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Israel's military said a Palestinian family could bury their father. Then the settlers arrived
A Palestinian family has described how Israeli settlers in the northern West Bank forced them to exhume the newly buried grave of an older relative, claiming it was too close to a settlement recently authorized by Israel’s government.Mohammed Asasa said his family had coordinated the burial of his 80-year-old father, Hussein, with the Israel
Cabinet ministers turn on Starmer and urge him to quit, with Streeting ‘poised to launch leadership bid’
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood is among at least four senior ministers who have urged Sir Keir Starmer to quit ahead of a crunch meeting of the cabinet on Tuesday, with the besieged prime minister’s premiership hanging in the balance.As the number of Labour MPs calling for Sir Keir to go immediately or set a timetable for his departure passed
ICE hands members of Congress new memo blocking detention center visits — while they’re trying to get in
Federal judges have barred Donald Trump’s administration from turning away members of Congress who show up at immigration detention centers, where detainees have alleged inhumane conditions, lack of access to lawyers and lengthy stays inside prison-like cells.But on their latest visit, lawmakers were handed a new memo that requires them to “s
The Mathys Tel moment of madness that could cost Tottenham in Premier League relegation battle
Yet another game dictated by VAR now, rather fittingly, looks set to bring the 2025-26 relegation battle down to the tightest of margins. That, however, is only going to cause emotions to waver as wildly – and as cruelly – as we saw in this 1-1 draw between Tottenham and Leeds.A big week for officials somehow had another crescendo. Some might
White House UFC tickets reportedly come with hefty seven-figure price tags
A high-profile Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bout is scheduled to take place next month at the White House, featuring top fighters like Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje. Access to the exclusive 4,000-person event on the South Lawn is tightly controlled, with tickets being extremely difficult to obtain for the general public. Reports ind
Super Bowl halftime performer who ran with protest flag found guilty of resisting an officer
A performer who disrupted Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance has been found guilty of resisting an officer after police said he ran across the field with a Sudanese flag that read “Sudan and Free Gaza,” Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced Monday.Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, 41, of New Orleans was among dozens of dan
Enjoying the arts may slow ageing, new research finds
New research suggests that engaging with arts and culture may be as vital as exercise in slowing the ageing process. Academics propose that arts and cultural engagement should be recognised as a health-promoting behaviour, similar to physical activity. Activities such as reading, listening to music or visiting galleries and museums were found
Every Labour MP who’s demanded Starmer quit as number reaches 81
Sir Keir Starmer is facing growing calls to stand down after Friday’s disastrous local and devolved election results – the worst on record for the Labour party.The prime minister has said he will not resign following the results, and in a fightback speech on Monday vowed to “face up to the big challenges ahead”.But at 81 Labour MPs have now c