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Sudan to cut ties with United Arab Emirates over alleged RSF support
Published: May 6, 2025 20:02
UAE insists it does not provide arms to paramilitary group as Sudanese ambassador recalledSudanās security and defence council has declared that it will break diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates over its alleged backing of the paramilitaryā¦
US to halt bombing campaign against Houthis in Yemen, Trump says
Published: May 6, 2025 18:34
Donald Trump said the Houthis ādonāt want to fight anymoreā, following air raids by the US, Israel and the UKThe US will halt its bombing campaign against Yemenās Houthis after Donald Trump claimed the Iran-aligned group had agreed to stop targetingā¦
How Trumpās walkaway diplomacy enabled Israelās worst impulses
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/06/trump-diplomacy-israel-gaza-war
Published: May 6, 2025 18:19
The common perception is that Trump has largely moved on, leaving an emboldened Netanyahu to his own devicesThe Israeli plan to occupy and depopulate Gaza may not be identical to Donald Trumpās vision of a new riviera, but his inspiration and the USāsā¦
Senior Tory MPs and peers break ranks to call for recognition of Palestine
Published: May 6, 2025 17:17
Exclusive: Conservatives ask Keir Starmer to stand āagainst indefinite occupationā and āreinforce international lawāMore than a dozen senior Conservative MPs and peers have written to the prime minister calling for the UK to immediately recognise Palestineā¦
Seize Gaza, or make it uninhabitable. Thatās Netanyahuās plan ā and either way he wins | Yair Wallach
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/06/seize-gaza-uninhabitable-netanyahu-plan
Published: May 6, 2025 16:32
The talk of a major new offensive may be strategic bluster, but either way it serves a purpose. It shows extremist policy is now mainstreamAfter two months of daily bombings, raids and a total blockade preventing the entry of food and medication to Gaza,ā¦
Consequences of UK airstrikes on Yemen | Letter
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/06/consequences-of-uk-airstrikes-on-yemen
Published: May 6, 2025 15:31
A better way to keep British shipping safe would be to cease arms sales to Israel, says Colin ArcherCritics of the governmentās foreign policy are alarmed that the UK has now joined the US in bombing Yemen (UK launches Yemen airstrikes, joining US campaignā¦
Iran calls for US to withdraw support for Israeli strikes on Yemen
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/06/iran-us-israel-strikes-yemen
Published: May 6, 2025 14:45
Iran claims attacks in Yemen are attempt to disrupt negotiations with US over Tehranās nuclear programmeIran has urged the US to end its support for Israelās continuing strikes on Yemen, claiming Israel is trying to use its conflict with the Houthi-ledā¦
Hamas says it will not engage with Israel again until āhunger warā in Gaza ends
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/06/hamas-israel-hunger-war-in-gaza
Published: May 6, 2025 09:08
āNo senseā in considering new truce proposals, says group, hours after Israel agrees plan for āconquestā of territoryMiddle East crisis ā live updatesHamas has said it is no longer interested in truce talks with Israel and urged the international communityā¦
āThere is no life hereā: Palestinians fear Israel is imposing its Gaza endgame
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/06/palestinians-fear-israel-imposing-gaza-endgame
Published: May 6, 2025 09:00
As Israelās aid blockade continues and humanitarian zones disappear, there is talk of a āsecond Nakbaā being realisedLike so many others across the Gaza Strip, Khalil al-Hakimi felt a weight lift from his shoulders for the first time in over a year whenā¦
Israel is starving us in Gaza. This is what that feels like | Aya Al-Hattab
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/06/israel-starving-gaza-blockade-hunger
Published: May 6, 2025 09:00
Because of the blockade, hunger is part of our daily reality now. It is deep and cruel, and there is no reliefIt has been more than 30 hours since I last ate. At times, I go as long as two days without food. For most people around the world, the wordā¦
Hamas no longer interested in truce talks after Israelās new Gaza plan, senior official says ā Israel-Gaza war live
Published: May 6, 2025 07:10
Benjamin Netanyahu announced new āintensifiedā offensive aimed at āconqueringā Gaza StripIn this picture of Gaza taken this morning smoke can be seen rising after an Israeli airstrike.Israelās military has said it is today carrying out exercises at the Telā¦
