linked to Iranian regime
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/22/reform-farage-donor-business-ties-iran-ayatollahs
Published: October 22, 2026 16:39
Exclusive: Sasan Ghandehariās partnership with religious foundation raises questions about past dealings with republic criticised by Nigel FarageNigel Farageās newest billionaire donor was in business with a powerful Iranian religious foundation under theā¦
Iran threatens oil and AI facilities across seven Gulf countries if US and Israel renew attacks
Published: October 22, 2026 15:03
Iranās security chiefs say there will be āzero red linesā if Trump and Netanyahu attack againIran will strike oil facilities, undersea cables, datacentres and AI facilities across as many as seven countries in the Gulf in the event of a fresh US-Israeliā¦
āIf my brother hadnāt died, my life would be so differentā: Olympic boxer Ramla Aliās incredible journey
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/22/ramla-ali-olympic-boxer-interview-in-the-shadows-film
Published: October 22, 2026 13:28
From fleeing the Somalian civil war to fighting at the Tokyo Olympics, Aliās life has been remarkable ā and now she is being played by Top Boyās Jasmine Jobson in a new biopic. We hear from both on this āpositive migrant storyāBoxer Ramla Ali sweeps intoā¦
Oil prices jump to five-month high as attacks threaten global supply
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/22/oil-prices-jump-five-month-high-threats-supply
Published: October 22, 2026 11:28
Iranās IRGC says it hit four vessels in the northern Gulf and three more struck mines near the strait of HormuzShipping workers: how is the Middle East conflict affecting you?Business live ā latest updatesOil prices jumped to a five-month high on Thursdayā¦
Maritime and port workers: how is the Middle East conflict affecting you?
Published: October 22, 2026 10:18
We want to hear from those working or living at sea, including maritime workers, sailors, port staff and family about how the situation is affecting their workThe conflict in the Middle East continues to disrupt shipping across the region, including in theā¦
Tied up and tortured: Israel using US-made electroshock weapons on Palestinian detainees
Published: October 22, 2026 04:00
Investigation suggests American company Axon still supplies Israel with Taser weapons despite evidence they have been used to torture prisonersThe soldiers drag the man into a section of the prison known as Hellās Wing, a metaphor for its notoriety forā¦
Some US diplomats told to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks
Published: October 22, 2026 00:26
Reports emerge of similar withdrawals in UAE, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain amid concerns about a return to conflict with Iran after US midterm electionsThe US state department has ordered some diplomats and the families of US government employees to leaveā¦
Heidi Levine recounts how Palestinian youths helped save her in settler attack
Published: October 21, 2026 17:59
US photojournalist describes āprotective shieldā, vows to return to work in West Bank and criticises Netanyahu comments on incidentThe Washington Post photojournalist who was attacked and seriously injured by Israeli settlers on the West Bank on Friday hasā¦
Israelās fault lines: inside the 23 October Guardian Weekly
Published: October 21, 2026 17:00
Far right gains predicted in key election. Plus: why the mystery over Havana syndrome refuses to dieā¢ Get the Guardian Weekly delivered to your home addressIsrael is holding national elections next week, giving its citizens their first chance to passā¦
Besieged Yemeni city on verge of āunmanageableā crisis, aid workers warn
Published: October 21, 2026 14:24
Water and fresh food running out in Taiz as fighting intensifies and Houthi advance cuts off most supply routesThe humanitarian crisis in the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz is becoming unmanageable as the city runs out of water, fuel and fresh food, Oxfamā¦
Israeli military detains US politician Brad Lander and rabbis at olive harvest
Published: October 21, 2026 13:30
About 80 US, Israeli and British volunteers held near Nahalin in West Bank and taken to police stationThe Israeli military has detained about 80 US, Israeli and British volunteers helping Palestinians harvest olives near Bethlehem, including the New Yorkā¦
NYC built a monument to Khalil Gibran and Little Syria. Why was there global uproar?
