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Are we witnessing the death of international law?
ByLinda Kinstler June 26, 2025

A growing number of scholars and lawyers are losing faith in the current system. Others say the law is not to blame, but the states that are supposed to uphold itIn late April, terrorists killed 26 civilians in the Indian town of Pahalgam, located in t…

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‘This ended the war’: Trump compares US strikes on Iran to Hiroshima – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian June 25, 2025

Speaking alongside the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, Donald Trump compared the US strikes on Iran to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, saying: ‘This was essentially the same thing: that ended that war; this ended the war.’ Trump’s comments c…

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Nato members willingly increasing defence spending amid rising threat from Russia, says Rutte
ByPjotr Sauer and Dan Sabbagh in The Hague June 24, 2025

Exclusive: As alliance members arrive at The Hague summit, secretary general says Moscow capable of launching attack within three to five yearsMark Rutte, Nato’s secretary general, said it was “not a difficult thing” to get members to agree to raise de…

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Nato members willingly increasing defence spending amid rising threat from Russia, says Rutte
ByPjotr Sauer and Dan Sabbagh in The Hague June 24, 2025

Exclusive: As alliance members arrive at The Hague summit, secretary general says Moscow capable of launching attack within three to five yearsMark Rutte, Nato’s secretary general, said it was “not a difficult thing” to get members to agree to raise de…

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EU may take action against Israel if conditions in Gaza do not improve
ByJennifer Rankin in Brussels June 23, 2025

Bloc’s foreign affairs chief warns of a response unless action is taken to ‘stop the suffering’ in Gaza Strip The EU may take action to increase pressure on Israel unless there are “concrete” improvements for the inhabitants of Gaza, its foreign policy…

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Western leaders call for diplomacy, but they won’t stop this war – they refuse to even name its cause | Nesrine Malik
ByNesrine Malik June 23, 2025

The political centre sees the US and Israel’s war on Iran as a crisis to be managed, while the gap between their detached rhetoric and bloody reality widensSince the war on Gaza started, the defining dynamic has been of unprecedented anger, panic and a…

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Iran says diplomacy with US only possible if Israeli aggression stops
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor June 20, 2025June 20, 2025

Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says he supports more talks with European counterparts despite lack of progressIran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has said that his country is ready for more diplomacy with the US only if Israel’s war on his countr…

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What next after EU finds ‘indications’ that Israel is in breach of human rights obligations?
ByJennifer Rankin in Brussels June 20, 2025

Report, which is a leaked unpublished draft, is expected to be presented to the Israeli governmentMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe EU has concluded “there are indications” that Israel is in breach of human rights obligations over its conduct in Gaz…

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Macron lays out broad European offer for Iran to end war with Israel
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor June 20, 2025

Proposal would cover uranium enrichment and ballistic missile programmes and aim to end terrorist fundingMiddle East crisis – live updatesEurope is to make Iran a comprehensive offer to end its war with Israel that would include an Iranian move to zero…

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Iranian regime collapse would be serious blow for Russia
ByPjotr Sauer June 18, 2025

While some in Moscow have tried to put positive spin on Israel’s assault, Kremlin risks losing key strategic partnerWhen a group of Russian and Iranian foreign policy officials arranged to meet in Moscow for a conference titled “Russian-Iranian coopera…

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