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There is a mega-bomb waiting to explode in the Middle East. Biden must not light the fuse by attacking Iran

The US president is under immense pressure to hit back at Iranian-backed militias, but that would be a disaster, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Amid fears of escalation in the Israel-Gaza conflict, consider this: war without end suits Netanyahu

The Israeli prime minister has his own agenda to galvanise his coalition and strengthen himself, says foreign affairs specialist Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

Five Great Reads: memories of Shane, a rogue’s gallery and the democracy Super Bowl

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

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Biden now regrets the strength of his support for Netanyahu – he must act before it’s too late

The onslaught on Gaza risks further destabilising the entire Middle East, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

Henry Kissinger dies celebrated, but why? His achievements have long since crumbled

He may have overseen the 20th century, but the champion of US power was also a symbol of its dangerous neo-imperialism, says commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

The pressure on Netanyahu is starting to tell – this truce shows something has changed

A deal to pause hostilities in Gaza and free some hostages has been struck, but both sides are split on what happens next, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

What will the children who survive the onslaught of Gaza think of those who let it happen?

Hour by hour, they are being killed, maimed and traumatised, while the leaders of our nations fail to intervene, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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The peril now facing us: Israel invades, Iran intervenes – and this war goes global

Calls for restraint are right but unlikely to be heeded. A conflict setting Israel and the US against Iran has rarely seemed closer, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

Five Great Reads: ‘time optimism’, Troye Sivan, and the Taliban’s party hotel

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

The Guardian - AU

In the midst of war, Benjamin Netanyahu is a liability who can only make things worse. He must go

The so-called international community must also make up for its years of neglect of Israel-Palestine, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

Only talks can solve the crisis in Ukraine

Welcoming the beleaguered country into Nato and the EU will just lead to more lost lives. Negotiation must prevail

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Cleverly’s humiliating China visit was the perfect symbol of isolated, ill-led ‘global Britain’

The foreign minister set off with the aim of both ‘standing up for our values’ and securing profitable trade. He failed at both, says foreign policy commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

Nato should not enter the war – and here’s why

Calls for the west to intervene directly in Ukraine should be ignored

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Netanyahu’s attack on Jenin shows weakness. The Palestinians are weak too – and therein lies the danger

It is too early to know if a third intifada will follow this incursion or a wider conflict. But the signs are not good, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Is Europe’s radical left in permanent decline?

Radical parties of the left are facing an existential crisis amid a wave of election defeats that has seen populist nationalists sweep to power across Europe.

The Guardian - UK

Antisemitism in The Lehman Trilogy is not accidental

The acclaimed play features unnecessary ‘Jewishness’. Why has it not been condemned?

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Liz Truss’s delusional speech about China is digging the trenches of a second cold war

Does she really think Xi’s threats to Taiwan will be stopped by the sabre-rattling of the failed PM of a former colonial power? asks foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Probation breakdown is part of a wider crisis

It’s no wonder that dangerous men are wreaking havoc when so many support staff and services – from drugs workers to adult education – have been deprived of funding

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The Guardian - UK

Oil addiction will keep the west in hock to dictators

Letters: David Woollcombe and Richard Baker on the urgent need to move towards renewable energy

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Let Saudi Arabia’s friendship with Putin be a wake-up call for the west

Prince Mohammed bin Salman can no longer be allowed privileged access to, and support from, western leaders, says the foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

Letters: party politics won’t solve the climate crisis

The UK needs an emergency cross-party government to address the reality of ecological collapse

The Guardian - UK

The United Nations has the power to punish Putin. This is how it can be done

Ukraine urgently needs help – and if the UN can’t act, the global consequences could be catastrophic, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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The long, bloody history of proxy wars should be a warning to Johnson in Ukraine

It’s easy to see the prime minister starting a western-backed insurgency that, knowing him as we do, he will not finish, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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