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Israel charges West Bank settler over death of renowned Palestinian activist
Published: August 6, 2026 14:38
Yinon Levi faces trial for reckless manslaughter related to the 2025 killing of Awdah Hathaleen Israeli prosecutors have charged a Jewish settler over the killing of a Palestinian community leader in the occupied West Bank last year – the first such…
Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace issues first building contract – for a military base
Published: August 6, 2026 12:00
Exclusive: Louisiana firm awarded tender to build rudimentary outpost to house Moroccan troopsDonald Trump’s Board of Peace, which was set up in January to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza, has finally issued its first construction contract in the…
Top Democrats accuse Trump officials over Israeli settlers’ ‘unbridled violence’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/democrats-trump-west-bank-israeli-settlers
Published: August 6, 2026 10:00
Letter says lifting of sanctions sent ‘clear message’ settlers can use deadly force in West Bank without consequencesSenior Democrats have accused Donald Trump’s administration of giving a green light to violent Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank,…
‘Morocco feels emboldened’: Trump’s influence in spotlight after Ceuta disaster
Published: August 6, 2026 09:45
Washington-Rabat ties under scrutiny as questions swirl over what led to deadly influx into tiny Spanish territoryThe cosy relationship between Washington and Rabat has long been flaunted by both sides, from Morocco’s announcement this year that it would…
Iran says a deal with Oman to reopen the strait of Hormuz is close to being finalised – Middle East crisis live
Published: August 6, 2026 08:51
Under the proposed agreement Tehran would control inbound traffic according to reportsUnderstanding reached on coordinates for shipping route through Hormuz, Iran saysDonald Trump has hit back at media reports suggesting the US was running low on weapons…
Israeli strike that killed journalist in Lebanon was war crime, say rights groups
Published: August 6, 2026 06:00
Investigation by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty and Legal Agenda shows Israel deliberately attacked Amal Khalil and colleague Zeinab Faraj knowing they were civiliansAn Israeli strike that killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil and injured her colleague…
Understanding reached on coordinates for shipping route through Hormuz, Iran says
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/05/iran-oman-reach-hormuz-route-coordinates
Published: August 5, 2026 19:31
Joint statement with Oman is being finalised, but Tehran says deal alone would not guarantee waterway’s securityIran and Oman have reached an understanding on the geographic coordinates for a shipping route through the strait of Hormuz, and a joint…
Israel strikes southern Lebanon killing one and injuring 11
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/05/israel-strikes-southern-lebanon-deadliest-ceasefire
Published: August 5, 2026 16:34
Hits on two towns among deadliest bombings since start of June ceasefire An Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon killed one person and injured 11, the Lebanese ministry of health said, in one of Israel’s deadliest bombings since the start of the June…
Middle East crisis live: US and Iran signal hope for Hormuz deal but terms unclear
Published: August 5, 2026 12:30
While Trump suggests deal could come as soon as today, Iran indicates that ongoing talks with Oman would not lead to its immediate reopeningAfter oil prices fell sharply in the last couple of days on hopes of an interim deal that would allow safe traffic…
Let’s call Trump’s approach to Iran what it is: kindergarten diplomacy | Moustafa Bayoumi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/trump-iran-war-diplomacy
Published: August 5, 2026 10:00
Amid stop-and-start threats and with a divided staff, it’s clear Trump has no idea how to end a war that shouldn’t have begunOn Thursday, 23 July, after weeks of escalating attacks between the US and Iran, Donald Trump told a reporter that Iran hadn’t…
Wednesday briefing: How misinformation and a hardened immigration policy turned Ceuta into Europe’s latest flashpoint
Published: August 5, 2026 05:54
In today’s newsletter: The past week shows how quickly images, rumours and right-wing political opportunism can eclipse the facts on the groundGood morning. Last week, an estimated 72,000 migrants began crossing into a tiny Spanish enclave on the tip of…
Hundreds in Morocco gather near Ceuta border in anxious wait for missing loved ones
Published: August 5, 2026 04:00
People hope to see friends or relatives among those still returning as death toll from mass crossing nears 100Hundreds of people have gathered in the northern Moroccan town of Fnideq, near the border with Spain’s Ceuta, flashing photos of their missing…
Iran’s president denies threatening to resign during talks over strait of Hormuz
Published: August 4, 2026 18:24
Masoud Pezeshkian dismisses talk of internal rift as hardline Assembly of Experts call US negotiations ‘futile’Middle East crisis live – latest updatesMasoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s president, has been forced to deny claims that he has repeatedly threatened to…
Mourners hold funeral for 112 people killed in 2023 by Israeli strike in Gaza – video
Published: August 4, 2026 18:10
Hundreds of people gathered in Gaza City to bury more than 100 members of an extended family, including 40 children, after their bodies were recovered by Gaza's civil defence. The victims had been among more than 300 people killed on 22 November 2023 when…
Mass funeral held in Gaza for victims of 2023 Israeli strike
