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December 20, 2025

Iranian boxing champion at imminent risk of execution as retrial request rejected

Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, 30, was arrested in 2020 for taking part in nationwide democracy protests, and has been tortured in prisonA boxing...

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December 20, 2025

Gaza PhD student and family evacuated to UK after Foreign Office U-turn

Manar al-Houbi’s family had been denied entry despite a scholarship covering their living costs, but other students remain strandedThe UK government...

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December 20, 2025

Gaza no longer in famine but hunger levels remain critical, UN says

Monitor says almost one in eight people face food shortages as flooding and cold exacerbate humanitarian emergencyThe famine in Gaza has ended as a...

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December 20, 2025

Israeli troops kill six Palestinians sheltering in Gaza school, say hospital chiefs

Attack brings total numbers of Palestinians killed by Israel to 401 since October ceasefire took effectThe Israeli military killed six Palestinians,...

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December 19, 2025

Colombian mercenaries in Sudan ‘recruited by UK-registered firms’

Exclusive Guardian investigation finds companies set up by people sanctioned by US hired Colombian fighters for Rapid Support Forces, widely...

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December 16, 2025

Libya looks to its past to build a new future as national museum reopens

It is hoped the institution can help foster new bonds in a fractured nation, but such optimism will be a stretch for someIt was a night at the museum...

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December 13, 2025

Child bride spared execution in Iran after blood money is paid

Guardian story helped to draw attention to planned hanging of Goli Kouhkan over death of abusive husbandA child bride who was due to be executed this...

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December 13, 2025

New Israeli barrier will slice through precious West Bank farmland

Palestinians who have worked the ‘breadbasket’ area for generations face being replaced by Israeli settlersThe death knell for the Palestinian...

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December 12, 2025

UK imposes sanctions on four RSF officers for ‘heinous’ mass killings in Sudan

Senior commanders accused of atrocities against civilians face asset freezes - but no action against key backer UAE The UK has placed sanctions on...

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December 07, 2025

Two marathon organisers arrested in Iran over women running without hijabs

Judiciary says a criminal case has been opened after online images showed a number of unveiled female competitors Judicial authorities in Iran have...

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