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Putin’s embarrassing cancellation of Arab summit signals waning influence in Middle East
ByPjotr Sauer October 15, 2025

Trump’s Gaza summit may bring home to Russia how much Ukraine war has damaged its international standingWhen Vladimir Putin first announced he would host a “Russia-Arab world” summit, the Kremlin imagined the region’s leaders flying to Moscow to discus…

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Gaza ceasefire live: families say bodies of three further hostages identified amid reports vital aid crossing to reopen
ByAmy Sedghi (now) and Kate Lamb (earlier) October 15, 2025

Israel previously said the flow of aid would be cut by half and Rafah crossing would not open as planned due to delay in returning bodies of hostagesIsrael limits aid into Gaza in dispute over hostages’ remainsUnder Gaza’s ceasefire deal, Israel freed …

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Netanyahu says bodies of hostages received as Trump reportedly says fighting could resume if Hamas fails to uphold agreement – as it happened
ByAmy Sedghi (now) and Kate Lamb (earlier) October 15, 2025October 15, 2025

This live blog is now closed. For the latest on Gaza, read more coverage here. The Israeli military said on Wednesday that one of the bodies handed over by Hamas the previous day as part of the ceasefire deal is not that of one of the hostages who was …

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Thousands trapped in El Fasher siege on ‘edge of survival’, says report
ByMark Townsend October 15, 2025

The city – the Sudanese army’s last stronghold in the west of the country – has withstood more than 500 days of attacks by paramilitary RSFThe besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher has been declared “uninhabitable” with new data indicating most homes are…

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Trump says Hamas will be forced to disarm or ‘we will disarm them’
ByAndrew Roth in Washington October 14, 2025

US president says it should take place in a ‘reasonable period of time’ amid questions over group’s statusGaza ceasefire – live updatesDonald Trump has said that Hamas will be forced to disarm as questions have swirled around the group’s status followi…

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‘Cruelest forms of torture’: freed Palestinians describe horrors of Israeli jail
BySeham Tantesh in Gaza and William Christou in Jerusalem October 14, 2025

Men who were held in Nafha prison say they were brutally beaten, bound at the hands and feet, verbally abused, allowed to contract fungal and skin diseases, and assaulted with loud music for up to two days straightBefore releasing him, Israeli prison g…

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Israel limits aid into Gaza in dispute over hostage remains as ceasefire faces test
ByJason Burke and Daniel Boffey in Jerusalem October 14, 2025October 14, 2025

Hamas accused of breaching agreement by withholding bodies of hostages but Palestinian militants say they face obstacles in retrieving themThe fragile ceasefire in Gaza faced its first test on Tuesday when Israel said the flow of aid into the devastate…

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Ben Jennings on Donald Trump declaring peace in the Middle East – cartoon
ByBen Jennings October 14, 2025

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The Israel-Gaza war has no winners, only victims | Letters
ByGuardian staff October 14, 2025

Readers respond to articles about the Gaza peace plan, and Donald Trump demanding credit for his role in creating itOn a day in which there was joy and celebration in Israel and accolades for President Donald Trump and his entourage, I read and then te…

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Trump awkwardly thanks world leaders at Gaza summit – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian October 14, 2025

After his signature push-pull handshakes, Donald Trump singled out each leader to thank them individually at the Gaza summit in Sharm el-Sheikh‘I am the only one that matters’: Trump deals praise and insults at Gaza summit Continue reading…

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