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Pita Limjaroenrat says time is on the side of his youthful Move Forward party that took on the establishment and shook up Thailand’s ‘half-baked democracy’
Pita Limjaroenrat is playing the long game. “Our time will come”, he says confidently.
Israel warns Gaza residents to ‘get out now’ and says it will stop supplying electricity, fuel and goods, vowing unprecedented retaliation
Guardian staff and agencies
Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel is embarking on a “long and difficult war” after a surprise attack by Palestinian militants led to hundreds of deaths, the seizure of dozens of Israeli hostages, and sparked fears of a regional escalation.… Read the rest
Paris says it is unable to work with putschists, leaving efforts to counter Islamists in Sahel in disarray
Angelique Chrisafis in Paris and agencies
France will begin withdrawing troops from Niger this week following a coup in the west African country, in what marks a turning point in western nations’ efforts to counter a decade-long Islamist insurgency in the Sahel region.… Read the rest
When the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced he would withdraw France’s ambassador and troops from Niger after a military takeover, the new regime welcomed a historic step forward for the country.
At least 5.4 million people have been displaced by the fierce fighting that broke out in the country in April
Peter Beaumont and Zeinab Mohammed Salih in Omdurman
Humanitarian officials say the widening conflict in Sudan has left them trying to “plan for the apocalypse” as aid supply lines are disrupted and more people are displaced both internally and across the country’s borders.