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UN votes to allow Palestinian president to address annual gathering via video link
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor September 19, 2025

Trump had refused to grant visas for Palestinian delegation due to attend conference and UN general assemblyThe United Nations general assembly has voted to allow the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, to address next week’s annual gathering of worl…

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Israel boycott aims are misunderstood | Letter
ByGuardian staff September 19, 2025

The boycott targets institutions, not academics or the flow of ideas, writes Jonathan RosenheadYou report on the growing strength of the movement for an academic boycott of Israeli universities (Universities around the world cut ties with Israeli acade…

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What the UK’s recognition of Palestinian statehood will mean
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor September 19, 2025

What does the decision entail and which other countries are joining Britain in recognition?The UK is expected to formally recognise Palestinian statehood in the coming days, having shifted its position on the subject in July, shortly after Emmanuel Mac…

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Why are more countries recognising Palestinian statehood and what does it mean practically?
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor September 19, 2025September 22, 2025

Coordinated action is largely symbolic and aimed at preserving and nurturing the vision of a two-state solutionMiddle East crisis – live updatesFrance and Saudi Arabia are convening dozens of world leaders in New York on Monday to rally support for a t…

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‘Immense joy:’ elderly British couple hug relatives after Afghanistan release – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian September 19, 2025

Barbie and Peter Reynolds have been freed after being detained without charge by the Taliban in Afghanistan since February, where for a long period they were separated and held in a maximum-security prison. The couple had lived in Afghanistan for nearl…

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Family tell of ‘immense joy’ at release of British couple detained in Afghanistan
ByJamie Grierson and Matthew Weaver September 19, 2025

Peter and Barbie Reynolds were arrested and held without charge for eight months, raising fears for their healthA British couple have been freed from months of detention in Afghanistan, to the “immense joy” of their family.The Taliban released Barbie R…

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Family tell of ‘immense joy’ at release of British couple detained in Afghanistan
ByJamie Grierson and Matthew Weaver September 19, 2025

Peter and Barbie Reynolds were arrested and held without charge for eight months, raising fears for their healthA British couple have been freed from months of detention in Afghanistan, to the “immense joy” of their family.The Taliban released Barbie R…

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Why Britain recognising Palestine matters – podcast
By September 19, 2025

What is motivating the UK’s imminent recognition of Palestine? With Arab Barghouthi and Patrick Wintour‘I remember the stories of the resistance fighters that went against the British army back then … even if that’s the history, even if that is their l…

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Why Britain recognising Palestine matters – podcast
By September 19, 2025

What is motivating the UK’s imminent recognition of Palestine? With Arab Barghouthi and Patrick Wintour‘I remember the stories of the resistance fighters that went against the British army back then … even if that’s the history, even if that is their l…

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Starmer has avoided state-visit bear traps but has he changed any of Trump’s thinking?
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor September 18, 2025

PM cannot afford for US president to walk away from Ukraine crisis and must persuade him to publicly support specific Gaza plansWith bear traps avoided and fireworks unlit, Keir Starmer will be delighted that his press conference with Donald Trump lent…

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