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Dick Cheney, vice-president and giant of Republican politics, dies aged 84
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/dick-cheney-vice-president-republican-bush-dies
Published: November 4, 2025 11:35
Cheney, who served under presidents from Nixon to George W Bush, will be remembered for key role after 9/11The former White House chief of staff, member of congress, secretary of defense and US vice-president Dick Cheney has died, his family has said. HeâŚ
As criticism grows, is UAE ready to walk away from Sudanâs RSF militia?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/04/sudan-rsf-militia-uae-united-arab-emirates
Published: November 4, 2025 09:37
After mass killings in El Fasher and four years on from a coup, UAE now admits its Sudan policy has gone wrongThe United Arab Emiratesâ diplomatic machine is for the first time admitting to mistakes in its Sudan policy after suffering reputational damageâŚ
âBeating, torturing, killingâ: freed Palestinian author on life in Israeli jails
Published: November 4, 2025 07:00
Nasser Abu Srour says prisons became like âanother frontâ in Gaza war and tells of struggle to adjust to life outsideA celebrated Palestinian author who was freed last month after more than 32 years in Israeli prisons has said the use of torture increasedâŚ
UN resolution on international stabilisation force for Gaza could be ready within two weeks
Published: November 3, 2025 18:22
Resolution may be delayed without agreement over the forceâs mandate and a timetable for Israeli withdrawal A UN security council resolution mandating the introduction of an international stabilisation force into Gaza is likely to be ready within twoâŚ
Israel top military lawyer arrested after she admitted leaking video of soldiersâ abuse
Published: November 3, 2025 16:20
Rightwing politicians and pundits have called the soldiers accused of attack on Palestinian detainee âheroesâ and military investigators traitors Police in Israel have arrested and detained the militaryâs top legal officer after she admitted leakingâŚ
At least 36,000 Sudanese have fled since fall of El Fasher to RSF, says UN agency
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/03/sudanese-refugees-el-fasher-rsf-tawila-un
Published: November 3, 2025 11:16
International Organization for Migration says refugees are heading to Tawila, which is already sheltering 652,000 displaced peopleMore than 36,000 people have fled Sudanâs Kordofan region east of Darfur since Saturday, the UNâs migration agency has said, aâŚ
âOlives are everything for usâ: West Bank farmers prevented from harvesting by settler violence
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/03/olives-settler-violence-west-bank-farmers
Published: November 3, 2025 10:53
About 70% of townâs olives are inaccessible without risking a potentially fatal clash with Israeli settlersAround As-Sawiya, rolling hills covered in fields and orchards rise to a horizon sharp against a pristine blue sky. It is a stunning view. But lookâŚ
Israel receives remains of three more hostages from Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/03/israel-remains-hostages-gaza-hamas
Published: November 3, 2025 07:14
Hamas says remains found in tunnel as other bodies yet to be recovered amid fragile ceasefireIsrael has announced that the remains of three hostages have been handed over from Gaza and would be examined by forensic experts, as a fragile month-old ceasefireâŚ
Blood spilled in Sudan can be seen from space. Nobody can feign ignorance about whatâs going on | Nesrine Malik
Published: November 3, 2025 06:00
The massacres carried out by the RSF in El Fasher, Darfur, with the support of its UAE sponsors, will only stop when the international community actsIt unfolded in plain sight over 18 months. The city of El Fasher in the Darfur region of Sudan, besieged byâŚ
Israel threatens to step up attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon
Published: November 2, 2025 12:30
Israelâs defence minister accuses Beirut of delaying efforts to disarm militant group a day after deadly Israeli airstrikeIsrael has threatened to step up its attacks against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, a day after the Lebanese health ministry reportedâŚ
He told the world what was happening in El Fasher. Then they sought him out. How Sudan lost âa true hero of the warâ
Published: November 2, 2025 12:00
For months, Mohamed Khamis Douda shared accounts of what life was like under siege. He was killed when RSF fighters finally took the Darfur city, raising fears activists and civil society figures are being hunted downFor months, militiamen on theâŚ
The grim task of recovering thousands of bodies from the rubble of Gaza
Published: November 2, 2025 11:15
Relatives and experts tell of the human and societal need to find and identify the dead, while images and data shed light on the scale of the jobIt has been described as one of the most gruelling recovery efforts in modern warfare.As negotiations over theâŚ
âWe donât feel safeâ: after week of bombings, people in Gaza are losing faith in ceasefire
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/01/gaza-ceasefire-bombings-people-losing-faith
Published: November 1, 2025 13:00
After initial enthusiasm, people fear ceasefire does not mean end to war but just less frequent, more unpredictable violenceAmeen al-Zein, like many in Gaza, was overjoyed by the news of the ceasefire. It was a rare moment of relief after years of fear andâŚ
