13 h. ago ‘We fear we are next’: Palestinian journalists in Gaza targeted by Israeli smear campaigns

With the Committee to Protect Journalists warning that more reporters are at risk of being killed by Israeli ‘war crimes’, Bel Trew and Nedal Hamdouna hear from those whose work places them firmly in the firing line

Politics

17 h. ago Israel targets Hamas spokesperson as hospitals report dozens killed in Gaza City

Israel said it had targeted a Hamas spokesperson, as hospitals and witnesses across the enclave reported dozens killed in airstrikes and gunfire

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5 d. ago Blake Lively says Justin Baldoni's team made 'terrifying' remarks as smear campaign claims emerge in New York court the same day as Taylor Swift announces engagement

The embattled actress claimed to have been left in fear for her life due to a smear campaign allegedly waged against her by erstwhile co-star Justin Baldoni.

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7 d. ago Judge unseals bombshell 'smear campaign' texts and emails in Blake Lively

Justin Baldoni's company paid shadowy social media guru Jed Wallace $90,000, according to a bombshell cache of documents.

Events

1 week ago There's a word for the EU's inaction over Gaza: racism | Shada Islam

Europe frames the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza as a humanitarian crisis rather than a deliberate political choice. There will be a moral reckoningThe president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and her team face growing criticism of the controversial EU-US tariff deal agreed in July. I am hoping for similar calls for accountability over the EU’s complicity in Israel’s unfolding genocide in Gaza. Such a reckoning is long overdue.I have watched in despair for almost two years as European governments have done little or nothing while Israel has devastated Gaza through bombings, targeted strikes and forced starvation after the 7 October attack by Hamas. There are so many sanctions at the EU’s disposal which they are still refusing to deploy; so many levers they are refusing to pull. The bloc is Israel’s biggest trading partner, accounting for 32% of Israel’s total trade in 2024. Yet at every meeting, EU leaders and foreign ministers have failed to secure the majorit...

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1 week ago John Swinney accused of joining 'smear campaign' against Kneecap over TRNSMT axing, emails show

The First Minister was accused of supporting an "act of censorship" after the controversial rap group were dropped from Scotland's biggest music festival.

Politics

2 w. ago Western journalists are failing to stand up for their colleagues in Gaza | Mohamad Bazzi

This hypocrisy of western media has been laid bare by Israel’s targeting of journalists since the 7 October 2023 Hamas attackFor nearly two years, Israel has been systemically targeting and killing Palestinian journalists in Gaza. On Sunday night, the Israeli military brazenly killed another six journalists, who had been sheltering in a tent housing media workers in Gaza City. Among them was the 28-year-old Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif and the rest of the network’s team reporting from the besieged territory.Israel is able to kill Palestinian journalists with impunity not just because of the unconditional military and political support it receives from the US and other western powers, but also the failure of many western media organizations and journalists to stand up for their Palestinian colleagues. Western outlets are often willing to publicly criticize governments and campaign for journalists who are harassed or imprisoned by US adversaries like Russia, China or Iran. ...

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2 w. ago Blake Lively has described the ongoing pressure she feels from what she calls a "smear campaign" by her former It Ends With Us co

The actress, 37, filed a lawsuit in December against Justin, 41, his Wayfarer Studios team, their publicist and PR representatives, alleging sexual harassment.

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2 w. ago Lecturer tried to sue his university for £9million after it painted an enormous mural of a women's football squad near his office

Dr Andrew Kear claimed he was being targeted by a 'smear campaign' by the University of Bournemouth but his claims were branded 'outlandish'.

Economics

2 w. ago Killing Palestinian journalists in Gaza renders the world blind

As Palestinian journalists are targeted in Gaza, chief international correspondent Bel Trew, who has reported from the enclave multiple times, asks why Israel is so afraid of scrutiny

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2 w. ago Gaza latest: ‘No credible evidence’ Al Jazeera journalist killed in targeted Israeli strike was part of Hamas

Israel admits to targeting Anas Al-Sharif alleging he was 'posing as journalist'

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2 w. ago Five Al Jazeera journalists killed in Gaza 'targeted by Israeli military smear campaign'

The IDF has claimed the Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent was secretly working with Hamas and responsible for a rocket attack against Israel

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2 w. ago Gaza latest: Al Jazeera accuses Israel of ‘targeted assassination’ after journalists killed in airstrike

Israel admits to targeting Anas Al-Sharif alleging he was 'posing as journalist'

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2 w. ago Gaza latest: Israel draws outrage after Al Jazeera journalists killed in ‘targeted assassination’

Anger grows in Israel and outside over Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial plan to take over Gaza

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3 w. ago Israel kills five Al Jazeera journalists in ‘targeted’ Gaza strike

CPJ had warned that Israeli military was using a ‘smear campaign’ in a bid to ‘manufacture consent’ to kill Anas al-Sharif, 28, one of Al Jazeera’s most prominent voices in Gaza

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3 w. ago Five Al Jazeera journalists are killed in Israeli strike on tent in Gaza: IDF says it was targeting and struck 'Hamas cell leader posing as correspondent'

One of the men killed was Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif, 28, (pictured) who made headlines in January after footage of him removing his armoured press vest and helmet went viral.

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3 w. ago Sanctioned oil trader sues corporate spooks over alleged ‘smear campaign’

Filings in New York include recordings in support of Niels Troost’s claim his former partner pretended to be a CIA operative

Politics

3 w. ago Only 1.5% of Gaza cropland left for starving Palestinians due to Israel’s war, UN says

Figure down from 4% in April, suggesting Israel has continued to target farmland in once-abundant Gaza StripIsrael’s destruction of Gaza has left starving Palestinians with access to only 1.5% of cropland that is accessible and suitable for cultivation, according to new figures from the UN.This is down from 4% in April, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), suggesting Israel has continued to target Palestinian farmland since initiating a complete blockade in early March, severely restricting aid from entering the Gaza Strip, where 2 million starved people are trapped. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Adrian Dunbar says ‘everybody jumped to conclusions’ about rap trio Kneecap

The group, who have been criticised by politicians, say there is a smear campaign against them because of their support for Palestine.

Politics