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middle east December 2, 2023
The rise of Hamas military leader Yahya Sinwar
Ukraine struggling for recruits. New Zealand PM sets his priorities. Far-right leader firms in Netherlands.
middle east November 25, 2023
Far-right ‘anarcho-capitalist’ wins Argentine presidency
Death toll soars in Ukraine. Chinese sonar incident injures Australian divers. Genocide fears in Sudan.
middle east November 18, 2023
Israeli troops raid Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital
Israeli troops advance as hospital status ‘catastrophic’. Hostage talks continue. Clashes between Israel and Hezbollah escalate.
middle east November 11, 2023
Ceasefire calls intensify amid unfolding catastrophe in Gaza
Talks of ‘pause’ for hostages. The battlefield. The future of Gaza. Risk of regional war.
middle east October 28, 2023
Israel pushed on Gaza aid as ground invasion looms
Attacks on Ukraine intensify. Power alliances formed in Indonesia. Philippines and China on a collision course.
middle east October 21, 2023
A million Gazans flee homes as conflict escalates
The terrible toll from the war between Israel and Hamas worsened this week, as tensions on Israel’s northern border added to fears the fighting could erupt into an all-out regional war.
middle east October 14, 2023
Hamas–Israel: The war that will reshape the Middle East
Israeli–Palestinian tensions have escalated to unprecedented levels, leaving thousands dead or injured, after last weekend’s unexpected attack by the Islamist militant movement Hamas provoked brutal retaliation.
middle east September 23, 2023
Iran frees jailed Americans in US$6 billion prisoner swap
Russia accused of genocide. Tuvalu declares its ongoing statehood. India denies ‘assassination’.
middle east August 26, 2023
Anti-Putin mutiny leader ‘murdered’ in private jet crash
Pacific islands’ concern over radioactive water. Saudi border guards accused of killing Ethiopian migrants. Ex-Thai PM returns from exile.
middle east July 29, 2023
Protests fire up as Netanyahu judiciary bill causes chaos
Russia targets Ukraine’s grain. French president’s first visit to Pacific. Cambodian prime minister hands power to son.
middle east July 8, 2023
Widodo and Albanese put co-operation first in talks
Russia remains united, says Putin. Major Israeli operation in the West Bank. Musk v Zuckerberg.
