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Indonesia prepares to send up to 8,000 troops to Gaza as part of Trump plan
ByJulian Borger in Jerusalem February 10, 2026

Head of army says potential ‘peacemakers’ being trained, in what would be first outside force in Gaza since 1967Indonesia has said it is preparing to send up to 8,000 troops to Gaza to be part of a peacekeeping force under Donald Trump’s Middle East pl…

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‘Ticking time bomb’: Iran’s shadow fleet of old tankers ‘risking catastrophic oil spill’
ByDamian Carrington Environment editor February 10, 2026

Exclusive: only matter of time until decrepit ships cause spill bigger than Exxon Valdez disaster, analysts sayDecrepit oil tankers in Iran’s sanctions-busting shadow fleet are a “ticking time bomb”, with a catastrophic environmental disaster only a “m…

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Israeli court blocks life-saving cancer care for boy, 5, due to his Gaza address
ByLorenzo Tondo February 10, 2026

Palestinian boy has been in the West Bank since 2022 but is still registered as a resident in the strip where ban appliesAn Israeli court has rejected an appeal to allow a five-year-old Palestinian boy with an aggressive form of cancer to enter Israel …

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Trump White House voices opposition after Israel unveils plan to increase control over West Bank
ByGuardian staff and agencies February 10, 2026

Israel’s security cabinet has approved plans that pave the way for more settlements in the occupied Palestinian territoryA White House official has reiterated Donald Trump’s opposition towards Israel annexing the West Bank, after Israeli plans were ann…

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53 people dead or missing after migrant boat capsizes in Mediterranean
ByAgence France-Presse in Geneva February 9, 2026February 9, 2026

Only two survivors rescued after boat overturned off Libyan coast, UN migration agency saysFifty-three people are dead or missing after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast, the UN migration agency said on Monday. Only two surv…

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Iran arrests leading reformists close to the country’s president
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor February 9, 2026February 9, 2026

Detentions of senior Reformists Front figures follow criticism of the authorities’ handling of recent protestsThe head of Iran’s Reformists Front, the organisation instrumental in securing the election of the country’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has…

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Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to seven more years in prison
ByAssociated Press in Dubai February 8, 2026

Women’s and human rights activist, arrested at a demonstration in December, is said to be on hunger strikeIran has sentenced the Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to more than seven more years in prison after she began a hunger strike, her su…

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RSF drone attack kills 24 people fleeing fighting in central Sudan, says doctors group
ByAssociated Press February 7, 2026

Eight children including two infants among dead in vehicle carrying displaced people, says Sudan Doctors NetworkA drone attack by a paramilitary group has hit a vehicle carrying displaced families in central Sudan, killing at least 24 people, including…

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BBC Persian journalists say Iran monitoring them and targeting their families
ByMichael Savage Media editor February 7, 2026

Reporters say relatives in Iran have been questioned and persecuted in an effort to curb coverage of unrestExiled Iranian journalists working for the BBC have been warned their movements are being closely monitored by the state, as they said their fami…

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The week around the world in 20 pictures
ByJim Powell February 6, 2026

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, ICE protests in Los Angeles, Snoop Dogg at the Winter Olympics and Storm Leonardo – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Continue reading…

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