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Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid
ByRebecca Root April 29, 2026

Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOsThe volatility of global oil prices caused by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is taking a toll on the most vulne…

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‘If your wife asks you to change diapers, change your wife’: Lebanon’s hit show parodying the patriarchy
ByAmelia Dhuga in Beirut April 28, 2026

The female-created YouTube sketch series Smatouha Minni (You Heard It From Me) uses satire to confront misogynistic attitudes In Beirut’s Gemmayzeh neighbourhood a rented flat has been transformed into a film set: bright studio lights in a cosy living …

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Sudan paramilitary leaders acquired £17.7m property portfolio in Dubai, investigation reveals
ByMark Townsend April 28, 2026

The RSF leadership, accused of committing genocide, used UAE as a ‘safe haven’ for family members and their wealth, records showA network linked to the leadership of a militia accused of genocide has amassed a vast property portfolio in Dubai as part o…

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‘I should not have wished for war’: six ordinary Iranians on how the US-Israel conflict has changed them
ByGuardian reporters April 27, 2026

In Tehran, the Guardian spoke to people about how war is transforming their feelings toward the regime and their country’s futureBehzad has a master’s degree in the humanities and lives with his partner in a rented flat in central Tehran. He says he di…

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More than £1bn pledged for Sudan as humanitarian crisis deepens
ByMark Townsend April 15, 2026

Donors exceed funding target at Berlin conference but prospects for ceasefire remain distantMore than £1bn (€1.15bn) has been pledged for war-ravaged Sudan at a conference in Berlin, eclipsing the funding target organisers had set to help mitigate the …

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Hunger, bribery and ruin: Darfur after three years of Sudan’s civil war – in pictures
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian April 15, 2026

As the civil war enters its fourth year, photojournalist Jérome Tubiana captured images of daily life for approximately 600,000 people displaced by the fighting who have gathered at the town of Tawila Continue reading…

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UK to call for end to Sudan bloodshed at Berlin talks on third anniversary of war
ByMark Townsend April 14, 2026

British aid to double as 19m people face acute hunger, but summit unlikely to end conflict amid Saudi-UAE tensions The British foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, will urge Sudan’s warring parties to “cease bloodshed” during a major conference on Wednesd…

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Sudan is not lost. Here at last is a way to break the cycle of violence in our country | Abdalla Hamdok
ByAbdalla Hamdok April 14, 2026

For three years, ceasefires have been ignored and we have descended back into chaos. Now there is a credible plan for peace on the tableFreedom, peace and justice. Three words that united the Sudanese people and became the banner under which 30 years o…

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And the election winner is … the candidate who can afford Africa’s soaring nomination fees
BySuzgo Chitete April 13, 2026

Presidential elections in Djibouti and Benin at the weekend highlighted how a costly electoral system is reshaping democracyAlexis Mohamed would have loved to stand against his former boss. A longtime adviser to Djibouti’s president, Ismail Omar Guelle…

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‘I’ve not had proper food for days’: migrant workers leave India’s cities as Iran war fuel crisis deepens
BySuhail Bhat in Delhi April 9, 2026

Gas shortages and rising food prices mean many who came to the capital for work cannot afford to eat. Going home is now their only optionAt 9am on a Saturday, 35-year-old Raju Prasad rushes through Anand Vihar railway station in Delhi, a heavy bag slun…

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