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While the US flounders in a conflict it did not foresee, emerging powers see a chance for new voices to join the top tableNot long ago a picture circulated from inside Gaza showing smoke billowing from the explosion of a US-supplied bomb, and discernib…
Read MoreLetter aims to bring public anger over 30,000 deaths of Palestinians in Gaza into heart of parliamentsMore than 200 MPs from 12 countries have committed themselves to trying to persuade their governments to impose a ban on arms sales to Israel, arguing…
Read MoreIsrael needs to fill the gap left by expelled Palestinian workers, and Indians are desperate to escape unemployment at home, despite protests from unionsConstruction noise is a near-constant across Israel; more high-rises join Tel Aviv’s tech boom skyl…
Read MoreAs pockets of war multiply across region so does the risk that conflict becomes more contagious and intractableOn Thursday morning the Iranian news website Entekhab ran, without irony, the headline: “Taliban call on Pakistan and Iran to show restraint …
Read MoreIran has launched strikes on sites in Pakistan and Iraq, and the US has struck Houthi sites in Yemen. Meanwhile efforts are continuing to deliver aid to GazaMiddle East crisis: latest updatesTensions have continued to rise across the Middle East, with …
Read MoreWhat to expect in Gaza, Ukraine, the US elections, China, Europe and the rest of the worldThe year 2024 will be a critical one. The future of Gaza and the West Bank may hinge in part on whether Donald Trump returns to the White House – as may the outco…
Read MoreFrom a karaoke-singing paramedic on a boat in Bangladesh to a proud campaigner for a queer museum in Namibia, these are some of the figures who raised our hopes for humanityRaquel Fortun is one of only two forensic pathologists in the Philippines. Earl…
Read MoreTears and joy as 17 Thai nationals who were seized in Hamas attacks on Israel land in BangkokIsrael-Hamas war – live updatesPornsawan Pinakalo’s three great aunts would not have missed his return for the world. Kularb Pinakalo’s knees couldn’t quite ge…
Read MoreHamas released 24 hostages on Friday, including 13 Israelis, one Filipino man and 10 Thai citizensIsrael-Hamas war – live updatesThe group of hostages driven out of Gaza on the first day of the ceasefire with Israel included 13 Israelis, 10 Thai citize…
Read MoreGroup of nine men and one woman being treated in hospital before returning to Thailand to reunite with familiesIsrael-Hamas war – live updatesThe 10 Thai hostages released on Friday are now being supervised in an Israeli hospital, the Thai government h…
Read MoreSrettha Thavisin confirms release of a dozen of at least 26 nationals being held after weeks of negotiations Israel-Hamas war: latest updatesA dozen of the 26 Thai nationals taken hostage by Hamas in the 7 October attacks in Israel have been released, …
Read MoreRussian president blames US for Gaza conflict as he attempts to woo global south Israel-Hamas war – live updatesUS unilateralism has wrecked the chances of peace in the Middle East, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, told a crisis Brics meeting on …
Read MoreUS gathering of Pacific Rim leaders most notable for meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, seen as a sign of easing China-US relationsPacific Rim leaders have shown divisions over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza after a two-day summit of the Apec foru…
Read MoreRivalry with US and current of antisemitism are running up against Beijing’s increasing closeness to IsraelIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesChina was an early proponent of a ceasefire in Gaza and has called for wider talks on resolving the Palesti…
Read MoreKomkrit Chombua was one of thousands of Thai migrant workers in Israel when he was taken hostage by HamasFor three weeks, Sunan Chombua has waited anxiously for news about his son. On 7 October, a photograph shared online showed Komkrit Chombua, 29, si…
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