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Protesters flood streets of Philippines over state corruption | Philippines
Tens of thousands of Filipinos took to the streets on Sunday to protest against government corruption after it was alleged that taxpayers have lost billions of dollars to bogus flood relief projects. Students, church groups, celebrities, and citizens from different political camps filled the streets in Manila and other cities. Lawmakers and officials are alleged […]
How will recognition of Palestinian statehood be greeted in the UK? | Politics
1. How will the decision be met within the Labour party? The Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023 were met with horror across the British political spectrum. Yet soon after, concern began to mount around the scale of Israel’s response. As the death toll rose, and the situation on the ground in Gaza […]
‘Not enough in itself’: wary welcome in West Bank over recognition of Palestine | Palestinian territories
Abu Said, a barber, is busy. It is a weekend and though the narrow streets of al-Am’ari camp are hot and quiet, his shop is crowded. Everyone in al-Am’ari, on the outskirts of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, knows that the UK, France, Portugal and Canada have said they will recognise a Palestinian state […]
Disruption continues at Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin airports after cyber-attack | Airline industry
Hundreds of thousands of passengers at Heathrow and Berlin airports faced flight delays on Sunday after a cyber-attack hit check-in desk software, while cancellations at Brussels airport suggested that disruption for Europe’s air travel would continue into Monday. Airlines were forced to revert to slower manual check-ins from Friday night after the attack hit Collins […]
Venice police fine parents of children who played football in public square | Italy
Italy might be a football-loving country but that did not stop police in Venice from pursuing a group of unlikely targets: 14 children who fell foul for playing the game in a public square, leading to fines presented to their parents, in a move that has sparked a debate about the rights of young people […]
Wealth tax would be deadly for French economy, says Europe’s richest man | Bernard Arnault
Europe’s richest man, the luxury goods magnate Bernard Arnault, has said that a wealth tax that could cost him more than €1bn (£817m) would be deadly for France’s economy. The French founder of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton said in a statement to the Sunday Times that calls for a 2% wealth tax on all […]
UK recognises Palestine as an independent state | UK news
The UK has formally recognised Palestine as an independent state, Keir Starmer has announced. The deeply symbolic move comes seven decades after the end of the British mandate in Palestine and the formation of the state of Israel. Canada and Australia on Sunday also made their own formal declarations recognising Palestine before a conference of […]
Lammy hints at U-turn to allow Palestinian scholars to bring children to UK | Immigration and asylum
David Lammy has hinted that the UK government could U-turn to allow Palestinian scholars to bring their children to the UK. A group of 34 Palestinian students, including Chevening scholars, with places at British universities have been given permission to continue their studies in Britain. But nearly all have been told by the Foreign Office […]
UK set to recognise Palestinian state on Sunday | Gaza
The UK is expected to recognise a Palestinian state on Sunday after Israel failed to meet the conditions set out by Keir Starmer in July. The prime minister is set to make the announcement after concluding the humanitarian situation has deteriorated significantly in the past few weeks. The move comes despite pressure from the US […]
Zelenskyy accuses allies of ‘wasting time’ as he prepares for Trump meeting | Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Volodymyr Zelenskyy will urge Donald Trump to impose sanctions on Russia when they meet next week at the United Nations in New York, and has called on Ukraine’s allies to “stop wasting time”. Zelenskyy said he expected further sanctions to be imposed if Vladimir Putin refuses to meet him for face-to-face talks or to agree […]