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‘It’s like living in a prison’: inside the besieged Palestinian village isolated from the rest of the West Bank
Since the 7 October attack, and the ensuing war in Gaza, restrictions in Beit Iksa have become even more suffocating. In January this year, four-year-old Ruqayya Jahalin, her mother and her five ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
How a Palestinian and an Israeli united to document West Bank demolitions
Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham discuss filming the brutal displacement of villagers by Israeli forces in ‘No Other Land’World - Financial Times - October 23 -
Destructive Israeli Raid in West Bank Kills 5, Palestinians Say
The Israeli military said its soldiers had engaged in close combat in the Nur Shams area of the occupied territory.World - The New York Times - November 1 -
Israel Strikes Syria for Second Day, Targeting Hezbollah Weapons Facilities
The military said the attacks were meant to reduce the transfer of weapons and intelligence from Iran through Syria to Hezbollah, the armed group in Lebanon.World - The New York Times - November 5 -
Middle East crisis live: world leaders express ‘grave concern’ at Israeli vote to ban Unrwa; deadly airstrikes reported in Lebanon
Israel passes bill dealing huge blow to humanitarian efforts in Gaza and the West Bank; at least 60 people killed in latest reported strikes . . The Israeli army told residents in parts of ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Israeli or Palestinian, U.S. Voters in the West Bank Say Biden Let Them Down
Tens of thousands of U.S. citizens live in the Israeli-occupied territory, on opposing sides of an entrenched conflict, where neither Palestinians nor Israelis have much enthusiasm for Kamala Harris.World - The New York Times - November 5 -
‘The UK should know what their government is supporting’: the Israeli and Palestinian film-makers shining a light on West Bank violence
No Other Land has won its directors awards – but also forced them to leave their families facing the dangers depicted . The Palestinian and Israeli makers of an award-winning film about land ...World - The Guardian - November 9 -
Guardians of the gibbons: inside the Indian village where humans and hoolocks live side by side
Villagers in Barekuri, Assam, have lived closely with endangered hoolock gibbons for generations. A new Guardian documentary shows their bond – and the fight to protect them. On a misty winter ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
The West Bank Is on the Edge of Economic Collapse
After over a year of war, the economy in the occupied West Bank is being choked off by restrictions on Palestinians’ movements in the territory, the cancellation of work permits in Israel and ...World - The Wall Street Journal - November 5 -
Israeli minister says ‘certain progress’ on Lebanon ceasefire talks but Hezbollah says it has not been involved – Middle East crisis live
New foreign minister says diplomatic efforts are taking place through US mediation but Hezbollah says it has not seen any proposal. Lebanon ’s National News Agency reports Israeli planes carried ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
Navalny's memoir details isolation and suffering in a Russian prison — and how he never lost hope
In his posthumous memoir “Patriot,” Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny tracks the boredom, isolation, exhaustion, suffering and absurdity of prison life, while commenting on everything from ...World - ABC News - October 22 -
Navalny's memoir details isolation and suffering in a Russian prison — and how he never lost hope
In his posthumous memoir “Patriot,” Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny tracks the boredom, isolation, exhaustion, suffering and absurdity of prison life, while commenting on everything from ...Entertainment - ABC News - October 22 -
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High-security prison 'like an airport' for drones
Inmates are burning holes in cell windows to allow in the drones in at the prison, inspectors say.Top stories - BBC News - November 5 -
Homeless prison leavers twice as likely to reoffend
New data suggests prison leavers who are homeless are more likely to commit another offence.Top stories - BBC News - November 10 -
'My autistic son is like a prisoner in hospital'
Sebastian has been deemed fit for discharge but the 19-year-old has nowhere suitable to go.Top stories - BBC News - November 13 -
US leads efforts to keep lifeline for West Bank lenders open
Yellen warns Netanyahu of ‘economic catastrophe’ if Israel refuses to extend waiver for Palestine banksBusiness - Financial Times - October 28 -
Far-right Israeli minister’s call to annex West Bank sparks outrage
Diplomats including EU’s Josep Borrell say move would breach international law and threaten regional stabilityBusiness - Financial Times - November 12 -
Trump's Win Spurs New Push for West Bank Annexation in Israel
