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World must deny Israel ‘tools of genocide’, says growing alliance of activist states
ByPatrick Wintour in New York September 26, 2025September 26, 2025

New York meeting of Hague Group warns of shared responsibility to prevent genocide and proposes steps to isolate IsraelThe international community has a legal and moral duty to deny Israel “the tools of genocide”, the Malaysian foreign minister, Mohama…

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Trump’s UN speech makes it clear: the world can no longer look to the US for strong leadership
ByPatrick Wintourin New York September 24, 2025

US president’s speech made a mockery of UN values and highlights the need for strong anti-Trumpian alliancesSuch is the gravitational pull cast by Donald Trump and the US economy that the politics of the other 192 countries that make up the United Nati…

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Indonesia working on details of plan to treat 2,000 people from Gaza amid concerns about right to return
ByKate Lamb August 22, 2025August 22, 2025

Security ministry and the ministries of health and foreign affairs have met to discuss how the controversial proposal to treat Palestinians would workThe Indonesian government is working on plans to treat 2,000 people from war-ravaged Gaza, holding a s…

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Weather tracker: Typhoon Podul pounds southern Taiwan
ByLauren Herdman for the MetDesk August 15, 2025

One person dies after storm whips up waves, while temperatures approach 50C as heatwave grips Middle EastTyphoon Podul crossed southern Taiwan on Wednesday with wind speeds of up to 110mph (177km/h), equivalent to a category 2 hurricane.Podul had devel…

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Weather tracker: Typhoon Podul pounds southern Taiwan
ByLauren Herdman for the MetDesk August 15, 2025

One person dies after storm whips up waves, while temperatures approach 50C as heatwave grips Middle EastTyphoon Podul crossed southern Taiwan on Wednesday with wind speeds of up to 110mph (177km/h), equivalent to a category 2 hurricane.Podul had devel…

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Indonesia says it will treat 2,000 of Gaza’s wounded on uninhabited Galang island
ByKate Lamb and agencies August 8, 2025

Muslim-majority Indonesia says the plan to treat wounded Palestinians in island’s medical facility is a temporary and patients will return to GazaIndonesia will convert a medical facility on an uninhabited island to treat about 2,000 wounded residents …

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Indonesia says it will treat 2,000 of Gaza’s wounded on uninhabited Galang island
ByKate Lamb and agencies August 8, 2025

Muslim-majority Indonesia says the plan to treat wounded Palestinians in island’s medical facility is a temporary and patients will return to GazaIndonesia will convert a medical facility on an uninhabited island to treat about 2,000 wounded residents …

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Hunger and grief in Gaza and floods in the Philippines: photos of the day – Monday
ByGuardian staff July 21, 2025

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading…

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