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Amid Two-Week Internet Blackout, Some Iranians Are Getting Back Online
ByErika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi January 25, 2026

Many in Iran are gaining brief and unexplained windows of online connectivity, offering a widening glimpse of the extent of the government crackdown.

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‘When you’re desperate, you fall for things easily’: the scam job ads on TikTok taking people’s money
ByFiona Kelliher in London and Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi December 8, 2025

Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds fake agencies using the social media platform to dupe Kenyans into paying for nonexistent jobs in EuropeLilian, a 35-year-old Kenyan living in Qatar, was scrolling on TikTok in April when she saw posts from a rec…

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Fundraisers warn of ‘catastrophic’ drop in donations to Gaza since ceasefire
ByRuby Topalian November 21, 2025

‘The world thinks Palestinians don’t need help any more,’ aid organiser says, despite desperate need as winter nearsFundraisers collecting for Palestinian civilians in Gaza are seeing a “catastrophic” drop-off in donations since the ceasefire was annou…

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Fundraisers warn of ‘catastrophic’ drop in donations to Gaza since ceasefire
ByRuby Topalian November 21, 2025

‘The world thinks Palestinians don’t need help any more,’ aid organiser says, despite desperate need as winter nearsFundraisers collecting for Palestinian civilians in Gaza are seeing a “catastrophic” drop-off in donations since the ceasefire was annou…

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How Social Media Is Changing the Narrative of the Israel-Gaza War
BySheera Frenkel and Steven Lee Myers October 2, 2025October 2, 2025

Nearly two years into the conflict, social media is increasingly capturing the day-to-day toll in Gaza, as U.S. public opinion on the war shifts.

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Targeted by the Emirates, an Arab Dissident Vanished Across Borders
ByVivian Nereim August 27, 2025August 27, 2025

After criticizing the United Arab Emirates on social media, an Egyptian activist was extradited to the Gulf country, where he has been detained without trial for months.

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Social media images of Gaza cafes can’t hide truth: Israel is starving Palestinians
ByJohana Bhuiyan August 4, 2025

Pro-Israel posts point to a handful of cafes to claim 2 million people are not suffering hunger – despite Israel’s own dataIsrael’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his supporters have variously argued that there is no starvation in Gaza, or tha…

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Starmer defends investment in wind turbines after Trump wrongly claims it is ‘most expensive form of energy’ – as it happened
ByAndrew Sparrow and Sammy Gecsoyler July 28, 2025

UK PM meets US president at his golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, where they discuss energy, Gaza and tradeThis liveblog is now closed. Read our report on today’s developments hereIn a column for the Daily Record, John Swinney, Scotland’s first minis…

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Starmer defends investment in wind turbines after Trump wrongly claims it is ‘most expensive form of energy’ – as it happened
ByAndrew Sparrow and Sammy Gecsoyler July 28, 2025

UK PM meets US president at his golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, where they discuss energy, Gaza and tradeThis liveblog is now closed. Read our report on today’s developments hereIn a column for the Daily Record, John Swinney, Scotland’s first minis…

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U.S. to Review Social Media Posts of Student and Scholar Visa Applicants
ByEdward Wong June 18, 2025June 18, 2025

The State Department is restarting the processing of visa applications from students and visiting scholars, but is screening for “hostility” toward the United States.

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