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The volunteers putting their bodies between Israel settlers and a Palestinian village
ByJulian Borger and Quique Kierszenbaum in Ras Ein al-Auja, West Bank December 20, 2025

In the Jordan valley, teenage settlers drive herds of goats into a Palestinian community in a bid to force families out – volunteers are trying to hold the lineIt is a daily onslaught. Every morning, teenage Israeli settlers drive a herd of goats from …

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The week around the world in 20 pictures
ByJim Powell December 19, 2025

The Bondi beach terror attack, the Brown University shooting, ICE in Chicago and a fallen Statue of Liberty: the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Continue reading…

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Gaza no longer in famine but hunger levels remain critical, UN says
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut December 19, 2025

Monitor says almost one in eight people face food shortages as flooding and cold exacerbate humanitarian emergencyThe famine in Gaza has ended as a result of increased humanitarian aid deliveries into the territory, the UN said on Friday, though it war…

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Gaza PhD student and family evacuated to UK after Foreign Office U-turn
ByThaslima Begum December 19, 2025

Manar al-Houbi’s family had been denied entry despite a scholarship covering their living costs, but other students remain strandedThe UK government has finally evacuated Manar al-Houbi, the Gaza student who won a fully funded scholarship to pursue her…

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Iranian boxing champion at imminent risk of execution as retrial request rejected
BySarah Johnson December 19, 2025

Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, 30, was arrested in 2020 for taking part in nationwide democracy protests, and has been tortured in prisonA boxing champion in prison in Iran is thought to be at imminent risk of execution after his request for a retrial was…

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Colombian mercenaries in Sudan ‘recruited by UK-registered firms’
ByMark Townsend December 19, 2025

Exclusive Guardian investigation finds companies set up by people sanctioned by US hired Colombian fighters for Rapid Support Forces, widely suspected of war crimes in SudanClose to Tottenham Hotspur’s shiny football stadium in London is a squat, nonde…

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Europe has lost all credibility in the Middle East. The way to regain it lies in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon | Nathalie Tocci
ByNathalie Tocci December 19, 2025

Sidelined by Trump, preoccupied with Ukraine and damaged by its immoral stance on Gaza, Europe can still help stabilise its eastern Mediterranean neighbours A year after the overthrow of Syria’s dictator, Bashar al-Assad, the former jihadi fighter turn…

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Rainfall creates crimson spectacle at beach on Iran’s Hormuz Island
ByAssociated Press in Tehran December 18, 2025

Streams of soil turn sand and surrounding water red, creating sharp contrast with blue waters of Persian GulfRainfall on Iran’s Hormuz Island briefly transformed the coastline of its Red Beach into a striking natural scene this week, as red soil flowed…

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Rain transforms Iranian beach into striking red spectacle – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian December 18, 2025

Rainfall on Hormuz Island briefly transformed the coastline of its famed Red Beach into a striking natural scene this week, as soil flowed into the sea and turned the water shades of deep red. The beach is known for its vivid red sand and cliffs, creat…

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Saudi-backed forces gather on Yemen border as separatists face pressure to pull back
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor December 18, 2025

Southern Transitional Council, backed by UAE, told it could face airstrikes after its recent huge territorial gainsAs many as 20,000 Saudi-backed forces are gathering on the border of Yemen as the separatist Southern Transitional Council comes under pr…

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