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The Guardian view on the killing of Gaza’s journalists: Israel wants to stop the world from seeing what it’s doing | Editorial
ByEditorial August 31, 2025

This is the most lethal war for the media in recent times. A generation of journalists is being wiped outDay by day, the death toll rises, the war crimes mount, and the outrage grows. Last Wednesday, the pope demanded that Israel stop its “collect…

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Houthis detain at least 11 UN workers in raids on two agencies in Sana’a
ByAssociated Press August 31, 2025August 31, 2025

UN condemns ‘arbitrary detentions’ by Iran-backed group at World Food Programme and Unicef offices in YemenThe Iranian-backed Houthis raided offices of the UN’s food, health and children’s agencies in Yemen’s capital, detaining at least 11 employees, a…

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UN human rights staff urge leadership to declare Israel’s war in Gaza a genocide
ByJason Burke International security correspondent August 29, 2025

Internal letter also calls on UN member states to suspend arms sales, saying ‘criticising Israel is not enough’Middle East crisis – live updatesHundreds of employees of the United Nations’ leading human rights agency have backed an internal letter tell…

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UN to end Lebanon peacekeeping mission next year after Israeli and US pressure
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut August 29, 2025

Unifil mandate extended but troops patrolling Lebanon-Israel border to be withdrawn in December 2026Middle East crisis – live updatesThe UN security council has voted to extend the body’s peacekeeping mission in Lebanon for a further 16 months, but ord…

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U.N. Votes to Withdraw Peacekeepers From Lebanon Over Next Two Years
ByPranav Baskar August 28, 2025August 29, 2025

With the decades-old peacekeeping mission set to expire, the U.N. Security Council chose to extend it through 2026, then gradually withdraw the forces the following year.

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Another feeble reaction from Britain to the latest horror in Gaza | Letters
ByGuardian staff August 27, 2025

Richard Barnes says the lack of meaningful action by Keir Starmer and David Lammy makes them complicit in everything Israel does. Plus letters from Hilary Lang, Mike Cowley and Janet DubéDavid Lammy is good with words. He says “we need an immediate cea…

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Return of UN nuclear inspectors to Iran met with protests by MPs
ByPatrick Wintour in Tehran August 27, 2025

Some Iranian officials say readmission breaches law passed after Israel and the US attacked the country in JuneThe partial return of UN inspectors to Iran for the first time since Israel and the US attacked Iran’s nuclear sites has been met with protes…

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Return of UN nuclear inspectors to Iran met with protests by MPs
ByPatrick Wintour in Tehran August 27, 2025

Some Iranian officials say readmission breaches law passed after Israel and the US attacked the country in JuneThe partial return of UN inspectors to Iran for the first time since Israel and the US attacked Iran’s nuclear sites has been met with protes…

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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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Russia could back delay to ‘snapback’ of nuclear sanctions against Iran
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor August 26, 2025August 26, 2025

Moscow willing to support six-month extension of deadline before punishments are reimposed, reports suggestRussia could back an extended six-month deadline for its ally Iran before European powers reimpose sweeping United Nations sanctions over Tehran’…

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