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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…
- Africa, Americas, Art and design, Colombia, Cuba, Culture, Global development, India, Middle East and North Africa, Morocco, Photography, South Africa, South and Central Asia, Uganda, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Women behind the lens: six of our most striking images from 2025
A few of our favourite photographs taken by women from the global south and capturing moments of everyday life…
- Aid, China, Egypt, Gaza, Global development, Israel, Middle East and North Africa, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, United Nations, World news
Tents supplied to displaced Palestinians ‘inadequate for Gaza winter’
Thousands have blown down in storms and tents from China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia found to be not waterproofTho…
- Afghanistan, Africa, Art, Art and design, Culture, Employment, Global development, Guinea-Bissau, India, Middle East and North Africa, Migration and development, Somalia, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘Even in the most unlikely places there is beauty’: stories of hope from newsrooms around the world
From the construction worker who won a place at medical school to an art exhibition in a country with no galle…
- Activism, Africa, Global development, Kenya, Madagascar, Middle East and North Africa, Morocco, Nepal, Protest, South and Central Asia, Togo, World news, Young people, Youth unemployment
What drove gen Z protests that brought down governments and called out corruption? Five activists explain
We spoke to protesters in Togo, Kenya, Nepal, Madagascar and Morocco about how their actions helped shape the …
- 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…
- Books, Culture, Food, Food and drink books, Intellectual property, Law, Middle East and North Africa, Publishing, South and Central Asia, UK news
I called my recipe book Sabzi – vegetables. But the name was trademarked. And my legal ordeal began
The granting of patents and trademarks to foods and words from the global south is part of a long colonial gra…
- Drought, Environment, Extreme weather, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, US news, World news
Sri Lanka braced for more damage after torrential rain kills hundreds across Asia
Meanwhile, Iran grapples with one of worst droughts and temperatures fall 10C below normal in USMore heavy rai…
- Afghanistan, Al-Qaida, Dick Cheney, George Bush, George HW Bush, Iraq, Middle East and North Africa, Republicans, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, September 11 2001, South and Central Asia, US news, US politics, World news
Dick Cheney, vice-president and giant of Republican politics, dies aged 84
Cheney, who served under presidents from Nixon to George W Bush, will be remembered for controversial role aft…
- Asia Pacific, Gaza, Gaza flotilla, Israel, Middle East and North Africa, New Zealand, Palestine, World news
Gaza flotilla passengers allege poor conditions in detention as Israel prepares to deport dozens of activists
Families of some aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla say they are being held without access to clean water or leg…
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Iran may release hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees into Iraq and Turkey
Tehran considers move as part of multi-pronged offensive after bombing of nuclear sites and restoration of san…
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World must deny Israel ‘tools of genocide’, says growing alliance of activist states
New York meeting of Hague Group warns of shared responsibility to prevent genocide and proposes steps to isola…
- Americas, António Guterres, Asia Pacific, Benjamin Netanyahu, Columbia University, Donald Trump, Economic policy, Europe, Gaza, Israel, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Middle East and North Africa, Pedro Sánchez, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Russia, Spain, Trump administration, Ukraine, United Nations, US foreign policy, US news, US politics, Vladimir Putin, World news, Xi Jinping
Trump’s UN speech makes it clear: the world can no longer look to the US for strong leadership
US president’s speech made a mockery of UN values and highlights the need for strong anti-Trumpian alliancesSu…
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‘Immense joy:’ elderly British couple hug relatives after Afghanistan release – video
Barbie and Peter Reynolds have been freed after being detained without charge by the Taliban in Afghanistan si…
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Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defence pact as regional tensions escalate
Deal with nuclear-armed Pakistan comes as Gulf Arab states worry about US reliability while Saudi official say…