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Seven Israeli soldiers wounded in explosion in Gaza City, IDF says
ByWilliam Christou August 30, 2025

Armoured vehicle hit in Zeitoun neighbourhood as Arab media reports intense clashes in the areaSeven Israeli soldiers were wounded in an explosion targeting an armoured vehicle in Gaza City on Friday night, the Israel Defense Forces have said.The soldi…

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Hypercapitalist hellhole or city of dreams? Behind the cliches, let me show you the real Dubai | Momtaza Mehri
ByMomtaza Mehri August 30, 2025

Everyone’s got an opinion about the city. But few in the west know the multicultural, unusual Dubai that I’ve seen up closeDubai is on everyone’s lips. One side of social media salivates over its curated opulence. The other sneers at a city that has be…

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Hypercapitalist hellhole or city of dreams? Behind the cliches, let me show you the real Dubai | Momtaza Mehri
ByMomtaza Mehri August 30, 2025

Everyone’s got an opinion about the city. But few in the west know the multicultural, unusual Dubai that I’ve seen up closeDubai is on everyone’s lips. One side of social media salivates over its curated opulence. The other sneers at a city that has be…

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‘Far more dangerous than war’: Iranians brace for prospect of UN sanctions
ByPatrick Wintour in Tehran August 30, 2025

Some Tehran residents are bullish about withstanding the hardship sanctions would cause but others say the regime should relentAs the worshippers streamed into the vast Grand Mosalla mosque in central Tehran to hear a call to prayer, the mood was one …

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‘Far more dangerous than war’: Iranians brace for prospect of UN sanctions
ByPatrick Wintour in Tehran August 30, 2025

Some Tehran residents are bullish about withstanding the hardship sanctions would cause but others say the regime should relentAs the worshippers streamed into the vast Grand Mosalla mosque in central Tehran to hear a call to prayer, the mood was one …

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Gaza famine likely to worsen as Israel ends pauses for aid deliveries
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut and Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem August 29, 2025August 29, 2025

Israeli military announces move in Gaza City as it steps up attacks before planned offensiveIsrael’s military will no longer pause fighting to allow aid deliveries in Gaza City, a military spokesperson has said, in a decision likely to deepen the famin…

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Rebecca Hendin on the cruelty of Putin and Netanyahu – cartoon
ByRebecca Hendin August 29, 2025

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Donald Trump could stop Gaza’s famine. Instead he’s following Biden’s lead | Mohamad Bazzi
ByMohamad Bazzi August 29, 2025

A hunger-monitoring group has confirmed what we already knew about Palestinians’ suffering. The US has the power to end itA global hunger-monitoring group declared last week that Gaza’s largest city and its surrounding area were suffering from an “enti…

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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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