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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 GuardianElectionsWestern Europe

Jürgen Klopp’s agent shoots down ‘annoying’ talk of Real Madrid move

Presidential candidate Riquelme wants German as coachFormer Liverpool manager now works for Red BullJürgen Klopp’s agent has dismissed talk of the former Liverpool manager filling the vacant post at Real Madrid should Enrique Riquelme become the club’s next president.Marc Kosicke rejected Riquelme’s statement that the German, who left Anfield for , would become head coach after releasing a statement confirming him as first choice if elected on Sunday.

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The GuardianElections

The Africa exception: the slavery reparations debate was once ‘unthinkable’. Now it is unavoidable

The architect of the African Union’s reparations framework for the historic UN resolution explains why demands for historical justice are inseparable from the struggle for Black sovereigntyLast month, at commemorations marking the 25th anniversary of France’s Taubira law recognising the trafficking of enslaved Africans as a crime against humanity, Emmanuel Macron did the unthinkable: he became the first French president to publicly utter the word “reparations”.Since 1825, when France punished Haiti for daring to declare itself the western world’s first Black sovereign republic by extorting 150m francs in compensation for the loss of what it regarded as enslaved “property”, reparations to Black peoples and nations have been politically “unthinkable”.

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The TelegraphHumanity

France opens war crimes investigation into Gaza flotilla ‘torture’

France has opened an investigation into an alleged “war crime” and “torture” committed by Israeli authorities against French activists who took part in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. According to the national counterterrorism prosecutor’s office (PNAT), the French government requested the investigation after activists accused Israeli authorities of mistreatment during their detention last month.

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The GuardianScandalUSA

Trump is turning the organs of the state against his personal enemies. Look at E Jean Carroll | Moira Donegan

The justice department decision to launch a criminal investigation into Carroll is a troubling, dark turnDonald Trump is E Jean Carroll, the magazine writer, in the dressing room of a Manhattan department store sometime in the mid-1990s. Trump , as he denies all the sexual abuse allegations that have been made against him by , but he was by a federal jury; later, another jury when he said that she had lied about it. She didn’t lie.Trump has vowed to appeal the rulings, but he’s so far been frustrated: a federal court panel his appeal of one verdict, and the US supreme court has so far delayed a decision on whether to hear another of his appeals in the matter no fewer than . She won two judgments from Trump: $5m for sexual abuse and defamation, and more than $83m for defamation. The president has used his office to enrich himself so blatantly that he almost certainly has the money to pay her. But Carroll hasn’t seen a dime; it’s not clear that she ever will.

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The GuardianHealth AlertsSweden

Inside the adult Swedish prison preparing to house children as young as 13

Teenagers will now serve time in response to surging gang crime, but head of country’s largest jail has misgivingsInside H block, staff at Sweden’s largest jail are preparing for the arrival of the first child prisoners in the institution’s 60-year history. New furniture has been ordered, extra beds have been removed from what were previously double-occupancy adult cells and classrooms are under construction. There are plans to repaint the walls from red to a shade of light green.In a matter of weeks, Kumla, a high-security prison on the edge of a small town in central Sweden, is expected to start receiving boys as young as 13. The Swedish parliament has already voted through plans for 15- to 17-year-olds convicted of serious crimes to serve their sentences in prison, which will come into force in July. And in June, it is expected to also vote to lower the criminal age of responsibility from 15 to 13 for crimescarrying a minimum sentence of four years’ imprisonment.

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The GuardianFinanceUSA

SpaceX IPO: how can I buy shares, and what are the risks?

Elon Musk firm plans the biggest stock market launch in history – but experts have flagged potential downsidesIt’s being billed as the biggest stock market launch in history. are poised to be released on 12 June with a valuation of $135 (£100.84). The company plans to sell 555.6m of them, which means it will raise $75bn from the sale.On Friday, it was reported that , rather than funds and banks. This is a bigger share than is typically the case in a large initial public offering (IPO).

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The GuardianWar & ConflictIran

Blackouts, hyperinflation, dissent: Iran considers perilous prospect of peace

Commentators say the conditions that led to bloody prewar protests have been made worseIran is already preparing for the perilous transition from wartime unity to a fractious peace marked by hyperinflation, a 10% contraction in the economy, power cuts and calls for a triumphalist government to end its unprecedented hunting down of dissent.With peace not yet secured, the debates within the regime about Iran’s future are only just starting to emerge but its rulers are clearly thinking about how after surviving the war, they can survive the peace.

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