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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 GuardianWellnessLondon

Thousands more UK black men to be invited for prostate cancer screening

Health secretary announces expansion of Transform trial but does not back population-wide testingThousands more black men will be invited to take part in a prostate cancer screening trial as the health secretary insisted he was “following the science” in not backing population-wide testing.James Murray accepted a recommendation from the UK national screening committee (UKNSC) that will result in only a few thousand high-risk men with a gene mutation being screened for the disease.

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The GuardianWar & Conflict

One killed and 63 wounded in Iranian attack on Kuwait’s international airport

US and Iran exchange more strikes across Gulf region, jeopardising efforts to secure a new ceasefireKuwait’s military said Iranian strikes that hit a terminal at its international airport killed at least one person and wounded 63, as well as causing significant damage in the first deadly attack on the Gulf since a ceasefire on 8 April came into place.The attack came as the US and Iran exchanged fresh missile and drone strikes, further jeopardising efforts to secure a new ceasefire agreement between Washington and Tehran.

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The GuardianInformationUSA

Fired 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley says CBS told him to inject ‘falsehoods’ into reporting

Veteran journalist says executives pushed unverified claims and gave politicians a say in interviewsThe longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley, who was on Tuesday after clashing with the network’s new management, issued a public statement accusing the network’s new executives of silencing employees and claiming they instructed him “to inject falsehoods and bias” into his reporting.“‘60’ has been the number-one program in America for decades because our beloved audience finds integrity, quality, and humanity in our stories,” Pelley wrote in the lengthy statement he on Wednesday morning.

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DawnWar & Conflict

Fighting Israel’s war

‘IT’S the tail that is wagging the dog’ aptly describes the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The reality is that America is fighting Israel’s war. The Zionist state not only acts as a spoiler but also effectively dictates the terms of war and peace in the region. A recent example of this is Israel’s military escalation in Lebanon, which has not only complicated diplomatic efforts to resolve the US-Iran conflict, but has also broadened the theatre of war.

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NatureHealth AlertsWorld

A natural depsipeptide antibiotic binds the E-site of the bacterial ribosome

A key challenge in addressing the antibiotic resistance crisis is identifying new antimicrobial compounds1. Although natural products produced by fungi and bacteria, particularly actinomycetes, have been the source of most antibiotics discovered over the past 80 years, they have fallen out of favour owing to the frequent rediscovery of known drug scaffolds2.

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The TelegraphCrime & SafetyUnited Kingdom

The ‘cult of diversity and inclusion’ at heart of Henry Nowak police force

In 2022, Hampshire Constabulary’s chief constable proudly stated: “Being anti-racist, ethical and inclusive is top of our agenda.” The county’s residents might have expected catching criminals or preventing crime to be top of the force’s agenda – but major changes were afoot on the other side of the thin blue line. The murder of George Floyd, a black truck driver, in the US in 2020 was, according to the force’s leaders, “a pivotal moment for policing in the UK”, even though it happened 4,000 miles away in a completely different policing environment.

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The TelegraphWar & ConflictIslamic World

UAE nuclear plant was ‘carefully targeted’ in drone attack, UN says

A nuclear plant in the United Arab Emirates was “carefully targeted” in May by attackers who aimed to cause a major incident, the head of the UN’s atomic watchdog has said. The drone attack on May 17 hit an electricity facility at the plant, risking potentially shutting it down – a “serious situation indeed”, Rafael Grossi, who heads the International Atomic Energy Agency, said on Tuesday.

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