41 h. ago Caerphilly byelection result live: Labour, Plaid Cyrmu and Reform UK braced for results of pivotal Welsh parliament vote

Outcome of byelection in historically Labour stronghold could mark historic shift in Welsh politicsLabour has long held the Caerphilly Senedd and Westminster constituencies but, unless opinion polling is wide of the mark, the party is likely to be beaten into third this week with either Plaid or Reform UK seizing the Welsh parliament seat.As Steven Morris has reported, Plaid appears to be picking up Labour votes disenchanted with the party’s performance both in Cardiff and Westminster while Reform hoovers up traditional Conservative voters and those impressed by its promises to end what it calls the other two parties’ “mass immigration agenda”. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Vance says Knesset votes on annexing West Bank are an ‘insult’ as Netanyahu halts progress

US vice-president suggests votes were ‘stupid political stunt’ as Israeli PM halts further work on billsMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has ordered a halt to the advancement of parliamentary bills linked to the annexation of the West Bank after the US vice-president, JD Vance, described a vote on two bills in the Knesset as an “insult”.The bills applying Israeli law to the occupied West Bank, which would be tantamount to the annexation of land Palestinians want for a state, won preliminary approval from Israel’s parliament on Wednesday, barely a week after Donald Trump pushed through a deal aimed at ending a two-year Israeli offensive in Gaza. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Greta Thunberg claims she was ‘kicked and had wh*** written on her suitcase’ in Israeli detention

The Swedish activist claims she had to ‘beg’ for water after her Gaza aid flotilla was seized, leading Israeli authorities to call the accusations ‘ludicrous’

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1 week ago Starmer faces Commons showdown as MPs set to grill him over collapse of adviser's China spy trial

Speaker Lindsay Hoyle is expected to grant an Urgent Question to the Conservatives on the issue when MPs return to Parliament this week.

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2 w. ago South African activists on Gaza flotilla claim harsh treatment by Israel over genocide case

Six South African activists who were detained by Israel while attempting to reach Gaza as part of an aid flotilla claim that they were subjected to harsher treatment than others

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2 w. ago Israel prevents new aid flotilla from reaching Gaza and says activists will be deported

Israel intercepts all nine boats of Freedom Flotilla Coalition in international waters

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2 w. ago Scots gran back home after ‘hellish’ Israeli jail ordeal on Gaza aid flotilla

Margaret Pacetta says she “went through hell” in an Israeli jail after being arrested on a Gaza aid mission — claiming guards slammed a door on her broken leg and took away her medicine.

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2 w. ago Greta Thunberg cheered by crowd in Athens after Israel expels Gaza flotilla activists

‘Let me be very clear, there is a genocide going on,’ says activist

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2 w. ago Greta Thunberg was 'beaten and dragged by hair by IDF', flotilla crew claims before she is kicked out of Israel and arrives to hero's welcome by crowd chanting free Palestine in Greece

Over 70 activists, lawyers and journalists were deported from Israel after they were seized aboard an intercepted Gaza aid flotilla.

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2 w. ago Greta Thunberg is given a hero's welcome by crowd cheering 'Free Palestine' as she arrives in Greece after being deported from Israel amid claims she was 'dragged by her hair and beaten' by IDF

Over 70 activists, lawyers and journalists were deported from Israel after they were seized aboard an intercepted Gaza aid flotilla.

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2 w. ago Gaza flotilla latest: Greta Thunberg speaks out after being deported by Israel along with 170 other activists

Around 450 people were arrested when Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla

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2 w. ago Greta Thunberg is booted out of Israel still wearing prison clothes as activist friend claims Gaza campaigner was 'dragged by her hair' and beaten 'as a warning to others'

The Swedish climate activist is among more than 70 people of different nationalities who have left Israel after they were seized aboard an intercepted Gaza aid flotilla.

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2 w. ago Greta Thunberg is booted out of Israel still wearing prison clothes after claiming she was 'given very little food or water' and subjected to 'harsh treatment'

The Swedish climate activist is among more than 70 people of different nationalities who have left Israel after they were seized aboard an intercepted Gaza aid flotilla.

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2 w. ago Gaza flotilla latest: Greta Thunberg and 170 activists deported to Greece and Slovakia by Israel

Around 450 people were arrested when Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla

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2 w. ago Swinney ‘very concerned’ about Gaza aid flotilla Scots detained by Israel

Comments come as some activists allege mistreatment by Israeli guards, something the Israeli government denies.

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2 w. ago Gaza flotilla latest: Greta Thunberg to be deported to Greece after activists allege mistreatment by Israel

Around 450 people were arrested when Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla

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2 w. ago Gaza flotilla activists allege they were abused while detained in Israel: ‘Constant stress and humiliation’

Activists from the flotilla have complained of abuse at the hands of Israeli guards

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3 w. ago Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Exclusive: Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and waterThe environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg has told Swedish officials she is being subjected to harsh treatment in Israeli custody after her detention and removal from a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza, according to correspondence seen by the Guardian.According to the correspondence, Israeli forces are also reported by another detainee to have taken photographs where Thunberg was allegedly forced to hold flags. The identity of the flags are unknown. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Greta Thunberg Gaza flotilla live: Netanyahu ‘ordered Israeli military to attack’ vessels carrying aid for starving Palestinians

Two boats were struck earlier in September with a drone and incendiary device

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3 w. ago Global protests after all Gaza aid flotilla ships captured by Israeli military in ‘calculated act of intimidation’

Over 400 volunteers have been detained in the notorious Ketziot prison in the Negev desert

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