Drone strikes hit Port Sudan airport and army base in third day of attacks
Published: May 6, 2025 06:45
Loud explosions reported at dawn and plumes of smoke as RSF targets Sudanese governmentās seat of powerDrones have struck the airport and targeted an army base in Port Sudan, officials said, the third straight day the seat of power of the government, whichā¦
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha wins Pulitzer prize for commentary
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/05/palestinian-poet-mosab-abu-toha-pulitzer
Published: May 5, 2025 21:22
Renowned poet and author wins prize for series of New Yorker essays on suffering of Palestinians in GazaThe renowned Palestinian poet and author, Mosab Abu Toha, is among this yearās Pulitzer prize winners.Abu Toha was awarded for a series of essays in theā¦
Israel carries out fresh airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen
Published: May 5, 2025 19:49
Rebelsā media office say at least six strikes hit the crucial Hodeida port on Monday afternoonIsraelās military has carried out a fresh round of airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemenās Red Sea city of Hodeida, a day after the Iranian-backed rebelsā¦
Netanyahu announces Gaza occupation plan with close attention to timing
Published: May 5, 2025 16:47
Israeli premierās plan hoped to squeeze Hamas for concessions, please far right and comes 10 days before Trump visitIsrael to expand military operations in Gaza to establish āsustained presenceāThe announcement of Israelās plan to launch imminently a new,ā¦
Sudan fails in attempt to make UAE accountable for acts of genocide
Published: May 5, 2025 15:29
Largely expected decision by international court of justice marks second diplomatic victory for Gulf stateAn attempt by Sudanās government to make the United Arab Emirates legally accountable for acts of genocide in West Darfur has been rejected by theā¦
Francisās popemobile to become a mobile clinic for children in Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/05/francis-popemobile-mobile-clinic-children-gaza
Published: May 5, 2025 15:25
Catholic charity says the late pontiff endorsed the idea of creating a āvehicle of hopeā to deliver medical aidJust over a decade ago, the converted Mitsubishi whisked Pope Francis through the streets of Bethlehem before it was left to gather dust. Now, inā¦
Israel to expand military operations in Gaza to establish āsustained presenceā
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/05/israel-expand-military-operations-gaza
Published: May 5, 2025 11:18
Plan goes beyond any aims so far outlined and is likely to prompt international concern and fierce oppositionMiddle East crisis ā live updatesIsrael is to expand its military operations in Gaza in the coming weeks, with the aim of āconqueringā theā¦
Is Tony Blair a āserious threatā to climate policy ā or out of touch?
Published: May 5, 2025 11:17
Before his call for a net zero āresetā, there has been criticism of ex-PMās lucrative links with fossil fuel nationsFrom the lush gardens of the Four Seasons luxury hotel in Sharm el-Sheikh, amid banks of bougainvillaea and trailing jasmine, green lawnsā¦
Middle East crisis live: Israel approves plans to intensify Gaza operations
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/may/05/israel-gaza-yemen-middle-east-crisis-live-updates
Published: May 5, 2025 08:17
Plan could mark a significant escalation in fighting in the beleaguered territoryIsraeli ministers on Monday agreed to ramp up the war against Hamas in Gaza, an official said.Associated Press reported Israel has plans to capture more territory in theā¦
Dossier of alleged Sudan war crimes handed to Metropolitan police
Published: May 5, 2025 07:00
Lawyers say evidence file outlines atrocities including torture and rape carried out by the Rapid Support Forces in the countryās brutal civil conflictScotland Yard has received a dossier of evidence documenting myriad alleged war crimes committed by aā¦
Netanyahu vows to act against Houthis after attack on Israelās main airport
Published: May 4, 2025 14:34
Strike by Yemen rebel group near Ben Gurion international airport causes US and European airlines to cancel flightsThe Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Sunday promised a multi-phased response to Yemenās Houthis after the Iran-backed militantsā¦
Yemen's Houthis fire missile at Israel's main airport ā video report
Published: May 4, 2025 12:36
The Houthi movement in Yemen has claimed responsibility for a rocket that struck just outside Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport. The missile left a big crater in an orchard by the airport, where flights in and out were briefly halted Continue reading...
