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Erased Israeli Settlers' Brutal War on Palestinian Communities in the West Bank

Erased Israeli Settlers' Brutal War on Palestinian Communities in the West BankScroll downCredit: Avishay Mohar, B'TselemHagar ShezafShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsAppThese images appear again and again – from the ground, from the air, and on maps: dozens of Palestinian communities wiped off the landscape, while illegal Israeli settler outposts continue to spread across the West Bank.Since October 7, 2023, this phenomenon has intensified significantly. Unlike the war in Gaza, there is no discussion in Israel about ending this parallel campaign of dispossession.

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The GuardianHealth AlertsEngland

‘Manager loved it’: Tonda Eckert found to have initiated Southampton’s spying

Interns were pressured into recording other clubsHead coach says he did not know actions broke rulesSouthampton’s head coach, Tonda Eckert, initiated the practice of spying on opponents, according to new documents which also show that an intern tasked with recording rival training sessions was assured the “manager loved it”.Southampton were expelled from the Championship playoffs last month after they were found to have spied on Oxford United, Ipswich and Middlesbrough. Eckert is under investigation by the Football Association and newly published remarks from the panel which rejected the club’s appeal against their expulsion lend credence to the belief he was central to the project.

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The GuardianImmigrationEurope

EU accused of creating ICE-style immigration enforcement system

Officials say law will improve migration management by allowing more deportations of undocumented people EU politicians have promised to increase deportations of undocumented migrants, under a new law that critics say mimics elements of the Trump administration’s brutal immigration crackdown.Finalising a key element of an overhauled EU asylum and migration system, politicians have agreed a regulation that will enable national authorities to raid people’s homes to enforce deportation orders.

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The GuardianPoliticiansAfrica

A tale of two Francks? World’s oldest leader creates deputy role – raising prospect of dynastic succession

Son and stepson of Cameroon’s Paul Biya are seen as main contenders to be vice-presidentSince taking power in Cameroon 44 years ago, Paul Biya has done without a vice-president. In 1972, a decade before he first won the presidency, the role had been scrapped as the central African country transitioned from a federal to unitary state.Now, at the age of 93, people close to the world’s oldest head of state appear to have had a change of heart, and – according to their critics – they have one thing on their mind: the creation of a dynastic system that would transfer power to his son or his stepson.

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The GuardianScandalUSA

‘Outright theft’: legal experts decry $1.8bn Trump anti-weaponization fund

Critics from both sides and legal scholars say ‘slush fund’ is scheme that will help January 6 riotersA legal and political firestorm is growing over the $1.776bn fund ’s justice department has launched to pay alleged victims of “lawfare”, but that ex-DoJ officials and legal experts call “corrupt” and a “slush fund” for Maga allies that benefits the president.Congressional critics from both parties and legal scholars have attacked the fund as an opaque scheme that will improperly help January 6 insurrectionists, some of whom said they intend to apply for grants, while echoing Trump’s false claims that Joe Biden’s administration was “weaponized” against them.

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The GuardianSustainabilityUSA

There are thousands of dirty old drill sites in Colorado. The state gave oil firms a $1bn pass

Investigation reveals regulator let firms off the hook on cleanup bonds despite backlog that will take decades to clearWhen Christiaan van Woudenberg moved to Erie, , in 2007, he never imagined he would become an anti-fracking activist. He simply thought he was buying his dream home – a four-bedroom with a panoramic mountain view, 30 minutes north of downtown .Then, in 2014, the drilling started. Oil and gas rigs sprang up, some just 800ft (240m) from his bedroom window. The dream turned to nightmare: loud noises rumbled all night long, and the air stank like exhaust. Neighbors started getting , and van Woudenberg developed new respiratory issues. He kept his windows shut and worried about his daughters going outside.

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