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Desert city of Dubai floods as heaviest rainfall in 75 years hits UAE

City records more than 142mm of rain in a day, about as much as it expects in a year and a half, as highways and malls flooded

The Guardian - AU · Apr 17, 2024

Israeli settlers kill two Palestinians in West Bank, officials say

Violence is reported to have escalated after a 14 year old Israeli shepherd went missing in the West Bank on Friday

The Guardian - AU · Apr 16, 2024

France joins western allies in calling for Israel to avoid escalation after Iran attack – as it happened

Emmanuel Macron says Iran should face international isolation and reasserts his country’s support for Israel

The Guardian - AU · Apr 15, 2024

Google fined €250m in France for breaching intellectual property deal

Watchdog accuses US tech firm of not negotiating in ‘good faith’ with publishers over use of their content

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2024

Auction of Aung San Suu Kyi’s home in Myanmar attracts no bidders

Home being sold after supreme court ruling in dispute with Aung San Suu Kyi’s estranged brother, with the price reportedly set at tens of millions of dollars

The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2024

Middle East crisis live: EU working on maritime humanitarian corridor to support people in Gaza – as it happened

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen due to travel to Cyprus as bloc works to try to establish corridor through island

The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2024

Middle East crisis live: UK-owned cargo ship sinks in Red Sea days after Houthi attack; US aircraft carry out airdrops of aid to Gaza – as it happened

Officials say UK-owned cargo ship hit in missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has sunk in the Red Sea

The Guardian - US · Mar 2, 2024

Middle East crisis: Biden says killing of more than 100 Palestinians near aid trucks will complicate ceasefire talks – as it happened

US president says he’s reviewing reports of Israeli troops shooting people who were crowding for food aid in Gaza

The Guardian - US · Feb 29, 2024

Middle East crisis: EU launches maritime security operation as cargo ship damaged in Red Sea after missiles fired from Yemen – as it happened

Defensive maritime security operation launched in Red Sea and Gulf as crew evacuated from Belize-flagged ship and UK maritime body reports another attack

The Guardian - AU · Feb 19, 2024

Middle East crisis: MSF says ‘medical staff have had to flee’ Gaza’s Nasser hospital following Israeli military intervention – as it happened

Médecins Sans Frontières says staff forced to evacuate, ‘leaving patients behind’ after special forces entered the hospital

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2024