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‘I want to live a peaceful, normal life’: Iran’s younger generation is defying the regime
Focus of protests shifts from economic grievances to demands for political change
Protests spread in Iran over rising prices and plunging currency
Many business owners have closed their shops and called for measures to rescue to economy
After US captures Nicolás Maduro, could Iran’s supreme leader be next?
Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly plans to flee to Moscow if unrest intensifies
Aid groups warn of further Gaza devastation as Save the Children among charities facing ban
Israel’s new registration procedures could deny life-giving care to Palestinians in 2026
Gaza no longer in famine but food crisis remains severe, UN reports
Aid agencies warn fragile ceasefire and limited deliveries could push territory back towards famine
Hamas says it will not disarm. What does this mean for the peace process?
Israel is accused of near-daily strikes on Gaza, but says the militant group has been rearming
Israel responsible for nearly half of global journalist killings this year, report finds
Reporters Without Borders says some 29 out of 67 reporters killed were based in Gaza
Bethlehem holds first Christmas celebrations for two years
West Bank city had suspended celebrations due to conflict in Gaza
US failure to mobilise international troops for Gaza deals blow to Trump’s peace plan
Countries that initially pledged troops are now hesitating, pointing to confusion over the force’s mandate
Trump warns Israel not to ‘interfere’ in Syria
Move comes days after a deadly operation by Israeli forces killed 13 people
As taps run dry, Iran’s president raises the unthinkable: abandoning the capital
Decades of mismanagement, climate extremes and vanishing rainfall have pushed the capital to the brink
Controversial US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation ceases aid operations
Hundreds of Palestinians were killed while seeking food amid chaotic scenes near its aid distribution sites
Israel’s expulsion of Palestinians from refugee camps called ‘war crime’, report finds
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing in Jenin, Tulkarm and Nur Shams during its ‘Operation Iron Wall’
Israel fears loss of regional air dominance if US sells F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia
The US agreed major arms sales to Saudi Arabia during this week’s White House visit of crown prince Mohammed bin Salman
Why is Donald Trump rolling out red carpet for Saudi’s crown prince?
First White House visit since murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi at a Saudi consulate
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