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Israel accuses Mamdani of antisemitism on first day as New York mayor
ByEdward Helmore January 2, 2026

Foreign ministry says mayor has poured ‘antisemitic gasoline on an open fire’ by scrapping IHRA definitionIsrael’s foreign ministry has accused the New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani, of pouring “antisemitic gasoline on an open fire” after he reversed a re…

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Iranian officials warn Trump not to cross ‘red line’ over threats to intervene in protests
ByWilliam Christou January 2, 2026

US president’s posts that US will come to the rescue of protesters prompts warnings of ‘regret-inducing response’Donald Trump has threatened to intervene in Iran if its government killed demonstrators, prompting warnings from senior Iranian officials t…

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Two people confirmed dead as Iran protests turn into ‘battlefield’
ByDeepa Parent January 1, 2026

Nationwide protests against living conditions enter fifth day with security forces reportedly using live ammunitionThe largest protests in Iran for three years entered a fifth day on Thursday amid reports of deadly clashes between protesters and securi…

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‘These trees may not survive’: Jordan’s ancient olive harvest wilts under record-breaking heat
ByMohamed Ersan in Amman January 1, 2026

Extreme heat and drought has destroyed 70% of Jordan’s olive crop, endangering livelihoods of 80,000 families and a centuries-old traditionAbu Khaled al-Zoubi, 67, walks slowly through his orchard in Irbid, northern Jordan, his footsteps kicking up dus…

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Executions in Saudi Arabia hit highest number ever in 2025
ByAgence France-Presse in Dubai January 1, 2026

Analysts attribute increase to kingdom’s ‘war on drugs’ as authorities kill 356 people by death penaltySaudi authorities executed 356 people in 2025, setting a new record for the number of inmates put to death in the kingdom in a single year.Analysts h…

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Israel allowing traders to bring into Gaza ‘dual-use’ items barred from aid organisations
ByEmma Graham-Harrison and Julian Borger in Jerusalem January 1, 2026

Sources say generators and tent poles restricted from humanitarian bodies but commercial shipments allowed inIsrael is running a parallel system of controls for shipments into Gaza, allowing commercial traders to bring goods into the territory that are…

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Grief, fear and fury: the Israeli and Palestinian mothers still standing united against bloodshed
ByDeepa Parent January 1, 2026

Israeli movement Women Wage Peace and Palestinian group Women of the Sun held a mass rally in October 2023. Three days later a Hamas attack triggered war – leaving the women more determined than everOn the shores of the Dead Sea, about 1,500 Israeli an…

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‘We want the mullahs gone’: economic crisis sparks biggest protests in Iran since 2022
ByDeepa Parent and William Christou December 31, 2025December 31, 2025

Demonstrations against deteriorating living conditions have widened to include criticism of how Iran is governedAlborz, a textile merchant in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, decided he could no longer sit on the sidelines. He closed his shop and t…

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Yes, women’s rights are under threat around the world. But we’ve found hope in unlikely places | Rahila Gupta
ByRahila Gupta December 31, 2025

From El Salvador to Russia, Iceland and Syria, women are pushing back against the rise of regressive forces. Let’s support their fightRahila Gupta is an anti-racist feminist activist and the co-author, with Beatrix Campbell, of Planet Patriarchy In 202…

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‘Even in the most unlikely places there is beauty’: stories of hope from newsrooms around the world
ByGuardian staff December 31, 2025

From the construction worker who won a place at medical school to an art exhibition in a country with no galleries, we asked journalists for their most optimistic tales of the yearFounder of the Migration Story, India Continue reading…

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