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As Middle East crisis grows, does Iran have control of its proxy forces?
Chances of a regional flare-up rest on the unclear intentions of Tehran and the groups it has nurtured
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
06, Jan, 2024 @5:00 AM
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 682
Kyiv says Russia has hit Ukraine with North Korean-supplied missiles for the first time; US official warns of diminishing time to resupply aid to Ukraine
Guardian staff and agencies
06, Jan, 2024 @1:31 AM
Unauthorised Jewish settlements surge in occupied West Bank, says watchdog – as it happened
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Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Richard Luscombe, Tom Bryant, Mabel Banfield-Nwachi, Emily Dugan and Helen Livingstone (earlier)
06, Jan, 2024 @12:17 AM
Slain Amazon activist Bruno Pereira’s son fighting rare form of cancer
Pedro, five, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma; a fund has been set up so that his family can afford expensive chemotherapy drug
Constance Malleret in Rio de Janeiro
05, Jan, 2024 @7:06 PM
New Zealand’s two-year search in wilderness for fugitive father and three missing children
Other than a few sightings around the vast Waikato region, mystery surrounds whereabouts of Tom Phillips and welfare of his three children
Eva Corlett in Wellington and Tracey Cooper in Waikato
05, Jan, 2024 @7:00 PM
Israel tries to appease US with proposals for Gaza as Blinken heads to Middle East
Washington wants concessions from the Netanyahu administration, as critics say plans lack detail or commitment
Jason Burke in Jerusalem
05, Jan, 2024 @6:51 PM
What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis
Russia marks new year with deadly strikes on Ukraine as Putin vows to intensify attacks; largest prisoner swap since start of war
Guardian staff
05, Jan, 2024 @6:00 PM
Hezbollah chief says response to killing of senior Hamas official is ‘inevitable’
Hassan Nasrallah says assassination in Beirut has changed nature of his group’s conflict with Israel, raising fears of escalation
Peter Beaumont in Baalbek
05, Jan, 2024 @5:43 PM
Nepal bans citizens from working in Russia or Ukraine after deaths in military
Work permits to leave Nepal for those countries halted as 10 men killed and dozens more reported missing
Andrew Roth
05, Jan, 2024 @5:30 PM
Refusing to serve as a soldier is heroic | Letters
Letter: Etan Nechin’s stand is a reflection of the best humans are capable of in times of great pressure and moral complexity, writes Allegra Madgwick
05, Jan, 2024 @4:39 PM
Jimmy Lai and the rule of law in Hong Kong | Letter
Letter: Bi Haibo of the Chinese embassy in the UK responds to a Guardian editorial about the trial of the media mogul and pro-democracy activist
05, Jan, 2024 @4:33 PM
Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian drones shot down over occupied Crimea, Russia says; Moscow using North Korean missiles, US says – as it happened
Air raid sirens sounds in Sevastopol and traffic halted on key bridge; breach of UN sanctions on Kim regime will be taken to security council
Lili Bayer
05, Jan, 2024 @3:11 PM
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