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Palestinians inspect buildings that were destroyed in an Israeli airstrike, at al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, June 12, 2026
Arms Trade / 16 June 2026
16 June 2026
US President Donald Trump attends a meeting with France's President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 15, 2026
Editorial / 16 June 2026
16 June 2026
A woman waves an Iranian flag during a pro-government campaign as a portrait of the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US and Israeli strikes on February 28, is displayed behind her, Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2026
Middle East / 15 June 2026
15 June 2026
Police remove protesters from outside the Royal Courts of Justice in central London after the Court of Appeal ruled that the decision to ban Palestine Action as a terror group was lawful, June 15, 2026
Editorial / 15 June 2026
15 June 2026
Displaced Palestinians inspect their tents destroyed by Isra
Gaza Genocide / 15 May 2026
15 May 2026
A person is seen inside a burning vehicle as men attempt to put out the fire after an Israeli air strike hits a car in the coastal town of Barja, south of Beirut, Lebanon, May 13, 2026
Middle East / 15 May 2026
15 May 2026
Cargo ships, including bulk carriers and general cargo vessels, sit at anchor offshore as a small motorboat passes in the foreground, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4 , 2026
Middle East / 14 May 2026
14 May 2026
Palestinian Mohamad Al-Assi, who was released from Israeli detention six months ago, runs past Israel's separation wall as he trains ahead of the Palestine Marathon in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, May 7, 2026
Athletics / 11 May 2026
11 May 2026

Crowds lined the streets of Bethlehem as runners carried messages of solidarity, perseverance and freedom, writes SAM METZ

A Lebanese Civil Defense member carries the body of 6-month-old Mariam Fahos, killed a day earlier in an Israeli airstrike in the village of Saksakieh, as women grieve during a funeral procession in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, May 10, 2026
Middle East / 10 May 2026
10 May 2026
21st Century Poetry / 6 May 2026
6 May 2026

by Mohammed Yasser Al-Batniji

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Book Review / 6 May 2026
6 May 2026

RUTH AYLETT recommends that this mixture of memoir, diary and poetry by a young Gazan writer be read as widely as possible

A man stands in the water, appearing to fish, as bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels line the horizon in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, April 27, 2026
Middle East / 4 May 2026
4 May 2026