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Iran war briefing: Trump says conflict will end within weeks as missile strikes rage on

Donald Trump has claimed the war on Iran will end in “two to three weeks”, adding that peace will bring oil prices “tumbling down.” Trump told reporters that “Iran doesn’t have to make a deal” to end the conflict. He said he will be satisfied when Iran is "put into…

The Independent UK

Will UAE enter Iran war? Abu Dhabi pushes US, allies to reopen Strait of Hormuz by force

The UAE is reportedly considering military intervention against Iran, a significant shift from its previous neutral stance. Repeated Iranian attacks and the disruption of the vital Strait of Hormuz have pushed Abu Dhabi to explore options, including supporting US-led efforts to reopen the oil route. This move carries substantial risks…

The Times of India

Israeli strikes kill seven in Beirut as it vows to occupy southern Lebanon after war ends

Heavy strikes hit Lebanon's capital Beirut overnight as Israel claimed it had struck a "senior Hezbollah commander" and another member of the group. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said his country's military intends to occupy a swathe of southern Lebanon.

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Major Jewish group criticises Israel death penalty laws

Australia's Jewish community has made a rare break with Israel after the nation made a new "discriminatory" death penalty law for Palestinians.

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Stephen Lewis, Canadian politician and social activist, dies aged 88

Lewis’s son Avi Lewis was elected leader of progressive New Democratic party a day before his father’s death

The Guardian - US

Stephen Lewis, former Canadian politician and lifelong social activist, dies at 88

Stephen Lewis, Canada’s former ambassador to the United Nations, a lifelong social activist and a former politician, has died

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Israel’s death penalty: capital punishment is always wrong. This new law is doubly so

Editorial: Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks deemed terrorism face execution – while settlers enjoy impunity despite soaring West Bank violence

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Iran has 'necessary will' to end war but seeking guarantees, Pezeshkian tells EU

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said that the next days of the Iran war will be "decisive" while refusing to rule out US ground forces playing a role in the conflict.

Euronews

One Cuban family navigates daily life under a US oil embargo and a deepening economic crisis

Cuba’s deepening economic crisis is pushing struggling families into hunger and forcing them to rely on donations and the black market

The Independent UK

UNRWA chief steps down, seeks probe into killing of hundreds of staff in Gaza

The outgoing chief of UNRWA – the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees – has called for an independent probe into the deaths of hundreds of staff in Gaza, warning that unchecked violence and impunity risk fuelling a wider regional crisis.

Radio France Internationale

Israel vows to occupy swathes of southern Lebanon to expand buffer zone

Defence minister outlines plans to destroy all homes and villages in area ‘in accordance with the model in Gaza’

The Guardian - UK

Four million people across the Gulf could be pushed into poverty by war in Iran, UN warns

The worst-affected would be in GCC countries and in the Levant, with each region set to lose more than 5.2 percent of their GDP

The Independent UK

Sexual violence used as weapon of war in Sudan, aid group says

Doctors Without Borders reported treating over 3,300 sexual violence survivors in Sudan between January 2024 and November 2025, highlighting rape as a weapon of war. Many survivors faced significant delays in receiving critical care, with armed men identified as perpetrators in most cases. The aid group urged the UN to…

The Times of India

Former Myanmar spymaster to become military chief

Ye Win Oo takes over command of military as junta leader Min Aung Hlaing prepares to step into presidency

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Evacuated from Gaza as newborns, a group of Palestinian toddlers returns to an uncertain future

Eleven toddlers from Gaza are reuniting with their families after doctors evacuated them as premature newborns during blackouts at Shifa Hospital

The Independent UK

Indonesia demands probe as three UN peacekeepers killed in Lebanon

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Indonesia demands investigation into ‘heinous attack’ on three UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

Israeli attack sees first deaths of UN peacekeeping forces in the region in latest attack on Hezbollah

Euronews

UN Security Council to hold emergency session after peacekeeper deaths in Lebanon

The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said two of its personnel were killed Monday in an explosion and another died late Sunday when a projectile hit their position. The UN force said it launched an investigation into the separate incidents.

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The Conversation

Retraction: we have removed an article about the transatlantic slave trade

We have retracted an article, “The transatlantic slave trade is the gravest crime against humanity – why the UN declaration matters”.

The Independent UK

Terror attack suspected as gas pipeline blown up in southwest Pakistan

Main supply line near Quetta in restive Balochistan province attacked by ‘unknown individuals’

Euronews

Newsletter: Lebanese minister says situation ‘dramatic’ as Israel expands ground invasion

Also in this newsletter: Euronews exclusively previews an EU statement on the Israeli bill re-introducing the death penalty, passed by the Knesset on Monday.

The Independent UK

US attacks Iranian nuclear site while Tehran hits oil tanker off the Dubai coast

A likely strike by the United States hit the central Iranian city of Isfahan, sending a massive fireball into the sky, and Tehran struck a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian Gulf

The Independent UK

The Latest: Fighting as Israel invades Lebanon kills UN peacekeepers and Israeli troops

Officials say fighting as Israel invades southern Lebanon has killed U.N. peacekeepers and Israeli soldiers as U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian officials issued contradictory statements about negotiations to end their war

The Guardian - AU

Emirates says Iranian nationals are not allowed to enter or transit through UAE – as it happened

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New Israeli law could mean death penalty by default for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks

Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, this week passed legislation that would vastly expand capital punishment in Israel and in the occupied Palestinian territories.

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