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The GuardianHumanityIslamic World
Israel accused of trying to ‘eliminate’ living conditions for Palestinians in West Bank

Israel accused of trying to ‘eliminate’ living conditions for Palestinians in West Bank

Report by Israeli human rights group says systematic and broad assault being waged on conditions required for Palestinians’ existenceIsrael is working towards the systematic “elimination” of the conditions that sustain Palestinian collective life in the occupied West Bank, according to published by the human rights group B’Tselem.The Israeli organisation’s hard-hitting report, shared with the Guardian in advance of publication, says Israel is “dramatically intensifying its attacks on every aspect of Palestinian life in the West Bank”, including “the ability to get to work, take children to school or university, receive medical treatment or municipal services, meet family and friends, cultivate land or go on vacation … routine activities that make up human life”.1,107Number of Palestinians killed by Israel in the West Bank since October 2023

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The GuardianWar & ConflictIsrael & Palestine
IDF soldier filmed shooting Palestinian in leg amid West Bank settler standoff

IDF soldier filmed shooting Palestinian in leg amid West Bank settler standoff

Incident is latest to raise questions over Israel’s ability or willingness to stop violent settlers in occupied territoryAn Israeli soldier shot a Palestinian man, wounding him in the leg, as settlers confronted villagers by grazing livestock on Palestinian-owned land in the town of Faqqua in the occupied West Bank.Eyewitnesses said that a group of settlers had entered the area with their livestock, prompting residents to try to stop them. Israeli forces then intervened and, according to men at the scene, opened fire at residents. One of them shot Qassem Hussam, a Palestinian man in his mid-30s, wounding him in the leg.

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The GuardianHumanityUnited Kingdom
Islamophobia is rising – and Britain’s politicians have been dangerously complacent in tackling it | Arun Kundnani

Islamophobia is rising – and Britain’s politicians have been dangerously complacent in tackling it | Arun Kundnani

Mainstream figures have been enabling anti-Muslim racism, creating the ideal conditions for the rise of hard-right political partiesFive years ago, many Muslims wondered if the prejudices they faced were set to fade away. The “war on terror” was dwindling in prominence, and new enemies such as Russia seemed to be displacing fears of Islamic terrorism. Yet Britain’s Islamophobia has only intensified since then. A poll published in July found that into British society. Earlier in the summer, it was reported that in the last year, and a quarter in a public place.The evidence of a worsening climate for Muslims has been mounting since two summers ago, when racist riots erupted across the UK, targeting mosques and asylum hostels. Watching I was disturbed by the parents who brought their young children to watch while mobs attempted, with apparently murderous intent, to break into the buildings. It was not only hardened far-right activists but a much broader cross-section of British society that was willing to participate in racist violence directed at Muslims or asylum seekers assumed to be Muslim.Arun Kundnani is editorial director of Monthly Review PressDo 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 GuardianWar & ConflictUkraine
Russia targets Kyiv petrol stations for first time with jet-powered drones

Russia targets Kyiv petrol stations for first time with jet-powered drones

Three facilities in two days struck as bombardment of Ukraine’s capital enters new phase of intensityPetrol stations in Kyiv have been hit by jet-powered drones in a wave of targeted Russian attacks as the bombardment of Ukraine’s capital enters a new phase of intensity.At least two people were killed and six injured in strikes on two petrol stations on Friday morning, according to the city’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko.

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The GuardianDiplomacyEire (Ireland)
Donald Trump says he would ‘love’ to see united Ireland

Donald Trump says he would ‘love’ to see united Ireland

US president say on visit to republic that unification will happen eventually so ‘may as well happen now’• Donald Trump has said he would “love” to see a united Ireland and that it “may as well happen now”.The US president appeared to endorse the push for constitutional change on the island at the start of a two-day visit to Ireland on Saturday. The unexpected intervention prompted a swift rebuttal from the UK government and Northern Ireland’s unionist leaders.

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The GuardianWar & ConflictEastern Europe
Train carrying Boris Johnson and ex-CIA chief may have been targeted in Russian strike, officials say

Train carrying Boris Johnson and ex-CIA chief may have been targeted in Russian strike, officials say

Ukrainian Railways says former British PM and David Petraeus crossed into Poland shortly before drone attack near borderA train carrying Boris Johnson and the former CIA chief David Petraeus may have been the target of a Russian drone strike that hit a train engine near the Poland-Ukraine border, according to Ukrainian Railways.Ukraine’s foreign ministerAndrii Sybiha described the attack as “Putin’s terror knocking directly on the doors of the EU and Nato”.

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The GuardianDiplomacyAsia & Middle East
Xi Jinping gets red carpet at Brics summit amid thaw in India-China relations

Xi Jinping gets red carpet at Brics summit amid thaw in India-China relations

Chinese president’s arrival in Delhi seen as step towards reconciliation after deadly 2020 military clashThe Chinese president, Xi Jinping, has received a red-carpet welcome in India for a summit of Brics developing nations, as regional rivals Beijing and Delhi make a public display of thawing relations while quietly competing to lead at a time of shaky US global dominance.As Xi stepped off the plane, he was walked past an honour guard of Indian soldiers and traditional dancers in colourful dresses.

