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The truth about Iran’s nuclear programme – podcast
By July 3, 2025

After 12 days of bombing by Israel and the US last month, opinions vary about the extent of the damage caused to Iran’s nuclear facilities. Patrick Wintour and Rouzbeh Parsi explain why and what could happen nextWhen the 12-day war against Iran was lau…

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Israeli military used 500lb bomb in strike on Gaza cafe, fragments reveal
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem July 2, 2025

Exclusive: Experts say use of heavy munition in Monday’s strike that killed dozens may constitute a war crimeThe Israeli military used a 500lb (230kg) bomb – a powerful and indiscriminate weapon that generates a massive blast wave and scatters shrapnel…

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‘Shock and grief’ as senior doctor killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza
ByAnnie Kelly and Hoda Osman July 2, 2025

Marwan al-Sultan, a renowned cardiologist and director of the Indonesian hospital, is the 70th healthcare worker to be killed by Israeli attacks in the past 50 days, says Palestinian medical organisationAn Israeli airstrike has killed one of Gaza’s mos…

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Skeleton found in pot is first ancient Egyptian to undergo whole genome analysis
ByIan Sample Science editor July 2, 2025

Unusual burial of man, thought to have been a potter, in sealed vessel may have helped DNA survive past four millenniaA man whose bones were shaped by a lifetime of hard labour more than 4,500 years ago has become the first ancient Egyptian to have his…

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Macron and Putin discuss Iran in first call in three years
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor July 2, 2025

Call between French and Russian presidents comes as Tehran says it is ending cooperation with UN nuclear inspectorsThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, spoke to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for the first time in three years on Tuesday in …

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‘Beyond anything imaginable’: dozens killed at busy Gaza seafront cafe
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem and Malak A Tantesh in Gaza July 1, 2025

Witnesses describe explosion, flames and smoke plumes as airstrike transforms peaceful scene at al-Baqa into a horrorEarly afternoon was a busy time in the al-Baqa cafe, on the waterfront in Gaza City. Under the wooden slatted roof, seated at plastic c…

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In Gaza we watched Iranian missiles go by, heading for Israel. That war is over – it seems ours will never end | Hassan Abo Qamar
ByHassan Abo Qamar July 1, 2025

For two years, we’ve waited for a final ceasefire that has never come. Peace will be delayed as long as our lives are considered disposableLast Tuesday night, Donald Trump announced on social media that Iran and Israel had agreed to a ceasefire, ending…

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Life Is Beautiful review – poignantly upbeat journal of a Gazan exile stranded in Norway
ByPeter Bradshaw July 1, 2025

Mohamed Jabaly was marooned at a Norwegian film festival in 2014 after Israel closed Gaza’s border, and this is the record of what came nextHere is a tale from pre-7 October Gaza, on whose optimist energy subsequent events now cast a gloomy shadow. Alm…

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Witnesses describe grim aftermath of Israeli strike on busy Gaza cafe
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem and Malak A Tantesh in Gaza July 1, 2025July 1, 2025

Women, children and elderly people among at least 24 killed by attack that turned beach spot into scene of carnageWitnesses have described the bloody aftermath of an Israeli strike on a crowded seaside cafe in Gaza, which left at least 24 dead and many…

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Twelve days in Gaza: what happened while the world looked away?
By July 1, 2025

One of the consequences of Israel’s 12-day conflict with Iran was a drop-off in attention paid to the war in Gaza, where a terrible humanitarian situation deteriorated even further. This is a timeline of what happenedIn the weeks leading up to Israel’s…

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