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Poorest countries hit hardest by UK aid cuts under Keir Starmer government, new figures reveal
Published: September 18, 2026 12:01
Aid to lower-income countries fell by almost 7%, while higher-income countries saw their share of Britain’s aid budget increaseThe world’s poorest countries were worst hit by British aid cuts under Keir Starmer’s government, while higher-income countries…
IS member sentenced to 20 years in prison for role in 2021 Kabul airport bombing
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/17/is-member-sentenced-kabul-airport-bombing
Published: September 17, 2026 13:40
Mohammad Sharifullah, 28, was convicted of aiding the terrorist group that took credit for the suicide bombing An Islamic State group member was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 years in prison for aiding the terrorist organization that took credit for a…
CIA releases dozens of presidential daily briefs on Bin Laden and al-Qaida from before 9/11
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/11/cia-releases-presidential-briefs-bin-laden-al-qaida
Published: September 11, 2026 22:27
The presidential briefing documents were declassified on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacksSeveral dozen presidential briefing documents declassified on Friday, the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, detail intelligence that…
After 9/11, I lived through Australia’s long war in Afghanistan. There are lessons the world must learn | Shadi Khan Saif
Published: September 11, 2026 06:00
For Australians, Afghanistan became the country where a generation of soldiers served their longest war. For Afghans, it became a country where another generation struggled to build a new lifeA quarter of a century ago today, the world witnessed a…
Osama bin Laden shook the world on 9/11. Today it is clear how his wider plans failed | Jason Burke
Published: September 11, 2026 05:00
The al-Qaida leader envisaged an economically battered US withdrawing from the Middle East – and a global Muslim uprising. Then the tide turnedOn 11 September, 25 years ago, Osama bin Laden drove with a small number of al-Qaida retainers and aides to a…
‘One day the Taliban will need women to be educated’: three sisters on being forced back to Afghanistan
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/sep/09/taliban-afghanistan-women-iran
Published: September 9, 2026 09:00
Shallah, Fatimah and Maahi are among hundreds of thousands of Afghan women and girls deported from Iran and Pakistan in the past year to a life of severe restrictionsIt was a warm summer afternoon on 15 August 2021 when the Taliban entered Kabul and…
British family plead with French authorities to release body of relative who died in the Channel
Published: August 31, 2026 13:36
Jasmeet Wadhwa, who fled Taliban persecution in Afghanistan, lost his life in AprilA British family is pleading with French authorities to release the body of a relative that officials have held for five months after he died in the Channel in April.Jasmeet…
Nurture not nature? How young women can learn to better wield economic power | Heather Stewart
Published: August 30, 2026 11:06
Project in Zambia shows how teaching young women to negotiate better can have a long-term impact on their prospectsWomen making their way in patriarchal societies down the ages have always had to wield their meagre economic power deftly. New evidence from…
The Guardian view on child marriage: girls should not be wives | Editorial
Published: August 26, 2026 17:25
There’s growing agreement that under-18s need to be protected – but international turmoil is pushing many towards wedlockEvery minute, 23 girls around the world wed, according to the Girls Not Brides campaign, a coalition of more than 1,000 organisations…
Reader Q&A: international correspondent Luke Harding answers your questions now
Published: August 25, 2026 12:48
The Guardian’s Luke Harding is live now replying to your questions – from his new book on Trump and Putin to the state of the war in Ukraine, his explusion from Russia and his career as a foreign correspondentAsk a question: log in or sign up hereLucyWBMcA…