Fourteen go on trial over deadliest Channel small boats disaster
Fourteen suspected people smugglers have gone on trial in Paris for their role in the worst ever small boats disaster in the English Channel. In November 2021, at least 30 men, women and children drowned when their motorised dinghy deflated and started…
‘US Midterm elections tend to be referendums on the unpopularity of the president’
Annette Young is pleased to welcome Michelle Swers, Professor of Government at Georgetown University. She frames the New Hampshire primary as both a major Senate contest and an unusually strong indication of the national political climate ahead of…
British widow faces deportation from Sweden after 22 years
A 78-year-old British widow has told the BBC she is struggling to eat or sleep as the Swedish government threatens to deport her over a late post-Brexit residence application. Joyce Thomas, a retired nurse, moved to Sweden 22 years ago with her husband,…
The ‘Brenaissance’: Brendan Fraser on ‘Pressure’, winning an Oscar in ‘The Whale’ and ‘The Mummy 4’ – arts24
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In West Bank, date farmers weigh impact of UK sanctions on Israeli settlers
Juicy brown and ripening yellow dates dangle down from the branches of each palm tree at Israeli settler farms in the Jordan Valley, in the occupied West Bank. This year, as Israeli growers get ready for a good harvest, they are also preparing for the…
Sounding the fire alarm: Why French firefighters are going on strike – Entre Nous
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New air-quality documents reveal asbestos ‘nearly everywhere’ after 9/11 attacks
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a tranche of 170,000 documents that show officials had concerns about air quality in Manhattan soon after the 9/11 attacks, even as the public was told the air was safe. The mayor said the documents reveal…
New Hampshire voters pick 2026 midterm candidates
A late surge by a progressive challenger has injected drama into New Hampshire’s Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday, threatening to complicate US Representative Chris Pappas’ path to nomination. In one of the last states holding primaries…
Fears for children’s safety in West Bank school as settler attacks rise
A school in the occupied West Bank has been surrounded by barbed-wire fencing as Palestinian parents fear for their children’s safety due to the rise of Israeli settler attacks in the area. The isolated village of al-Mughayyir, north-east of…
France, UK to join 10 other countries in banning goods from Israeli West Bank settlements
France will launch a process to ban products from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Tuesday, amid rising settler violence that has further undermined prospects for a two-state solution with the…