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Iran war live: Iran warns US of return to lengthy conflict if attacked

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Israel's policy of endless war is fuelled by the crisis of Zionism

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Israel's war on Lebanon

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'I wished for death': Sexual violence in Israel's prisons is an 'organised state policy'

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Exclusive: What the Lebanese government wants from talks with Israel

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Exclusive: Greek ships secretly supplying Israel with oil and military cargo

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Strange figures and unexplained killings: The clues Mossad infiltrated Iran's protests

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Israeli invasion of Lebanon could be worse than 1982, warn European officials

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US and Israeli war on Iran

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Trump extends Iran ceasefire with fate of Pakistan talks left uncertain

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Mediators push US-Iran ceasefire extension as deal hopes fade

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No ceasefire for Iran's Kurdish opposition parties in exile

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Saudi Arabia pressed US to secure a Lebanon ceasefire to preserve Iran negotiations, sources say

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War deepens generational rift inside Iranian-American households

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Gaza 'heading towards famine' as bread shortages deepen amid Israeli curbs

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Dressed for school, returned in a shroud: Israeli forces kill Palestinian girl in class

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Hamas rules out disarmament before Israel meets ceasefire terms

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Trump's 'Board of Peace' held talks with DP World over Gaza reconstruction

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US will provide dollar loan to UAE if economy is jolted by war on Iran, US official says

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Palantir shares slide after manifesto post denouncing 'regressive' cultures

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Trump's image on US passports sparks backlash as critics decry 'vanity project'

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Trump says shooting at press dinner 'won't deter him' from Iran war

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'Boss princess': Trump counterterrorism official investigated for seeking 'sugar daddies'

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Obama's visit to NYC preschool sparks memory of his bloody legacy

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UK: Newham council investigates Labour mayoral candidate's past flat purchase

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Home Office bans Tommy Robinson ally from entering UK to attend far-right march

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UK: Starmer condemns antisemitic attack after two Jewish men stabbed in London

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Al-Aqsa and the Holy Sepulchre: How has Israel undermined the Status Quo?

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What 'special relationship'? Ten other occasions when the US and UK fell out

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Is the UK's intervention in Iran war legal?

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'Character arc': Syrian leader watching dance performance to Missy Elliott song goes viral

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The Strokes frontman calls out 'US Zionists' on SubwayTakes

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Eurovision 2026: Over 1000 artists call for boycott for 'normalising' Israel's genocide

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Israel's genocide in Gaza

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The Strokes' Coachella set criticising US foreign intervention goes viral

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Apple TV accused of whitewashing genocide after announcing new Israeli series

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Low turnout and heckling dominate JD Vance's Turning Point USA appearance

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Call of Duty co-founder says Activision wanted game about Iran attacking Israel

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The Big Story

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As genocide continues in Gaza, the West Bank is pushed into a new Nakba

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Mohamed Salah changed Liverpool. English football changed him

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Palestinian prisoners speak out about how they were raped in Israeli jails

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How Turkey helped engineer Ahmed al-Sharaa's rise to power

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MEE Opinion Videos

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Palestine is now the conscience of the world. No deal will change that

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The great betrayal: Why Arab and Muslim rulers backed Trump's Gaza plan

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Doha strike shows that no peace can be achieved by recognising Israel

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Anas al-Sharif was murdered for being Gaza's voice

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Not just Israel: The Arabs and Europe are complicit in starving Gaza

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Britain once jailed suffragettes. Now it jails Palestine activists

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War on Gaza: How Israel is replicating Nazi starvation tactics

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Why Hamas will not surrender

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Why did UK media ignore Lammy's secret meeting with Israeli foreign minister?

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