Published: October 21, 2026 13:00
Lebanese officials were furious, claiming the city erased Gibranās identity. Yet there was a time when Arab immigrants in the US thought āwe were all SyriansāThis is Muslim New York: artists, thinkers and politicos on defining a new era for the cityOn theā¦
After three disastrous years, Israel needs to rethink itself. A new government would be a start | Dahlia Scheindlin
Published: October 21, 2026 09:00
Only a clear opposition victory would let us begin to heal, strengthen democracy and establish Palestinian rightsDahlia Scheindlin is a Tel Aviv-based political analystIsraelās 27 October election is fast approaching, with little clarity about who willā¦
Troubled waters: life during wartime for Iranians on the strait of Hormuz
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/oct/21/strait-of-hormuz-life-amid-wartime-iran
Published: October 21, 2026 05:00
Despite US-Israeli airstrikes and Tehranās attacks on shipping, the waterway still has to provide a lifeline for those that live and work thereCapt Farouq turns the wheel as he watches the ferry terminal of Bandar Abbas grow smaller, its bright lightsā¦
The Netanyahu doctrine: how Israelās longest-serving leader reshaped the country in his image ā podcast
Published: October 21, 2026 04:00
We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authorsThis week, from 2023: he first became prime minister in 1996 and has been pushing the country further right ever since.ā¦
Fifth foreign firm pulls out of controversial Israeli cable car project to East Jerusalem
Published: October 21, 2026 04:00
Rights groups say the planned 1.4km route, which ends at compound run by far-right settler group Elad, will displace Palestinians and reshape the cultural landscapeA fifth foreign company has pulled out of a plan to build a cable car from West to Eastā¦
UK to deploy fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/20/uk-raf-typhoon-fighters-saudi-arabia-houthi-attacks
Published: October 20, 2026 11:54
RAF Typhoon fighters will fly defensive missions over cities and infrastructure, in extension of UK support for RiyadhRAF Typhoon fighters are to protect Saudi Arabia from attack by Yemenās Houthis, flying defensive missions over the countryās cities andā¦
Fleeing the frontline: Yemeni families cross Red Sea to Djibouti as Houthi conflict rages
Published: October 20, 2026 10:00
Their overland routes to safety blocked off, several thousand people have boarded boats to escape gunfire, bombing and a dire humanitarian situation Abubaker Saeed was fishing in the Red Sea off Yemenās coast last month when he noticed explosions in theā¦
Israeli police detain 10 people in rare raid against West Bank settlers
Published: October 19, 2026 18:05
Move comes after US photojournalist and group of European diplomats and Palestinians were assaulted in separate attacksIsraeli police have detained 10 people in a rare raid against settlers, after a weekend of extreme violence in the occupied West Bankā¦
Houthi attack kills 53 in biggest single loss of life since Yemen civil war reignited
Published: October 19, 2026 15:25
More than 200 mostly young people said to be injured after ballistic missile attack on training camp for government forces At least 53 people have been killed in a Houthi ballistic missile attack on a training camp for Yemeni government forces, making itā¦
Strait of Hormuz scoured for spilt cargo after Iran attacks container ships
Published: October 19, 2026 14:48
At least 15 vessels struck in waterway in past 10 days, with rumours spread that they carried valuable goodsPeople have been scouring the strait of Hormuz for spilt cargo after Iran attacked at least 15 container ships traversing the crucial waterway inā¦
Saudi Arabia is learning the hard way: they canāt count on Trump for protection | Mohamad Bazzi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/19/saudi-arabia-trump-relationship
Published: October 19, 2026 11:00
After Houthis escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, the US turned down calls from MBS for helpFor years, Saudi Arabiaās crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, cultivated a close relationship with Donald Trump and his son-in-law and former top adviser, Jaredā¦
Cuts force World Food Programme to end support for half a million Palestinians in Gaza
Published: October 19, 2026 09:54
