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Macron plan to recognise Palestine puts pressure on Starmer to choose a course
ByJulian Borger July 25, 2025

Prime minister risks either provoking mutiny in his cabinet and party over Gaza or alienating White HouseFrance’s decision to recognise Palestine at the next UN general assembly is an attempt to build momentum for change and make a break from the major…

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MSF reports tripling of severe malnutrition in under-5s at Gaza City clinic
ByMalak A Tantesh in Gaza and William Christou in Jerusalem July 25, 2025

Charity says number of people needing care for malnutrition has quadrupled since May and blames Israeli ‘policy of starvation’• Middle East crisis – live updatesRates of severe malnutrition among children aged under five at Médecins Sans Frontières’ Ga…

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France’s top court annuls arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad
ByKim Willsher in Paris July 25, 2025

Judges rule document invalid as former Syrian leader had immunity as head of state France’s highest court has cancelled an arrest warrant for the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity during the …

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To end the starvation in Gaza, Trump must lean on Netanyahu – so Starmer must lean on Trump | Jonathan Freedland
ByJonathan Freedland July 25, 2025

Britain’s PM will see his US counterpart on Monday. He should urge Trump to force an end to the Palestinians’ agonySo great is the despair, so intense the desperation, that the hopes of the Palestinians of Gaza now rest on a man who covets their land a…

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To end the starvation in Gaza, Trump must lean on Netanyahu – so Starmer must lean on Trump | Jonathan Freedland
ByJonathan Freedland July 25, 2025

Britain’s PM will see his US counterpart on Monday. He should urge Trump to force an end to the Palestinians’ agonySo great is the despair, so intense the desperation, that the hopes of the Palestinians of Gaza now rest on a man who covets their land a…

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Israel tries to deflect blame for widespread starvation in Gaza
ByPeter Beaumont July 25, 2025

Officials and ministers either deny that Palestinians are being affected by hunger or say it is not Israel’s faultMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIsrael is pursuing an extensive PR effort to remove itself from blame for the starvation and killi…

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Israel tries to deflect blame for widespread starvation in Gaza
ByPeter Beaumont July 25, 2025

Officials and ministers either deny that Palestinians are being affected by hunger or say it is not Israel’s faultMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIsrael is pursuing an extensive PR effort to remove itself from blame for the starvation and killi…

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The Gaza students with scholarships to UK unable to take up their places
BySally Weale Education correspondent July 25, 2025

Visa obstacles threaten to dash the hopes of 40 students due to start in September. Here are some of their storiesTime is running out for 40 students in Gaza who have been awarded full scholarships to study at some of the UK’s leading universities this…

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The Gaza students with scholarships to UK unable to take up their places
BySally Weale Education correspondent July 25, 2025

Visa obstacles threaten to dash the hopes of 40 students due to start in September. Here are some of their storiesTime is running out for 40 students in Gaza who have been awarded full scholarships to study at some of the UK’s leading universities this…

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UK, France and Germany call for immediate end to ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Gaza and say Israel must lift aid restrictions – as it happened
ByJane Clinton July 25, 2025July 25, 2025

This live blog is now closed. You can find our latest reporting here:UK prime minister Keir Starmer under pressure to recognise state of PalestineSevere malnutrition in under-5s has tripled at Gaza City clinic, charity reportsGaza is on the brink of ru…

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