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‘Hellish’: heatwave brings hottest nights on record to the Middle East
ByAjit Niranjan August 15, 2025

Temperatures did not drop below 36C in Sedom, Israel on Tuesday night, while several parts of Jordan stayed above 35C on MondayJordan and Israel have suffered through their hottest nights on record, with nocturnal temperatures in the Levant well above …

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‘Hellish’: heatwave brings hottest nights on record to the Middle East
ByAjit Niranjan August 15, 2025

Temperatures did not drop below 36C in Sedom, Israel on Tuesday night, while several parts of Jordan stayed above 35C on MondayJordan and Israel have suffered through their hottest nights on record, with nocturnal temperatures in the Levant well above …

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Microsoft launches inquiry into claims Israel used its tech for mass surveillance of Palestinians
ByHarry Davies and Yuval Abraham August 15, 2025

Company says use of its cloud technology to store millions of intercepted calls would breach terms of serviceMicrosoft has launched an “urgent” external inquiry into allegations Israel’s military surveillance agency has used the company’s technology to…

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Far-right Israeli minister taunts jailed Palestinian leader in prison visit
ByPeter Beaumont August 15, 2025

Itamar Ben-Gvir posts video footage showing him making threatening remarks to a gaunt Marwan BarghoutiIsrael’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has posted video footage in which he is seen taunting the imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan B…

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Weather tracker: Typhoon Podul pounds southern Taiwan
ByLauren Herdman for the MetDesk August 15, 2025

One person dies after storm whips up waves, while temperatures approach 50C as heatwave grips Middle EastTyphoon Podul crossed southern Taiwan on Wednesday with wind speeds of up to 110mph (177km/h), equivalent to a category 2 hurricane.Podul had devel…

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Weather tracker: Typhoon Podul pounds southern Taiwan
ByLauren Herdman for the MetDesk August 15, 2025

One person dies after storm whips up waves, while temperatures approach 50C as heatwave grips Middle EastTyphoon Podul crossed southern Taiwan on Wednesday with wind speeds of up to 110mph (177km/h), equivalent to a category 2 hurricane.Podul had devel…

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Israel appears set to approve highly controversial 3,400-home West Bank settlement
ByPeter Beaumont August 14, 2025

Finance minister Bezalel Smotrich has said he believes E1 plan will ‘bury the idea of a Palestinian state’Israel appears set to give formal planning approval to a highly controversial settlement project for more than 3,400 new homes that has been froze…

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Israel appears set to approve highly controversial 3,400-home West Bank settlement
ByPeter Beaumont August 14, 2025

Finance minister Bezalel Smotrich has said he believes E1 plan will ‘bury the idea of a Palestinian state’Israel appears set to give formal planning approval to a highly controversial settlement project for more than 3,400 new homes that has been froze…

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Palestinians struggle to secure water as heatwave hits Gaza – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian August 14, 2025

Thousands of displaced people living in tents face worsening conditions as they struggle to obtain enough water safe for drinking and sanitationAid groups say Israel’s new registration rules are ‘weaponising aid’ Continue reading…

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Aid groups say Israel’s new registration rules are ‘weaponising aid’
ByPeter Beaumont August 14, 2025

Lifesaving goods for starved people in Gaza blocked by vague rules on anti-Israeli activity, say humanitarian bodiesMiddle East crisis – live updatesMore than 100 aid organisations working in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank have accused Israel of dang…

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