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‘If your wife asks you to change diapers, change your wife’: Lebanon’s hit show parodying the patriarchy
ByAmelia Dhuga in Beirut April 28, 2026

The female-created YouTube sketch series Smatouha Minni (You Heard It From Me) uses satire to confront misogynistic attitudes In Beirut’s Gemmayzeh neighbourhood a rented flat has been transformed into a film set: bright studio lights in a cosy living …

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Lebanon accuses Israel of committing ‘ecocide’ in country since 2023
ByDamien Gayle April 28, 2026

Claim by environment minister opens new report into profound ecological damage allegedly done by IDF forces Lebanon’s minister for the environment has accused Israel’s military of committing “an act of ecocide” in the foreword to a report detailing th…

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Sudan paramilitary leaders acquired £17.7m property portfolio in Dubai, investigation reveals
ByMark Townsend April 28, 2026

The RSF leadership, accused of committing genocide, used UAE as a ‘safe haven’ for family members and their wealth, records showA network linked to the leadership of a militia accused of genocide has amassed a vast property portfolio in Dubai as part o…

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German tourist dies after being bitten at snake show on family holiday in Egypt
ByAgence France-Press April 27, 2026

Man, 57, was watching snake-charming show when reptile crawled into his trousers, say German policeA German tourist has died after a snake crawled into his trousers and bit him as he watched a show in Egypt on a family holiday, police in Germany have s…

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Why is the US media silent about Israel’s role in Trump’s decision to go to war? | Jason Stanley
ByJason Stanley April 27, 2026

I suspect the main reason they avoid criticizing Israel is that they believe that would be antisemitic. But this is both dangerous and wrongIn an extraordinary article published on 7 April, the New York Times described how Donald Trump decided to go to…

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‘Israel must change direction’: Netanyahu rivals join forces for next election
ByReuters in Jerusalem April 27, 2026April 27, 2026

Rightwing Naftali Bennett and centrist Yair Lapid announce new party before Knesset vote expected later this yearThe Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is facing the prospect of running against a rightwing-centrist super coalition in elections…

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‘I should not have wished for war’: six ordinary Iranians on how the US-Israel conflict has changed them
ByGuardian reporters April 27, 2026

In Tehran, the Guardian spoke to people about how war is transforming their feelings toward the regime and their country’s futureBehzad has a master’s degree in the humanities and lives with his partner in a rented flat in central Tehran. He says he di…

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Deadly Israeli attacks worsen Gaza’s water shortage crisis
BySeham Tantesh in Gaza, Lorenzo Tondo and Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem April 27, 2026

Engineer and two drivers killed in recent weeks as scarcity of clean water fuels spread of preventable diseasesIsraeli forces in Gaza killed a water engineer and two drivers who transported water to displaced families over four days in mid-April, exace…

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Pro-Palestine activists appear in court over attack on Israeli arms factory in Germany
ByKate Connolly in Berlin April 27, 2026April 27, 2026

Families say ‘Ulm 5’ have been detained under extreme prison conditions since arrest last SeptemberFive pro-Palestinian activists have appeared in court over an attack on an Israeli arms company in Germany, charged with causing approximately €1m of dam…

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No headway in Middle East peace efforts as US and Iran refuse to yield
ByJason Burke April 26, 2026April 26, 2026

Deepening sense of deadlock despite regional diplomacy as Washington and Tehran show no signs of compromiseHopes of a breakthrough in negotiations between Iran and the US faded further on Sunday, amid a deepening sense of deadlock in the nearly two-mon…

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