Palestinian Christian communities in the West Bank, arguably the oldest Christian communities in the world, have survived invasions and empires but say their survival has never been so tenuous.

A strategy ‘to make life intolerable’: Israeli settlers are driving Christians out of West Bank

The yardstick is Project Sapphire, which removed 600 kg of enriched uranium from Kazakhstan. It took a month, with the full cooperation of the Kazakhstani government.

Woody Brown is non-speaking, autistic and a brilliant new novelist. I interviewed him, and he's bloody amazing. Would be great if you could share www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...

Revealing words from Tzipi Livni, former foreign minister of Israel.

Trump administration is taking money Europeans and others have paid for arms for Ukraine and other purposes, not delivering said arms, and spending their cash to help with self-created Gulf mess. This is not a trustworthy power. Credibility incinerated.

Iran says Trump ‘negotiating with himself’: what next for war? - The Latest

Around 7000 Americans were killed on Iwo Jima and 19,000 wounded, and it was part of a campaign that ended with a nuclear weapon being used, so maybe not the wisest comparison.

In what should be a surprise to no one, the US and Israeli attack on Iran has serious climate consequences. Our new analysis, covered in @theguardian.com this morning, tallies the climate costs of the first two weeks of the attacks.

‘The saddest day for Muslim worshippers in Jerusalem’: al-Aqsa mosque closed at Eid

My latest tracking the long and drawn out case of alleged Exxon hacker-for-hire Amit Forlit. Arrested under an Interpol Red Notice in 2024, Forlit's request to appeal against extradition was denied today making it more likely he will face trial in the US. @desmog.com

The UK is a high trust society! 82% of us regard our fellow citizens as good. "Will there be a civil war?" Is not a debate anyone normal is having, it exists solely within a media bubble that can't process 2024. bsky.app/profile/jose...

We didn't just find his videos - we also found Farage's outtakes, which show when his money-making sideline is interrupted by a text message or phone call, requiring him to re-record the video, he appears quick to anger.

Latest reporting: UK nat'l security advisor Jonathan Powell took part in the pre-war Geneva talks, thought "surprising" Iran offer should be pursued: blend down all HEU and make no more; no sunset clauses; 3-5-year enrichment halt. It's an illegal and unnecessary war.

The Joe Kent nonsense is an excellent opportunity for your semi-regular reminder that Jewish Americans opposed the Iraq war more than any other religious group, something that will be obvious if you stop mainlining online brain poison. news.gallup.com/poll/26677/a...

Confirms US and Israel chose to escalate. Good scoop by @patrickwintour.bsky.social & @julianborger.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Powell’s attendance at the Geneva talks, … helps in part to explain the UK government’s reluctance to back the US attack on Iran, a reluctance that has put the UK-US relationship under unprecedented strain. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Keir Starmer gives Zelenskyy a hug as he arrives at Downing Street The Ukrainian leader is visiting as the government announces a new UK-Ukraine drone deal

NEW Somewhat unexpectedly, the US government has submitted an Article 51 letter to the UNSC articulating the US int'l law justification for attacking Iran. As someone who used to help draft these letters for the USG, I find the administration's legal arguments completely unconvincing. 1/n

EXCL: UK national security adviser Jonathan Powell attended final talks between US and Iran - and judged Tehran's offer on its nuclear programme was significant enough to prevent rush to war @patrickwintour.bsky.social & @julianborger.bsky.social reveal www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

If you want deeper context for the headlines about Iran right now, my second book, No Conquest, No Defeat, examines the foundations of Iran’s security thinking & traces the historical roots of its nuclear & missile programs, proxy networks, and hybrid warfare strategy. academic.oup.com/book/33514

SCOOP. From my OUR LAND newsletter: Trump's DOJ is helping to get a convicted FBI informant tied to Russian intelligence out of prison. The lie this guy told the FBI—Joe Biden took a $5m bribe from Burisma—was the main evidence for the GOP impeachment drive. 1/2 link.motherjones.com/public/44694...