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/04/mass-funeral-gaza-victims-2023-israeli-strike
Published: August 4, 2026 17:24
Remains of 112 victims, including 40 children, recovered from rubble more than two years after residential block was destroyedMourners gathered in central Gaza on Tuesday for a mass funeral for 112 people, including 40 children, who were killed in 2023 in…
US and Qatar report progress on Iran ceasefire and reopening Hormuz strait
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/04/us-qatar-progress-iran-ceasefire-hormuz-strait
Published: August 4, 2026 17:19
Optimism echoes Trump’s claims on Monday that deal is close as mediators say they are exchanging proposals Middle East crisis live – latest updatesUS and Qatari officials have said progress is being made in restoring a ceasefire in the US-Iran war and…
Elon Musk’s X latest to block Saudi dissident accounts inside kingdom
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/04/x-twitter-blocks-dissident-accounts-saudi-arabia
Published: August 4, 2026 15:20
Exclusive: More than 60 accounts on X have been made unavailable in Saudi Arabia, after similar action on Snapchat and FacebookElon Musk’s X has become the latest major US social media company to block the accounts of Saudi Arabian dissidents so they are…
Middle East crisis live: Bessent claims US could reach Hormuz deal with Iran by tomorrow
Published: August 4, 2026 13:40
Comments from US Treasury secretary come despite statements from Iran denying that any negotiations are taking placeDonald Trump has criticised oil companies for “making too much money” from the global energy market disruption caused by his war on…
Jerusalem’s most important Muslim religious site facing ‘imminent’ threat of Israeli takeover, says Jordan
Published: August 4, 2026 13:15
Country convenes emergency meeting of ministers from Arab and Islamic world, fearing such a move could ‘trigger a religious conflict’Middle East crisis live – latest updatesJordan is convening an emergency meeting of foreign ministers from the Arab and…
Trump meets his obstinate match in Iran’s hardball regime
Published: August 3, 2026 18:27
US president reduced to bemoaning Tehran’s ‘unbelievable duplicity’ as he struggles to find solid negotiating groundMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe Donald Trump doctrine has always contained a tenuous relationship with the truth. It was his…
The Guardian view on events in Ceuta: chaos and tragedy are weaponised by the far right | Editorial
Published: August 3, 2026 17:30
Instead of finger-pointing at Spain, mainstream EU leaders should be showing solidarity with its prime minister, Pedro SánchezAt least 72 people are believed to have died late last week, most of them drowned or crushed as they joined tens of thousands of…
Ceuta leader accuses Morocco over ‘atrocity’ of mass border crossing
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/03/ceuta-leader-border-crossing-morocco-spain
Published: August 3, 2026 14:13
Juan Jesús Vivas says influx seen as ‘at least encouraged or permitted’ by Rabat, as Spain demands EU solidarityExplainer: why is Ceuta a migration flashpoint?A growing chorus of voices have accused Morocco of helping to fuel the crisis in Ceuta, with the…
Iran in talks with Oman over shipping route but not US, says Tehran
Published: August 3, 2026 11:52
Iran discussing creation of temporary route through strait of Hormuz with its neighbour, says spokespersonMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIran has been in discussion with Oman about the creation of a new temporary route through the strait of Hormuz…
Trump’s attorney general pick says he has reached deal with senators after standoff – US politics live
Published: August 3, 2026 10:49
Todd Blanche issues formal order to withdraw ‘anti-weaponization fund’ after weeks of negotiations with Republican senators who were blocking his nominationBlanche formally rescinds Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization fund’Sign up for the US Breaking News…
Abandoned by the US: Palestinian Americans trapped in a surge of Israeli settler violence
Published: August 3, 2026 10:00
After visits by US ambassador Mike Huckabee to the nearby Israeli settlement of Shilo, Palestinian Americans in Turmus Ayya have witnessed a terrifying rise in attacksNo man’s land in Turmus Ayya lies where the US flags end and the Israeli flags begin. It…
Middle East crisis live: Iran denies Trump’s claims that talks due to take place
Published: August 3, 2026 08:52
Iranian spokesperson says there are no plans to receive or send a delegation following US president’s assertion that talks would take place on MondayTrump says Iran talks set for MondayTwo tankers laden with Saudi oil crossed the Bab el-Mandeb strait…
Chaos of border crossing gives way to limbo for Moroccans on Ceuta’s streets
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/02/ceuta-border-crossing-spain-morocco
Published: August 2, 2026 13:11
People among the more than 50,000 who entered Spanish enclave this week describe the journey and their prospectsFour days ago, Youssef El Abbas saw an opportunity to reclaim the life he had lost years seven earlier.News was circulating that about 400…
The pro-Israel lobby has swayed US presidents since Truman. It must end with Trump | Ian Lustick and Eli Clifton
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/02/pro-israel-lobby-presidents
Published: August 2, 2026 13:00
Our new book tracks the growth over nearly eight decades, of the most powerful foreign policy lobby in US historyIn 1948, with war raging in Palestine, Harry Truman found himself trapped.On one side were Zionist lobbyists and the president’s domestic…