Prime minister of Yemenās government announces resignation
Published: May 3, 2025 18:06
Ahmad bin Mubarak says he was not able to take the decisions he needed to or to fully exercise his powersAhmad bin Mubarak, the premier of Yemenās internationally recognised government, has announced his resignation saying he was unable to fully exerciseā¦
Israeli attacks on southern Gaza kill at least 40 people ā video
Published: May 3, 2025 17:15
An overnight Israeli attack on the Khan Younis refugee camp in Gaza has killed at least 11 people, including three babies up to a year old. Civil defence officials in the devastated Palestinian territory said the airstrikes have killed at least 40 peopleā¦
Israeli airstrikes kill at least 40 people in Gaza, officials say
Published: May 3, 2025 13:00
Bureij, Beit Lahiya, Gaza City and Khan Younis hit as Israeli government prepares to expand offensiveIsraeli airstrikes have killed at least 40 people across Gaza during the past 24 hours, civil defence officials in the devastated Palestinian territoryā¦
Why are some trying to silence our film on Columbiaās Gaza protests? | Hamza and Badie Ali
Published: May 3, 2025 11:00
The Encampments tells the story of campus activism last year. But Palestinian films are facing intimidation campaignsRecently, The Encampments opened at the Angelika Film Center in New York to a record-setting box office for an independent film ā alongā¦
Dying Syrian grandmother allowed to come to UK in Home Office U-turn
Published: May 3, 2025 09:41
Soaad Al Shawa had been barred from spending final days with her family, who fled Damascus to settle in GlasgowA Syrian grandmother who is dying of cancer has been given permission to come to the UK to spend her final days with the grandchildren she hasā¦
Israel says airstrikes in Syria are āmessageā to protect Druze minority
Published: May 2, 2025 22:33
Syria says at least one civilian killed in latest strikes, while most Druze leaders rebuff Israeli protectionIsraeli warplanes have carried out a series of airstrikes outside Damascus and across Syria, after warnings from Israeli officials that the countryā¦
Gaza humanitarian aid ship bombed by drones in waters off Malta ā video
Published: May 2, 2025 12:06
A ship carrying humanitarian aid and activists for Gaza has been bombed by drones and disabled while in international waters off Malta as it headed towards the Palestinian territory, its organisers said. āAt 00.23 Maltese time, the Conscience, a Freedomā¦
Gaza humanitarian aid ship bombed by drones in waters off Malta
Published: May 2, 2025 10:26
Freedom Flotilla Coalition claims Israel to blame for attack on unarmed civilian vessel in international watersA ship carrying humanitarian aid and activists for Gaza has been bombed by drones and disabled while in international waters off Malta as itā¦
Militarily cosying up to Trump in Yemen cannot end well for the UK | Paul Rogers
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/02/trump-yemen-uk-global-pariah-houthis-strike
Published: May 2, 2025 05:00
US foreign policy is turning it into a global pariah ā yet Labourās strike on the Houthis represents a new level of supportPaul Rogers is emeritus professor of peace studies at Bradford UniversityThis weekās RAF attack on Houthi rebels in Yemen was theā¦
Israel launches airstrikes near Syria presidential palace in Damascus
Published: May 2, 2025 04:06
Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not allow Syrian forces to deploy south of Damascus or threaten Druze communityIsrael attacked a target near the presidential palace in the Syrian capital, Damascus, Israeli prime minister Benjaminā¦
āWe want the fear to endā: a Palestinian widow relives the trauma of loss and struggle for survival
Published: May 2, 2025 04:00
Ibtisam Ghalia and her four children are just one of the families and thousands living on the brink of starvation after blockade on GazaEvery day, Ibtisam Ghalia and her four children count their remaining stocks of food. These are meagre: a kilo or so ofā¦
Motorists abandon cars as 'worst wildfire in decades' rages near Jerusalem ā video
Published: May 1, 2025 09:18
