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Leo urges Israeli PM to reach a ceasefire deal and expresses concern over ‘heartbreaking toll’ in regionTwo of Jerusalem’s most senior Christian clerics travelled to Gaza on Friday after a deadly Israeli strike on the Palestinian territory’s only Catho…
In today’s newsletter: In failing to leverage its economic influence, the bloc is showing its threats are empty – and is breaking its own rulesGood morning. Before we get into the news of the day, a bit of housekeeping.I’ve been away from the newslette…
Sectarian divisions prompted the worst unrest in Syria since March as the Druze population of Sweida province suffered massacres and executionsBahaa* had no choice but to keep on working as patient after patient came through the doors of the Sweida Nat…
Pope Leo renews ceasefire call after strike on territory’s only Catholic churchAn Israeli strike has hit the only Catholic church in Gaza, killing three people and injuring 10 others including the parish priest, who used to receive daily calls from the…
Survivor says the blaze, which killed at least 61 people in the eastern city of Kut, started after an air conditioning unit explodedA fire has torn through a newly opened shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut, killing at least 61 people, as de…
The country, beset by war, has the world’s lowest rates of vaccination, says the World Health Organization, as global immunisation drive also stallsChildren in Sudan, caught up in what aid organisations have called the world’s largest humanitarian cris…
Conflict restarts in southern province as Druze groups reportedly target Bedouin villages in ‘revenge’ attacksSyrian government forces have withdrawn from the Druze-majority province of Sweida, ending four days of clashes between the army and local Dru…
Exclusive: Britain has paused some weapons sales to Israel, but a Guardian investigation shows revenues from the GBU-39 bomb generated by the US arm of MBDA flow through the UKEurope’s largest missiles maker, MBDA, is selling key components for bombs t…
One person killed and 18 injured, say Syrian officials, as Israel intervenes in clashes between government forces and Druze fightersMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Israeli military struck the Syrian defence ministry in Damascus twice on Wednesday …
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation guards used teargas or pepper spray on crowds, say health authorities and witnessesMiddle East crisis – live updatesAt least 20 Palestinians have been killed in a crush at a food distribution site in southern Gaza run by th…