Yemenis are ‘hanging by a thread’ top aid official warns Security Council
Yemen must not be drawn into the escalating conflict in the Middle East, the Security Council heard on Tuesday, stressing the need for de-escalation, political progress and urgent humanitarian...
Read full story →Gaza’s yellow line creeps forward as Israeli forces expand zone of control
Residents waking to find line has moved overnight and they are now in free-fire zone as army takes more territoryIsraeli forces have been moving an agreed truce line in Gaza westwards over the six...
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Iran says it has seized two ships in Strait of Hormuz after vessels attacked
One of the cargo ships was 'heavily damaged' by Iranian forces, a British maritime agency reported on Wednesday.
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'We cannot let Iran be our spokesperson': Lebanon charts own path in talks with Israel
François Picard is pleased to welcome Jad Shahrour, communications manager at the Samir Kassir Foundation. Lebanon is at a geopolitical crossroads, where sovereignty, regional rivalries and...
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UAE-backed Colombian mercenaries provided support to Sudan paramilitary, report says
The Conflict Insights Group (CIG) says its research also shows the extent of UAE involvement.
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Middle East war live: Iran seizes two vessels in Strait of Hormuz, state media says
Iran on Wednesday seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz for what it described as maritime violations, according to Iranian state TV. The development comes after reports of container vessels...
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Trump buys time for Iran deal after frantic day of diplomacy
The US president's decision marked the second time in as many weeks he has backed off a threat to escalate the war, buying more time.
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Extension of US-Iran ceasefire gives 'breathing space'
The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet reports from Tehran as Trump announces an extension of the ceasefire with Iran.
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More than $71 billion needed over next decade to rebuild Gaza: UN, EU
More than $71 billion will be needed over the next decade for recovery and reconstruction in war-ravaged Gaza, according to an EU-UN assessment published on Monday. In their final Gaza Rapid...
Read full story →The Guardian view on the true cost of the Iran war: bombs kill – but so does the economic fallout | Editorial
There is growing international concern as the fragile two-week ceasefire reaches its Wednesday deadline. Whatever happens next, the poor will payMore than 3,300 Iranians, including 383 children,...
Read full story →Two Israeli soldiers jailed over smashing of Jesus statue in Lebanon village
Israel Defense Forces say the ‘soldiers’ conduct completely deviated from IDF orders and value’Two Israeli soldiers have been removed from combat duty and sentenced to 30 days in jail after one...
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Israeli soldiers punished over vandalism of Jesus statue in Lebanon
Two soldiers will be removed from combat duty and receive 30 days of military detention, Israel's military says.
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Macron to host Lebanon's PM Nawaf Salam
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is set to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace late on Tuesday, with the president expected to reaffirm his support for the ceasefire...
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Top Lebanese official makes warning
Israel carried out an airstrike in the Wadi Houjeir valley in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, according to local outlet L’Orient-Le Jour, despite a truce that came into effect on Friday. The Israeli...
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Iran sees mass redundancies from war with US and Israel
The impact is being felt by manufacturers, retailers and the digital sector, amid warnings it could get worse if the war resumes.
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Occupied West Bank: Israeli forces uproot hundreds of olive trees
Israeli bulldozers uprooted dozens of fruit trees in the plains of al-Lubban al-Sharqiya village, south of Nablus. “I've cared for these olive trees for 40 years, just as I cared for my own...
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