Police and military personnel were seen helping people evacuate the highway connecting Jerusalem to Tel Aviv as wildfires raged. Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, declared the situation a national emergency as the fire threatened to reach theā¦
Israel facing ānational emergencyā as it battles worst fires in a decade, says Netanyahu
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/01/israel-fires-wildfires-jerusalem
Published: May 1, 2025 02:22
Firefighters have rushed to control wildfires that have injured several people and prompted the military to deploy troops to helpThe Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has warned that rapidly spreading wildfires near Jerusalem could reach theā¦
The attack on Zamzam refugee camp and what it means for the Sudan war - podcast
Published: May 1, 2025 02:00
Guardian journalist Kaamil Ahmed reports on the devastating assault by the Rapid Support Forces on the camp in Darfur and what it tells us about the groupās plans in Sudanās civil warZamzam, in Darfur, has been a place of refuge for decades. A sprawlingā¦
UK foreign secretary says France and UK in talks to recognise Palestinian state ā video
Published: April 30, 2025 21:03
David Lammy, the UK foreign secretary, has said the UK is in discussion with France and Saudi Arabia over the recognition of a Palestinian state at a June conference convened by the two countries, and on keeping alive the path to a two-state solution toā¦
Lammy confirms UK and France in talks over Palestine recognition
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/30/uk-france-talks-palestinian-state-recognition-lammy
Published: April 30, 2025 16:51
Two permanent members of UN security council could make move at conference in June on two-state solutionThe UK is in discussion with France and Saudi Arabia over the recognition of a Palestinian state at a June conference convened by the two countries onā¦
Iran executes man accused of helping Israel kill colonel in Revolutionary Guards
Published: April 30, 2025 13:52
Mohsen Langarneshin, accused of being āsenior spyā for Mossad, hanged at Ghezel Hesar prison on Wednesday Iran has executed a 36-year-old man it accused of helping the Mossad, Israelās foreign intelligence agency, kill a senior officer in the Islamicā¦
US backs Israel's ban on Unrwa Gaza aid in international court of justice hearing ā video
Published: April 30, 2025 13:25
Joshua Simmons, the US state department's legal adviser, has said Israel 'has no obligation to permit Unrwa specifically to provide humanitarian assistance', adding that there are serious concerns about the impartiality of the UN agency for Palestinianā¦
Deadly Syria clashes continue for second day outside Damascus
Published: April 30, 2025 11:48
At least 11 civilians and security officials killed in Druze-majority areas around the capital on WednesdayAt least 11 civilians and security officials were killed in clashes in a town near Damascus on Wednesday, state media reported, the secondā¦
Before and after: images by Sudanās accidental war photographer show loss of everyday life
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/apr/30/sudan-war-photographer-mosab-abushama
Published: April 30, 2025 10:49
Mosab Abushamaās work is an attempt to spotlight what the destruction has meant for ordinary peopleWhen Mosab Abushama returned to his house in eastern Omdurman a year into the war in Sudan it was unrecognisable. Like the other buildings in hisā¦
Middle East crisis live: UK joins US strikes against Houthis in Yemen
Published: April 30, 2025 06:43
British defence secretary says strikes in response to āpersistent threatā to shippingUS and British forces conducted a joint military operation in Yemen on Tuesday, according to Britainās Ministry of Defence, which said the operation was against a Houthiā¦
UK launches Yemen airstrikes, joining intense US campaign against Houthi rebels
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/30/uk-yemen-airstrikes-houthi-rebels
Published: April 30, 2025 04:14
Strike targeted buildings used to make drones, officials say, in British militaryās first involvement since Trump took officeThe British military launched airstrikes with the US, targeting Yemenās Houthi rebels, officials said on Wednesday, in its firstā¦
