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How Middle East conflict is infiltrating the tight US Senate race in Michigan
ByTom Perkins April 6, 2026

Heated discourse over Israel and influencer Hasan Piker has created cracks between progressive and establishment Democratic candidates in key swing stateSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA heated debate over c…

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Lebanese forced to bury their dead twice as war robs them of final goodbyes
ByWilliam Christou and Abbas Abdelkarim in Tyre April 4, 2026

As Israel expands its invasion of southern Lebanon, people are having to bury their dead in temporary gravesIn Lebanon, the dead are usually given one last glimpse of their home town before they are laid to rest. Hoisted high above the heads of the liv…

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President of Wisconsin’s largest mosque detained by US immigration agents
ByAssociated Press April 2, 2026

Attorneys for Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born US green card holder, say he was targeted for criticizing IsraelSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque was detained by fed…

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Tony Blair says the left is in ‘unholy alliance’ with Islamists. It’s a desperate last ploy to quell the anger over Gaza | Owen Jones
ByOwen Jones April 1, 2026

The former PM has no valid response when progressives raise a voice over war crimes, so he seeks to mute them. But we’ll take no moral lectures from himThe left, claims Tony Blair, has forged an “alliance with Islamists”. He goes further: this is simpl…

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‘I felt betrayed, naked’: did a prize-winning novelist steal a woman’s life story? – podcast
By March 30, 2026

His novel was praised for giving a voice to the victims of Algeria’s brutal civil war. But one woman has accused Kamel Daoud of having stolen her story – and the ensuing legal battle has become about much more than literary ethicsBy Madeleine Schwartz….

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In Gaza, the joy of Eid has gone. Visiting relatives at the end of Ramadan is a procession through loss | Ahmed Kamal Junina
ByAhmed Kamal Junina March 24, 2026

Every home is missing someone, every person is carrying grief. We went not to celebrate but to sit with the bereavedEid al-Fitr is meant to bring release. It comes at the end of Ramadan, after a month of fasting and prayer, and in Gaza it has always ca…

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Palestinians pray in street after Israeli authorities close al-Aqsa mosque – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian March 20, 2026

Hundreds of Muslims gathered outside the walls of the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem for Eid al-Fitr prayers on Friday after al-Aqsa mosque was closed by Israeli authorities.Israel said the closure was part of security measures linked to the count…

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‘The saddest day for Muslim worshippers in Jerusalem’: al-Aqsa mosque closed at Eid
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem and Seham Tantesh in Gaza March 20, 2026

Palestinians say the move is part of a wider Israeli strategy to leverage security tensions to tighten restrictionsFor the first time since 1967, al-Aqsa mosque – Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site – will be closed at the end of Ramadan on Friday, wi…

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‘The saddest day for Muslim worshippers in Jerusalem’: al-Aqsa mosque closed at Eid
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem and Seham Tantesh in Gaza March 20, 2026March 20, 2026

Palestinians say the move is part of a wider Israeli strategy to leverage security tensions to tighten restrictionsFor the first time since 1967, al-Aqsa mosque – Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site – was closed at the end of Ramadan on Friday, with t…

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At least 22 people dead after pro-Iran protests in Pakistan and Iraq
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut and Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad March 1, 2026

US government buildings in Karachi and Baghdad targeted by crowds after killing of Ayatollah Ali KhameneiAt least 22 people are dead following pro-Iran demonstrations in Pakistan that have seen hundreds of people march on the US consulate in Karachi. S…

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