Actors, writers condemn UK anti-terror law targeting Sally Rooney
Dozens of leading figures term the UK law banning Palestine Action a ‘repressive absurdity’.
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UK police rule out probe into Palestine Action post by PM adviser’s wife
Met Police determine X post by Sarah Helm, seen to endorse Palestine Action, does ‘not meet the criminal threshold’.
US ambassador urges Israel to prosecute attackers of American journalist
US Secretary of State Rubio separately urges Israel to ‘crack down’ on settler violence after attack on photographer.
Israeli settlers attack European diplomats during West Bank olive harvest
Four Palestinian women and a child are among those injured in separate ongoing Israeli assaults and pogroms.
Protests spread across France as ‘yellow vests’ set to join
Demonstrations began in mid-September at schools and have expanded, tapping into wider grievances.
Sudan’s army claims dozens of RSF fighters killed in Nyala attack
Rapid Support Forces accuse army of killing 30 civilians in attack on Nyala’s busy livestock market.
Israeli raids and arrests in southern Syria push population to the brink
Survivors recount brutal prison conditions, enduring beatings, restraints and psychological abuse by Israeli soldiers.
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Healthcare crisis escalating in Yemen’s besieged Taiz
Fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and the internationally recognised government is deepening the humanitarian crisis.
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Italy probes Israel’s Katz over abuse, sexual assault of flotilla activists
Rome prosecutors also name 12 senior military, police and prison officials over alleged abuse of detained activists.
UK PM adviser’s wife expresses ‘support’ for Palestine Action
Police reviewing social media post by writer Sarah Helm, wife of Burnham’s National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell.
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Palestinians, US journalist attacked in West Bank pogrom: What we know
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians harvesting olives and severely beat Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine.
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