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France students plan more protests, UN ’concerned’ over violence
Student union representative Marius Mesnil said "we’re being offered a few crumbs", while calling for another wave of demonstrations Tuesday.
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Politics
Palestinian elections set to delay due to worsening conditions
The Palestinians have not held legislative or presidential elections since 2005-06, after which Abbas’ rival, the Islamist group Hamas won.
Culture
Yeşim Ustaoğlu on the journey behind What Remains
We speak to Yeşim Ustaoğlu about her latest film focusing on motherhood, love and the desire to break free from a life that no longer feels like your own
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Trump says Witkoff ’doing very well’ in Iran talks
Donald Trump says Steve Witkoff is making progress in Iran talks but a deal with Tehran is not his preferred outcome.
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March for Palestine to mark Gaza genocide planned across US
March for Palestine events are planned in cities across the US this Saturday to mark three years of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
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Egypt prepares to deploy troops to Somalia
Egypt has not released any information about the size of the contingent it would deploy within the mission or within bilateral cooperation with Somalia.
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US military to livestream Fort Hood shooter execution
His execution will be the first by the US military since 1961, and the first it has carried out by firing squad since World War II.
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lsrael’s genocide squeezes Gaza into smaller territory
Although the Strip’s area stays around 365 sq km, the space available for residents, movement, and agriculture has dramatically shrunk by Israel.
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Trump says no Iran attack before elections, deadlock in Hormuz
Trump claims that no attacks are planned against Iran before the upcoming 3 November US midterm elections.
Health
Israeli forces kill seven in Gaza
Seven Palestinians were killed in separate Israeli strikes on Thursday, according to Gaza’s civil defence rescue service.
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Saudi nursery hit by debris as Houthis target Riyadh airport
A nursery and a medical complex in Riyadh were damaged by debris from a missile interception on Thursday, as Yemen’s Houthis targeted the capital’s airport.
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US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran’s shadow fleet
The US stepped up economic pressure on Tehran on Thursday, imposing sanctions on 17 dark vessels involved in transporting Iranian oil.
Politics
Why Morocco is deepening ties with Israel despite public anger
As Morocco furthers normalisation with Israel, recent protests show an enduring divide between widespread Palestine solidarity and the kingdom’s foreign policy.
Politics
UK: Burnham faces challenge from Greens in Starmer’s old seat
Voters are heading to the polls in the London constituency of Holborn and St Pancras for a by-election hotly contested between Labour and the Green Party
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Mamdani denounces Gaza war in October 7 statement
Mamdani called the Hamas-led October 7 attacks “profoundly painful” while condemning Israel’s genocidal Gaza war, prompting criticism from pro-Israel groups
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Israeli forces killed at least 69 in southern Syria since 2024
The killings come amid a rise in ground incursions, detentions, raids on homes, and checkpoints being installed
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Oxford Union restores uncensored Susan Abulhawa Gaza speech
The writer’s speech was restored, uncensored, after a two-year battle following the institution’s removal of five passages
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UAE blocks Israeli flights after flydubai cockpit attack
Israeli airlines have cancelled flights from Dubai after the UAE withdrew landing permission amid reports of disputes over the flydubai hijacking incident