Former Syrian leader claimed he wanted to stay and fight but left after Russian airbase came under attack• Middle East crisis – live updatesThe former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has said he had no plans to flee...
Read MoreForeign secretary says Britain is also working diplomatically to secure better governance in Syria after ousting of AssadThe UK has announced £50m of humanitarian aid for vulnerable Syrians across the Middle East after the...
Read MoreCourt staff understood to have raised concerns about Karim Khan’s links to UN watchdog likely to investigate claims against himThe integrity of an inquiry into sexual misconduct allegations against the chief prosecutor of...
Read MoreSam Rose warns of severe consequences amid weakened US stance and points to ICJ demand to protect aid effortsMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael’s plan to close the UN Palestinian relief agency, Unrwa, within...
Read MoreHead of the Norwegian Refugee Council calls for peace process to begin as new figures reveal civilians have borne the brunt of the warNearly 70% of the people killed in the ongoing Gaza conflict are women and children, according...
Read MoreSecretary general makes appeal as civilian casualties mount amid intensive Israeli strikes on northThe UN secretary general, António Guterres has warned Israel could carry out the “ethnic cleansing” of Gaza if...
Read MoreForeign ministers and aid organisations criticise Israel over vote to oust UN agency from operating in war-torn territory, with US saying it had an ‘irreplaceable role’See all our Middle East coverageWorld leaders...
Read MoreLegislation bans UN agency from conducting ‘any activity’ inside Israel amid worsening humanitarian crisis in GazaMiddle East crisis – latest updatesIsraeli lawmakers have passed legislation that could threaten...
Read MoreMeans to stop catastrophic global heating exist, says UN chief, but political courage is needed to end world’s fossil fuel addictionThe huge cuts in carbon emissions now needed to end the climate crisis mean it is...
Read MoreUS state department confirms reports that secretary of state and defense secretary warned Israel See all our Middle East coverage hereIsraeli military strikes killed at least 40 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip as Israeli...
Read MoreThe measures target three outposts and four organisations that have supported and perpetrated ‘heinous abuses of human rights’See all our Middle East coverage hereIsraeli military strikes killed at least 40...
Read MoreUN says its peacekeepers in southern Lebanon are ‘increasingly in jeopardy’ with Israeli forces having deliberately fired on their positionsIsraeli strikes killed 22 people in Beirut in the deadliest attack on the...
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