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Iran accused of ‘campaign of revenge’ as doctors arrested for treating protesters
ByDeepa Parent January 29, 2026

US state department calls for the release of all detained healthcare workers as at least one arrested surgeon reported to be at risk of executionDoctors are being arrested in Iran for helping save the lives of some of the tens of thousands injured duri…

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Iran appears to ease internet blackout as cost of shutdown mounts
ByAisha Down January 28, 2026

Experts say uneven connectivity suggests regime is throttling and filtering data as losses said to hit $36m a dayIranian authorities appear to have relaxed – but not removed – internet restrictions, in what experts say is a sign of the mounting costs o…

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Qatari plane hits Milan airport lights during arrival of Winter Olympics staff
ByAngela Giuffrida in Rome January 28, 2026

Aircraft carrying 104 personnel damaged lighting tower while making ‘wrong manoeuvre’ after landing A Qatari military cargo plane carrying security staff in Italy to assist with law enforcement for the Winter Olympics struck a lighting tower on Sunday …

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Threat of US-Iran war escalates as Trump warns time running out for deal
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor January 28, 2026January 28, 2026

US president says armada heading towards Iran is ‘prepared to fulfil its missions with violence if necessary’The threat of war between the US and Iran appeared to loom closer after Donald Trump told Tehran time was running out and that a huge US armada…

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Iraq’s former prime minister denounces ‘blatant American interference’ in election
ByAssociated Press in Baghdad January 28, 2026

Nouri al-Maliki responds to Donald Trump’s threat to withdraw US support for Iraq if he is returned to powerUS politics live – latest updatesIraq’s former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki has angrily denounced “blatant American interference” in the count…

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‘Political thunderstorm’: inside Trump’s attacks on the Somali community
ByNesrine Malik January 28, 2026

The US president’s clamp down on immigration and flouting of the rule of law in Minnesota is entrenching long-established reserves of solidarity• Don’t already get The Long Wave in your inbox? Sign up hereHello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week, …

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Can Syria keep the world safe from IS fighters?
By January 28, 2026

Syrian government forces have seized swathes of territory from Kurdish groups – including camps holding IS prisoners. Will Christou reports on why this is a dangerous momentWill Christou reports on Syria for the Guardian and has been watching the new g…

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Mother of man jailed in Syria for Islamic State links calls for his repatriation to UK or Canada
ByDan Sabbagh Defence and security editor January 27, 2026

Sally Lane fears son Jack Letts, who left UK aged 18, may face death penalty if airlifted to Iraq under US operationThe mother of a British-born man detained for nearly nine years without trial in Syria has called for his repatriation to the UK or Cana…

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Disappeared bodies, mass burials and ‘30,000 dead’: what is the truth of Iran’s death toll?
ByTess McClure and Deepa Parent January 27, 2026

Testimony from medics, morgue and graveyard staff reveals huge state effort to conceal systematic killing of protestersOn Thursday 8 January, in a midsize Iranian town, Dr Ahmadi’s* phone began to buzz. His colleagues in local emergency wards were gett…

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Iranian government braces for possible attack after US navy arrives in region
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor January 26, 2026

Aircraft carrier strike group assets aided by Israeli aircraft could have enough firepower to bring down regimeThe Iranian government is bracing itself for a fresh US and Israeli missile assault after it was announced that the USS Abraham Lincoln aircr…

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