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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 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 GuardianHumanityUSA
Don’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John Washington

Don’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John Washington

I’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these facilitiesWe don’t have concentration camps today in the United States, but we have something close. More than 65,000 people are currently confined in demeaning, often dangerous, sometimes torturous and increasingly deadly conditions not because they have committed a crime, but because they have committed the civil infraction of being on the wrong side of a border. They are ripped from their homes, their families, their jobs and are shipped hundreds of miles away where they languish in squalid, freezing cold and punishing conditions with limited and sometimes no access to lawyers, loved ones, nutritious food, sunlight or medical care. At least 52 people since the second Trump administration came into office. have been held in solitary confinement.Oversight mechanisms of these facilities have been gutted, members of Congress have been turned away, and ICE has basic and legally mandated data about who is inside and what happens to them. The rapid expansion of the detention system, the inherent inhumanity of policing human mobility, and lack of oversight is partly why in Arizona, who has been detained for 16 months without proper medical care to treat her leukemia, has reportedly lost more than 70lb and is regularly vomiting blood. It’s why people in a now shuttered camp in Florida were to a two-by-two-foot outdoor punishment cage. The stories that leak out of these camps should terrify not only the migrants directly targeted, but should alarm the conscience of us all.

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The GuardianElectionsEurope
Uefa agrees to boycott Fifa competitions if World Cup sell-off plans proceed

Uefa agrees to boycott Fifa competitions if World Cup sell-off plans proceed

Uefa vote passes 55-0 at emergency meeting on ThursdayBoycott would begin with Under-20 Women’s World CupEuropean countries have agreed to boycott all Fifa competitions if Gianni Infantino pushes forward with his proposals to sell chunks of the World Cup to US-based private investment.In an extraordinary development all 55 Uefa members resolved not to participate in future World Cups or other Fifa-run events, saying in a statement that they “unanimously and unequivocally reject” the proposals. An emergency meeting that lasted just short of two hours ended with a united front despite earlier fears that smaller countries, attracted by the money on offer through Infantino’s scheme, would be swayed in favour.This story will update

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The GuardianScandal
Uefa accuses Fifa of ‘enriching themselves and their friends’ over World Cup sell-off

Uefa accuses Fifa of ‘enriching themselves and their friends’ over World Cup sell-off

Fifa members given 19 September deadline to opt inFA and Concacaf join chorus of disapproval at plansUefa has accused Fifa of “using our sport to enrich themselves and their friends” after it emerged that Fifa’s 211 member associations have been given a deadline of 19 September to decide whether to apply for an initial payment of $20m (£15m) from the proceeds of its plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors.“Today we have learned of Fifa’s deadline to associations to support their proposals or have the one-off payout offer withdrawn. This says everything you need to know about this plan,” said European football’s governing body in a statement.

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The GuardianLifeIndia
‘They played noughts and crosses on the PM’s huge forehead!’ An Indian standup picks his favourite gen Z protest memes

‘They played noughts and crosses on the PM’s huge forehead!’ An Indian standup picks his favourite gen Z protest memes

They turned the news into a Funny or Die video. They cooked up a romcom between PM Modi and Giorgia Meloni. And they fought the police with Lana del Rey memes. Our writer observes the Cockroach party’s bold new strategyI’ve spent 16 years doing standup in India, 10 of them under prime minister Narendra Modi’s government. I’ve learned – especially at corporate events, private shows and turns at various associations, universities and business schools among the English-speaking urban elite – that people are most thrilled when politics doesn’t come up, as if it doesn’t exist. I’m often told: “Anuvab, you can joke about anything – just don’t mention any specific names, places, incidents or events.”You might read that and think I live in some humourless, semi-monarchic stasis. That isn’t true either. Many comedians and influencers joke about the government. Some get into trouble and some don’t, the overall assessment being that it is not worth the risk. In India, whatever is true, the opposite is often true as well.

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The GuardianScandalIndia
The Guardian view on India’s gen Z revolt: the cockroaches are coming together | Editorial

The Guardian view on India’s gen Z revolt: the cockroaches are coming together | Editorial

A youth movement born from exam leaks and online mockery has pierced Narendra Modi’s aura of invincibility and may yet reshape Indian politics “What if all cockroaches come together?” was that humbled India’s strongman prime minister, Narendra Modi. It was by , an Indian student in the US with a master’s in public relations. Enraged that India’s top judge likened unemployed youths to insects and “parasites”, and that millions saw medical exams compromised by leaks, Mr Dipke lit a fuse. For India’s nearly 400 million gen Z, public exams are often the only ladder to a secure future. When papers leak or tests are cancelled, that ladder is kicked away. By June, young people were protesting peacefully in Delhi as the Cockroach Janta party (CJP), a parody of Mr Modi’s Bharatiya Janata party (BJP). They demanded the resignation of the education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan.This , Mr Pradhan became the first senior minister in Mr Modi’s 12 years in power to be forced from office by a mass-protest movement. It came after credible reports suggested attacked protesters marching to parliament. Security sources say it was they who were attacked. This may be just the beginning. The concession has taught the Cockroach movement’s leadership that pressure works. They could have declared victory and gone home. Instead they have the government of breaching the terms of the settlement offered by Mr Modi’s government. The CJP claims at least 100 people have been arrested, many on non-bailable charges. Its leaders are now demanding the release of detainees and threatening to remobilise nationally.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our section, please .

