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Protesters target Tesla showrooms in US over Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 16 16
Trump threatens to cut US aid to Argentina if Milei loses election
From theguardian.com, on Oct 14, 14 14
Macron convenes European leaders for Ukraine summit amid tension with US
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 11 11
Prayer and prosecutions: the US ‘hate group’ waging war over Britain’s abortion clinic buffer zones
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 11 14
Starmer ready to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine if peace deal reached
From theguardian.com, on Feb 18, 10 10
Ukraine not invited to US-Russia peace talks in Saudi Arabia, source says
From bbc.com, on Feb 17, 10 10
UK hopes to be a ‘bridge’ between Europe and Trump’s US, minister says
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 9 9
‘This is so vile’: Young Republicans face backlash after racist chats leaked
From theguardian.com, on Oct 15, 8 8
Where do babies come from? Robert F Kennedy Jr doesn’t seem to know | Arwa Mahdawi
From theguardian.com, on Oct 15, 8 8
From theguardian.com
‘Strategic and moral mistakes’: US politicians step up condemnation of Israel
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Democrat warns Hamas could become stronger if Israel wages all-out Rafah assault, while Blinken offers more measured comments
on May 12, 2024
From theguardian.com
Terrified families flee Rafah as Israel set to open all-out assault
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Leaflet instructs Palestinians to leave southern Gaza city as Benjamin Netanyahu shuns pressure from Joe Biden
on May 12, 2024
From theguardian.com
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Gaza counter-protesters at UCLA took part in anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-vaccine events across southern California, researchers say
on May 11, 2024
From theguardian.com
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State department also says not enough concrete evidence to link specific US-supplied weapons to violations
on May 11, 2024
From bbc.com
US says Israel may have breached international law using American weapons - BBC News
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Report says it is "reasonable to assess" there have been breaches in Gaza, but admits it does not have "complete information".
on May 11, 2024
From theguardian.com
Nearly all Gaza campus protests in the US have been peaceful, study finds
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Analysis of 553 protests in solidarity with Palestinians between 18 April and 3 May found 97% of them did not cause serious damage
on May 10, 2024
From cnn.com
Israeli whistleblowers detail horror of shadowy detention facility for Palestinians | CNN
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At a military base that now doubles as a detention center in Israel’s Negev desert, an Israeli working at the facility snapped two photographs of a scene that he says continues to haunt him.
on May 11, 2024
From theguardian.com
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Little indication of a change of Kremlin personnel but Ukrainian president moves against personal protection head after assassination plot
on May 10, 2024
From bbc.com
Ukraine says it repulsed Russian bid to cross border
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The attempt came during an attack on a town in the northeastern Kharkiv region, says the military.
on May 10, 2024
From theguardian.com
‘We will fight with our fingernails’ says Netanyahu after US threat to curb arms
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Israeli prime minister says country can ‘stand alone’ and cites the ‘heroism and arms embargo’ of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war
on May 9, 2024