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From the streets of Baghdad, I saw a clear line to the bloodshed in Gaza | Owen Jones
ByOwen Jones August 26, 2025

The west faced no reckoning for the death and destruction it wreaked in Iraq. That made the war crimes we’re now witnessing inevitable “You destroyed Iraq.” I had to wait for my companion, the Iraqi journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, to translate these word…

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David Lammy among 21 foreign ministers to condemn plan for illegal West Bank settlement
ByKiran Stacey Policy editor August 21, 2025

Israeli ambassador to UK summoned as joint statement says move will fuel further violence and break international lawDavid Lammy has joined 20 other foreign ministers around the world in condemning Israeli plans to build an illegal settlement on the We…

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David Lammy among 21 foreign ministers to condemn plan for illegal West Bank settlement
ByKiran Stacey Policy editor August 21, 2025

Israeli ambassador to UK summoned as joint statement says move will fuel further violence and break international lawDavid Lammy has joined 20 other foreign ministers around the world in condemning Israeli plans to build an illegal settlement on the We…

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UK among 27 countries to demand press given immediate access to Gaza
ByMichael Savage Media editor August 21, 2025

Germany, Australia and Ukraine also sign statement calling on Israel to end block on international media accessMiddle East crisis – latest updatesThe UK is among more than 20 countries demanding that Israel immediately give international journalists ac…

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I’m a legal refugee in Britain. So why am I always being treated like a criminal? | Ayman Alhussein
ByAyman Alhussein August 21, 2025

I’ve met wonderful people here who make me feel that I belong – but there are now many who see asylum seekers as an easy political targetHardly a day goes by without a new insult being hurled in the faces of asylum seekers and refugees. We’re scrounger…

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I’m a legal refugee in Britain. So why am I always being treated like a criminal? | Ayman Alhussein
ByAyman Alhussein August 21, 2025

I’ve met wonderful people here who make me feel that I belong – but there are now many who see asylum seekers as an easy political targetHardly a day goes by without a new insult being hurled in the faces of asylum seekers and refugees. We’re scrounger…

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UK to evacuate nine Gaza students with university scholarships
BySally Weale Education correspondent August 20, 2025

Move follows months of pressure from MPs, academics and campaigners, with dozens of other students still strandedNine students in Gaza with full scholarships to study at British universities have been told the UK government is working to facilitate the…

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Protester arrested over ‘Plasticine Action’ T-shirt: ‘How ridiculous is this?’
ByRobyn Vinter and Ben Quinn August 18, 2025

Miles Pickering says crowd at protest over Palestine Action ban was laughing at ‘silliness’ of scene as he was detainedIt was only after Miles Pickering arrived at Scotland Yard following his arrest that the police realised they had got things embarras…

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Protester arrested over ‘Plasticine Action’ T-shirt: ‘How ridiculous is this?’
ByRobyn Vinter and Ben Quinn August 18, 2025

Miles Pickering says crowd at protest over Palestine Action ban was laughing at ‘silliness’ of scene as he was detainedIt was only after Miles Pickering arrived at Scotland Yard following his arrest that the police realised they had got things embarras…

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UK’s chief rabbi criticises Labour’s Palestine pledge at march for hostages
ByMorgan Ofori August 10, 2025

Sir Ephraim Mirvis joins relatives of hostages in calling for their release before any recognition of a Palestinian stateThe chief rabbi has criticised Labour’s pledge to recognise a Palestinian state at a “national march for the hostages” in central L…

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