The idea is seen as illegal by most of the international community and could threaten Israel’s relations with its Arab allies.World - The Wall Street Journal - November 13 -
Israeli Right, Pushing to Annex West Bank, Sees Allies in Trump’s Picks
Arab Americans and liberal Jewish voters, however, have ample reason to fear the naming of pro-settlement, pro-Netanyahu officials to top foreign policy posts in the new administration.Top stories - The New York Times - November 14 -
What the Mike Huckabee pick could signal for the West Bank
The West Bank has seen escalating violence since Oct. 7, with Israeli soldiers pursuing militants in residential areas and Jewish settlers mounting attacks on Palestinians in land grabs. Elizabeth ...World - CBS News - 6 days ago -
Family of U.S. activist killed in West Bank still demanding answers
The sister of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, an American activist killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, says her idealistic vision of the U.S. has been shattered.Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
U.S. hits Israeli settler group with sanctions over West Bank violence
The United States imposed sanctions on an Israeli settler group it accused of helping perpetrate violence in the occupied West Bank.Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
‘Total oppression’: West Bank children being killed at unprecedented rate
Huge rise in attacks by Israeli settlers and soldiers killed 171 children in year after 7 October. Mohammad was 12, a football-mad teenager who spent his days dreaming of a career on the pitch and ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Will Israel annex the occupied West Bank after Trump takes office?
A senior Israeli official has said openly that the West Bank should become part of Israel, not a future Palestine. Could it happen under Trump?Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Crashing waves in a hilltop village, a night of terror from Spain's floods
Irene Cuevas says she has the roar of the waves produced by a flash flood burned into her memoryWorld - ABC News - November 3 -
‘No Use for Hatred’: A Village Seeks to Move On From a U.S. Massacre
The hamlet of My Lai is infamous for American war crimes, but now it holds lessons in resilience and how to let go of anger.Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
Why is only limited aid getting to Palestinians inside Gaza?
A month has passed since Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin delivered an ultimatum to Israeli officials, calling on them to ramp up aid to Gaza within 30 days or ...World - ABC News - November 12 -
Stephen Bannon, Released From Prison, Says He Is ‘Empowered’
Mr. Bannon, the combative right-wing strategist, said if Trump’s vote totals on Election Day look like 2020, he should once again declare himself the winner.Top stories - The New York Times - October 29 -
Palestinian patients evacuated from Gaza for treatment abroad
Seriously injured and ill Palestinians were evacuated in one of the biggest operations in months.Top stories - BBC News - November 7 -
Billionaires like Elon Musk don’t just think they’re better than the rest of us – they hate us | Zoe Williams
The ultra-wealthy talk about solving the climate crisis or ending inequality. But what they’re really interested in is outliving or escaping anyone poorer than them. Nearly three years ago, I ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
Moscow says first Ukrainian attack on Russia with US-made missiles signals west wants to escalate conflict – Russia-Ukraine war live
Russian foreign minister says his country will do everything possible to avoid nuclear war after Ukraine fires Atacms into Russia for first time . Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Prison officer to The Voice star: 'I felt like Hannah Montana'
Hollie Peabody returns to work in the prisons service after getting to the semi-finals of The Voice.Top stories - BBC News - November 13 -
‘I felt like a prisoner’: the domestic workers ‘trapped’ by Canberra’s diplomatic employers
One staff member was paid as little as 65 cents an hour and worked a seven-day week with no respite. Advocates say it’s modern slavery. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Christian Vieri: ‘Just like the West Indies, you’ve got to be confident in life’
Inter legend enjoyed a remarkable career in Spain and Italy, but football was not his only love growing up in Sydney. I am having to explain to Christian Vieri that despite us being in London and ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Florida's convicted killer clown released from prison
A woman who pleaded guilty to dressing as a clown and in 1990 murdering the wife of a man she later married has been released from a Florida prison.Top stories - CBS News - November 2 -
Diddy called witnesses from prison, prosecutors say
The star is accused of paying inmates for their phone privileges, and trying to influence witnesses.Top stories - BBC News - 3 days ago
