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Biden can pick up the phone and end the bombing of Gaza today

Biden can pick up the phone and end the bombing of Gaza today

Picture the scene. An Israeli prime minister launches airstrikes on an Arab population. Civilians are killed in their thousands. An American president, stunned and shocked by the scenes of carnage on his TV screen, makes

China: US veto in UN truce vote makes Gaza ‘even more dangerous’

China: US veto in UN truce vote makes Gaza ‘even more dangerous’

BEIJING: China warned Wednesday that a US decision to veto a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza pushed the conflict into an “even more dangerous” situation. Washington on Tuesday vetoed

Gaza’s social media activists are a potent force for change in the fight against racism

Gaza’s social media activists are a potent force for change in the fight against racism

The new wave of Palestinian protesters are heirs to giants such as Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, CLR James and Rosa Parks History is often written by ordinary people dedicated to a cause in the

High court rejects legal challenge over UK arms sales to Israel

High court rejects legal challenge over UK arms sales to Israel

Campaigners to appeal after court declines to block export licences despite concerns about human rights breaches in Gaza war The legal challenge against the UK Department for Business and Trade was launched in December by

How Israel’s war went wrong?

How Israel’s war went wrong?

At the end of November, Israeli reporter Yuval Abraham broke one of the most important stories of the war in Gaza to date — an inside look at the disturbing reasoning that has led the

Key allies seek to rein in Israel without letting Hamas off the hook – Analysis

Key allies seek to rein in Israel without letting Hamas off the hook – Analysis

Diplomatic search for ceasefire in Gaza gathers pace as threatened ground offensive in Rafah draws near In New York at the UN, in Brussels at the EU, in The Hague, in Cairo, in Rio and

Blinken arrives in Brazil after Lula’s Israel denunciation

Blinken arrives in Brazil after Lula’s Israel denunciation

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Brazil on Tuesday for his first trip to the South American nation, arriving amid a diplomatic spat after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva enraged Washington ally

Attacks on ships and US drones show Yemen’s Houthis can still fight despite US-led airstrikes

Attacks on ships and US drones show Yemen’s Houthis can still fight despite US-led airstrikes

Despite a month of U.S.-led airstrikes, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels remain capable of launching significant attacks. This week, they seriously damaged a ship in a crucial strait and apparently downed an American drone worth tens

Israel denies reports Hamas leader and brother have escaped to Egypt

Israel denies reports Hamas leader and brother have escaped to Egypt

Israel has denied reports that Hamas’s leader and his brother may have escaped with some hostages into Egypt’s Sinai desert. Security sources in Saudi Arabia said Israeli officials believed Yahya and Mohammed Sinwar fled through

Israel-Gaza war: politicians must be clear that a ceasefire is needed – Editorial

Israel-Gaza war: politicians must be clear that a ceasefire is needed – Editorial

The Guardian view on the  politicians must be clear that a ceasefire is needed As western leaders wake up to the need for a ceasefire in Gaza, nearly 30,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s