8 d. ago World's oldest president, 92, wins election – and could rule past 100

Cameroon's top court has declared incumbent Paul Biya, the world's oldest president, the winner of the October 12 election, with at least four protesters killed in clashes with security forces

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2 w. ago Republican pressures Johnson to reconvene House as shutdown becomes one of the longest in US history

Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes House speaker’s strategy, calling on the House to return to session immediatelyUS politics live – latest updatesThe US government shutdown extended into its 20th day on Monday with no resolution in sight, as a prominent Republican lawmaker publicly broke ranks with party leadership over the decision of Mike Johnson, the House speaker, to keep Congress shuttered for weeks.Marjorie Taylor Greene, a representative of Georgia, on Monday morning criticized Johnson’s strategy, calling on the House to return to session immediately.This article was amended on 20 October 2025. A previous version said the No Kings protests drew tens of thousands of demonstrators. The actual number was in the millions. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘My vote is my voice’: protesters fight for democracy as Trump casts shadow

Outside the supreme court, protesters invoked the legacy of civil rights giants with a key Voting Rights Act plank at stakeWearing a T-shirt proclaiming “We won’t Black down”, Wanda Mosley had made the trip from Atlanta. “I had to be here because the Voting Rights Act is on life support,” the 55-year-old explained. “Today the court will synthesise the arguments and decide if they’re going to kill it – or allow it to live.”Mosley was among a few hundred protesters who gathered in warm October sunshine outside the supreme court on Wednesday. Inside the building, whose facade was obscured by scaffolding, justices were weighing arguments in a case involving Louisiana electoral districts and section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘This generation is defiant’: Gen Z protests set to resume in Morocco despite deaths and arrests

Activists call for fresh demonstrations this weekend with three people killed and more than 500 reportedly arrested since unrest started in late SeptemberAyoub Oubalat shares a picture of what he says is his younger brother covered with a white blanket. The man’s eyes are closed and his left eye is bruised blue. At the crown of his head a hole is visible within his dark curly hair, the entry point where the bullet pierced, now shaved and stitched with blue and black thread.A recently graduated film-maker, Abdessamade, 24, and two others were allegedly killed on 1 October when security forces opened fire on protesters in the town of Lqliâa, near the Atlantic coastal town of Agadir. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Woman who was filmed 'cutting ribbons of support for Israeli hostages in Gaza' is questioned by police as officers conduct hate crime probe

Nadia Yahlom, 36, who is married to a Palestinian actor, was filmed using scissors to chop down the memorial bands which Jewish citizens had tied to railings in Muswell Hill, North London.

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3 w. ago Woman who cut down yellow ribbons for Israeli hostages in Gaza is questioned by police as cops probe criminal damage

A WOMAN who cut down yellow ribbons for Israeli hostages has been questioned by police. Cops are probing criminal damage, following the 36-year-old's attempt to remove the London memorial. The ribbons had been displayed on railings in Muswell Hill, Haringey, on the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks. They served to represent solidarity with...

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3 w. ago Woman questioned by police in connection with Israeli hostage ribbons cut down in Muswell Hill

Scotland Yard said a 36-year-old voluntarily attended a police station and was interviewed under caution, with the incident being treated as racially aggravated criminal damage

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4 w. ago Palestine protests go ahead across UK on second anniversary of 7 October

Palestine protests go ahead across UK on second anniversary of 7 October  The Guardian

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4 w. ago Students chant ‘from the river to the sea’ at October 7 protests — as it happened

Students chant ‘from the river to the sea’ at October 7 protests — as it happened  The Times

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4 w. ago Unmasked: PhD student who cut Israeli hostage ribbons is married to Palestinian actor as Starmer condemns October 7 protests

Nadia Yahlom, of London, used scissors to brazenly snip the memorial bands that the Jewish community had tied to railings in honour of the 251 people taken hostage by Hamas.

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4 w. ago Palestine protest held at Edinburgh University to mark October 7 attacks as John Swinney hatred claims denied

A Scottish University principal has warned protesters not to fall into the trap” of moving to “justify or glorify acts of gratuitous violence against innocents”.

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4 w. ago Palestine protests held on anniversary of October 7 attacks as John Swinney denies fanning flames of hatred

A Scottish University principal has warned protesters not to fall into the trap” of moving to “justify or glorify acts of gratuitous violence against innocents”.

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4 w. ago Welsh First Minister stops short of condemning protests on October 7 anniversary

Speaking at First Minister’s Questions, Darren Millar, leader of the Welsh Conservatives, urged Baroness Morgan to condemn protesters.

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4 w. ago Palestine protests live: University students begin demonstrations despite warnings on October 7 anniversary

A inter-university march through central London is taking place this afternoon

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4 w. ago London protests LIVE: Students chant 'from the river to the sea' as pro

The Prime Minister has urged protesters to call off demos at universities showing ‘so little respect’ on anniversary of attack

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4 w. ago Unmasked: PhD student who cut Israeli hostage ribbons as Starmer condemns October 7 anniversary protests

Nadia Yahlom, of London, used scissors to brazenly snip the memorial bands that the Jewish community had tied to railings in honour of the 251 people taken hostage by Hamas.

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4 w. ago Woman who cut down yellow ribbons for Israeli hostages on memorial is pro

Nadia Yahlom, of London, used scissors to brazenly snip the memorial bands that the Jewish community had tied to railings in honour of the 251 people taken hostage by Hamas.

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4 w. ago Palestine protests live: Starmer labels university students’ march ‘un

A inter-university march through central London is taking place this afternoon

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4 w. ago London protests LIVE: University students to join controversial pro

The Prime Minister has urged protesters to call off demos at universities showing ‘so little respect’ on anniversary of attack

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4 w. ago Furious bystanders confront woman cutting down ribbons for Israeli hostages as Starmer condemns protests on October 7 anniversary

The young female was filmed armed with a pair of scissors which she uses to brazenly snip the memorial bands that have been tied to railings by the Jewish community.

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