Hollywood is “waking up, becoming aware” of Palestinian stories
Cherien Dabis, talks about the difficulties in providing audiences with Palestinian stories and distributing her film.
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HMRC trial of child benefit crackdown wrongly suspected fraud in 46% of cases
Exclusive: Almost half of families flagged as emigrants based on Home Office travel data were still living in UKHome Office travel records used in a trial of a controversial anti-fraud crackdown th...
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Welcome to 21st-century politics: a bitter revolt against power that will consume Labour and the Tories | John Harris
A mood of turbulence and insurgency against the two main parties has been building for years – and could claim new victims Westminster has a habit of staging occasions that are at once both lacklus...
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Could urban farming feed the world?
From back gardens to hi-tech hydroponics, the future of food doesn’t have to be ruralIn 1982, artist Agnes Denes planted 2.2 acres of wheat on waste ground in New York’s Battery Park, near the...
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‘Ambition is a punishing sphere for women’: author Maggie Nelson on why Taylor Swift is the Sylvia Plath of her generation
What do Swift and Plath have in common, and should Kamala Harris have spoken out about her political ambitions? The Argonauts author turns her lens on poetry, pop and patriarchyMaggie Nelson is an&...
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Here’s what a new US-Mexico-Canada trade deal should look like
The old WTO model is dead — sovereign control and national security matter
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The OBR’s budget verdict is important, but the bond market’s reaction is truly key
Keeping the City onside is Rachel Reeves’s priority but it’s far from an easy task given its simplistic, misplaced views on welfare cutsThere are less than three weeks to go. In the lengthy wait fo...
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian man during occupied West Bank raid
Abdel Rahman Darawsha, 26, shot by Israeli troops during a raid on Far'a refugee camp in the south of Tubas town.
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Nandy apologises for breaking rules on football regulator appointment
Report finds that new football regulator David Kogan had made two separate donations of £1,450 to the culture secretary.
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Dollar volatility tumbles as currency markets move past ‘Trump shock’
Investor expectations of US currency swings have fallen to lowest since before last year’s presidential election
ft.com
Kiwis and Jillaroos triumph at Pacific Championships
New Zealand's men and Australia's women triumph at the Pacific Championships with decisive victories in Parramatta.
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How social media amplified hate rhetoric against Mamdani
For months, social feeds pushed Islamophobic attacks on Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s mayor-elect.
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Charting the History of New York’s Middle Eastern Community
A New York Public Library exhibition features nearly two centuries of cultural, social and political artifacts on Middle Easterners and North Africans in the city.
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Last youth centre in one of England’s most deprived coastal areas faces closure
Pie Factory Music in Ramsgate, Kent, runs creative projects and provides a range of support services, but the building that houses the centre is due to be sold off in FebruaryThe last remaining you...
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‘We don’t want to leave people shocked and trembling’: inside the graphic new play tackling violent porn addiction
In the Royal Court’s Porn Play, Ambika Mod stars as an academic hiding a damaging addiction. She and the drama’s creators discuss the challenges of staging masturbation, and getting audiences to re...
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AI-powered nimbyism could grind UK planning system to a halt, experts warn
Tools that help people scan applications and find grounds for objection have potential to hit government’s housebuilding plansThe government’s plan to use artificial intelligence to accelerate plan...
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Valuable lessons and tough losses - world number one Sabalenka's 2025
How some self-reflection on a mid-season holiday helped Aryna Sabalenka go from near-misses to year-end number one.
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Mamdani cites Malcolm X during first Friday prayers after NYC mayoral win
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani attended Friday prayers at a mosque in Puerto Rico.
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As Super Typhoon Fung-wong nears, Philippines on edge
The storm already kills at least one person, disrupts power and forces evacuations of nearly one million people.
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The president blamed for shattering Tanzania's aura of stability
The manner of Samia Suluhu Hassan's re-election has earned the country a rare rebuke from the African Union.
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Japan Issues Tsunami Advisory After Strong Earthquake Off Its Coast
Kuji Bay on the coast of Kuji city of Iwate prefecture, Japan, last year.
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Activists protest PETA’s ‘silence’ over Israel’s killing of animals
Activists protested against PETA in Washington DC, for their silence over animals killed by Israel across Palestine.
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Special voting for forces and displaced in Iraq parliamentary polls begins
Nearly 1.3 million members of the security forces and more than 26,500 internally displaced people are eligible to vote.
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Developers met ministers dozens of times over planning bill while ecologists were shut out
Exclusive: Leading ecologists say warnings over threat to wildlife have been ignored in drive to build 1.5m new homesThe scale of lobbying of ministers by developers on Labour’s landmark planning c...
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Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sitesDrax power plant has continued to burn 250-year-old trees sourced from some...
