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New Israeli barrier will slice through precious West Bank farmland
ByJulian Borger and Quique Kierszenbaum in Atouf, West Bank December 13, 2025

Palestinians who have worked the ‘breadbasket’ area for generations face being replaced by Israeli settlersThe death knell for the Palestinian village of Atouf, on the western slopes of the Jordan valley, arrived in the form of a trail of paper, a seri…

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Families washed out of tents as flood waters course through Gaza
ByJulian Borger in Jerusalem December 12, 2025

Gaza has been hit by heavy rains and low temperatures, deepening the misery of most of its 2.2 million population who are living in tents after two years of Israeli bombardment. Thousands of homeless people have been washed out of their makeshift shelt…

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Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested in Iran
ByStaff and agencies December 12, 2025December 12, 2025

Mohammadi ‘violently’ detained along with other activists at memorial event in Mashhad, her foundation saysThere are fears for the wellbeing of the 2023 Nobel peace prize winner, Narges Mohammadi, after she was detained by Iranian security forces at a …

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UK places sanctions on four RSF commanders for ‘heinous’ violence against Sudan civilians
ByPatrick Wintour and Mark Townsend December 12, 2025

Men are suspected of ‘mass killings, sexual violence and deliberate attacks in El Fasher’, says Foreign OfficeThe UK has placed sanctions on four senior commanders of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces suspected of involvement in “heinous” viole…

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Eurovision winner Nemo to return trophy in protest at Israel taking part in 2026
ByLisa O’Carroll December 11, 2025

‘Clear conflict’ between Eurovision ideals of ‘inclusion and dignity for all’ and decision to let Israel compete, says 2024 winnerNemo, the Swiss singer who won the 2024 Eurovision song contest, has said they are handing back their trophy in protest ov…

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Child bride spared execution in Iran after blood money is paid
BySarah Johnson December 11, 2025

Guardian story helped to draw attention to planned hanging of Goli Kouhkan over death of abusive husbandA child bride who was due to be executed this month in Iran over the death of her husband has had her life spared by his parents, who were paid the …

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I used to report from the West Bank. Twenty years after my last visit, I was shocked by how much worse it is today
ByEwen MacAskill December 11, 2025

Among the many people I met, there was a pervasive feeling of hopelessness and a sense that resistance is slowly becoming a memoryIn November, Israeli flags suddenly appeared beside a highway in the Palestinian West Bank. More than 1,000, placed about …

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‘It’s a breach of trust’: fear and frustration over countries’ push to return Syrians home
ByAshifa Kassam and Deborah Cole December 10, 2025

Syrians who have rebuilt their lives abroad face uncertainty over their futures amid hardening of attitudesTears of joy streamed down Abdulhkeem Alshater’s face as he joined thousands of other Syrian nationals in central Vienna last year. The moment th…

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More than 9,000 children in Gaza treated for acute malnutrition in October, UN says
ByJulian Borger in Jerusalem December 9, 2025

Aid agencies say Israel is still restricting their aid shipments despite ceasefire announced two months agoMalnutrition continues to take a toll among Gaza’s young despite a ceasefire declared two months ago, with more than 9,000 children treated for a…

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‘We’re living in terror’: fears in southern Syria over Israel’s growing occupation
ByWilliam Christou and Nader Debo in Quneitra December 9, 2025

Residents say incursions and raids have increased since forces first entered country a year ago after fall of Assad On the day Bashar al-Assad’s regime fell, Abu Ibrahim and his family went to sleep wondering what sort of future awaited them in the mor…

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