Experts say capture is largely symbolic, but it complicates efforts to extend ceasefire between US and Iran Israeli troops have captured a clifftop castle as they made their deepest incursion into Lebanon in more than 26 years, further shattering a nominal US-brokered ceasefire and complicating efforts to extend the separate ...
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The Guardian view on the splinternet: where China led, Iran and others are eagerly following | EditorialThe Guardian view on the splinternet: where China led, Iran and others are eagerly following | Editorial
Authoritarian states are increasingly shutting off or throttling access to the internet, creating separate spheres in a realm built on connection China boasts of having the world’s largest population of internet users: 1.125 billion by the end of 2025, according to official figures. But as one joke has it, the Great ...
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describes the capture of the strategic fortress as a “decisive shift” in its military campaign against Hezbollah. ...
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The far shorter Middle East war has rapidly revealed the strategic weakness of US firepower in an interconnected world In a 1965 speech justifying the war in Vietnam, Lyndon B Johnson argued that the goal was to ensure “every country can shape its own destiny” since only in such a ...
Sky ends controversial news joint venture in United Arab EmiratesSky ends controversial news joint venture in United Arab Emirates
Sky News Arabia to retain name in brand licensing deal after criticism of its coverage of atrocities in Sudan Sky is exiting its TV news joint venture with the United Arab Emirates, Sky News Arabia, which has been criticised for its coverage of the war in Sudan, with accusations of ...
Hundreds arrested and dozens of police injured after Champions League riots in FranceHundreds arrested and dozens of police injured after Champions League riots in France
Nearly 800 people were arrested after clashes with police which saw 219 people injured, including 57 police officers. ...
Japan defence minister denies militarism and criticises China’s ‘huge arsenal’Japan defence minister denies militarism and criticises China’s ‘huge arsenal’
Shinjiro Koizumi makes some of Tokyo’s most pointed remarks yet in the dispute over Japan’s military build-up. ...
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The medical charity’s comments come as the head of the World Health Organization visits the region worst-hit by the virus outbreak. ...
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So far, five men have been freed from the narrow, flooded cave but efforts are ongoing to locate two more. ...
Colombia votes in presidential election that could redefine relations with USColombia votes in presidential election that could redefine relations with US
The election is held after months of public recrimination between current left-wing President Gustavo Petro and his US counterpart Donald Trump. ...