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Israeli Academics Find Themselves Isolated Despite Gaza Cease-Fire
A protest in May 2024 calling for the University of Amsterdam to cut ties with Israeli institutions.
nytimes.com
New Zealand hold off late fightback from West Indies to win third T20I
Kyle Jamieson bowled a superb final over to seal a nine-run win for New Zealand over the West Indies on Sunday in the third T20I at the Saxton Oval.
skysports.com
BBC on Luzon Island as super typhoon nears Philippines
Typhoon Fung Wong will bring sustained winds of 185 km/h (155mph) and torrential rain to several areas on Sunday.
bbc.com
Nearly 1 million Filipinos evacuate as Super Typhoon Fung-wong approaches
Philippines weather bureau warns of 'life-threatening conditions' as super storm heads for its largest island.
aljazeera.com
Ogier cuts Evans' WRC lead before Saudi finale
Elfyn Evans will take a World Rally Championship lead of just three points into the final round of the season after rival Sebastien Ogier wins Rally Japan.
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Transfer rumors, news: Chelsea, Spurs tracking Juventus striker David
Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are poised to make a move for Canada international striker Jonathan David. Transfer Talk has the latest news and rumors.
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The man who shot Al Capone: Jun Fujita’s Chicago – in pictures
Disasters, riots, gangsters and construction … early 20th-century Chicago is seen here through the lens of the pioneering Japanese-American photojournalist, poet and artist Jun Fujita. His life and...
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AJ? Ngannou? Who will Jake Paul fight now
Jake Paul cancelled his November exhibition after a civil lawsuit was filed against Gervonta Davis. With Paul still looking to box in December, Sky Sports’ Andy Scott considers what his optio...
skysports.com
Wane: I know I'm right man to lead England into World Cup despite Ashes woes
England head coach Shaun Wane insists he is the right man to lead England into the Rugby League World Cup 2026 despite being on the end of a 3-0 Ashes loss to Australia.
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Philippines Braces for Typhoon Fung-Wong, While Still Reeling From the Last Storm
A highway flooded from heavy rain brought by Typhoon Fung-wong in Mindanao, Philippines, on Saturday.
nytimes.com
TV tonight: the heartbreaking story of a forbidden affair during the Troubles
A Catholic and a Protestant fall in love in emotional drama Trespasses. Plus: David Attenborough’s fierce new nature series. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, Channel 4 Continue reading...
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Amid squabbles, bombast and competing interests, what can Cop30 achieve?
Climate summit in Brazil needs to find way to stop global heating accelerating amid stark divisions“It broke my heart.” Surangel Whipps, president of the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, was sitting i...
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New Tandy era aims to lift Wales from doldrums
Wales kick-start a new era under Steve Tandy today, and fans will hope the arrival of the new head coach can help restore some pride to the Welsh jersey.
bbc.com
Inquiry to review rise in young people not working or studying
Former Labour Health Secretary Alan Milburn will lead the investigation, with conclusions set to be published next summer.
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Life found in a place scientists thought impossible
Deep beneath the ocean, scientists uncovered thriving microbial life in one of Earth’s harshest environments—an area with a pH of 12, where survival seems nearly impossible. Using lipid biomarkers...
sciencedaily.com
What Mamdani and Martha Stewart tell us about the vibe shift
An election win and a politically incorrect cookbook show that Americans are embracing candour over caution
ft.com
Gulf between rich and poor risks US downturn, Fed official warns
John Williams suggests poorer Americans’ mounting problems could be a factor in whether the central bank cuts rates next month
ft.com
Messi scores two goals as Inter Miami eliminate Nashville in playoffs
Star forward Lionel Messi and Inter Miami advanced to MLS Cup East semifinals with Game 3 playoff win over Nashville.
aljazeera.com
Djokovic withdraws from ATP Finals after record-setting Athens win
Novak Djokovic has pulled out of ATP Finals after beating Lorenzo Musetti, but not before setting new hardcourt mark.
aljazeera.com
Meet the desert survivor that grows faster the hotter it gets
In Death Valley’s relentless heat, Tidestromia oblongifolia doesn’t just survive—it thrives. Michigan State University scientists discovered that the plant can quickly adjust its photosynthetic mac...
sciencedaily.com
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,354
Here are the key events from day 1,354 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
aljazeera.com
US senators look for way out of shutdown at rare weekend session
The record shutdown is now in its 39th day and has affected everything, from food aid to air travel.
aljazeera.com
Stanford discovers an extraordinary crystal that could transform quantum tech
Stanford scientists found that strontium titanate improves its performance when frozen to near absolute zero, showing extraordinary optical and mechanical behavior. Its nonlinear and piezoelectric...
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“Really bizarre” quantum discovery defies the rules of physics
Researchers have discovered quantum oscillations inside an insulating material, overturning long-held assumptions. Their work at the National Magnetic Field Laboratory suggests that the effect orig...
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The ex-president's daughter who faces terror-related charges
South African Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, accused of stoking deadly protests, denies the charges.