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WHO says aid situation in Gaza ‘remains catastrophic’ despite ceasefire – Middle East live
ByAmy Sedghi October 24, 2025

WHO’s director general says there has been little improvement in the amount of aid going into Gaza since the ceasefire took holdSirens that sounded in communities near Gaza early on Friday were determined to be a false identification, the Israeli milit…

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US secretary of state Marco Rubio says ‘Hamas cannot be involved in governing Gaza’ – as it happened
ByAmy Sedghi October 24, 2025October 24, 2025

Rubio also said the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) cannot play a future role in Gaza, claiming it is a ‘subsidiary of Hamas’At least 14 migrants died when their inflatable dinghy capsized in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish resort of Bodrum, …

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UK’s biggest weapons firm BAE grounds ‘lifeline’ aircraft delivering food aid
ByMark Townsend October 24, 2025

Exclusive: In the year they announced record profits, Britain’s arms maker has revoked licence to fly for planes taking supplies of food to starving people in South Sudan, Somalia and DRCBritain’s biggest weapons manufacturer, BAE Systems, has quietly …

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UK’s biggest weapons firm BAE grounds ‘lifeline’ aircraft delivering food aid
ByMark Townsend October 24, 2025

Exclusive: In the year they announced record profits, Britain’s arms maker has revoked licence to fly for planes taking supplies of food to starving people in South Sudan, Somalia and DRCBritain’s biggest weapons manufacturer, BAE Systems, has quietly …

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Plain rice and little else: life for 120,000 refugees inside Mauritania’s vast camp on Mali’s border
ByEromo Egbejule in the Mbera refugee camp October 24, 2025

Over a quarter of a million refugees live in Mbera and nearby villages, and more than half are under 18. But aid cuts mean providing essentials has become even harderSeveral mornings a week, Mohamed ‘Momo’ Ag Malha walks at least 7 miles (11km) around …

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‘They told me not to speak out’: the woman who took on China – and won her husband’s freedom
ByTom Levitt October 23, 2025

After fleeing Chinese repression, Uyghurs Idris and Zeynure Hasan thought their family would be safe. But Beijing’s growing influence led to Idris’s arrest and a long battle to be reunitedZeynure Hasan was at home in Istanbul in July 2021 when her husb…

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Vance says Knesset votes on annexing West Bank are an ‘insult’ as Netanyahu halts progress
ByLorenzo Tondo Jerusalem October 23, 2025October 23, 2025

US vice-president suggests votes were ‘stupid political stunt’ as Israeli PM orders a stop to any further work on bills The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has ordered a halt to the advancement of parliamentary bills linked to the annexatio…

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Marco Rubio warns Israel not to annex West Bank after Knesset vote in favour
ByLorenzo Tondo Jerusalem October 23, 2025

US secretary of state says preliminary move to apply Israeli law in occupied land is ‘counterproductive’ and a threat to peaceMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, on Wednesday warned Israel against annexing the West …

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Palestinian women giving birth in rubble on roads, says senior UN official, as he compares Gaza to dystopian film – as it happened
ByAmy Sedghi October 23, 2025October 23, 2025

This blog is now closed – see all our Middle East coverage hereTurkish peacekeeping forces will continue to help boost the Lebanese army’s capability under a renewed deployment mandate in Lebanon, Turkey’s defence ministry said on Thursday, reports Reu…

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Thursday briefing: While the ceasefire holds, Gaza continues to starve
ByAamna Mohdin October 23, 2025

In today’s newsletter: With most border crossings remaining closed and aid deliveries falling catastrophically short, will the International Court of Justice’s ruling force change for those left behind?Good morning. In the end, the ruling was both simp…

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