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UK announces ‘full and further sanctions’ amid Iran killings and arrests
ByHarriet Sherwood January 13, 2026

Sanctions to target finance, energy, transport, software and other significant industries, Yvette Cooper tells MPsIran crisis live – latest updatesThe UK has announced “full and further sanctions” against Iran amid widespread protests that have resulte…

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‘You sneak in and hope you make it back’: the Sudanese volunteers risking it all to bring care to millions
ByMark Townsend December 24, 2025

Members of Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms network tell Guardian they didn’t mind missing out on the Nobel peace prize because ‘we only want to help’Doing good gets you killed in Sudan. It was why Amira did not tell her mother when she joined a volunt…

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UK places sanctions on four RSF commanders for ‘heinous’ violence against Sudan civilians
ByPatrick Wintour and Mark Townsend December 12, 2025

Men are suspected of ‘mass killings, sexual violence and deliberate attacks in El Fasher’, says Foreign OfficeThe UK has placed sanctions on four senior commanders of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces suspected of involvement in “heinous” viole…

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Yvette Cooper suggests international community on brink of Gaza peace deal
ByPippa Crerar Political editor September 27, 2025

Exclusive: Foreign secretary says world has ‘reached moment’ it wants to end war after Donald Trump signals plan within reachThe international community is on the brink of securing a peace deal for Gaza that could finally bring an end to two years of c…

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Yvette Cooper suggests international community on brink of Gaza peace deal
ByPippa Crerar Political editor September 27, 2025

Exclusive: Foreign secretary says world has ‘reached moment’ it wants to end war after Donald Trump signals plan within reachThe international community is on the brink of securing a peace deal for Gaza that could finally bring an end to two years of c…

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First group of children from Gaza arrive in UK for life-saving NHS treatment
ByNadeem Badshah September 15, 2025

Care and support package, including housing, will help 30-50 young Palestinians for an initial two yearsThe first group of children from Gaza have arrived in the UK for specialist life-saving treatment on the NHS, the Guardian understands.Yvette Cooper…

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Palestine Action ban is an attack on fundamental freedoms | Letter
ByGuardian staff August 6, 2025

A letter from 47 scholars including Tariq Ali, Judith Butler, Angela Davis, Naomi Klein and Avi Shlaim• News report: Leading global scholars sign letter urging UK to end Palestine Action banAs scholars dedicated to questions of justice and ethics, we b…

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Palestine Action co-founder wins permission to challenge ban
ByHaroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

Judge says ban on direct action group could have ‘chilling effect’ on legitimate political speechThe co-founder of Palestine Action can bring an unprecedented legal challenge to the home secretary’s decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws, …

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Cabinet ministers and third of MPs call on Starmer to recognise state of Palestine
ByEleni Courea Political correspondent July 25, 2025July 25, 2025

Exclusive: Rayner and Cooper understood to back action as 221 MPs sign letter calling for UK recognition of statehoodKeir Starmer is under intense pressure from his most senior cabinet ministers and more than a third of MPs to move faster on recognisin…

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UK ban on Palestine Action is an abuse of power, high court told
ByHaroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent July 21, 2025July 22, 2025

Intelligence assessment before proscription found that vast majority of group’s activities were lawful, court hearsAn intelligence assessment before Palestine Action was banned under anti-terrorism laws found that the vast majority of its activities we…

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