3+ hour, 10+ min ago  (635+ words) Despite fresh attempts to make women cover up, many believe the regime wouldn't risk mass arrests for fear of sparking a wave of popular unrest last seen after the killing of Mahsa Amini Under Iran's "hijab and chastity" law, which…...

4+ hour, 2+ min ago  (600+ words) Strikes were latest violation of year-long ceasefire and targeted what Israel said were Hezbollah sites Israel carried out several airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Wednesday targeting what it said was Hezbollah infrastructure, as a new year's deadline for the Lebanese…...

6+ hour, 10+ min ago  (1390+ words) Members of Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms network tell Guardian they didn't mind missing out on the Nobel peace prize because "we only want to help' Doing good gets you killed in Sudan. It was why Amira did not tell her…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (172+ words) Libyan PM says he received news of Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad's death after plane lost radio contact above Ankara Libya's prime minister has confirmed the death of the country's military chief and four others in a plane crash in Turkey....

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (637+ words) Our 20 favourite pieces of in-depth reporting, essays and profiles from the year Victor Pelevin made his name in 90s Russia with scathing satires of authoritarianism. But while his literary peers have faced censorship and fled the country, he still sells millions....

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (179+ words) Pastor Munther Isaac talks about his hometown of Bethlehem " the scene of the nativity " celebrating Christmas for the first time in three years This December, for the first time in three years, Bethlehem turned on its Christmas lights. For the…...

2+ day, 3+ min ago  (687+ words) Some protesters are now seriously ill after weeks without food as justice secretary is urged to show some humanity Who are the Palestine Action hunger strikers and what are the health risks? Families and supporters of Palestine Action-affiliated hunger strikers…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (703+ words) Hadeel Al Gherbawi survived her two pregnancies despite extreme hunger and pain Childbirth under attack: how women and babies became targets in conflicts around the world Hadeel Al Gherbawi was seven months pregnant when the war started in October 2023. Up…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (837+ words) Guardian investigation reveals at least 119 direct attacks on hospitals and delivery wards since start of wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan Thirty women were sheltering in the Saudi maternity hospital in El Fasher, Sudan, on 28 October when the massacre began....

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (220+ words) Today in Focus hears from Guardian journalists all around the world about their most memorable moments " and sounds " of 2025A cafe in Damascus, a valley in the Amazon, a sacred river in India, a detention centre in Florida and a rape…...