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Spanish court points finger at Israel as it drops Pegasus spyware case again
BySam Jones in Madrid January 23, 2026

Judge shelves inquiry into use of Israeli-made software to target ministers’ phones citing chronic lack of cooperationSpain’s highest criminal court has again shelved its investigation into the use of Israeli-made Pegasus software to target the mobile …

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Kremlin says Putin has been invited to join Trump’s Gaza ‘board of peace’
ByJulian Borger, senior international correspondent January 19, 2026January 19, 2026

Dmitry Peskov says Russia is seeking to ‘clarify all the nuances’ of Washington’s apparent offer before respondingThe Kremlin has announced that Vladimir Putin has been invited to join Donald Trump’s “board of peace”, set up last week with the intentio…

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What the Assads did next – podcast
By January 15, 2026

What kind of life is the deposed former president of Syria and his family living in Russia? With Pjotr Sauer and Will ChristouWith sprawling mansions, heavily armed guards and high walls, Rublyovka is considered the most prestigious place to be in Russ…

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Today an illegal coup in Venezuela, but where next? Donald Trump talks peace but he is a man of war | Simon Tisdall
BySimon Tisdall January 3, 2026

The world will be anxious, and rightly so. For a man so bent on a peace prize, Trump appears to revel in conflictThe overthrow and reported capture by invading US forces of Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s hardline socialist president, will send a shiver of…

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The week around the world in 20 pictures
ByJim Powell January 2, 2026

Russian drone strikes hit Kyiv, flooding in California, the African Cup of Nations and New Year celebrations: the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Continue reading…

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The week around the world in 20 pictures
ByJim Powell December 26, 2025

Christmas in Kyiv, destruction in the West Bank, the funeral of Mani and the winter solstice at Stonehenge: the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Continue reading…

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Algeria passes law declaring French colonisation a crime
ByAFP December 24, 2025

France’s rule over Algeria from 1830 to 1962 is marked by mass killings and large-scale deportationAlgeria’s parliament has unanimously approved a law declaring France’s colonisation of the country a crime and demanded an apology and reparations.Lawmak…

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Libya’s army chief dies in plane crash in Turkey
ByReuters December 23, 2025December 23, 2025

Libyan PM says Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad died after aircraft lost radio contact above AnkaraThe Libyan army’s chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, has been killed in a plane crash after leaving Turkey’s capital, Ankara.The prime minister of…

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Childbirth under attack: how women and babies became targets in conflicts around the world
ByLiz Cookman, Tom Levitt, Hoda Osman and Zeinab Mohammed Salih December 22, 2025

Guardian investigation reveals at least 119 direct attacks on hospitals and delivery wards since start of wars in Ukraine, Gaza and SudanThirty women were sheltering in the Saudi maternity hospital in El Fasher, Sudan, on 28 October when the massacre b…

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The week around the world in 20 pictures
ByJim Powell December 19, 2025

The Bondi beach terror attack, the Brown University shooting, ICE in Chicago and a fallen Statue of Liberty: the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Continue reading…

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