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February 26, 2015
Rebuilding Gaza could take 100 years if Israel keeps blockade, says Oxfam
Aid agency urges Israel to allow more steel and concrete into the Palestinian territory - and for Hamas to use this material to build homes not tunnels
February 25, 2015
Iran attacks replica US ship in military drill
Iran's Revolutionary Guard launches a large-scale naval and air defence drill near a strategic Gulf waterway, during which a replica of a US aircraft carrier is used as a target
February 21, 2015
General election 2015: On May 8, a loser could enter No 10
How will voters feel if the parties that lose the general election end up running Britain anyway, asks David Blair
February 20, 2015
Ukraine crisis: Oligarchs’ militia braced for next assault
Even in peace, the air smells permanently of sulphur in Mariupol. Ringed by steel mills and industrial plants, this grimy port city on the Ukrainian coast is a polluted commercial centre.
February 19, 2015
How do we protect the Baltic States?
Vladimir Putin has dismembered Ukraine with a masterly use of 'hybrid warfare' - any repetition along the Baltic must be stamped on immediately by Nato, writes David Blair
Boko Haram: Inside Nigeria’s Unholy War by Mike Smith, review: 'perceptive and fair-minded'
David Blair traces the development of Boko Haram over the last decade from a marginal Nigerian sect into a blood-soaked insurgency
February 18, 2015
Capture of Debaltseve shreds the latest Ukraine ceasefire deal
The pro-Russian rebels must now decide whether to press on with their advance - but Ukraine's president is out of options, writes David Blair
February 17, 2015
Libya's descent into chaos at the hands of Isil proves that sometimes there are no solutions
The nation British bombs helped liberate is now a quagmire - but were ever there any good options for the Western powers?
February 16, 2015
Some of the deadliest and most notable suicide attacks carried out by women
The deadliest identified female suicide bomber in history was Dzhanet Abdullayeva, who blew up a Moscow tube train in 2010, killing 38 people (with the help of another female bomber)
February 14, 2015
Central Africa regional war launched to tackle Boko Haram
New regional war unfolding in central Africa as Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad unite against Boko Haram - with supporting role from France, America and Britain
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