Julian Borger
The Guardian
United Kingdom
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Joe Biden to meet Benjamin Netanyahu at UN in awkward rapprochement
US president agrees to talks at general assembly despite deep unease over policies of Israeli PM’s hardline coalition → Read More
Rifts over Ukraine disrupt UN summit on crises in the global south
Drama at the general assembly and security council will distract the world body from the failures in its sustainable development goals → Read More
US agrees to release $6bn in Iran funds as part of deal to free detained Americans
Sanctions waiver will allow transfer of $6bn in frozen Iranian assets from South Korea to Qatar, in effort to win release of quintet → Read More
Fifty years on: the lasting tragedy of Chile’s coup
The brutality with which an elected government was deposed inspired military takeovers across Latin America – but also galvanised the human rights movement and spotlighted the dark activities of the CIA → Read More
Germany and US trained Saudi forces accused of killing Yemen migrants
Training given despite growing concern over scale of human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia → Read More
US-Saudi talks amid reports of far-reaching diplomatic plan for Middle East
But Jeddah’s demands for brokering an Israeli-Palestinian respite are reportedly a ‘non-starter’ and a ‘sucker’s bet’ → Read More
Lukashenko reaps rewards of Wagner-Kremlin deal – at least in the short term
Claims Belarusian president brokered aborted march on Moscow may be exaggerated but it strengthens his hand in relations with Vladimir Putin → Read More
‘We couldn’t wait’: Ukrainian farmers improvise to clear their land of mines
As charities press for mine clearance to be at centre of recovery conference, some farmers are tackling the devices themselves → Read More
Georgians dream of EU membership as their leaders move closer to Putin
Ruling party says it is pursuing a European future but rails against Brussels, Ukraine and ‘LGBTQ+ propaganda’ → Read More
Skulls left scattered after Ukraine dam breach may be from second world war
Mudflats are littered with bones, some of which may be remains from battle 80 years ago near Nikopol → Read More
Ukraine accuses Russia of destroying another dam
A week after collapse of Kakhovka dam – for which Kyiv blames Moscow – Russia accused of blowing up smaller dam in Donetsk region → Read More
Ukraine claims to have liberated two frontline villages in Donetsk
Soldiers filmed raising Ukrainian flag and banner in villages, a week after launch of counteroffensive → Read More
The disastrous bursting of Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam – and the battle that is to come
The evidence suggests Russia destroyed the vast, vital dam. Now the long cleanup for the human, environmental and potentially nuclear catastrophe must begin amid a brutal war → Read More
Seismic data adds to evidence that Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam was blown up
Signals point to explosion early on Tuesday, as Ukraine says intercepted call proves Russia was responsible → Read More
Ukraine: cooling pond at Zaporizhzhia plant at risk after dam collapse – report
Nuclear safety organisation says loss of pool would not necessarily be catastrophic, but would dramatically increase safety concerns → Read More
Dam collapse a global problem as waters may poison Black Sea, Zelenskiy says
Ukrainian president warns flood waters contaminated with sewage, oil, chemicals and possibly anthrax → Read More
Devastation from Kakhovka dam collapse could take decades to heal
Hundreds of thousands of mines and debris are flowing into towns downstream, while lack of water upstream will hit food production → Read More
Ukrainian dam collapse ‘no immediate risk’ to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
But IAEA says damage to Nova Kakhovka dam raises long-term concerns for power station’s future → Read More
Ukraine accuses Russia of blowing up Nova Kakhovka dam near Kherson
Drone footage appears to show central section of Nova Kakhovka dam missing → Read More
Ukraine’s troops attack along front in apparent precursor to counteroffensive
Russian forces driven back in at least two areas as Kyiv says it has shifted to offensive operations in some sectors → Read More