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Dick Cheney, vice-president and giant of Republican politics, dies aged 84
ByMartin Pengelly, Chris Michael and George Chidi November 4, 2025November 4, 2025

Cheney, who served under presidents from Nixon to George W Bush, will be remembered for key role after 9/11Dick Cheney, the divisive US vice-president under George W Bush who helped lead the country into a disastrous invasion of Iraq, died on Monday, h…

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As criticism grows, is UAE ready to walk away from Sudan’s RSF militia?
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor November 4, 2025

After mass killings in El Fasher and four years on from a coup, UAE now admits its Sudan policy has gone wrongThe United Arab Emirates’ diplomatic machine is for the first time admitting to mistakes in its Sudan policy after suffering reputational dama…

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As criticism grows, is UAE ready to walk away from Sudan’s RSF militia?
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor November 4, 2025

After mass killings in El Fasher and four years on from a coup, UAE now admits its Sudan policy has gone wrongThe United Arab Emirates’ diplomatic machine is for the first time admitting to mistakes in its Sudan policy after suffering reputational dama…

Read More As criticism grows, is UAE ready to walk away from Sudan’s RSF militia?
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‘Beating, torturing, killing’: freed Palestinian author on life in Israeli jails
ByJulian Borger November 4, 2025

Nasser Abu Srour says prisons became like ‘another front’ in Gaza war and tells of struggle to adjust to life outsideA celebrated Palestinian author who was freed last month after more than 32 years in Israeli prisons has said the use of torture increa…

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UN resolution on international stabilisation force for Gaza could be ready within two weeks
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor November 3, 2025

Resolution may be delayed without agreement over the force’s mandate and a timetable for Israeli withdrawal A UN security council resolution mandating the introduction of an international stabilisation force into Gaza is likely to be ready within two w…

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Israel top military lawyer arrested after she admitted leaking video of soldiers’ abuse
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem November 3, 2025

Rightwing politicians and pundits have called the soldiers accused of attack on Palestinian detainee ‘heroes’ and military investigators traitors Police in Israel have arrested and detained the military’s top legal officer after she admitted leaking fo…

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At least 36,000 Sudanese have fled since fall of El Fasher to RSF, says UN agency
ByCarlos Mureithi in Nairobi and agencies November 3, 2025

International Organization for Migration says refugees are heading to Tawila, which is already sheltering 652,000 displaced peopleMore than 36,000 Sudanese have fled the Kordofan region east of Darfur since Saturday, the UN’s migration agency has said,…

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At least 36,000 Sudanese have fled since fall of El Fasher to RSF, says UN agency
ByCarlos Mureithi in Nairobi and agencies November 3, 2025November 3, 2025

International Organization for Migration says displaced are heading to Tawila, which is already sheltering 652,000 displaced peopleMore than 36,000 people have fled Sudan’s Kordofan region since Saturday amid a surge in fighting, the UN’s migration age…

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‘Olives are everything for us’: West Bank farmers prevented from harvesting by settler violence
ByJason Burke and Sufian Taha in As-Sawiya November 3, 2025

About 70% of town’s olives are inaccessible without risking a potentially fatal clash with Israeli settlersAround As-Sawiya, rolling hills covered in fields and orchards rise to a horizon sharp against a pristine blue sky. It is a stunning view. But lo…

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‘Olives are everything for us’: West Bank farmers prevented from harvesting by settler violence
ByJason Burke and Sufian Taha in As-Sawiya November 3, 2025

About 70% of town’s olives are inaccessible without risking a potentially fatal clash with Israeli settlersAround As-Sawiya, rolling hills covered in fields and orchards rise to a horizon sharp against a pristine blue sky. It is a stunning view. But lo…

Read More ‘Olives are everything for us’: West Bank farmers prevented from harvesting by settler violence