Announcement comes after former Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in bombing attack last week Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar as the new head of its political bureau, elevating the hardline militant to the group’s top post after the assassination in Tehran of its previous political leader. Sinwar’s appointment was […]

Guardian interviews back up report by rights group B’Tselem, which says jails should now be labelled ‘torture camps’ Torture, abuse and humiliation: Palestinians on Israeli prison ‘hell’ Violence, extreme hunger, humiliation and other abuse of Palestinian prisoners has been normalised across Israel’s jail system, according to Guardian interviews with released […]

US calls for democratic elections as soon as possible after Sheikh Hasina fled the country, sparking celebrations Explainer: Why has Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled? The coordinators of Bangladesh’s student protest movement were scheduled to meet with the army chief, Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman, after the military announced it would form an […]

Home secretary condemns ‘utterly appalling’ scenes as bottles and chairs thrown outside Holiday Inn Express A far-right-led mob of masked rioters tried to set fire to a hotel housing asylum seekers as further violence flared across the country at anti-immigration protests. Some 700 people gathered outside the Holiday Inn Express […]