Two-thirds of population face crisis levels of food insecurity and 200,000 people are in danger of famineThis winter is likely to deepen hunger for Palestinians in Gaza, after sweeping aid cuts forced the UNās World Food Programme (WFP) to end support forā¦
Guardian reporter filmed masked militants seconds before West Bank attack on French mayor
Published: October 18, 2026 18:39
New video footage of Israeli settler assault on European delegation as Netanyahu attempts to raise doubtHours after Israeli militants attacked a delegation of European diplomats, French clerics and a visiting mayor in the occupied West Bank, Israelāsā¦
Flydubai captainĀ describes blocking axe blows as co-pilot attacked him
Published: October 18, 2026 17:27
Capt Smit Machchhar said he screamed for help as he reached to open the cockpit door on flight FZ1073The captain of a flydubai flight who was attacked by a co-pilot who intended to crash the plane has described ā blocking axe blows to his head and screamingā¦
French mayor attacked by Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank ā video
Published: October 18, 2026 16:58
Israeli settler militants have attacked European diplomats, a French mayor and the archbishop of Cambrai, in the latest violent attempt to prevent Palestinians from harvesting olives on their own land. Three people were injured and a car was damaged in theā¦
US ambassador to Israel calls West Bank settler attack on American photojournalist āterrorā
Published: October 18, 2026 15:33
Mike Huckabee calls for arrest and prosecution of those responsible as Heidi Levine, 63, recovers in hospital in IsraelThe US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has denounced the settler attack that left the Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levineā¦
Attacked from the sky: Sudanese goldminers count deadly cost of eking out a living on the Egypt border
Published: October 18, 2026 07:00
As civil war has left their country in ruins, many young Sudanese have turned to artisanal mining. An airstrike on a mine last week killed more than 100 and has provoked anger against Egypt, seen as the most likely suspectTorches still fixed on their headsā¦
Thereās a lot of racism, a lot of hatredā: Far right gains predicted as Israel heads to the polls
Published: October 18, 2026 05:00
Whether or not Netanyahu can hold on to power, Israelis are expected to vote in a more rightwing KnessetFour decades ago, when the extremist rabbi Meir Kahane won a single seat in Israelās Knesset, other legislators passed a law to prevent him runningā¦
Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in West Bank
Published: October 17, 2026 18:57
French mayor and archbishop also attacked during violent attempt to stop Palestinians harvesting olives Israeli settler militants have attacked European diplomats, a French mayor and the archbishop of Cambrai in Taybeh, in the occupied West Bank, injuringā¦
Masked settlers attack European diplomats in occupied West Bank
Published: October 17, 2026 17:02
Belgian foreign minister urges further EU sanctions and links attack to Israelās āillegal settlement policyāMasked settlers attacked a group of European diplomats during a visit to the occupied West Bank on Saturday, Belgiumās foreign minister said, on aā¦
NAZA directors: 'It's a film about systems of mass killing' ā video
Published: October 17, 2026 15:54
The directors of Naza, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, answered questions from the Guardian's editor-in-chief, Katharine Viner, at the film's London premiere on Thursday. The critically acclaimed film includes testimony from 24 Israeli military insiders,ā¦
UAE agrees with Saudi Arabia to re-enter Yemen conflict amid Houthi gains
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/17/uae-yemen-conflict-agreement-saudi-arabia-houthi-gains
Published: October 17, 2026 11:57
United Arab Emirates will reportedly resume payments to Yemeni forces as gains by Iran-backed Houthi fighters alarm Gulf state rulersYemen civil war: what sparked latest escalation and who is involved?The United Arab Emirates has agreed to re-enter theā¦
āI cannot carry all of this aloneā: the couples kept apart by the war in Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/17/couples-families-separated-war-in-gaza
Published: October 17, 2026 07:00
Families have been scattered, fathers separated from their children, and couples unable to reunite and marryWijdan Abu Matar, 43, was forced to leave Gaza in November 2023 with her eight children for medical treatment, while her injured husband, Hatem,ā¦