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“We sat in the yard from 8am to 5pm under the sun with no water or food.” Sixteen-year-old Mohammed* was separated from his mother by Israeli forces as his family tried to flee northern Gaza. Mohammed’s mother was taken to a “sandy pit” with other women and children and sat in the heat for hours

Iran’s president has warned against further attacks on his country after Israel targeted military sites in pre-dawn airstrikes on Saturday. In a statement on X, Masoud Pezeshkian gave his condolences to the families of the four people killed in the attacks and said Iran would continue to defend itself. “Enemies of Iran should know these

Israel’s unprecedented night of airstrikes across Iran may be just what was needed to pull the Middle East back from all-out war. That might sound odd because for hours, it seems, Israeli jets ranged freely across Iranian airspace, apparently attacking targets and air defences at will in a flagrant violation of Iranian sovereignty and provocation,

Several loud explosions have been heard in Iran’s capital Tehran and Israel has confirmed it has launched strikes on military targets. The Israeli military said it is conducting “precise strikes” on military targets in Iran in response to what it called “the continuous attacks from the regime in Iran against Israel”. An Israeli Defence Forces (IDF)

This set-piece speech was the most important moment of the King’s trip. It is his first meeting of Commonwealth leaders as head of the Commonwealth. But although the theme of this year’s meeting in Samoa talks of a “common future”, there are deepening divisions within the Commonwealth. Reparations for the slave trade remain an issue

Multiple people have been killed in a terror attack in Turkey at the headquarters of a defence and aerospace company, the country’s interior minister has said. Local media reported a loud explosion and showed footage of an exchange of gunfire at the site in the Turkish capital Ankara. “A terrorist attack was carried out against

The King has been confronted by indigenous Australian activists the day after he was accused of “genocide” by a senator in the Australian parliament. The monarch met elders during a visit to the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE) in Sydney and one told him their goal was “sovereignty”. Charles faced heckles of “you are

Patio heaters and giant fans have been used to help prepare a cricket pitch that Pakistan hope will help them beat England in the Third Test in Rawalpindi. Pictures have been published of the unusual equipment – where cricket is concerned at least – standing at either end of the proposed pitch for the match,

Moldova’s president has accused “criminal groups” of undermining a referendum on European Union membership. The EU referendum asked voters to choose whether to enshrine in the country’s constitution a path toward the EU. After around 95% of votes were counted, approximately 52% voted no, while 47% voted yes. However, ballots cast among the country’s large

Elon Musk has promised to give away $1m a day until the US election to someone who signs his online petition. The Tesla boss is backing America PAC, a political group he set up to support Donald Trump‘s bid for the White House. He posted on X: “Every day, from now through Nov 5, @America

A drone was launched towards the house of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his spokesman said. It comes as more than 50 people have been reportedly killed in Gaza in the last 24 hours. Shockwaves from the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar continue to reverberate in the region, and speculation persists Israel could strike

Cuba’s national power grid shut down on Friday, leaving around 10 million people on the island without electricity. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said officials were giving “absolute priority” to fixing the problem. “There will be no rest until it is restored,” he added. Image: A man at his home in Matanzas, Cuba, during a power

Cuba’s national power grid shut down on Friday, leaving around 10 million people on the island without electricity. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said officials were giving “absolute priority” to fixing the problem. “There will be no rest until it is restored,” he added. Image: A man at his home in Matanzas, Cuba, during a power

The Israeli military says it is “checking the possibility” it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Sinwar has led Hamas within Gaza since 2017, having joined its ranks in the early 1980s. He is believed to be the mastermind of the 7 October attacks. The 62-year-old took over full leadership of Hamas after the killing

A woman turns up at the entrance of the tented cholera quarantine ward in Kassala Teaching Hospital. She has a small baby in her arms. “Does your baby have cholera?” an anxious health worker asks. The woman says no. “Then move away from here,” he yells. These are extreme conditions that require a stern tone.

Canada and India have each expelled six diplomats in tit-for-tat moves in an escalating row over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in September last year there were credible allegations the Indian government was linked to the assassination in his country of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar in

Tension is high in Asia as China conducts major military drills across the Taiwan Strait, following comments made by Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te last week. China’s military says the drills, called Joint Sword 2024-B, involve the army, navy and rocket forces, and will be carried out in the Taiwan Strait, as well as north, south

Russia’s late opposition leader Alexei Navalny believed he would die in prison, according to excerpts from his memoir.  Mr Navalny was one of President Putin’s fiercest critics and relentlessly campaigned against corruption in the Kremlin. He died in a remote Arctic penal colony in February while serving a 19-year prison sentence on extremism charges and

Sir Keir Starmer will attend a meeting with US President Joe Biden and the French and German leaders in Berlin this weekend. In the meeting of the “Quad” nations, the leaders will discuss the “concerning developments” in the Middle East and the situation in Ukraine, Sir Keir’s spokesman said. The meeting has been organised to

Barrages of rockets have been fired into Israel throughout the day as Israelis mark the anniversary of the 7 October attack.  Hundreds of relatives of hostages and people killed in the attack gathered for a memorial service in a central Tel Aviv park, although the event had to be scaled back because of threats of