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  • Saturday, 7 September, 2024
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine’s Kursk offensive has triggered doubts among Russian elite, spy chiefs say

    CIA director Bill Burns and MI6 chief Richard Moore made first joint public appearance onstage at the FTWeekend festival in London

    CIA director Bill Burns and MI6 chief Richard Moore
  • Friday, 6 September, 2024
    UK foreign policy
    Government law officer raises ‘concern’ with Lammy over Israel arm sales suspension

    Labour solicitor-general Sarah Sackman writes of constituent anger in letter to UK foreign secretary

    Foreign secretary David Lammy announced the suspension of some arms export licenses to Israel in the House of Commons on 2 September
  • Friday, 6 September, 2024
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    A visual guide to the war

  • Friday, 6 September, 2024
    West Bank
    US protester shot dead in West Bank

    Turkish-American dual national Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, was killed by Israeli troops, says Turkey

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  • Friday, 6 September, 2024
    News in-depthIran
    Iran’s urban youth falling out of love with marriage

    Religious chiefs push for more weddings and more children to avert future population decline

    An Iranian woman shops for wedding dresses
  • Friday, 6 September, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    US military draws up plans for collapse of Gaza ceasefire talks

    Officials fear failure could lead to increased tensions and wider conflict

    General CQ Brown speaks into a microphone during a Senate committee hearing. He is wearing a blue military uniform adorned with stars and insignia.
  • Thursday, 5 September, 2024
    Opec
    Opec delays production increases for two months

    Members of group were set to unwind voluntary cuts from October but prices remain close to lows this year

    An oil and gas industry worker at a drilling rig at the Zhetybay field in the Mangystau region, Kazakhstan
  • Thursday, 5 September, 2024
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    Volkswagen’s dire warning

    Finance chief says drastic cost-cutting measures necessary amid weak demand in Europe

  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2024
    News in-depthIsrael-Hamas war
    Netanyahu’s defiance leaves Israel-Hamas deal out of reach

    Israeli prime minister appears to reject concession made hours earlier by his own spy chief

    Protesters carrying symbolic coffins draped in Israeli flags, representing six Israeli hostages whose bodies were recovered from the Gaza Strip. People are holding flags, placards, and signs, calling for the release of captives held by Hamas.
  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2024
    UK foreign policy
    Cameron decided not to suspend arms exports to Israel despite legal advice

    Ex-foreign secretary was told Jewish state had breached international law

    David Cameron and Benjamin Netanyahu
  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2024
    News in-depthTurkish politics
    Erdoğan’s rhetoric stokes anti-Israel sentiment in Turkey

    Increasing vitriol against Israel’s leader and Gaza offensive comes as president’s popularity with voters has fallen

    Protesters march with cardboard cutouts of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2024
    News in-depthAfghanistan
    Taliban’s closer ties with UAE signal global divide over Afghan regime

    Regional powers boost diplomatic and trade links with Islamist group as they fear spread of instability

    Mawlawi Badruddin Haqqani hands over a copy of his credentials to Saif Abdullah Al Shamsi during a ceremony in front of a United Arab Emirates flag
  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2024
    News in-depthUK foreign policy
    Labour stands on the law to defend UK policy shift on Israel

    But Keir Starmer faces accusations that actions on arms exports go too far or not far enough

    Montage shows Sir Keir Starmer, Benjamin Netanyahu and an F-35 fighter
  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2024
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    Crude hits year low on speculation Libyan output will resume

    Brent drops 5% on global oversupply concerns

    Crude oil storage tanks in Libya
  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2024
    Lebanon
    Lebanon’s former central banker detained on corruption allegations

    Riad Salameh has been the focus of investigations in his home country, the US and at least seven European countries

    Riad Salameh
  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2024
    UK foreign policy
    Netanyahu attacks UK decision on arms to Israel as ‘shameful’

    Criticism from Israeli prime minister follows decision to block about 30 licences for items including military aircraft parts

    A large crowd of people gathers in Tel Aviv holding Israeli flags and placards. The scene is filled with numerous flags and signs, with people densely packed in the street.
  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2024
    News in-depthIsrael-Hamas war
    Netanyahu doubles down on Gaza strategy as he seeks to ride out latest storm

    Israeli prime minister remains defiant over hostage deal with Hamas despite general strike and mass protests

    A montage featuring Benjamin Netanyahu against a background of an image of Israeli protesters
  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2024
    UK foreign policy
    UK to halt exports of some arms to Israel citing possible law breaches

    Decision adds to pressure on Israel over the war in Gaza

    A Palestinian woman in a black dress and pink headscarf carries salvaged items, including a large brown sack and a white bucket, while walking through rubble and debris of destroyed buildings in eastern Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip. The scene depicts the aftermath of conflict, with extensive destruction visible in the background.
  • Monday, 2 September, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    Netanyahu rejects ‘surrender’ to hostage deal pressure

    Israeli premier stood firm on main sticking point in ceasefire talks despite widespread protests

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference
  • Monday, 2 September, 2024
    Tunisia
    Tunisian presidential candidate arrested ahead of October election

    Former MP Ayachi Zammel taken into custody after three other politicians are prevented from standing

    Tunisian presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel who was arrested on Monday morning
  • Monday, 2 September, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    General strike paralyses much of Israel after hostage deaths trigger protests

    Public vent anger at failure of Netanyahu government to agree deal with Hamas

    Protesters sit on a road holding flags, with an Israeli flag featuring a yellow ribbon visible, under an overpass in Tel Aviv, Israel. A fire burns in the background as they demand the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip
  • Monday, 2 September, 2024
    News in-depthIsrael-Hamas war
    Hostage deaths build pressure on Netanyahu for Hamas deal

    General strike begins on Monday as street protesters call on prime minister to seek compromise

    A drone photo of protesters rallying in Tel Aviv to show support for the hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack
  • Monday, 2 September, 2024
    Egypt
    Egypt’s journey from gas bonanza to power blackouts

    Declining fossil fuel output and surging demand spark energy shortage despite production from vast Zohr field

    A street in Egypt during a power cut
  • Sunday, 1 September, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    Israel retrieves bodies of six hostages, including US citizen

    Captives killed by Hamas shortly before troops arrived, says IDF

    A composite image showing portraits of the six hostages
  • Sunday, 1 September, 2024
    News in-depthDubai
    Dubai’s ‘co-pilot’ princes step up as emirate prepares for next generation

    Sheikhs Hamdan and Maktoum take on greater responsibility as their father Sheikh Mohammed gradually steps back

    Dubai’s crown prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed al-Maktoum, left, and his brother and the emirate’s deputy leader Sheikh Maktoum
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