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- Afghanistan, Africa, Cate Blanchett, Culture, Drama films, Europe, Festivals, Film, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, Migration, Rotterdam film festival, Short films, Somalia, South and Central Asia, Syria, Ukraine, World news
Displacement Film Fund review – Cate Blanchett masterminds short film collection that brims with life and intensity
Rotterdam film festivalA set of shorts by film-makers from Afghanistan, Iran, Ukraine, Syria and Somalia are s…
- Bangladesh, British identity and society, Counter-terrorism policy, European court of human rights, Home Office, Human rights, Islamic State, Law, Politics, Shabana Mahmood, Shamima Begum, Society, South and Central Asia, Syria, UK news, UK security and counter-terrorism
Ministers cannot go on ignoring the Shamima Begum case, for two important reasons
The fate of the woman who left the UK at 15 in search of Islamic State raises wider questions about citizenshi…
- Africa, Europe, Gaza, Human rights, Middle East and North Africa, Myanmar, Palestine, Russia, South and Central Asia, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, World news
Childbirth under attack: how women and babies became targets in conflicts around the world
Guardian investigation reveals at least 119 direct attacks on hospitals and delivery wards since start of wars…
- Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East and North Africa, Non-proliferation treaty (NPT), North Korea, Nuclear weapons, Saddam Hussein, Stuxnet, Syria, US news
Nuclear non-proliferation is a failure in the Middle East | Letters
Unless Israel is open about its nuclear weapons and joins the non-proliferation treaty, Iran will one day have…
- Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East and North Africa, Non-proliferation treaty (NPT), North Korea, Nuclear weapons, Saddam Hussein, Stuxnet, Syria, US news
Nuclear non-proliferation is a failure in the Middle East | Letters
Unless Israel is open about its nuclear weapons and joins the non-proliferation treaty, Iran will one day have…
- Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Iran, Mexico, Myanmar, Pakistan, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, US news, World news, Yemen
The world at war: the flashpoints that the west ignores
While all eyes are on the Middle East and Ukraine, brutality still reigns in many other regions suffering many…
- Australia news, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, World news
New Year’s Eve: from Auckland to London, the world welcomes 2025 – video
Revellers around the world ring in the new year with parties, celebrations and fireworksNew Year's Eve live: c…
- Africa, Censorship, Europe, Germany, Global development, Iran, Journalist safety, Kurds, Media, Middle East and North Africa, Myanmar, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Sudan, Syria, World news
‘This is a big chance for all of us’: Germany’s freedom hotel where exiled journalists take refuge
As attacks on the press rise, the House of Critical Voices offers sanctuary for media workers exposing abusesW…
- Africa, Americas, Central African Republic, Colombia, Europe, Global development, Law, Nepal, Rape and sexual assault, Russia, Sexual violence, Society, South and Central Asia, Syria, Ukraine, War crimes, Women's rights and gender equality, World news, Yemen
From Colombia to Syria justice is possible for survivors of sexual violence in war – but we need the right ‘ecosystem’ | Clara Sandoval
For the first time Ukraine had the right conditions to make reparations to those subjected to crimes such as r…
- Afghanistan, Europe, Human trafficking, Iran, Italy, Middle East and North Africa, Migration, Pakistan, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Syria, Turkey, World news
Italian court jails people smuggler over shipwreck that killed at least 94 migrants
Gun Ufuk, 29, sentenced to 20 years in prison over deadly sinking that occurred metres from shoreAn Italian co…
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Women’s health at risk from UK aid cuts, Foreign Office warned
Thousands more women will be forced into unsafe abortions and die in pregnancy and childbirth, ministers toldH…
- Afghanistan, Europe, Greece, Immigration and asylum, Middle East and North Africa, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Syria, World news
The Observer view on the Greek migrant boat tragedy: the west must admit responsibility | Observer editorial
Horrors at sea will continue until the west faces up to its responsibilities and recognises its part in the pl…
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Weather tracker: cold snap adds to woes of Turkey-Syria quake survivors
Temperatures 5-10C below seasonal norm as high pressure over Europe prevents westerly airflowAs Turkey and Syr…
- Afghanistan, Africa, Europe, Global development, Middle East and North Africa, Nigeria, Photography, Somalia, South and Central Asia, Syria, UK news, Ukraine, World news
Portraits of hope: the fight to protect girls from conflict – in pictures
The International Rescue Committee, in partnership with Gagosian, has put together an exhibition called Protec…
- Asia Pacific, China, Europe, Imran Khan, India, Jair Bolsonaro, Joe Biden, Middle East and North Africa, Nato, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South and Central Asia, Syria, Ukraine, United Nations, US news, Vladimir Putin, World news
The Guardian view on Putin and the world: it’s not just about China | Editorial
The Russian president may look isolated over Ukraine, but important players are hedging their betsWhen Vladimi…