Five Great Reads: the judge emboldening Trump, secrets of sex, and how to bury the hatchet Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey The Guardian - AU · Aug 22, 2025
Turkish democracy in turmoil: inside the 4 April Guardian Weekly Inside Turkey’s anti-government riots. Plus: Myanmar, after the earthquake The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2025
Friday briefing: How Gaza is becoming the deadliest conflict zone for journalists In today’s newsletter: Media workers in Gaza and the West Bank have faced relentless danger, with attacks on press freedom on the rise across the world The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2025
Monday briefing: How the decade-long war in Syria ended almost overnight In today’s newsletter: After the Assad regime fell apart in days, Archie Bland explores what happened, why, and what happens next The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2024
Monday briefing: How the civil war in Syria reignited In today’s newsletter: President Bashar al-Assad’s forces were driven from Aleppo over the weekend by a rebel offensive, forcing global attention to turn back to the country The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2024
Monday briefing: How the 7 October attacks changed Israel, Gaza and the future of the Middle East In today’s newsletter: A year after Hamas’s attack on Israel, and a year of war, the lasting consequences for the Middle East are yet to be fully understood The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2024
Tuesday briefing: Why did so many pilgrims lose their lives during the hajj? In today’s newsletter: At least 1,300 people died during the hajj, when temperatures soared to 51C. As Saudi Arabia victim blames the dead for poor planning, what does the future hold for the holy journey The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2024
Containing the Gaza conflict: inside the 27 October Guardian Weekly Diplomatic pressure on Israel. Plus: remembering Sir Bobby Charlton The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2023
Thursday briefing: Israel, Hamas and the world react to the explosion at al-Ahli Arab hospital In today’s newsletter: While it remains unclear exactly what happened at the site of the blast, it could already change the course of the conflict The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023
Turkey election 2023 live: Erdoğan declared victor in presidential election – as it happened Incumbent to rule for another five years after securing more than 52% of the vote The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2023
Monday briefing: What you need to know about the Turkish election In today’s newsletter: Turkish leader appears set to face second round amid controversy over vote count The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2023
Turkey elections: runoff increasingly likely with Erdoğan ahead of Kılıçdaroğlu – as it happened Runoff vote in two weeks’ time looks all but guaranteed with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on 49.4% of vote share The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2023
Sudan crisis: UN urges both sides to stop targeting civilians; Turkey says evacuation plane shot at – as it happened UN human rights commissioner intervenes; Turkey’s defence ministry says plane was shot at while landing at Wadi Seidna airstrip The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2023
‘People are terrified’: despair and fear among ruins of Göksun Turkish town just 70 miles from centre of earthquake is largely deserted, with those remaining sheltering around makeshift campfires The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023
France 24 · Mar 25, 2022 Romania's Iași pogrom, one of the worst massacres of Jews during World War II During World War II, one of the worst massacres of the conflict took place in Eastern Europe, in Romania's second city of Iași. A tenth of the city's population – more than 13,000 people – was murdered in the space of a few days, simply because they were Jews. More…