Middle East and North Africa
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Forces loyal to the Assad regime have launched a major ground assault on rebel-held Aleppo. Backed by Russian airstrikes that have already devastated the east of Syria’s second city and destroyed its last functioning hospitals, pro-regime forces are advancing rapidly into territory that has been in rebel hands since 2012
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British PM will underline value of deal in first intervention since election of Donald Trump, who wants to tear up agreement
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PM unveils joint security effort and says she will discuss rights as Bahrain cracks down on journalists and activists
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Passage of bill to evacuate one settler site while retroactively recognising others meets with condemnation from UN and US
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Theresa May says a strong EU and a good relationship with it is in UK interest, as she travels to Bahrain for Gulf bilateral talks
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Seven-year-old’s account restored but new message suggests family in danger as Assad forces advance and Russia calls for opposition to withdraw
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PM travelling to Bahrain for Gulf Cooperation Council summit in pursuit of first post-Brexit trade deal with bloc
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Israel leader renews criticism of Iran pact, which Trump has called a ‘disaster’, and says they will discuss it after president-elect enters the White House
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Pentagon says release of Yemeni Shawqi Awad Balzuhair, held without trial since October 2002, leaves 59 prisoners at US base in Cuba
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Growing number – and scale – of crises around the world is not matched by countries’ will to tackle them, experts warn
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