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More than 9,000 children in Gaza treated for acute malnutrition in October, UN says
ByJulian Borger in Jerusalem December 9, 2025

Aid agencies say Israel is still restricting their aid shipments despite ceasefire announced two months agoMalnutrition continues to take a toll among Gaza’s young despite a ceasefire declared two months ago, with more than 9,000 children treated for a…

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‘We’re living in terror’: fears in southern Syria over Israel’s growing occupation
ByWilliam Christou and Nader Debo in Quneitra December 9, 2025

Residents say incursions and raids have increased since forces first entered country a year ago after fall of Assad On the day Bashar al-Assad’s regime fell, Abu Ibrahim and his family went to sleep wondering what sort of future awaited them in the mor…

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How Israel is taking Syrian territory since Assad’s fall – video
By December 9, 2025

While all eyes have been on the war in Gaza, Israel’s occupation of southern Syria has been intensifying, and since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, Israeli forces have taken advantage of the country’s instability and launched fre…

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Animalia review – megaflood strikes in haunting, eerie debut about liberation and the unknown
ByCath Clarke December 9, 2025

A pregnant woman’s journey becomes a surreal exploration of class, gender and spiritual transformation in Sofia Alaoui’s striking debutThis film’s tagline tells only half the story: “A young pregnant woman finds emancipation as aliens land in Morocco.”…

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‘Yellow line’ that divides Gaza under Trump plan is ‘new border’ for Israel, says military chief
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem December 8, 2025

Eyal Zamir said Israel would hold on to current positions, giving it control of more than half of the territoryThe “yellow line” that divides Gaza under Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan is a “new border” for Israel, the country’s military chief told soldi…

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Tony Blair reportedly dropped from Trump’s Gaza ‘board of peace’ shortlist
ByPeter Beaumont Senior international reporter December 8, 2025

Former UK leader loses out on key role in transitional authority after objections from Arab and Muslim nationsTony Blair will not occupy a key position on Donald Trump’s Gaza “peace council” after Arab and Muslim nations were reported to have objected …

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Yemen’s Civil War Could Escalate Again. Here’s What to Know.
ByIsmaeel Naar and Vivian Nereim December 8, 2025

An armed group backed by the United Arab Emirates has pushed into the oil-rich province of Hadramout, a move that could reignite the conflict after years of a stalemate.

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Jerusalem Authorities Raid UNRWA Compound and Raise Israeli Flag
ByEphrat Livni December 8, 2025

Municipal officials say the action was about unpaid taxes. The U.N. relief agency for Palestinians says it is exempt from taxes and should be immune from such a raid, calling it illegal.

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Syrians Celebrate Anniversary of Bashar al-Assad’s Fall
ByAbdi Latif Dahir, Reham Mourshed and David Guttenfelder December 8, 2025

A year ago, rebels overthrew President Bashar al-Assad, ending decades of dictatorship and civil war. But challenges remain for the new leadership.

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U.S. Deports Second Planeload of Iranians, Officials Say
ByFarnaz Fassihi December 8, 2025

The plane, carrying about 50 Iranians and other deportees, took off from Arizona on Sunday, under a deal the Trump administration reached with Iran two months ago.

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