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UN security council votes to endorse Donald Trump’s Gaza plan
ByJulian Borger in Washington and Patrick Wintour diplomatic editor November 18, 2025

The resolution, which includes references to an independent Palestine, was passed by a vote of 13-0 with China and Russia abstaining The UN security council has endorsed proposals put forward by Donald Trump for a lasting peace in Gaza, including the d…

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Trump Gaza plan: UN security council to vote on resolution to set up international stabilisation force – live
ByLucy Campbell (now) and Frances Mao (earlier) November 17, 2025

US-drafted resolution also includes reference to a future Palestinian state as US president’s plan would include international security force deploymentThe UN security council will shortly vote on a resolution that would authorise an international stab…

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UN body passes resolution – as it happened
ByLucy Campbell (now) and Frances Mao (earlier) November 17, 2025November 18, 2025

This blog is now closed. See our full report hereThe US is planning for the long-term division of Gaza into a “green zone” under Israeli and international military control, where reconstruction would start, and a “red zone” to be left in ruins.Foreign …

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UN to vote on Gaza stabilisation force plan that references Palestinian state
ByPatrick Wintour, and Jason Burke in Jerusalem November 17, 2025

Netanyahu faces pressure from far-right ministers after Saudi insistence on ‘credible pathway’ to statehoodThe UN security council is to vote on Monday on a US-drafted resolution to set up an international stabilisation force (ISF) in Gaza that include…

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At least 98 Palestinians have died in custody since October 2023, Israeli data shows
ByEmma Graham-Harrison and Yuval Abraham in Jerusalem November 17, 2025

Exclusive: Real toll likely substantially higher as hundreds of detainees from Gaza are missing, says NGO Physicians for Human Rights – IsraelIsraeli data shows at least 98 Palestinians have died in custody since October 2023, and the real toll is like…

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At least 98 Palestinians have died in custody since October 2023, Israeli data shows
ByEmma Graham-Harrison and Yuval Abraham in Jerusalem November 17, 2025November 17, 2025

Exclusive: Real toll likely substantially higher as hundreds of detainees from Gaza are missing, says NGO Physicians for Human Rights – IsraelIsraeli data shows at least 98 Palestinians have died in custody since October 2023, and the real toll is like…

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Iran says it could rejoin US nuclear talks if treated with ‘dignity and respect’
ByPatrick Wintour in Tehran November 16, 2025

Iran’s foreign minister says it has had requests to reopen negotiations, which collapsed after nuclear site bombingsTehran is willing to restart nuclear talks with Washington as long as it is treated with “dignity and respect”, Iran’s foreign minister …

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Iran says it could rejoin US nuclear talks if treated with ‘dignity and respect’
ByPatrick Wintour in Tehran November 16, 2025

Iran’s foreign minister says it has had requests to reopen negotiations, which collapsed after nuclear site bombingsTehran is willing to restart nuclear talks with Washington as long as it is treated with “dignity and respect”, Iran’s foreign minister …

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Climate crisis or a warning from God? Iranians desperate for answers as water dries up
ByPatrick Wintour in Tehran November 16, 2025

As rainy season fails to bring relief, authorities try cloud seeding – while others across the country pray for a miracleWater, and its absence, has become Iran’s national obsession. In the mosques of northern Tehran the imams have been praying for rai…

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The US is now a rogue state – look at its extrajudicial killings off Venezuela’s coast | Simon Tisdall
BySimon Tisdall November 16, 2025

These widely condemned strikes are just the latest sign of Trump’s imperialist revival – and the collapsing of the rules-based world orderThe UK’s reported decision to restrict intelligence-sharing with the Pentagon on suspected drug-traffickers’ boats…

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