Missed the headlines? Catch up quick, with Debrief. Another week of the US-Iran war has seen the conflict edge closer to a wider regional confrontation, with Saudi Arabia joining US strikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq, while Tehran and its allies vow to retaliate. And Thursday saw US President Trump break the long-awaited news of an agreement for Hamas to give up its weapons, and for Israel to withdraw from Gaza. But will Tel Aviv give up its stranglehold on the Strip? And there’s been no deal for the Occupied West Bank, where illegal settlers and the Israeli military have been ramping up efforts to swallow up more Palestinian land.
All that plus more stories from the week: Spain’s migrant crisis in Ceuta, Europe’s devastating wildfires, and the escalating US-China AI rivalry.
