7 h. ago Photos capture West Bank olive harvest as villagers fear more violence by Israeli settlers

The olive harvest that was marked by violence is complete in the West Bank, but fear still hangs over many Palestinian villages, where residents keep constant watch for armed Israeli settlers.

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8 h. ago Settler outposts spread among West Bank villages and fuel fear of more attacks

Palestinians in the West Bank are living in fear of more attacks by armed Israeli settlers

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1 week ago Cop30 live: Ministers from global north and south unite in call for a roadmap away from fossil fuels

Representatives from Germany, the UK, the Marshall Islands and a number of other countries came together to issue a call for a fossil fuel roadmapWe should not fear the forces of denial and delay, UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has warned, because “they are losing this fight”.Speaking to delegates at Cop30, the Labour politician acknowledged the existence of climate deniers and delayers across the world – including in the UK – and described them as “well funded, well organised, and determined”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Masked Israeli settlers set fire to vehicles in attack on occupied West Bank

Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked two Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday (11 November) and set fire to vehicles and property before clashing with Israeli soldiers who arrived to intervene, according to officials.

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2 w. ago Israeli president condemns ‘serious’ attack by settlers on West Bank villages

Isaac Herzog makes rare statement on often-ignored violence as settlers injure Palestinians and attack soldiersDozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, injuring four Palestinians and attacking Israeli soldiers in the latest incident of rising settler violence.The settlers attacked the Palestinian villages of Beit Lid and Deir Sharaf, setting vehicles on fire and damaging property belonging to a Bedouin community, with charred remains of cars left behind the next day. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Brigitte Macron was worried 'her trousers would bulge between her legs in public' in case it further fuelled ludicrous rumours she was born a man, friend claims

Brigitte Macron has expressed fear that her trousers might bulge in public because that may fuel the ludicrous rumours that she was born a man, according to a close friend.

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