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Palestinian man kills two in northern Israel car-ramming and stabbing attack, police say
ByAgencies in Jerusalem December 26, 2025

Assailant, reportedly from the West Bank, was shot and wounded after running over a man and stabbing a womanA Palestinian assailant ran over a man and stabbed a woman and killed them both in northern Israel on Friday, Israeli emergency services said.Th…

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Israel becomes first country to recognise Somaliland as sovereign state
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut December 26, 2025December 27, 2025

Diplomatic breakthrough criticised by African Union, which said it could have ‘far-reaching implications for peace and stability across the continent’Israel has become the first country to recognise Somaliland as a sovereign state, a breakthrough in it…

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Southern separatists on rise in Yemen report Saudi airstrikes near positions
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor December 26, 2025

Warning shots that allegedly struck close to UAE-backed forces come week after Riyadh called for troop withdrawalA separatist group in southern Yemen that this month seized two oil-rich provinces has claimed that Saudi Arabia fired warning airstrikes d…

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In Gaza we’re trapped in an endless maze of waiting – for peace, for the deaths to stop and for our lives to begin again | Aya Al-Hattab
ByAya Al-Hattab December 26, 2025

A ceasefire was announced on 10 October. But despite ‘peace’ being on the lips of world leaders ever since, we Palestinians are still under siege and afraidHere in Gaza we hear the word “peace” constantly – even more often than we hear the roar of warp…

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UK, Canada and Germany condemn Israel for 19 new West Bank settlements
ByNadeem Badshah December 24, 2025December 24, 2025

Fourteen countries, also including France, Italy, Ireland and Spain, say actions ‘violate international law and risk fuelling instability’Fourteen countries, including Britain, Canada and Germany, have condemned the Israeli security cabinet’s approval …

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‘There’s no going back’: Iran’s women on why they won’t stop flouting dress code laws
ByDeepa Parent December 24, 2025

Despite fresh attempts to make women cover up, many believe the regime wouldn’t risk mass arrests for fear of sparking a wave of popular unrest last seen after the killing of Mahsa AminiOn the streets of Iran’s capital, Tehran, young women are increasi…

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Israel strikes southern Lebanon as deadline to disarm Hezbollah nears
ByWilliam Christou December 24, 2025

Strikes were latest violation of year-long ceasefire and targeted what Israel said were Hezbollah sites Israel has carried out several airstrikes in southern Lebanon on what it said was Hezbollah infrastructure, as a new year’s deadline for the Lebanes…

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Algeria passes law declaring French colonisation a crime
ByAFP December 24, 2025

France’s rule over Algeria from 1830 to 1962 is marked by mass killings and large-scale deportationAlgeria’s parliament has unanimously approved a law declaring France’s colonisation of the country a crime and demanded an apology and reparations.Lawmak…

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‘You sneak in and hope you make it back’: the Sudanese volunteers risking it all to bring care to millions
ByMark Townsend December 24, 2025

Members of Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms network tell Guardian they didn’t mind missing out on the Nobel peace prize because ‘we only want to help’Doing good gets you killed in Sudan. It was why Amira did not tell her mother when she joined a volunt…

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Libya’s army chief dies in plane crash in Turkey
ByReuters December 23, 2025December 23, 2025

Libyan PM says Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad died after aircraft lost radio contact above AnkaraThe Libyan army’s chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, has been killed in a plane crash after leaving Turkey’s capital, Ankara.The prime minister of…

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