Americas – War Watch

Americas | Argentina | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Donald Trump | Europe | Falkland Islands | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Javier Milei | Keir Starmer | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | Politics | UK news | US news | World news

Could Trump withdraw US support for UK sovereignty of Falklands?
ByDaniel Boffey Chief reporter April 24, 2026April 24, 2026

Proposal said to be contained in internal Pentagon email is thought to be bid to punish European countries for failing to assist in war in IranThe White House is considering punishing European countries that have failed to assist Donald Trump wage his …

Read More Could Trump withdraw US support for UK sovereignty of Falklands?
Amazon | Americas | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Business | Donald Trump | Elon Musk | Europe | Gaza | Global economy | Google | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Jeff Bezos | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | Poland | Rich lists | Saudi Arabia | Sunday Times | Sweden | Technology | The super-rich | UK news | World news

Number of billionaires globally could reach 4,000 in next five years
ByLauren Almeida April 23, 2026

There are now 3,110 billionaires but analysis shows ‘deep structural acceleration’ in wealth creation around worldThe number of billionaires in the world could reach nearly 4,000 by 2031, figures suggest, as the super-rich accumulate wealth at an accel…

Read More Number of billionaires globally could reach 4,000 in next five years
Americas | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Canada | Donald Trump | G7 | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | US-Israel war on Iran | World news

Canada in push for joint G7 and Middle East effort to de-escalate Iran war
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor March 18, 2026

Foreign minister Anita Anand has drafted principles to reduce risk of regional spillover and wider shocks, she saysMiddle East crisis – live updatesCanada is pushing for a collective G7 and Middle East approach to de-escalating the Iran war, including …

Read More Canada in push for joint G7 and Middle East effort to de-escalate Iran war
Americas | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Canada | Donald Trump | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | World news

Man and woman appear in court over murder of Iranian activist in Canada
ByOlivia Bowden in Toronto March 17, 2026

Charges follow discovery of body of Masood Masjoody, who was a critic of the Tehran regime and the exiled shahTwo people have been charged with the murder of an Iranian activist in Canada, in a case which has intensified fears over transnational repres…

Read More Man and woman appear in court over murder of Iranian activist in Canada
Americas | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Canada | Donald Trump | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | World news

Activists fear that missing critic of Iran exiled in Canada was killed by Tehran
ByLeyland Cecco in Toronto and Deepa Parent in Paris March 6, 2026

Police say Masood Masjoody was most likely murdered; Iranian expats suspect he was killed for his criticism of the theocratic regimePolice in Canada have concluded that a missing Iranian activist was most likely the victim of murder, prompting fears th…

Read More Activists fear that missing critic of Iran exiled in Canada was killed by Tehran
Americas | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Delcy Rodríguez | Donald Trump | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nicolás Maduro | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | US foreign policy | US-Israel war on Iran | Venezuela | World news

Iran is not Venezuela, despite Trump’s hopes of repeating ‘regime capture’ strategy
ByTom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro and Robert Tait in Washington March 6, 2026

Experts say US influence over South American neighbour will be hard to replicate in country with deep and long-standing antipathy to the westFirst, the CIA tracks the head of an oil-rich, US-baiting nation to a heavily guarded compound at the heart of …

Read More Iran is not Venezuela, despite Trump’s hopes of repeating ‘regime capture’ strategy
Africa | Americas | Asia Pacific | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | China | Cyril Ramaphosa | Donald Trump | Gaza | Hezbollah | Indonesia | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Lebanon | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Pakistan | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | Saudi Arabia | South Africa | US foreign policy | US-Israel war on Iran | World news

‘Imperialist undertones’: global south condemns US-Israeli war with Iran
BySaeed Shah in Islamabad March 3, 2026

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 Chi…

Read More ‘Imperialist undertones’: global south condemns US-Israeli war with Iran
Africa | Americas | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Bolivia | Donald Trump | Drugs | Europe | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Morocco | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | Society | Spain | World news

‘Any other child would have died’: the miraculous survival of Nada Itrab
ByGiles Tremlett February 26, 2026

After a nine-year-old girl was kidnapped and taken from Spain to Bolivia, authorities feared the worst. They found her in the rainforest nine months later – but that wasn’t the end of her ordealOn 27 August 2013, a tall, spirited nine-year-old girl wit…

Read More ‘Any other child would have died’: the miraculous survival of Nada Itrab
Africa | Americas | Asia Pacific | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Canada | China | Donald Trump | Europe | European Union | Gaza | Global development | Governance | Human rights | International law | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Morocco | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | Press freedom | Protest | Protest (US) | Russia | Trump administration | US news | US politics | World news

Trump-led abuses amid ‘democratic recession’ put human rights in peril, HRW report says
ByKaren McVeigh February 4, 2026

Rights group says growing authoritarianism and abuses in US, Russia and China threaten global rules-based orderThe world is in a “democratic recession” with almost three-quarters of the global population now living under autocratic rulers – levels not …

Read More Trump-led abuses amid ‘democratic recession’ put human rights in peril, HRW report says
Africa | Americas | Art and design | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Colombia | Cuba | Culture | Donald Trump | Gaza | Global development | India | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Morocco | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | Photography | South Africa | South and central Asia | Uganda | Women's rights and gender equality | World news

Women behind the lens: six of our most striking images from 2025
ByGuardian staff January 7, 2026

A few of our favourite photographs taken by women from the global south and capturing moments of everyday life and art Continue reading…

Read More Women behind the lens: six of our most striking images from 2025