NEW: A fundraising email from President Donald Trump’s political action committee has a provocative pitch: using an image from Saturday’s dignified transfer honoring six fallen US soldiers, it promises access to the president’s “private national security briefings.” www.cnn.com/2026/03/13/p...

The White House Military Office Army aide is on “Football” duty for Emperor Trump’s latest taxpayer-funded excursion to his Mar-a-Lago Club. The ~45-pound satchel follows Trump 24/7, enabling him alone to authorize the use of any of our ~1,770 deployed nuclear weapons—up to 900 on alert—at any time.

This is Danny Bones At first he seems like a working-class British rapper on the rise ‘Danny’ sings about a broken Britain and immigrants His voice sounds human enough – but he is not real He is an AI-generated nationalist whose creators were paid by the far-right party, Advance UK

Dismay as ancient heritage sites across Iran damaged in US-Israel bombing

We attacked Iran with no clear plan for regime change, Israeli security sources say

US weighs sending forces into Iran to secure nuclear stockpile, reports say

“Pete Hegseth is a very dangerous person. He’s a white Christian nationalist and has the arsenal of the United States government at his disposal and a permission slip from President Trump to deploy carnage wherever he wishes against whomever he wishes.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

@robevansgdn.bsky.social has been brilliant in his pursuit of the undercover cops scandal over the years. Here's yet another shocking betrayal of everything decent by the police www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

NEW: A classified report by the National Intelligence Council, representing the collective wisdom of America's 18 intelligence agencies, found that even a large-scale assault on Iran would be unlikely to oust its entrenched military and clerical establishment 🧵

Yes R2P’s always been a can of worms, but this is an unconvincing attempt to make a case for his war that Trump hasn’t made—far from it: he/hegseth/rubio reject ideas of legitimacy & celebrate the illegitimacy of savage caprice in the conception & conduct of his war www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/w...

Sorry what now?

Was Trump ever in control of the Iran war he chose to help start? That's the question @rachelleingang.bsky.social asked in today's Politics Weekly America ep She speaks to Iran expert, Ali Vaez & @rothandrew.bsky.social about what the administration might do next. open.spotify.com/episode/72Q6...

In political action and in war the question has always been: can the end justify the means? Until Trump came along and now it’s become: can the end justify the memes?

Events over the weekend have plunged the Middle East - and the world - into an uncertain future. We speak to @julianborger.bsky.social about how much worse this conflict could get - and why Donald Trump has gone to war. #FullStory @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Hello British dual nationals: If you have been, or know anyone who has been, refused board on a flight, ferry or train to the UK in the coming days, they can share their story here. Or email me direct - email in bio. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

This piece by @shaunwalker7.bsky.social is absolutely worth your time. A deeply researched definitive account of the road to Putin’s full scale invasion of Ukraine - how much CIA and MI6 knew and why it was so hard to convince others that it was coming. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Her father’s war grave in Gaza was bulldozed by Israel. Amid the grief and anger, she wants answers

If you love your kids, stop the algorithm being racist and sexist. If you want to be a great ancestor, make it humanitarian. Riveting conversations this week with tech companies, influencers and creatives on how tech must be part of solution, not part of problem. #WEF2026

“Sixty years before a deluded nobleman from La Mancha was overdosing on tales of derring-do, visiting his madness on those around him – and single-handedly rewriting the rules of fiction – the deeds of another heroic knight had already made literary history” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

New Israeli barrier will slice through precious West Bank farmland

During WWII a German vessel fired upon sailors floating in the sea after the Greek vessel Peleus was sunk. The officers were tried and convicted in the Peleus War Crimes trial.

There he is. @julianborger.bsky.social among the hundred most notable books of the year. Well done, Julian. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...

Guardian’s former Gaza correspondent named young journalist of the year in UK awards