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Former hunger strikers from Ireland, Palestine and Guantanamo Bay call on the UK government to take immediate action.To the government of the United Kingdom: We, the undersigned, write to you today as survivors of state violence.We are a collective of former hunger strikers from Palestine, Ireland and Guantánamo Bay. Hunger strikes end only when power intervenes, or when people die. We learned, through pain, permanent damage, and watching our comrades fall, how states behave when prisoners have no choice but to refuse the only right afforded to them: food.As such, we write in uncompromising solidarity with the hunger strikers held today…
Killing comes amid record Israeli violence and settlement expansion across the occupied West Bank.A Palestinian man has died from gunshot wounds after Israeli forces opened fire on his vehicle in Hebron, amid escalating violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank as Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza shows no signs of abating.Shaker Falah al-Jaabari, 58, succumbed to his injuries on Sunday morning after being shot the previous night in eastern Hebron, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israel says Nickolay Mladenov to direct Trump’s proposed Gaza ‘peace board’list 2 of 3‘We just…
Four babies have died from the cold since November, as power cuts disable incubators and families in flooded tents struggle to keep their children alive.In the bitter cold of a Gaza winter, two-month-old Mohammed Abu Harbid has become the latest victim of Israel’s genocidal war that has stripped Palestinians of shelter, warmth and survival.Zaher al-Wahidi, director of health information at the Ministry of Health, told media the infant died from severe hypothermia at al-Rantisi Children’s Hospital.His death brings the number of children who have frozen to death in the enclave since November 2025 to four, and 12 since the start…
Parliament speaker warns US against any attack after Trump threatens military strikes amid nationwide protests.Iran’s state media say dozens of members of the security forces have been killed during protests against an economic crisis, as the parliament speaker warns the United States and Israel of retaliatory strikes if Washington attacks the country.State television said on Sunday that 30 members of the police and security forces were killed in Isfahan province and six others in Kermanshah in western Iran in the latest riots.The semiofficial Tasnim news agency reported that 109 security personnel had been killed in the protests across the country.The…
But it will not extinguish its people’s drive to survive, rebuild and prosper.I work for the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a Quaker organisation that has been present in Gaza for more than 77 years. AFSC began its work in 1948 when the United Nations asked it to organise relief efforts for Palestinian refugees who had been expelled from their land by Zionist forces.For two years, AFSC’s Gaza staff helped set up and run 10 refugee camps in al-Faluja, Bureij, Deir el-Balah, Gaza City, Jabalia, Maghazi, Nuseirat, Khan Younis and Rafah. They worked to provide food, shelter and sanitation as…
Seven others have been wounded in the latest attacks carried out in violation of the October ceasefire agreed between Israel and Hamas.Three Palestinians have been killed and seven wounded in Israeli attacks in different areas of the Gaza Strip in the latest violation of a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, according to medical sources.Sources told media the areas Israeli raids targeted overnight into Sunday included Rafah and Khan Younis in southern Gaza, the Zeitoun neighbourhood in the southeast of Gaza City and various other neighbourhoods across the besieged enclave.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Extreme cold kills…
Defence minister says Somalia has ‘confirmed information’ that Israel plans to forcibly move Palestinians to Somaliland.Somalia’s Defence Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi has accused Israel of planning to forcibly displace Palestinians to the breakaway region of Somaliland, denouncing the alleged plan as a “serious violation” of international law.In an interview with media on Saturday, Fiqi said Somalia has “confirmed information that Israel has a plan to transfer Palestinians and to send them to [Somaliland]”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4What does Israel’s recognition of Somaliland mean for the region?list 2 of 4Somaliland recognition: Israel’s foothold in the Horn of…
US military says the strikes are in response to an ISIL ambush that killed three American personnel in Palmyra last month.The United States has carried out another round of “large-scale” attacks against the ISIL or ISIS group in Syria following an ambush that killed two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter in the city of Palmyra last month.The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on Saturday that the attacks occurred at about 17:30 GMT and hit “multiple ISIS targets across Syria”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Relative calm in Syria’s Aleppo as Kurdish fighters disarmlist 2…
Barcelona and Real Madrid bring the El Clasico to Spanish Super Cup final for a third year as the latter defend crown.Who: Barcelona vs Real Madrid What: Spanish Super Cup final Where: King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia When: Sunday, January 11, at 8pm (19:00 GMT) How to follow: We will have all the buildup on media Sport from 15:00 GMT, in advance of our text commentary stream.One of sport’s greatest matchups will grace the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah on Sunday as Barcelona face fierce rivals Real Madrid in the final of the Spanish…
Egypt set up semifinal meeting with Senegal at 2025 Africa Cup of Nations by beating Ivory Coast 3-2 in thriller.Mohamed Salah scored, and Egypt eliminated the defending champions, Ivory Coast, to move into the 2025 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semifinals with a 3-2 victory.Liverpool forward Salah nabbed his fourth goal of the tournament – Egypt’s third of the game – in the 52nd minute of Saturday’s encounter, and the Pharaohs needed it, as Ivory Coast threatened to twice come back from two goals down.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘I didn’t set out to break records’:…