2 w. ago Erling Haaland turns geography teacher... with a £9,500 Birkin bag! Man City's sharp shooter flies into Malaga on a private jet to party after he was sent home from Norway duty

The 25-year-old has been afforded a break from international duty after netting a hat-trick against Israel as Norway closed in on qualification for next summer's World Cup.

Society

2 w. ago Deadly clashes break out between armed groups in Gaza days after ceasefire with Israel

Journalist among two dozen people killed in clashes between Hamas and a powerful clan

Events

3 w. ago Human rights group calls for immediate release of Scots detained by Israeli forces

The Global Sumud Flotilla, made up of 50 vessels, was intercepted by the Israeli military while trying break Israel’s blockade on the Palestinian enclave.

Politics

3 w. ago Photos show widespread protests after Israeli forces intercept Gaza

Supporters of the Global Sumud Flotilla took to the streets in several major cities — including in Rome, Istanbul, Athens and Buenos Aires — following news that Israeli forces had intercepted an international flotilla carrying activists seeking to break Israel’s blockade of the Palestinian territory.

Culture

3 w. ago Woman onboard Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israel slams British government for not intervening to help aid mission

Ewa Jasiewicz, a British-Polish activist and journalist, was on board the 2010 Gaza aid flotilla in which nine activists were killed. After being captured while sailing to Gaza for a second time, she tells Alex Croft that UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer must step in

Politics

3 w. ago Moment Israeli military storms Gaza aid flotilla vessels: Video

Footage from on board a Gaza-bound aid flotilla boat captured the moment the Israeli military stormed the vessel.

Events

3 w. ago Gaza flotilla tracker: Dwindling number of boats continue voyage to Israel after Greta Thunberg arrested

The Global Sumud Flotilla is attempting to break Israel’s naval blockade

Politics

3 w. ago Israeli navy intercepts some flotilla boats but others are nearing the coast of Gaza, activists say

Israeli navy soldiers have boarded vessels and detained dozens of activists from a flotilla attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza

Politics

3 w. ago ‘After joining the deadly 2010 Gaza flotilla, I’m now sailing again. I’m worried Israel will kill us’

Ewa Jasiewicz, a British-Polish activist and journalist, was on board the 2010 Gaza aid flotilla in which nine activists were killed. As she sails to Gaza for a second time, she tells Alex Croft that she fears history may repeat itself

Events

3 w. ago Activists on a flotilla approach Gaza and say they are ready for a possible Israeli interception

Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza say they are prepared for the Israel navy to intervene as they approach the coastal territory

Politics

3 w. ago Danish PM warns security situation in Europe will get worse and more serious – Europe live

Mette Frederiksen says Europe faces threats arising from the ‘real war’ in Ukraine and a new, broader hybrid warin PalermoA flotilla seeking to break Israel’s aid blockade of Gaza said on Wednesday that several of its boats had been approached by patrol vessels and a submarine, as crews braced for an Israeli raid. Continue reading...

Events

4 w. ago I’m on a boat bound for Gaza – sailing, scrubbing and warding off sea sickness – all so we can break Israel’s blockade | Naoise Dolan

It’s not likely we will reach Gaza. But until Palestine is free, we will show what solidarity we can from our vesselMy first task on the boat is to ease a red rope from the cockpit while a Danish participant opposite me tautens a white one. Between us, we hoist the sail. The coastline of Augusta, Sicily, fades behind us. There are seven people on board: three French, two Irish, one Dane and one Irish-Danish for good measure.Ours is the fastest boat of the Thousand Madleens flotilla sailing to Gaza just behind the Global Sumud ships. My boat was the last to depart; we saw off eight other ships at the port, having just shared a week of intensive training with those on board. All participants have been sleeping on our boats since we arrived, so we know their layouts well. I have found a space for each of my possessions to “live” in a cramped environment where everything must be kept in lockers. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago While world leaders dither over a Gaza peace plan, I’m sailing with supplies, hoping to break Israel’s blockade | Naoise Dolan

It’s not likely we will reach Gaza. But until Palestine is free, we will show what solidarity we can from our vesselMy first task on the boat is to ease a red rope from the cockpit while a Danish participant opposite me tautens a white one. Between us, we hoist the sail. The coastline of Augusta, Sicily, fades behind us. There are seven people on board: three French, two Irish, one Dane and one Irish-Danish for good measure.Ours is the fastest boat of the Thousand Madleens flotilla sailing to Gaza just behind the Global Sumud ships. My boat was the last to depart; we saw off eight other ships at the port, having just shared a week of intensive training with those on board. All participants have been sleeping on our boats since we arrived, so we know their layouts well. I have found a space for each of my possessions to “live” in a cramped environment where everything must be kept in lockers. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla halts after leak in engine room – days after stopping in Greece for repairs

The flotilla of 44 boats is trying to break through Israel’s blockade of Gaza, but has been beset with problems

Politics

4 w. ago Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla halts after leak in engine room

The flotilla of 44 boats is trying to break through Israel’s blockade of Gaza, but has been beset with problems

Politics