Iranian journalists say they are being muzzled over reporting port explosion
Published: April 29, 2025 18:57
Criminal charges against media outlets have raised concerns about press freedomIranian journalists have warned of a media crackdown after a series of incidents, the most recent an explosion at a munitions company in which one person was killed and twoā¦
Unrwa says Israel has abused detained staff and used some as human shields
Published: April 29, 2025 17:38
Accusation from UN agency comes Red Crescent medic held since deadly Israeli attack on ambulances in Gaza is freedThe embattled UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, has accused Israel of abusing dozens of its staff in military detention and usingā¦
US fighter jet rolls off aircraft carrier as ship reportedly swerves Houthi fire
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/29/fighter-jet-falls-off-aircraft-carrier
Published: April 29, 2025 13:15
Crew members jump out of Super Hornet before jet and towing tractor fall into the Red SeaUS sailors had to leap for their lives when a fighter jet fell off a navy aircraft carrier that was reportedly making evasive maneuvers to avoid Houthi militant fireā¦
Trump 100 days: āunpredictableā US alienates allies and disrupts global trade
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/29/trump-100-days-ukraine-gaza-foreign-policy
Published: April 29, 2025 08:00
Trump has cut off Ukraine aid, brokered and lost a ceasefire in Gaza and took a sledgehammer to world commerce100 days of TrumpFor US foreign policy, Donald Trumpās first 100 days in office were the weeks when decades happened.In just over three months,ā¦
I used to run Israelās security agency ā now Iām sounding the alarm about our extremist government | Ami Ayalon
Published: April 29, 2025 07:00
Israelās genuine friends abroad, from governments to Jewish communities, must mobilise to help us end this terrible warā¢ Ami Ayalon is a former director of Shin Bet and a former commander-in-chief of Israelās navyI spent close to 40 years working as aā¦
Trumpās first 100 days supercharged a global āfreefall of rightsā, says Amnesty
Published: April 28, 2025 23:01
World now in era of repressive regimesā impunity, climate inaction and unchecked corporate power, says reportThe first 100 days of Donald Trumpās presidency have āsuperchargedā a global rollback of human rights, pushing the world towards an authoritarianā¦
Israelās Shin Bet security chief says he will resign after Netanyahu row
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/28/ronen-bar-israel-shin-bet-resignation-netanyahu-row
Published: April 28, 2025 19:53
Ronen Bar to leave role in June, having been sacked by the PM only for the supreme court to block that decisionWho is Ronen Bar, the sacked chief of Israelās Shin Bet security service?Ronen Bar, the director of Israelās Shin Bet internal security service,ā¦
US bombardment is moving Yemen further from the peace Trump promised
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/28/us-escalation-yemen-civilian-casualties
Published: April 28, 2025 18:36
Escalation from US military suggests previous restraints on causing civilian casualties have been relaxedāI am the candidate of peace,ā Donald Trump declared on the campaign trail last November. Three months into his presidency, not only is the war inā¦
Drone footage shows aftermath of deadly Iran port blast ā video
Published: April 28, 2025 18:29
Authorities in Iran said they managed to extinguish a fire that started after a large blast in the southern port of Shahid Rajaee, near the city of Bandar Abbas. Almost 50 people were killed and thousands were injured. Iran has not provided an officialā¦
Israel seems set on destroying system of international law compliance, ICJ hears
Published: April 28, 2025 16:32
Country accused of obstructing UN as court considers its decision to end cooperation with Unrwa Israel appears set on destroying the framework created to ensure compliance with international law in a way that will have profound consequences thatā¦