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A polycrisis has shattered our world this year. But with care, we can put it back together | Elif Shafak
ByElif Shafak December 31, 2025

The challenges and strains have been almost too much to take. But in 2025, words of depth and courage have been an antidote to numbnessI once saw a young glassblower in Istanbul, still new to his craft, shatter a beautiful vase while taking it out of t…

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Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s tweets were wrong, but he is no ‘anti-white Islamist’. Why does the British right want you to believe he is? | Naomi Klein
ByNaomi Klein December 31, 2025

I have no interest in defending his social media posts, but calls to strip the newly freed activist of British citizenship pile torment on top of tortureWhat is the proper punishment for hateful social media posts? Should you lose your account? Your jo…

Read More Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s tweets were wrong, but he is no ‘anti-white Islamist’. Why does the British right want you to believe he is? | Naomi Klein
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Iran to listen to protesters’ ‘legitimate demands’ after widespread dissent
ByWilliam Christou December 30, 2025

President calls for talks with leaders of demonstrations caused by declines in currency and living standardsIran’s government has called for dialogue with protest leaders after the country’s largest demonstrations in three years over a plunging currenc…

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Tensions between Saudis and Emiratis over future of Yemen reach boiling point
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor December 30, 2025

Dispute has potential to create civil war in south of Yemen and spill over into neighbouring countriesTensions between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia over the future of Yemen and the imminent possibility of the declaration of an independent …

Read More Tensions between Saudis and Emiratis over future of Yemen reach boiling point
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Israeli president’s office denies Trump’s claim Netanyahu pardon is ‘on its way’
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem December 30, 2025

Isaac Herzog’s spokesperson says he has not spoken to Trump since US president wrote to urge him to stop trialThe office of Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, has denied a claim by Donald Trump that Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial on corruption char…

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Trump should defy Netanyahu over nuclear talks with Iran, says its foreign minister
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor December 30, 2025

Seyed Araghchi claims US president’s Arab allies now view Israel’s recklessness as ‘a threat to us all’You’ll never defeat us in Iran, President Trump: but with real talks, we can both win | Seyed Abbas AraghchiDonald Trump should defy Benjamin Netanya…

Read More Trump should defy Netanyahu over nuclear talks with Iran, says its foreign minister
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You’ll never defeat us in Iran, President Trump: but with real talks, we can both win | Seyed Abbas Araghchi
BySeyed Abbas Araghchi December 30, 2025

The US president has been fooled into seeing Israel as a reliable ally and Tehran as the enemy. We say he should consider the evidence and rethinkSeyed Abbas Araghchi is the Iranian foreign ministerReport: Trump should defy Netanyahu over nuclear talks…

Read More You’ll never defeat us in Iran, President Trump: but with real talks, we can both win | Seyed Abbas Araghchi
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‘He will not be accepted, dead or alive’: the fate of Palestinians suspected of helping Israel
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jericho and Sufian Taha in Jerusalem December 30, 2025

Khalil Dawas was thought to have been recruited from Israeli jail but large parts of his story remain shrouded in mysteryOn Tuesday 14 October, Hamas handed over four bodies to Israel as part of an exchange of the dead under the US-brokered Gaza ceasef…

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‘Pressure and threats’: How Israel allegedly recruits Palestinians to help its occupation – video
ByAcacia Redding, Lorenzo Tondo and Boglarka Kosztolanyi December 30, 2025

On 14 October, Hamas handed over four bodies to Israel as part of the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire. Israeli forensic experts confirmed the identities of three of the bodies, but said that one did not belong to them. Hamas insistedthe fourth man was an Is…

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What drove gen Z protests that brought down governments and called out corruption? Five activists explain
ByKaamil Ahmed December 30, 2025

We spoke to protesters in Togo, Kenya, Nepal, Madagascar and Morocco about how their actions helped shape the world in 2025Mass protests in Nepal and Madagascar toppled both governments this year, even when the young people at the forefront of the demo…

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