Saeed Pourreza
Press TV, London
A British activist jailed over a raid on an Israeli arms firm is on her fourth week of hunger strike.
Supporters say her health is failing and…
Category: 2. World
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US prisoners join strike in solidarity with Palestine Action activist on hunger strike in UK jail
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Venice Film Festival stunned by documentary on Palestinian child martyr
A documentary depicting the plight of a Palestinian child, who was martyred last year after Israeli forces struck the car she was hiding in with hundreds of tank shells, has drawn a 22-minute-long standing ovation,…
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UK and allies ready to back Ukraine before and after peace deal
Sarah RainsfordBBC Southern and Eastern Europe Correspondent
BBCThe UK and its allies stand ready to support Ukraine before negotiations to end the war as well as to secure an eventual peace deal, the UK defence secretary says.
On the eve of a…
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Experts aim to close the language gap
Pumza FihlaniBBC News in Johannesburg
BBCFarmer Kelebogile Mosime uses an AI app that speaks her language Although Africa is home to a huge proportion of the world’s languages – well over a quarter according to some estimates – many are missing…
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How China spectacle shows dangers of Trump’s trade policy
Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent
Getty ImagesChinese soldiers take part the ‘Victory Day’ parade in Beijing The military might of the People’s Republic of China was on full display in a parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of…
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UAE warns Israel that annexing West Bank would cross ‘red line’
The United Arab Emirates has warned Israel that annexing the occupied West Bank would cross a “red line” and undermine the spirit of the Abraham Accords that normalised relations between the two countries.
A senior Emirati official, Lana…
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How this Afghan family ended up held by ICE in bureaucratic limbo
Nadine YousifBBC News, Toronto
BBC NewsAn Afghan woman in Canada says her family has been kept apart by recent changes to US asylum policies under Donald Trump. In a quiet, leafy suburb of Toronto, a 30-year-old Afghan woman spends most afternoons…
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It’s 4,000 miles from Ukraine
Steve RosenbergRussia editor in Vladivostok
BBCAll the players in Soyuz, the local Para ice hockey team, lost limbs fighting in Ukraine At an ice rink in Vladivostok in Russia’s far east, 30-year-old Dmitry Afanasyev is in training with teammates…
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As the 50% tariff impasse continues, is retaliation an option for India?
Nikhil InamdarBBC News, Mumbai
Hindustan Times via Getty ImagesProlonged 50% tariffs could shave off as much as 0.8% of India’s GDP US President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on India came into effect on 27 August. So far, rather than retaliating,…
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