Decades on from the US’s disastrous campaign in Afghanistan, Trump is making all the same mistakes | Simon Tisdall
Published: August 2, 2026 11:31
The president has blundered into a ‘forever war’ with Iran he can’t win, but refuses to end. Such hubris has a long history It’s five years this month since the chaotic retreat of US forces from Kabul. The Nato-backed invasion and occupation of…
Trump climbs down on Iran strikes after Saudi alarm and threats from Tehran
Published: August 2, 2026 04:45
President claims delay is ‘subject to being able to rapidly make a deal’ as intervention by Saudi crown prince is revealed and Iran warns neighboursDonald Trump said on Saturday night that the US would hold off on any new strikes on Iran provided a deal to…
Spanish PM calls for urgent EU meeting after ‘selfish’ responses to Ceuta crisis
Published: August 1, 2026 10:32
Pedro Sánchez hits out at ‘polarising and unlawful reaction’ over mass crossing into Spanish enclave in north AfricaEurope live – latest updatesSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has called for an urgent meeting of EU interior ministers after what he…
The US war on Iran is spinning out of control | Mohamad Bazzi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/01/us-iran-war-trump-recession
Published: August 1, 2026 09:00
Trump’s conflict keeps escalating, with Saudi Arabia joining airstrikes in Iraq and reportedly planning an attack on the Houthis. A recession could followThe US war against Iran is spiraling out of control. Over the past week, the conflict has expanded…
EU relations, climate crisis and Gaza: why Ed Miliband is fired up by Foreign Office challenges
Published: August 1, 2026 07:00
Labour veteran is said to relish role that requires careful negotiation of Trump and impending G20 leadershipExtraordinarily, given the importance of geopolitics, the office of foreign secretary has sometimes appeared a consolation prize in British…
Singapore bans Massive Attack for showing Palestinian flag, breaching ban on foreign emblems
Published: August 1, 2026 03:51
Two members given ‘stern warnings’ after concert and barred from returning, with band also excluded from performing in Singapore again, say authoritiesBritish trip-hop band Massive Attack has been barred from performing in Singapore after an investigation…
The week around the world in 20 pictures
Published: July 31, 2026 17:04
Wildfires in Europe, Russian missile strikes in Lviv, a tornado in Wisconsin and Spencer Tunick in Spain – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Continue reading...
Hamas agrees to Trump’s plan to disarm in Gaza – The Latest
https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/jul/31/hamas-agrees-trump-plan-disarm-gaza-the-latest
Published: July 31, 2026 16:11
Donald Trump has declared a breakthrough in negotiations over the disarmament of Hamas in Gaza and the withdrawal of Israeli forces, but Israeli government officials have voiced scepticism over the deal.Lucy Hough speaks to Julian Borger, the Guardian’s…
Can Trump’s Hamas disarmament plan work and will Israel agree to withdraw from Gaza? - The Latest
Published: July 31, 2026 16:05
Donald Trump has declared a breakthrough in negotiations over the disarmament of Hamas in Gaza and the withdrawal of Israeli forces, but IsraelI government officials have voiced scepticism over the deal.Lucy Hough speaks to Julian Borger, the Guardian’s…
Iran strikes tankers under US escort in Hormuz strait as Trump gathers cabinet to discuss war
Published: July 31, 2026 14:48
Energy prices have soared again since fighting between US and Iran resumed two weeks ago as conflict spreads across Middle EastMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIran has said it struck two tankers trying to pass through the strait of Hormuz under the…
At least 43 people die as tens of thousands cross to Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/31/ceuta-spain-morocco-border-deaths
Published: July 31, 2026 14:04
Pedro Sánchez decries ‘violation of territorial integrity’ as other EU countries criticise Madrid over incidentEurope live – latest updatesAt least 43 people have died trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after as many as 50,000 migrants entered…
World-renowned climber Nirmal Purja among 10 struck by avalanche on Pakistan mountain
Published: July 31, 2026 13:30
Rescuers say four bodies found in search for team caught in Broad Peak avalanche, after trackers showed rapid descentThe world-renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja – a former British Special Forces member – is among 10 climbers caught in a deadly…
The dead doctor and a dicey diet: how a ban made a hero of Egypt’s rogue medic
Published: July 31, 2026 10:00
Diaa al-Awadi claimed insulin was a fraud, smoking was safe and chemotherapy useless. But despite losing his medical licence and dying at early age, his reach continues to grow It had been a struggle with conventional treatments. For Fatima Adel, a…
Middle East crisis live: Trump claims Gaza deal reached; Iran targets US bases in Kuwait
Published: July 31, 2026 06:07
Response from Hamas and Israeli officials suggest Gaza deal still faces obstacles; Tehran launches drone strikes at Kuwait in retaliation for recent US attacksTrump claims agreement for ‘complete disarmament’ of Hamas in Gaza but support uncertainSaudi…
Trump claims agreement for ‘complete disarmament’ of Hamas in Gaza but support uncertain
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/31/trump-hamas-disarmament-agreement-gaza-board-of-peace
Published: July 31, 2026 00:39
US president’s Board of Peace says Israel will withdraw from Gaza following disarmament of Hamas but no immediate statement from either sideWhat is Trump’s Board of Peace and who is involved?Donald Trump on Thursday announced an agreement for the “complete…