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Public health at risk across Asia as price of gas for cooking soars
By May 13, 2026

Families turn to dirty fuels such as firewood, bringing fears over air pollution and fragility of energy transitionIn the ramshackle lanes of a south Delhi slum, Afshana Khatoon crouched wearily on her haunches and began lighting a small pile of firewo…

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UAE’s secret attack on Iran risks drawing Gulf states into the war
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor May 12, 2026May 12, 2026

If current precarious ceasefire between US and Iran ends, Emirates are more likely to be targeted by TehranMiddle East crisis: live updatesThe risk of some Gulf states becoming embroiled in a direct war with Iran has risen after it was reported the Uni…

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Head of Microsoft’s Israel branch to step down after inquiry into dealings with Israeli military
ByHarry Davies and Yuval Abraham May 12, 2026

The inquiry came after the Guardian revealed Israel used company technology to support mass surveillance of Palestinian phone callsThe head of Microsoft’s Israeli subsidiary will step down in the wake of an inquiry that has scrutinised its business dea…

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How Hezbollah’s $300 drones are challenging Israeli military
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut and Julian Borger in Jerusalem May 12, 2026

Non-state group learns from Ukrainian warfare to develop cabled drones that evade hi-tech defences of state armyThe three Israeli soldiers clustered by a tank heard the noise before they saw its source. By the time they spotted the drone, it was too la…

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Israeli MPs back special tribunal with death penalty powers for alleged 7 October attackers
ByPeter Beaumont and agencies May 12, 2026

Knesset approves plan for livestreamed trials in military court, drawing comparisons to 1962 Adolf Eichmann trialIsraeli lawmakers have approved setting up a livestreamed special tribunal with the power to sentence to death Palestinians convicted of ta…

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In the 1979 hostage crisis, why did Iran free 10 Black Americans before the others?
ByAndrew Lawrence May 12, 2026

Sgt James Hughes was one of the hostages released early. With US-Iran relations once again in the spotlight, he talks about being ‘handcuffed, under armed guard’Since the United States launched a joint military campaign with Israel on Iran in February,…

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More than 110 Nobel laureates call on Iran to release gravely ill activist Narges Mohammadi
ByDeepa Parent May 12, 2026

As human rights advocate is treated in Tehran hospital after transfer from Zanjan prison, prize winners demand her freedomMore than 110 Nobel laureates have called for the immediate and unconditional release of Narges Mohammadi, the imprisoned Iranian …

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Internal displacements caused by violence or conflict at record high in 2025
ByOlivia Lee May 12, 2026

The 32.3m surpasses those caused by disasters for the first time, as 82.2m people displaced in total around worldThe number of internal displacements triggered by conflict or violence around the world reached a record high in 2025, surpassing the numbe…

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Middle East crisis live: Cost of US war on Iran mounting – as it happened
ByYohannes Lowe May 12, 2026May 12, 2026

Pete Hegseth and other officials appear before House to face grilling on Iran war expenditure and military operationsIran has expanded its definition of the strait of Hormuz into a “vast operational area” far wider than before the war, according to a s…

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Trump says ceasefire with Iran on ‘life support’ after rejecting peace proposals
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor May 11, 2026

US president says he is considering restarting naval escorts in strait of Hormuz in attempt to end Iranian blockadeMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has said the ceasefire with Iran is on “life support” and that he is considering restarting…

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