Middle East and North Africa
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Middle East crisis live Live coverage of the war between Israel and Gaza: Dozens of dead reported after Israeli attack on school in Gaza
It is estimated that between 60 and 100 people were killed. Israel claims to have hit the “command and control center of Hamas terrorists.”
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Palestinian authorities say Israeli attacks on school grounds in Gaza Strip leave nearly 100 dead
A complex where about 6,000 displaced people had sought refuge was hit as many were preparing for morning prayers
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Penny Wong condemns Israeli minister’s comments that famine in Gaza “may be justified”
The Australian Foreign Minister joins Britain, Germany and France in condemning Bezalel Smotrich’s statements and reiterating the call for a ceasefire
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Twenty photos of the week
The week around the world in 20 pictures
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US, Qatar and Egypt call on Israel and Hamas to resume urgent ceasefire talks
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Rights and freedoms
Iraqi bill allowing 9-year-olds to marry would ‘legalize child rape,’ activists say
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Middle East crisis live
Israel-Gaza War: Thousands leave Khan Younis as Israeli tanks return to the city – this is how it happened
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Iran may reconsider retaliation against Israel after killing of Hamas leader
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Middle East crisis live
Middle East crisis live: Palestinian health workers report Israeli attacks that kill at least 25 people in Gaza – this is how it happened
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Undecided voters react with hope and reservation to the Harris-Walz ticket
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US ambassador skips commemoration of Nagasaki bombing due to Israeli exclusion
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Israeli media shows footage showing alleged sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoner – Video
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“We don’t want to live in a prison”: Grief and anger in a refugee camp in the West Bank
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Crisis-tested Lebanese hoard food
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Israeli minister condemned for saying starvation of millions of people in Gaza was “justified and moral”
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Middle East crisis live
Middle East crisis: USA warns Israel and Iran that conflict must not escalate – this is how it happened
Antony Blinken says the US is “intensely diplomatically engaged” as the region prepares for attacks from Iran and its allies
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Hamas appoints Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the October 7 attacks, as its new leader
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Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran charged with foiled assassination plot against US politician
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Putin reportedly urges Iran to limit the damage in any retaliation against Israel
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Middle East crisis live
Middle East crisis: UN peacekeepers have never been so important on the Israeli-Lebanese border, says troop chief – this is how it happened
