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Secunder Kermani
Secunder Kermani is an award-winning journalist and a Foreign Affairs Correspondent for Channel 4 News. He is one of the few foreign journalists to have reported inside rebel-held territory in Myanmar, where a brutal civil war is raging, and also…
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Biden announces major tariff increase on Chinese-imported green tech
President Biden has sharply increased tariffs on billions of dollars of Chinese imports, targeting electric cars and other green technologies.
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Manhunt underway after French prison officers killed in ambush
A huge manhunt is underway in northern France after two prison officers were shot dead when their prison van was ambushed – three other guards were left seriously hurt.
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UK facing ‘most dangerous time country has ever known’ says Sunak
Rishi Sunak has warned that the UK faces the most dangerous few years it has ever known, under the threat from authoritarian states like Russia and China.
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Eurovision final: protests, expulsion and an unexplained absence
The Eurovision Song Contest has long brought a chaotic energy through its over-the-top performances. But the drama in this year’s competition is as much behind the scenes as it is on stage. Recent days have seen protests over Israel’s participation and a police investigation of a contestant. Today brought an expulsion and an unexplained absence.
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Rafah: Is Israel’s ground invasion of southern city imminent?
Israel’s new orders for more residents of Rafah to leave are being viewed with concern, not only by Palestinians being asked to uproot yet again, but also by observers who see the demand as a precursor to a potential ground invasion. The Americans have been warning Israel against that for weeks now. Also of note;…
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UNRWA closes East Jerusalem HQ after alleged arson attack
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees is the primary source of aid to Gaza.
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Two state solution only way for Palestine UN membership, says senior adviser to Biden
We spoke to President Biden’s senior adviser on Middle East humanitarian issues David Satterfield, who was until very recently also the Special Envoy to this region.
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Israel poised to attack Rafah as UN General Assembly votes for Palestine membership
For five days there has been no fuel and almost no aid entering Gaza, according to UN agencies, which issued fresh warnings today of “even more unprecedented levels of emergency”.
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Locations for 16 new special needs schools in England announced
It’s a challenge faced by families up and down the country – finding a school that provides support for children with additional needs.
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Inside the King’s College encampment at Cambridge University
University leaders were summoned to Downing Street today for talks on how to protect Jewish staff and students, amid growing anger over Israel’s war in Gaza.
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Wandsworth Prison issued urgent improvement notice after serious security failings found
HMP Wandsworth hit the headlines last year when an inmate escaped.
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US pausing arms shipments ‘extraordinarily unprecedented’ says former PM Ehud Olmert
Ehud Olmert is a former Israeli prime minister and a critic of the current government.
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Ceasefire deal ‘last opportunity to bring everyone back’ says family of Israeli hostage
We spoke to Daniel Lifshitz – both his grandparents were taken by Hamas on October 7th.
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‘We’re afraid of a ground invasion coming imminently’, says Rafah refugee
Before news broke about a potential ceasefire, we spoke to Ghada Alkurd – a Gazan woman who sought refuge in Rafah after fleeing from the north of the city.
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Stormzy opens Merky FC HQ to provide youth opportunities in Croydon
Not content with launching his own publishing arm and scholarship programme, the British rapper Stormzy has now turned his attention to professional football. While there may seem to be plenty of diversity on the pitch, there certainly isn’t off it.
