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China calls for vessels in strait of Hormuz to be protected amid soaring shipping costs
ByJoanna Partridge March 3, 2026March 3, 2026

Beijing’s foreign ministry urges ‘all parties’ to avoid escalation as number of crossings drops 60% in one dayHow escalating Iran conflict is driving up oil and gas prices – a visual guideBusiness live – latest updatesThe Chinese government has called …

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‘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…

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Trump officials plan to build 5,000-person military base in Gaza, files show
ByAram Roston and Cate Brown February 19, 2026

Exclusive: approximately 350-acre compound planned as base for multinational force, according to records reviewed by the GuardianThe Trump administration is planning to build a 5,000-person military base in Gaza, sprawling more than 350 acres, accordin…

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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 …

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The best of the long read in 2025
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian December 23, 2025

Our 20 favourite pieces of in-depth reporting, essays and profiles from the yearVictor Pelevin made his name in 90s Russia with scathing satires of authoritarianism. But while his literary peers have faced censorship and fled the country, he still sell…

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China and Saudi Arabia among nations receiving climate loans, analysis reveals
By November 14, 2025

Investigation by Guardian and Carbon Brief finds just a fifth of funds to fight global heating went to poorest 44 countriesChina and wealthy petrostates including Saudi Arabia and UAE are among countries receiving large sums of climate finance, accordi…

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China and Saudi Arabia among nations receiving climate loans, analysis reveals
By November 14, 2025

Investigation by Guardian and Carbon Brief finds just a fifth of funds to fight global heating went to poorest 44 countriesChina and wealthy petrostates including Saudi Arabia and UAE are among countries receiving large sums of climate finance, accordi…

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‘They told me not to speak out’: the woman who took on China – and won her husband’s freedom
ByTom Levitt October 23, 2025

After fleeing Chinese repression, Uyghurs Idris and Zeynure Hasan thought their family would be safe. But Beijing’s growing influence led to Idris’s arrest and a long battle to be reunitedZeynure Hasan was at home in Istanbul in July 2021 when her husb…

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Gaza flotilla passengers allege poor conditions in detention as Israel prepares to deport dozens of activists
ByEva Corlett in Wellington October 6, 2025

Families of some aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla say they are being held without access to clean water or legal representationActivists from New Zealand detained in Israel after they were removed from vessels carrying aid to Gaza are being held in poo…

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Gaza flotilla passengers allege poor conditions in detention as Israel prepares to deport dozens of activists
ByEva Corlett in Wellington October 6, 2025

Families of some aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla say they are being held without access to clean water or legal representationActivists from New Zealand detained in Israel after they were removed from vessels carrying aid to Gaza are being held in poo…

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