15 h. ago Zelensky tells Trump 'Putin is bluffing' and says he WON'T surrender territory... as US and Russia 'plan West Bank

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday warned Donald Trump that Putin was 'bluffing' about his desire to end the war.

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39 h. ago Scotland weather: Temperatures to soar to 29C in some parts as week of warm weather continues

Kelso, in the Scottish Borders, is expected to reach 29C on Wednesday.

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43 h. ago The hidden gem Scottish Borders town near alpaca farm perfect for Edinburgh Fringe escape

It is located around just an hour out of Edinburgh.

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55 h. ago Marine sued after Texas woman claims he spiked her drink with abortion drugs, killing unborn child

The lawsuit alleges the Marine suggested a “trust building night,” which is when he’s accused of lacing her hot chocolate with abortion drugs

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63 h. ago Norway's sovereign wealth fund sells its shares in 11 Israeli companies

Managers of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund say it has sold its shares in 11 Israeli companies, a move that they say reduces its holdings in the country against the backdrop of the “serious humanitarian crisis” in Gaza

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66 h. ago Video appears to show the moment a Palestinian activist is killed as an Israeli settler opens fire

New video footage appears to show the moment a Palestinian activist was killed by an Israeli settler in the West Bank last month

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69 h. ago Palestinians don’t need a state. We need justice | Ahmed Moor

In the midst of a genocide, the Palestinians are best served by abandoning any effort to attain self-rule in the Occupied TerritoriesThere are few things the pro-Israel side gets right. But on one point – the Palestinians’ rejection of two states – they’ve been more-or-less correct. For me, and many others, the fundamental injustice of the establishment of the state of Israel – which occurred through massive, deliberate and purposeful ethnic cleansing designed to create a Jewish majority in historic Palestine – meant that Israel never really attained moral legitimacy among Palestinians. As Robert Malley and Hussein Agha write in their new book, Tomorrow Is Yesterday: “deep down, most Palestinians, though ready to accept Israel’s existence, have not accepted its historical legitimacy”, a statement whose veracity I can attest to.I remember being a 15-year-old in Palestine. I remember being held up at checkpoints in the West Bank, and being unable to visit Jerusalem or Israel because o...

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3 d. ago My years reporting on Gaza broke me down. Why did it take so long for the world to become outraged? | Phoebe Greenwood

Between 2010 and 2013, I was on the ground capturing Israel’s attacks on Palestine. Few wanted to see itWhen I moved to Jerusalem in 2010, the foreign correspondents there offered me some unsettling advice: “The first year here you’ll hate the Israeli government, the second year the Palestinian leadership, by the third you’ll hate yourself.” It’s best to leave before four, I was told, in the interest of sanity. I nodded along thinking how sadly cynical they were. I would do better than that, I told myself. I did not.I lasted a little under four years in Israel and Palestine. In that time, I reported on forced displacement and punitive bureaucracy (Israel’s occupation is expanded through denied permits, home demolitions and revoked ID cards). I wrote about child killings, war crimes and terrorism (perpetrated by both sides). I tried to explain as best I could the annexation of the West Bank and the collective punishment of two million people in Gaza without using forbidden phrases su...

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3 d. ago White House Farm killer Jeremy Bamber makes twisted claim about his murdered family

The then 24-year-old (pictured) murdered his adoptive parents, his adoptive sister and her six-year-old twins at the farmhouse in the village of Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex, on August 7, 1985.

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3 d. ago White House Farm killer Jeremy Bamber claims police shot his sister before framing him

Bamber claims officers shot his sister Sheila's body after arriving at the crime scene.

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4 d. ago Serial rapist claimed he'd killed girl, 14, but reality was even more harrowing

A serial killer and rapist confessed to the murder of a missing 14 year old schoolgirl but when the bizarre truth emerged years later, the public were even more outraged

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5 d. ago Israel’s delusional, inhuman Gaza takeover plan could be recipe for perpetual war

Decision will place huge financial burden on Israel and could lead to massive increase in Palestinian civilian deathsMiddle East crisis – live updatesOne of Israel’s most celebrated images is David Rubinger’s photograph of a trio of paratroopers at the newly captured Western Wall in 1967, an event that would mark the beginning of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.You see it when arriving at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport. It has been used to illustrate the Israel Defense Forces’ “values” page, and appears endlessly in the Hebrew media and on pro-Israel sites. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Crackdown on cosmetic surgery ‘cowboys’ after botched Brazilian butt lifts

Government claims industry has been blighted by ‘dodgy practitioners’, with patients killed or ‘maimed’ during procedures

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7 d. ago Crackdown on cosmetic surgery ‘cowboys’ over botched Brazilian butt lifts and Botox

Government claims industry has been blighted by ‘dodgy practitioners’, with patients killed or ‘maimed’ during procedures

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7 d. ago Inside the super cool and stylish Scottish Borders home that's on sale, complete with sauna and cosy library

This home is jaw-droppingly hip

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7 d. ago The Kurdish social club owner gunned down in London millionaire's enclave: Father, 45, shot dead as residents claim killing could be 'gang related'

Residents were awoken by the sounds of gunshots and screaming after 45-year-old Erdal Ozmen was killed on a road in Stoke Newington, North London, in the early hours of yesterday.

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9 d. ago Crocodiles euthanised after turning to cannibalism at abandoned farm

The crocodiles were initially brought to the West Bank settlement as a tourist attraction

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9 d. ago Israel euthanizes crocodiles after repeated escapes and inhumane treatment

Israeli authorities have euthanized a group of crocodiles in a West Bank settlement

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3 w. ago Celtic crush Newcastle as Kenny delivers, Inamura dazzles and towering Trusty shuts critics up – 5 talking points

The Scottish champions turned up the style in the cross-border clash with a thumping win

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3 w. ago Can a common denominator unite warring contestant nations at the International Mathematics Olympiad?

Determination by IMO organisers to remain apolitical divides participating countries amid wars in Ukraine and GazaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA resounding cheer erupted when on Monday three Palestinian teenagers shuffled on to the stage of a convention centre tucked away behind the golden beaches of Australia’s Sunshine Coast.All of them from the West Bank, they were only half of a team able to attend the International Mathematics Olympiad, a gathering of the world’s brightest young mathematical minds, where medals can offer tickets to any university in the world and launch brilliant careers.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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