Middle East and North Africa
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With 2 million terrified citizens trapped and brutal fighting continuing, UN-backed talks in August seem impossible
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After three days of bitterness and rancour Olympic swimming got the good news story it needed when Rami Anis broke his personal best in the 100m freestyle
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Bombing of potato factory in the capital Sana’a comes just days after the collapse of UN-brokered peace talks
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Theresa May raises concern about case of aid worker who was arrested in April during telephone call with president
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Hospital in rebel-held northern province of Idlib that specialized in pediatrics hit by series of airstrikes in broad daylight, leaving four staff and five children dead
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‘Airstrikes of unprecedented ferociousness’ said to be continuing after collapse of siege on Syria’s second largest city
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The CPS has fobbed off my office and my clients – including a pregnant woman and a child kidnapped by British intelligence
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Country becomes the first to block access to game, citing concerns about its use of location-based virtual reality technology
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Iranian judiciary confirms hanging of Shahram Amiri who it claims was a spy who had given away state secrets
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Pity Aleppo as Putin drops his bombs to salvage Russia’s pride
Natalie NougayrèdeThe president has never forgotten the Afghan debacle of the 1980s and demands redemption in Syria -
The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including Pikachu, partying and a popemobile
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A lifeline has been re-established to the opposition-held city. But will hardline jihadis reap the rewards for leading the successful offensive?
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Syrian Observatory of Human Rights says the SDF, composed mainly of Kurds, is in control of 90% of the jihadi stronghold
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Italian police said more than 100 migrants took forces by surprise at border town of Ventimiglia
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Alleged attackers had threatened to publish photographs of ordeal suffered by girl, 16, who was pregnant, says rights group
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A tour of Iraq, Syria or Somalia may not be to everyone’s taste, but for those who take the risk ‘the rewards are amazing’
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Confidential documents reveal internal fears of being seen as an accomplice to Kremlin over proposal for besieged Aleppo
'If I get laughs, I will have failed': Chilcot report recital begins in Edinburgh