17 h. ago Football Daily | Are Strasbourg a sister club to Chelsea or just their storage facility?

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Strasbourg, official seat of the European parliament, the jewel of the Alsace region on the west bank of the Rhine. Important historically, geographically and politically. One of the city’s most famous sons, Arsène Wenger, as a boy, was so embedded that his first language was Low Alemannic German, not French. To use a word Wenger brought to the English football vernacular – footballistically – Strasbourg was never too much of a hub. The club reformed after liquidation as recently as 2011, having won just one French title back in 1979 when Wenger was a fringe player already embedded in coaching. In defence was the future France coach Raymond Domenech, the keen astrologist in charge when a very Gallic bust-up ravaged Les Bleus at the 2010 World Cup.We’re all captivated by the journey of Wrexham. It’s been amazing for Welsh football and hopefully now in a number of years we’ll see young players coming through There isn’t similarities t...

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20 h. ago The School Bank West Lothian is helping children participate and learn with dignity

It was founded in 2015 by local parents who saw the crisis within the community

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3 d. ago Palestinian president's office urges US to reinstate his visa ahead of key UN meetings

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ office is urging the U.S. to reverse its decision to revoke his visa

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5 d. ago Shocking moment rickshaw crashes headfirst into bus in crash that put three in hospital with one fighting for life

The bright pink pedicab ploughed straight into the driver's side of a new Routemaster at 1am on Bank Holiday Monday in the heart of the West End.

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6 d. ago EU damaged by lethargic response to daily horror in Gaza – Irish president

‘Some leaders seem unable to use an appropriate language to express what is taking place,’ Michael D Higgins said.

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6 d. ago Israel’s Gaza City invasion: What is Netanyahu’s plan and what happens next?

Hamas has accused Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu of wanting to continue a ‘brutal war against innocent civilians in Gaza City’

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7 d. ago Dozens wounded as Israel raids West Bank city where the Palestinian Authority is headquartered

Israeli forces have carried out a rare daytime raid in the heart of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, where the Palestinian Authority is headquartered

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7 d. ago Norway wealth fund sells Caterpillar stake over Israel allegations

World’s largest wealth fund says it has excluded bulldozer maker and five Israeli banking groups on ethics groundsBusiness live – latest updatesThe world’s largest wealth fund has excluded Caterpillar, the construction equipment manufacturer, over Israel’s use of its bulldozers to destroy Palestinian property in Gaza and the West Bank.Norway’s $2tn (£1.5tn) fund said on Monday it had excluded Caterpillar and five Israeli banking groups on ethics grounds. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Norway wealth fund excludes Caterpillar over Israel allegations

World’s largest wealth fund says it has dropped Caterpillar and five Israeli banking groups on ethics groundsBusiness live – latest updatesThe world’s largest wealth fund has excluded Caterpillar, the construction equipment manufacturer, over Israel’s use of its bulldozers to destroy Palestinian property in Gaza and the West Bank.Norway’s $2tn (£1.5tn) fund said on Monday it had excluded Caterpillar and five Israeli banking groups on ethics grounds. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago From the streets of Baghdad, I saw a clear line to the bloodshed in Gaza | Owen Jones

The west faced no reckoning for the death and destruction it wreaked in Iraq. That made the war crimes we’re now witnessing inevitable “You destroyed Iraq.” I had to wait for my companion, the Iraqi journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, to translate these words, but the thunderous look on this middle-aged man’s face already told its own story. We were standing on Haifa Street, one of Baghdad’s main thoroughfares, which runs along the west bank of the Tigris, and he had just been told I was British. “They promised that Iraq would be a heaven,” he said of the US-UK occupation. He then told a familiar tale: of being kidnapped by the sectarian militia, who flourished after the 2003 US-led invasion, and being tortured so badly that he could barely walk.We had come to Haifa Street to retrace Abdul-Ahad’s steps on a gruesome day 21 years ago. With its alleyways and tall buildings, this two-mile-long road proved ideal for urban warfare and snipers, and soon became known as Death Street. Early on a ...

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1 week ago Irish band call festival statement ‘misleading’ after being ‘cut off’

The Mary Wallopers were performing at Victorious Festival in Portsmouth when they claimed they were ‘cut off’ for displaying a Palestinian flag.

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1 week ago Gaza war latest: Israel to continue with Gaza City offensive as Netanyahu orders ‘immediate’ hostage negotiations

The UK condemns Israel's plans for illegal settlements in the West Bank

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1 week ago Gaza war latest: Netanyahu says he will approve capture of Gaza City as he orders ‘immediate’ hostage negotiations

The UK has, meanwhile, condemned Israel's plans for illegal settlement in the West Bank, summoning the country's ambassador to the Foreign Office

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1 week ago Gaza war latest: Israel’s Gaza City takeover to start in days as thousands of Palestinians flee ahead of offensive

The UK has, meanwhile, condemned Israel's plans for illegal settlement in the West Bank, summoning the country's ambassador to the Foreign Office

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1 week ago UK summons Israeli ambassador over West Bank settlement plan

The E1 settlement east of Jerusalem would effectively cut the West Bank in two.

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1 week ago Israel’s Gaza City invasion: What is Netanyahu’s plan and what happens next as new assault launched

Hamas has accused Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu of wanting to continue a ‘brutal war against innocent civilians in Gaza City’

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1 week ago Israel expands Gaza City offensive as UK decries West Bank settlement approval

Construction would be ‘flagrant breach of international law’ and undermine two-state solution, foreign secretary saysIsrael has announced it is expanding its military operations in Gaza City, as the UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, condemned its approval of a huge new illegal settlement in the West Bank as a “flagrant breach of international law.”Briefing journalists, the Israel Defense Forces spokesperson, Effie Defrin said the IDF had begun the second phase of Operation Gideon’s Chariots in Gaza, which it launched in May. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Israel’s Gaza City plan is killing prospect of peace in Middle East, says Jordan

Criticism adds to international outrage over Israel’s plans for new Gaza offensive and West Bank settlementsMiddle East crisis liveIsrael is “killing all prospects” for peace in the Middle East, Jordan’s foreign minister has said amid escalating international outrage over Israel’s plans for a new large-scale offensive in Gaza City and its intention to massively expand Jewish settlements in the West Bank.Ayman Safadi made his remarks during a visit to Moscow on the same day that the Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, approved a plan to conquer Gaza City, an urban area that is home to hundreds of thousands of people in the north of the Palestinian territory. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Israel approves settlement project that could divide West Bank

Israel has given final approval for a controversial settlement project that could cut the occupied West Bank effectively in two

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2 w. ago Hamas tells mediators it approves latest Gaza ceasefire proposal – Middle East crisis live

Hamas official tells Reuters news agency it has approved latest Gaza ceasefire proposalNorway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, said on Monday it had decided to exclude six companies with connections to the West Bank and Gaza from its portfolio, following a review of its Israeli investments.The $2tn wealth fund did not name the companies it had decided to exclude, but said these would be made public once the divestment was completed, Reuters reports. Continue reading...

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