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Ex-British army chief calls on ministers to back MDMA-assisted therapy for veterans
ByDan Sabbagh Defence and security editor February 1, 2026

Nick Carter says easing controls on MDMA will allow drug to be used as alternative treatment for those with PTSDA former head of the British military is calling for the government to ease restrictions on the party drug MDMA so that it can be tested mor…

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Displacement Film Fund review – Cate Blanchett masterminds short film collection that brims with life and intensity
ByPeter Bradshaw January 30, 2026

Rotterdam film festivalA set of shorts by film-makers from Afghanistan, Iran, Ukraine, Syria and Somalia are shocking, funny and mysterious in equal measureWith considerable chutzpah and elan, and in her capacity as producer and UNHCR Goodwill ambassad…

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Iran’s protesters need our support – not another western-intervention disaster | Owen Jones
ByOwen Jones January 13, 2026

Previous meddling has damaged the region, and once again the the US and Israel don’t have Iranians’ best interests at heartWhat does it take to shake illusions in western intervention? This is not a question designed to deflect from the barbarism being…

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‘Even in the most unlikely places there is beauty’: stories of hope from newsrooms around the world
ByGuardian staff December 31, 2025

From the construction worker who won a place at medical school to an art exhibition in a country with no galleries, we asked journalists for their most optimistic tales of the yearFounder of the Migration Story, India Continue reading…

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Love & War: From frontlines to family life. Pulitzer-winning conflict photographer Lynsey Addario on the five stories that defined her career
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian November 7, 2025

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Dick Cheney, vice-president and giant of Republican politics, dies aged 84
ByMartin Pengelly, Chris Michael and George Chidi November 4, 2025

Cheney, who served under presidents from Nixon to George W Bush, will be remembered for key role after 9/11Dick Cheney, the former White House chief of staff, member of Congress, secretary of defense and US vice-president, has died, his family has said…

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Dick Cheney, vice-president and giant of Republican politics, dies aged 84
ByMartin Pengelly, Chris Michael and George Chidi November 4, 2025November 4, 2025

Cheney, who served under presidents from Nixon to George W Bush, will be remembered for key role after 9/11Dick Cheney, the divisive US vice-president under George W Bush who helped lead the country into a disastrous invasion of Iraq, died on Monday, h…

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Iran may release hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees into Iraq and Turkey
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor October 2, 2025

Tehran considers move as part of multi-pronged offensive after bombing of nuclear sites and restoration of sanctionsIran is considering releasing hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees across its western borders with Iraq and Turkey. It would be part…

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‘Immense joy:’ elderly British couple hug relatives after Afghanistan release – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian September 19, 2025

Barbie and Peter Reynolds have been freed after being detained without charge by the Taliban in Afghanistan since February, where for a long period they were separated and held in a maximum-security prison. The couple had lived in Afghanistan for nearl…

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Family tell of ‘immense joy’ at release of British couple detained in Afghanistan
ByJamie Grierson and Matthew Weaver September 19, 2025

Peter and Barbie Reynolds were arrested and held without charge for eight months, raising fears for their healthA British couple have been freed from months of detention in Afghanistan, to the “immense joy” of their family.The Taliban released Barbie R…

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