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The GuardianScandalSpain
Spain sends extra troops and police to Ceuta after thousands of migrants arrive

Spain sends extra troops and police to Ceuta after thousands of migrants arrive

Unknown number of people have swum and waded into Spanish enclave that neighbours MoroccoThe Spanish government is deploying extra troops and police officers to its north African enclave of Ceuta after thousands of people swam and waded into the tiny territory from neighbouring in a matter of hours.Videos shot at Tarajal beach on Thursday showed crowds of people walking around the breakwaters and running on the beach and roads.

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Daily PostMusicNigeria
‘South Africa thinks we’re fools’ – Nigerian celebrities launch campaign against Tyla’s Lagos show

‘South Africa thinks we’re fools’ – Nigerian celebrities launch campaign against Tyla’s Lagos show

Nigerians, especially celebrities, have launched a campaign against singer Tyla’s upcoming concert in Nigeria amid ongoing xenophobic attacks on foreigners in South Africa. Tyla is from South Africa, where several Nigerians have been killed in ongoing xenophobic attacks against immigrants other African countries. The ‘South Africa thinks we’re fools’ campaign started a few days after […]

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Daily PostScandalNigeria
Xenophobia: ‘Stay in your human hunting country’ – Mama Pee warns Tyla ahead Lagos concert

Xenophobia: ‘Stay in your human hunting country’ – Mama Pee warns Tyla ahead Lagos concert

Nigerian influencer, and human rights activist, Oruche Ogeamara Precious, popularly known as Mama Pee, has warned South African singer, Tyla against her upcoming concert in the country. She gave the warning on Thursday following Tyla’s failure to condemn xenophobic attacks and killing of Nigerians in South Africa. DAILY POST reports that the latest South Africa’s anti-foreigners campaign […]

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Daily PostHumanitySub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria meets South Africa over xenophobic attacks

Nigeria meets South Africa over xenophobic attacks

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sola Enikanolaiye, is meeting with South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, amid growing concerns over recurring xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in the Southern African country. Enikanolaiye said President Bola Tinubu directed the meeting to address the persistent attacks against Nigerians in South Africa […]

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The GuardianElectionsAustralia
Daniel Andrews says Ben Carroll ‘can win’ Victoria election in rare public statement

Daniel Andrews says Ben Carroll ‘can win’ Victoria election in rare public statement

Former leader shows support for new Victorian premier while paying tribute to Jacinta AllanGet our , or Former premier Daniel Andrews has thrown his support behind the Victoria’s new Labor leader, Ben Carroll, saying he has what it takes to win November’s state election.In a rare public statement on Wednesday, Andrews also paid tribute to Jacinta Allan, who he handpicked to replace him as premier when he resigned in September 2023.

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The GuardianScandalAustralia
Royal commission into Victorian construction sector could boost Labor’s chances at state election, expert says

Royal commission into Victorian construction sector could boost Labor’s chances at state election, expert says

Commission promised by new premier would be an ‘important signal’ for voters that the government was acting on alleged corruptionGet our , or Victorian voters heading to the polls will probably get a taste of the evidence heard by a royal commission – including how – but it could actually help Labor’s standing, an integrity expert says.William Partlett, an associate professor of law and a fellow at the Centre for Public Integrity, said the commission promised by the new premier, Ben Carroll, would be an “important signal” for voters that the government was taking action.

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The GuardianPoliticiansAustralia
Jacinta Allan could face a leadership spill today – here’s what happens next

Jacinta Allan could face a leadership spill today – here’s what happens next

Victoria could face weeks of instability if a contest for the leadership of the Labor party goes aheadGet our , or Urgent talks are being held in the hope of averting a leadership showdown between Jacinta Allan and her deputy, , that could plunge Victoria’s Labor government into weeks of political turmoil.The premier and Carroll have publicly declared they would – expected to be held when caucus meets for the first time since the winter break on Tuesday.

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The GuardianElectionsNorth West England
‘Terminally online’: why frustrated Greens want Polanski to hand over his social media

‘Terminally online’: why frustrated Greens want Polanski to hand over his social media

As Labour enjoy a ‘Burnham bounce’, post by Green leader that appeared to welcome violence against Nigel Farage has left some supporters bemused It is just coincidence that a very public mishap by Zack Polanski arrived at the same time as new polls showed Labour in the lead. But it did neatly illustrate the point that while Andy Burnham is enjoying a political honeymoon, the Green leader’s now seems over.This is not to say the Green party in England and Wales is too worried about the arrival of a new prime minister, or that there is necessarily much evidence yet that they should be.

