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Cautious optimism in UK on progress to secure British-Egyptian dissident’s release
ByPatrick Wintour June 27, 2025

Writer’s mother eases hunger strike as Starmer raises Alaa Abd el-Fattah case in phone call with Egypt’s presidentThe family of Alaa Abd el-Fattah have expressed cautious optimism that progress is being made to secure the British-Egyptian dissident’s r…

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‘We don’t want to go’: Australian couple told to pay $3,500 to postpone flights amid Middle East volatility
ByLuca Ittimani and Catie McLeod June 27, 2025June 27, 2025

Experts say consumers are unlikely to have any legal rights to defer flights unless the airline’s fine print allows itGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSharon Latour and her husband are scheduled to fly through Abu Dhabi on an …

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‘Gaza must be eliminated’: Israel’s airwaves are filled with pro-genocide propaganda | Arwa Mahdawi
ByArwa Mahdawi June 27, 2025

Here is a collection of 20 of the more outrageous statements by Israeli lawmakers or public figures since 7 October 2023 Continue reading…

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18 killed in Israeli strike targeting Gaza police distributing flour, officials say
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem June 27, 2025June 27, 2025

Attack at market is latest in series by Israeli forces that have killed hundreds of civilians seeking aidMiddle East crisis – live updatesEighteen people have been killed in an Israeli strike targeting Palestinian police distributing flour in a market …

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Middle East crisis: US-backed Gaza aid system is ‘killing people’, says UN chief – as it happened
ByYohannes Lowe June 27, 2025June 27, 2025

António Guterres says people are being killed ‘simply trying to feed themselves and their families’Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has said that “the Israeli-US food distribution scheme in Gaza is slaughter masquerading as humanitarian aid” as it called…

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Friday briefing: How years of siege, war and blockade led to the unravelling of Gaza’s economy
ByAamna Mohdin June 27, 2025

In today’s newsletter: Once sustained by agriculture and industry, Gaza’s economy has been dismantled, leaving nearly every resident dependent on aid and the hope of a future that feels increasingly out of reachGood morning. While much of the world’s …

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Trump is making US intelligence parrot his line on Iran – we’ve been here before
ByPeter Beaumont June 26, 2025

Tailoring assessments to suit political prejudices undermines their very function and led us to the Iraq warIn the run-up to the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, journalists covering the preparations for war became familiar with the concept of “stovepiping”.T…

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Europe’s leaders have let us down on the Middle East | Letters
ByGuardian staff June 26, 2025

Readers decry the timidity of European governments and their failure to criticise Israel’s and Donald Trump’s attacks on IranThank you, Nesrine Malik, for articulating so lucidly the righteous anger that so many of us feel for the way in which mos…

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Europe’s leaders have let us down on the Middle East | Letters
ByGuardian staff June 26, 2025

Readers decry the timidity of European governments and their failure to criticise Israel’s and Donald Trump’s attacks on IranThank you, Nesrine Malik, for articulating so lucidly the righteous anger that so many of us feel for the way in which mos…

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‘They attack us without provocation’: West Bank town mourns its dead after settler raid
ByJulian Borger and Sufian Taha in Kafr Malik June 26, 2025

Sense of helplessness pervades Kafr Malik where IDF killed three Palestinians after locals resisted masked maraudersThe men from Fatah arrived on Thursday morning, hours after the attack on Kafr Malik, to put out more flags along the main streets, addi…

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