UN expert urged to investigate Lebanon over alleged torture of Egyptian-Turkish poet
Published: November 1, 2025 07:00
Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi has been imprisoned in the UAE for almost a year for criticising Emirati, Egyptian and Saudi governmentsThe UN special rapporteur on torture is being urged to investigate Lebanonâs role in the treatment of the Egyptian-Turkish poetâŚ
A Sudanese massacre foretold: the grim familiarity of the RSFâs rampage through El Fasher
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/01/sudan-massacre-rsf-rampage-el-fasher
Published: November 1, 2025 06:00
Atrocities unfolding in El Fasher since it fell to paramilitary forces follow a bleak pattern seen in Rwanda, Liberia and Sudan itself, including lack of international actionHundreds of patients and staff massacred at a hospital; unarmed men of fightingâŚ
Sudanâs RSF accused of âPR stuntâ after arresting fighters behind civilian killings
Published: October 31, 2025 14:40
Reports of indiscriminate violence and ethnic targeting in El Fasher have led to growing global outrageSudanâs paramilitary Rapid Support Forces claim to have arrested several of their fighters after outrage over the extent of killing in the city of ElâŚ
Gaza risks sliding into deadly limbo of âno war, no peaceâ, top Qatari diplomat warns
Published: October 31, 2025 11:25
Majed al-Ansari calls for international force to be set up urgently to pave way for Israeli withdrawalGaza risks sliding towards a deadly limbo where a ceasefire is nominally in place but killing continues, a top Qatari diplomat has warned, calling forâŚ
Sudanâs brutal civil war â what has happened in El Fasher?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/31/sudan-civil-war-el-fasher-explained
Published: October 31, 2025 10:14
Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces captured the city from the army after an 18-month siege â but who are they and what do they want?Another devastating chapter in Sudanâs brutal civil war has taken place after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces capturedâŚ
Socotra, an island apart from mainland Yemenâs turmoil â in pictures
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2025/oct/31/socotra-island-yemen-turmoil-pictures
Published: October 31, 2025 07:00
Carl Court documents the life of Socotra inhabitants as they deal with the impacts of climate change in relative peace from Yemenâs hostilities Continue reading...
Egyptâs vast $1bn museum to open in Cairo after two-decade build
Published: October 31, 2025 05:00
Grand Egyptian Museum next to pyramids of Giza billed as worldâs largest archaeological facility for single civilisationA vast $1bn museum billed as the worldâs largest archaeological facility dedicated to a single civilisation will open outside Cairo onâŚ
Hamas hands over bodies of two Israeli hostages amid fragile Gaza truce
Published: October 30, 2025 23:00
Remains of Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch returned to Israel for burial after identification process, Israeli military saidHamas handed over two bodies of deceased Israeli hostages on Thursday, a day after the tenuous Gaza ceasefire was shaken by deadlyâŚ
UN leaders condemn âhorrifyingâ mass killings in Sudan
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/30/un-leaders-condemn-horrifying-mass-killings-in-sudan
Published: October 30, 2025 18:26
Emergency security council session criticises killings of civilians in El Fasher and external supply of arms to RSFDiplomats and senior UN figures speaking at the UN security council have condemned mass killings by the Rapid Support Forces in El FasherâŚ
Lebanese president orders army to confront Israeli incursions after deadly raid
Published: October 30, 2025 14:11
IDF says it was attacking Hezbollah infrastructure when it fired at a âsuspectâ and the incident is under reviewIsraeli troops have killed a Lebanese municipal worker while carrying out a raid in the south of the country, prompting Lebanonâs president toâŚ
This isnât a real ceasefire in Gaza â itâs a holding pattern before war returns | Sanam Vakil
Published: October 30, 2025 11:35
Israelâs airstrikes have exposed the fragility of Trumpâs âpeace planâ. Without international support, it risks crumbling altogether Israelâs recent airstrikes in Gaza, which have killed more than 100 people, show just how fragile this arrangement trulyâŚ
UK rule change allows Palestinian scholars to bring families from Gaza
Published: October 30, 2025 11:10
Previous visa policy had forced the students âto choose between their education and their familyâPalestinian students taking up scholarships at UK universities will be allowed to bring their families from Gaza with them after the government said it wouldâŚ
âThey killed civilians in their bedsâ: chaos and brutality reign after fall of El Fasher
Published: October 30, 2025 06:00
Thousands have fled the North Darfur city in terror with stories of the Rapid Support Forces attacking and killing civiliansHundreds reportedly killed at Sudanese hospital as evidence of RSF atrocities mountsNawal Khalil had been volunteering as a nurseâŚ
Hundreds reportedly killed at Sudanese hospital as evidence of RSF atrocities mounts
Published: October 29, 2025 18:39
