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Middle East crisis: Netanyahu says preparations for ground assault on Rafah will ‘take some time’ – as it happened

Israeli prime minister reiterates his intention to launch a ground offensive but cautions over timing

The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2024

China Blasts Critics Of New Hong Kong Security Law

China lashed out against critics of Hong Kong's new national security law on Wednesday, accusing the British government of having the "mindset of a coloniser" and condemning the EU's "hypocritical" position.

International Business Times · Mar 20, 2024

UK Delivers 2,000 Tonnes Of Food Aid To Gaza

UK delivers 2,000+ tonnes of food aid to Gaza, including a field hospital and relief items, to support over 275,000 people in need.

Top News · Mar 20, 2024

OPINION - Racism rows show the Conservatives can't decide what kind of party they are

Ministers are more collegiate than you might think. They'll do the nightmare media round, defend the indefensible, cling to absurdist logic – on one condition. If the prime minister sends them into battle, the line to take must not subsequently change. Because then, the punches they have endured are rendered…

Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2024

A radical Mideast proposal: What if the U.S. recognized a Palestinian state now?

The formula for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has long called for negotiating a Palestinian state. What if that were reversed and a state were declared first and then negotiated later?

WEKU · Mar 13, 2024

OPINION - Be bold Keir Starmer — and keep my old boss David Cameron as foreign secretary

At a time of unprecedented disconnection between public and politics, David Cameron’s appointment as Foreign Secretary was a rare moment that reached beyond Westminster.

Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2024

‘I tell the truth about what’s unknown’: Moor Mother on revealing Britain’s ongoing slavery links

The American poet and musician’s new album The Great Bailout tracks the money given to British slaveowners – including David Cameron’s ancestors. She explains why she is pessimistic about getting true justice

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2024

UK anti-Islamophobia body has not met for four years despite hate crime rise

Exclusive: Chair of working group raises concerns over Michael Gove’s failure to restart body that last met in 2020

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2024

Russia-Ukraine war: at least three killed and a dozen injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine, says Kyiv – as it happened

Shelling in eastern Ukraine kills three, 12 wounded in strike on Myrnograd, says Ukraine while Russia says one killed in Ukrainian shelling

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2024

Ukraine war briefing: Pope urges Ukraine to have courage of ‘white flag’ and negotiate end to war

The 87-year-old pontiff said parties should ‘have the courage to negotiate’, and do so ‘before things get worse’ - what we know on day 746

The Guardian - AU · Mar 10, 2024