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Hamas reportedly holds leadership vote at critical moment for militant group
ByJulian Borger in Jerusalem February 20, 2026

New head will face decisions crucial to movement’s future, such as how far to cooperate with Trump’s Gaza planHamas has reportedly begun holding leadership elections among its members at a time when the militant Palestinian movement faces imminent deci…

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These atrocities in Sudan were entirely predictable. So why did the rest of the world fail to stop them? | Husam Mahjoub
ByHusam Mahjoub February 20, 2026

Western governments have put elite bargains before civilian lives. If El Fasher is to mean anything, this approach must changeThe latest report from the UN independent fact-finding mission on the fall of El Fasher in Sudan reads like a postmortem of a …

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Gaza’s future or Trump’s favour: what is the Board of Peace trying to secure? – video
ByJakub Krupa, Elena Morresi, Sophie Peachey and Sarah Bertram February 20, 2026

A group of largely authoritarian world leaders and a few observers joined Donald Trump in Washington for the inaugural meeting of the newly established Board of Peace. Guardian Europe reporter Jakub Krupa looks at who attended the organisation’s first …

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Trump announces new 10% global tariffs, lashes out at supreme court justices for ‘ridiculous’ ruling – as it happened
ByTom Ambrose February 20, 2026February 21, 2026

This live blog is now closed.Furious Trump signs global 10% duty after supreme court issues tariff blowTrump news at a glance: president lobs insults at US supreme court for striking down his global tariffsWhat will happen to Trump’s tariffs after supr…

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‘Al-Aqsa is a detonator’: six-decade agreement on prayer at Jerusalem holy site collapses
ByJulian Borger and Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Israeli police raid compound, arrest staff and curb Muslims’ access as Ramadan begins A six-decade agreement governing Muslim and Jewish prayer at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site has “collapsed” under pressure from Jewish extremists backed by the …

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Iran deal prospects will be clear within 10 days, Trump says as military buildup grows
ByDan Sabbagh Defence and security editor February 19, 2026February 20, 2026

Second carrier strike group heads for region as US waits for Iran to respond after talks in GenevaDonald Trump has said it will be clear within “probably 10 days” whether he can reach a nuclear deal with Iran, as the US military buildup in the Middle E…

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Donald Trump turns against UK Chagos Islands plan again
ByPeter Walker and Dan Sabbagh February 19, 2026

President suggests US could use Diego Garcia airfield for potential strikes against IranDonald Trump changed his mind on supporting the Chagos Islands deal because the UK will not permit its airbases to be used for a pre-emptive US strike on Iran, the …

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Trump changed mind on Chagos deal ‘after UK blocked use of Diego Garcia for Iran strikes’
ByPeter Walker and Dan Sabbagh February 19, 2026February 19, 2026

US president links deal with military strikes against Iran in connection with Tehran’s nuclear ambitionsDonald Trump changed his mind on supporting the Chagos Islands deal because the UK will not permit its airbases to be used for a pre-emptive US stri…

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Troops for Gaza and money top agenda as Trump’s Board of Peace meets
ByAndrew Roth in Washington DC February 19, 2026

US president vows multinational force and billions of dollars as autocrats and rightwing allies gather in DC The US has proposed commanding a multinational force in postwar Gaza with troops from Albania, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Morocco, as Do…

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RSF siege of El Fasher in Sudan has ‘hallmarks of genocide’, UN mission finds
ByEromo Egbejule and agencies February 19, 2026

Report details harrowing 18-month occupation of North Darfur capital, showing destruction aimed at ethnic communitiesThe siege and capture of the Sudanese city of El Fasher by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces group last October bore “the hallmarks…

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