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The GuardianElectionsUSA
College Republicans are fighting and the far right is benefiting: ‘It looks very childish’

College Republicans are fighting and the far right is benefiting: ‘It looks very childish’

Tensions in the national party are trickling down to US college campuses, where a newer student group is rapidly outflanking longstanding moderate rivalsWhen the Utah county clerk’s office announced last month that it was hiring Kai Schwemmer – an undergraduate at Brigham Young University and a rightwing influencer – to help reach younger voters, an uproar ensued.An energetic and fast-talking 23-year-old, Schwemmer is a rising star of campus organizing at the College Republicans of America (CRA). He is also a prolific livestreamer with a record of provocation – which returned to haunt him when more than 80 prominent women in Utah a letter protesting against his hiring.

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The GuardianHumanityCentral America & Caribbean
‘The number of remains is difficult to determine’: civil war death site dug up for landfill in El Salvador

‘The number of remains is difficult to determine’: civil war death site dug up for landfill in El Salvador

Diggers are working at what campaigners call a place where ‘human life, biodiversity and the environment will be sacrificed’On the morning of 16 February, at San Francisco Ángulo, a small rural community an hour south of ’s capital. They had come, residents were told, to escort heavy machinery belonging to , a Mexican-owned company hired to begin construction of a landfill on a site the community considers sacred.Félix Laínez, 58, president of the San Francisco Ángulo community association, had been warned that this would happen. The community has lost a series of legal appeals against the court rulings authorising the work, and construction is continuing. “It is clear that we will find no support in any state institution,” says Laínez, who has little hope of success in their final constitutional appeal, which is now before the supreme court.

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The TelegraphDiplomacyLondon
University working with MoD has links to Chinese military

University working with MoD has links to Chinese military

A British university selected for a government defence partnership also works with a Chinese institution developing underwater military projects, The Telegraph can disclose. Queen Mary University of London, a founding member of the Government’s Defence University Alliance (DUA), is partnered with a university in Beijing that develops top-secret underwater capabilities for the People’s Liberation Army.

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The GuardianSex & IdentityLondon
‘We have to become warriors’: the fight to save the world’s only women’s sculpture park

‘We have to become warriors’: the fight to save the world’s only women’s sculpture park

With most monuments in London made by men, Claire Mander envisaged the Artist’s Garden as a way to redress the balance. Now, she says, it could be turned into a generic space for VIP events and cocktailsTen years ago, when Claire Mander was studying for an art history MA at the Courtauld Institute in London, she stumbled upon the neglected roof terrace of nearby Temple underground station. She found herself strangely drawn to the overgrown expanse with its stunning views of the Thames and the London Eye.“It was dirty, abandoned and a magnet for antisocial behaviour,” recalls Mander, now director and curator of theColab, an arts charity and incubator specialising in large-scale outdoor sculptures. She researched the history of the abandoned space, which was built as part of the Victoria Embankment in 1870. Before that, the ground beneath the site housed a 17th-century sculpture garden created by the Countess of Arundel.

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The GuardianEconomyUSA
‘It’s a peptide wild west’: how RFK Jr is clearing way for a market of untested drugs

‘It’s a peptide wild west’: how RFK Jr is clearing way for a market of untested drugs

A century ago, compounding pharmacies helped people get bespoke drugs. Now these less-regulated businesses are fueling the peptide boomRobert F Kennedy Jr is sitting stiffly in Joe Rogan’s podcast studio, inside the influencer’s enormous Texas mansion. Atypically for Rogan’s guests, Kennedy still cloaks himself in the trappings of authority; in a blue suit and pink novelty tie featuring kayakers paddling upstream, he is a stark contrast from Rogan, who sports a biceps-hugging T-shirt depicting a cowboy and an outline of Texas, from the “regenerative wellness” brand Ways2Well.This was in February, when Kennedy, amid his nationwide Take Back Your Health tour, was pushing his new red-meat-heavy food pyramid on to Americans. For an hour and a half, the two chatted casually about everything from soda pop to medical scams that supposedly fund Boko Haram.

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The GuardianScandalSouth Wales
‘Warring kingdoms’: cofounder of religious Reformers compares NSW Liberal party factionalism to Braveheart

‘Warring kingdoms’: cofounder of religious Reformers compares NSW Liberal party factionalism to Braveheart

Robert Assaf tells Icac that Angus Taylor wasn’t ‘that involved’ but the federal opposition leader ‘definitely wasn’t opposed’ to work of conservative groupGet our , or A member of a group of young conservative Liberal power brokers being investigated for allegedly soliciting illegal donations has compared their factional work to Mel Gibson’s Braveheart – and said they “didn’t think the law applied to us” when it came to political funding.The (Icac) on Thursday heard from Robert Assaf, the first witness from the conservative right Liberal factional group the Reformers to give evidence.

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