Rapid Support Forces, which claimed control of El Fasher on Sunday, reportedly killed at least 460 people âin cold bloodâSudanâs Rapid Support Forces killed hundreds of patients and staff inside a hospital in El Fasher, according to the World HealthâŚ
Greek police increase security after protests against Israeli cruise ship
Published: October 29, 2025 17:38
Measures are being taken at the harbours of Patras and Katakolo, following demonstrations earlier this weekGreek authorities have stepped up security in two harbours in an attempt to keep protesters away from a cruise liner carrying Israeli tourists on anâŚ
Ben Jennings on US attempts to downplay renewed hostilities in Gaza â cartoon
Published: October 29, 2025 16:58
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Jared Kushner is back â and so are big questions about his financial ties | Mohamad Bazzi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/29/jared-kushner-financial-ties-trump
Published: October 29, 2025 12:00
Kushnerâs investment firm is backed by three Arab petrostates critical to the Gaza agreement. And the deals keep comingIn Donald Trumpâs first term, his son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner was omnipresent. He worked on criminal justice reform,âŚ
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 81 overnight as ceasefire looks increasingly fragile
Published: October 29, 2025 09:26
Netanyahu ordered strikes on Tuesday evening after firefight between Israeli troops and Palestinian militantsIsraeli airstrikes on Gaza overnight killed at least 81 Palestinians, including children, in what appeared to be the gravest challenge yet to theâŚ
Explosions light up Gaza sky in Israeli strike â video
Published: October 28, 2025 22:33
Israeli warplanes struck Gaza shortly after Israelâs prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, ordered the military to carry out 'powerful strikes' in Gaza.At least two people were killed and four wounded in a strike on a residential building in Gaza City, andâŚ
Teenager from Gaza âstuck in hellâ after being prevented from joining mother in UK
Published: October 28, 2025 16:00
Dania Alafranji, 16, still waiting on visa from Home Office despite being offered school place in Berkshire 18 months agoA teenager from Gaza who has been denied an opportunity to attend school in Britain and be reunited with her mother has said she isâŚ
Returned body parts were of Gaza hostage recovered two years ago, Israel says
Published: October 28, 2025 13:10
Netanyahu accuses Hamas of âclear violationâ of ceasefire as far-right ministers call for resumption of warBenjamin Netanyahu has accused Hamas of a âclear violationâ of the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire, saying the militant group had returned body parts of aâŚ
Mass killings reported in Sudanese city seized by paramilitary group
Published: October 28, 2025 12:14
Rapid Support Forces accused of killing more than 2,000 unarmed civilians in El Fasher in recent daysReports of ethnically motivated mass killings and other atrocities are emerging from El Fasher after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces took control ofâŚ
UK military equipment used by militia accused of genocide found in Sudan, UN told
Published: October 28, 2025 05:00
Exclusive: two dossiers of material seen by the security council raise questions over export of British arms to the UAE, which has been accused of supplying weapons to paramilitary RSF groupBritish military equipment has been found on battlefields inâŚ
Red Cross accompanies Hamas in search for bodies of Israeli hostages in Gaza
Published: October 27, 2025 12:14
Exclusive: Red Cross acts as âneutral intermediaryâ to recover hostagesâ remains in areas under Israeli controlThe International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) accompanied members of Hamas inside areas of Gaza still under the control of the IsraeliâŚ
Grave fears for civilians after Sudanese paramilitary claims capture of El Fasher
Published: October 27, 2025 09:47
RSF says it has seized control of armyâs main base in Darfur, home to famine-stricken displacement campFears are growing for hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in El Fasher after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said it had captured the city,âŚ
Radioheadâs Thom Yorke says he would âabsolutely notâ play in Israel now
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/oct/27/radiohead-thom-yorke-would-not-play-israel
Published: October 27, 2025 00:55
Singer says he will not perform in Israel while Benjamin Netanyahu remains in power, eight years after Radiohead defied criticism to perform in Tel AvivRadiohead frontman Thom Yorke has said he would not now perform in Israel, eight years after the bandâŚ
Fears Gaza âtemporaryâ ceasefire line could become permanent new border
Published: October 26, 2025 11:55
Yellow markers installed by IDF entrench divide that cuts strip in two, as hopes of moving to next phase of truce fadeA supposedly temporary yellow line marking Gazaâs ceasefire is taking an increasingly physical form as the precarious truce shows signs ofâŚ
The war in Gaza is supposed to be over. But be warned: without truth and justice, it will never truly end | Simon Tisdall
Published: October 26, 2025 08:00
A fragile ceasefire is in place, but whatâs needed is an international tribunal for resolution and reparation. Thatâs the only route to lasting peaceDonald Trump insists the war in Gaza is over. No, it isnât. The violence is much reduced. Yet IsraeliâŚ