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Cubans in Havana rally in support of Palestinians in Gaza. Reuters

Ceasefire to begin in Gaza, hostage release timeline announced

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Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid of Yesh Atid. AFP

Israeli opposition meets and Gaza ceasefire optimism grows

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Smoke rises after Israeli air strikes in Gaza city. According to the UN, about 90 per cent of the population or 1. 9 million people in Gaza have been displaced since the start of the conflict. EPA

Gaza militias on the rise and tension in Aleppo

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Israeli soldiers in Gaza, where a deadly and destructed war has raged for two years. AFP

Grinding Gaza war reaches two-year milestone, and Syria's new parliament

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An Israeli army vehicle enters the Gaza Strip. Getty Images

Missing hostages in Gaza, and Fadel Chaker turns himself in

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People protest in support of the Palestinian people and the Global Sumud Flotilla in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain. EPA

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US Air Force aircraft at Al Udeid Airbase in Doha. Reuters

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Palestinians gather to receive food from a charity kitchen in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. AFP

Hamas's next move, and UK ministers back US Gaza plan

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epa12415263 US President Donald Trump (L) with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, participates in a joint press conference in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. In their Oval Office meeting, Trump pressed Netanyahu to accept a peace deal to end Israel’s on-going war in Gaza, and for Hamas to free their remaining hostages. EPA/WILL OLIVER / POOL

Trump's plan for Gaza, and central Syria instability

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Masoud Pezeshkian, President of Iran, takes questions from the media at a press briefing in New York. AP

UN sanctions Iran, and Israeli retaliation

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the UN General Assembly in New York by video AP Photo

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Armed members of the Syrian Democratic Forces' (SDF) military police take part in a demonstration under the banner “With our will, we will protect our revolution”, in Qamishli, Syria, September 17, 2025. REUTERS / Orhan Qereman

SDF under pressure, and what comes after Palestine recognition

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    Carrick's Man United in-tray: Get back to 'United Way' and resolve Mainoo future

  • BTS have announced a massive world tour, scheduled to start in April and continue until next year. AFP

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  • Chef and restaurateur Nobu Matsuhisa has been visiting the UAE on business for nearly two decades. Antonie Robertson / The National

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  • Muse last performed in Abu Dhabi in December 2024, as part of the Formula One after-race concert series. EPA

    Muse cancel Abu Dhabi concert due to 'unforeseen circumstances'

  • Michael Carrick was previously caretaker manager of Manchester United for three games in 2021 after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had been sacked. PA

    Manchester United appoint Carrick as interim manager until end of season


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