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‘Imperialist undertones’: global south condemns US-Israeli war with Iran
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/03/global-south-condemns-us-israeli-war-with-iran
Published: March 3, 2026 13:11
China calls it unacceptable to ‘kill leader of sovereign state’, while South Africa questions ‘pre-emptive’ justificationMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US-Israeli war on Iran has been condemned as illegal across much of the global south, with China…
‘Now they only deport’: Afghans trapped in Pakistan arrested and sent back after ‘open war’ breaks out
Published: March 3, 2026 07:00
Journalists and activists who fled Taliban rule are living in fear as Pakistani police hunt and deport refugees after escalating cross-border clashesAt midnight on Saturday, Alma* stood at the check-in counter at Karachi airport in Pakistan with her…
Afghanistan says it thwarted Pakistan airstrikes on Bagram airbase
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/02/afghanistan-pakistan-airstrikes-bagram-airbase
Published: March 2, 2026 04:44
Sporadic clashes reported in several provinces in Afghanistan as both sides give conflicting death tollsAfghanistan has said it had thwarted Pakistan’s attempted airstrikes on Bagram airbase, the former US military base north of Kabul, as cross-border…
At least 22 people dead after pro-Iran protests in Pakistan and Iraq
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/01/people-dead-after-pro-iran-protests-pakistan-iraq
Published: March 1, 2026 19:05
US government buildings in Karachi and Baghdad targeted by crowds after killing of Ayatollah Ali KhameneiUS-Israel war on Iran – latest updatesAt least 22 people are dead following pro-Iran demonstrations in Pakistan in which hundreds of people marched on…
US backs Pakistan’s ‘right to defend itself’ against Taliban after strikes on Afghanistan
Published: February 28, 2026 04:13
Taliban offer to resolve dispute via dialogue after Pakistan bombed cities in Afghanistan in latest escalation with its neighbourWashington endorsed Pakistan’s “right to defend itself” after it bombed major cities across Afghanistan amid heightened…
Pakistan bombs Kabul in latest escalation with Afghanistan – video
Published: February 27, 2026 20:20
Pakistani security sources released a video showing what they say are airstrikes on Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul in the latest strike in a cycle of retaliatory attacks between the two countries.Afghanistan launched a cross-border attack on Pakistan on…
Pakistan’s patience runs out after badly miscalculating over Taliban
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/27/pakistan-miscalculation-taliban-afghanistan
Published: February 27, 2026 18:12
Military reckoned ‘good’ Afghan insurgents were separate from ‘bad’ Pakistani insurgents but distinction has blurredDays after the Taliban swept to power in 2021, Pakistan’s then spymaster appeared in Kabul on what looked to many like a victory lap.…
Pakistan declares state of ‘open war’ after bombing major Afghan cities
Published: February 27, 2026 13:44
Wave of strikes came after Taliban forces attacked Pakistani border troops following earlier action from IslamabadPakistan has bombed major cities in Afghanistan including the capital, Kabul, with Islamabad’s defence minister declaring that the hostile…
Pakistan declares ‘open war’ against Afghanistan after cross-border attack – as it happened
Published: February 27, 2026 13:32
This blog is now closed, you can read our full report hereBoth sides are reporting they have inflicted heavy casualties on each other, but it is difficult to know the true numbers when they are presenting sharply divergent figures.Pakistan’s information…
Pakistan bombs Kabul after intensifying border clashes with Afghanistan
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/27/afghanistan-pakistan-strikes-kabul
Published: February 27, 2026 03:23
Escalation of violence between the volatile neighbours makes a Qatar-mediated ceasefire appear increasingly shakyPakistan bombed Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul and two other provinces on Friday, hours after a cross-border attack, the latest escalation of…
Influencers, misinformation and aid cuts: the fight to halt polio in Malawi
Published: February 23, 2026 10:00
A huge vaccination drive has been launched after the country’s first outbreak in years of the paralysing disease. But the battle to wipe out the virus is struggling elsewhere, so how can it be eradicated?As a seven-year-old boy is treated for polio at a…
Pakistan strikes militant hideouts on Afghan border after surge in attacks
Published: February 21, 2026 23:38
‘Intelligence-based, selective operations’ carried out against Pakistani Taliban camps, says information ministry Pakistan launched multiple airstrikes on Saturday night targeting militants in neighbouring Afghanistan, where the government reported…
Authoritarians, strongmen and dictators: who is on Trump’s Board of Peace?
Published: February 19, 2026 05:00
Representatives of repressive regimes from around the world are flying to Washington for the inaugural meeting of the bodyA grouping of largely oppressive and authoritarian world leaders and their envoys are flying to Washington for the inaugural meeting…