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The TelegraphHumanityWestern Europe
The Kremlin view of Nazism in Germany is the mirror image of the truth

The Kremlin view of Nazism in Germany is the mirror image of the truth

Apart from the winners themselves, no one can be more delighted by the Alternative fur Deutschland’s victory in the elections for the regional parliament for Saxony-Anhalt than Vladimir Putin. The Russian President’s special envoy, Kiril Dmitriev, enthused that this was an “historic win.” The point is that the AfD had campaigned, in part, on a call for an end to German military aid to Ukraine, and to lift all economic sanctions on Moscow.

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The GuardianGlobal AffairsLondon
The royal crown branded on enslaved Africans: Britain’s monarchy and the slave trade

The royal crown branded on enslaved Africans: Britain’s monarchy and the slave trade

From Elizabeth I’s backing of early voyages to royal investment in trafficking companies, generations of monarchs were central to Britain’s slave tradeEnslaved African people were seared with hot metal brands bearing the royal crown, according to research by historians who have documented the monarchy’s centuries-long involvement in Britain’s slave trade.The identifies thousands of people who invested in Britain’s trafficking of enslaved Africans, including kings and queens.

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The GuardianWeatherUSA
Trump’s EPA reportedly ⁠poised to axe carbon pollution rules for power plants

Trump’s EPA reportedly ⁠poised to axe carbon pollution rules for power plants

Advocates and experts describe the Trump administration’s climate rollbacks as gifts to polluters at expense of planetThe US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is ⁠poised to formally repeal carbon pollution standards for coal- and gas-fired power plants, according to reports.The Trump administration’s latest climate rollback is expected to ⁠come as soon as Monday on the sidelines of the G20 energy ministers’ meeting in Houston, ⁠Texas, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter.

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The GuardianHumanityFrance
‘Signs of violence’: asylum seekers arriving in France injured after being deported from UK

‘Signs of violence’: asylum seekers arriving in France injured after being deported from UK

French health service documents injuries including fractures and bruising after detention and return under ‘one in one out’ scheme Multiple injuries including bruising and fractures have been documented by a health service supporting people returned to France under the controversial “one in, one out” scheme. The pilot scheme involves one asylum seeker who crosses the Channel in a small boat being returned to France in return for another in northern France being legally brought to the UK to claim asylum. The scheme is due to end on 1 October.

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The GuardianPoliticiansLondon
Monday briefing: What do Reform’s record-setting donations mean for the party – and our politics?

Monday briefing: What do Reform’s record-setting donations mean for the party – and our politics?

In today’s newsletter: As Labour MPs scramble to realign later today around a bill that could stop donations like this in their tracks, a look at new game-changing donations to a party engulfed in financial scandalsGood morning. Nigel Farage has a confirmed talent for upending the laws of political gravity, and this weekend has been no exception, as he declared himself “humbled” by two donations of £36m each from cryptocurrency tycoons Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne.I’d shoehorn a joke about buses in here but, honestly, this feels too consequential for that.Economy | Former chancellor George Osborne said Britain’s economy had “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit – and that rejoining the European Union’s customs union .Technology | Sam Altman and Elon Musk backed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s call to “slow the pace” of AI development. Amodei an AI swarm could otherwise become capable of “taking over the entire internet” within a year.Sweden | With most of the votes counted, Sweden’s national election remained , with left-wing parties holding a lead of just a single seat according to a partial tally by the election authority.Ukraine | A train carrying Boris Johnson and the former CIA chief David Petraeus of a Russian drone strike that hit a train engine near the Poland-Ukraine border, according to Ukrainian Railways.Travel | The air traffic control outage that caused thousands of flights to be grounded across the UK earlier in the week was caused by a military aircraft entering “spurious” flight data into the system, .Monday | First ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will meet in Cardiff to discuss moves towards self-determination across the nations.Tuesday | The final report of the Thirwall Inquiry into events at the neonatal unit where Lucy Letby worked will be published. Letby was sentenced to 15 whole-life terms for murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others.Thursday | Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, will address the European parliament.

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The GuardianPoliticsUnited Kingdom
Who better to defend Reform’s latest millions than Honest Bob Jenrick? | John Crace

Who better to defend Reform’s latest millions than Honest Bob Jenrick? | John Crace

The man who once helped Richard ‘Dirty’ Desmond save a load of tax was wheeled out to face Laura KuenssbergYou wait years for one party donation of £36m and then . Reform can hardly believe its luck. All hail the crypto billionaires. Tacky pale turquoise suits all round. And Nigel Farage won’t have to worry about spending any of his own money – if you can call the £5m freebie his own money – on his security. Nor do those champagne and oysters lunches to discuss loose change donations of £500K from people living overseas pay for themselves. From now on Reform won’t need to bother getting out of bed for anything less than eight figures.Fair to say that if it had been Labour or the Tories trousering £72m from Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo then Reform would be on full outrage rampage. How the political system was rigged against it and how the two main parties are hotwired cash machines. In bed with the super-rich. But since the money is heading towards its own bank account, everyone in the party is totally chilled. This is just the way life ought to be. Who wouldn’t want a country where two billionaires can attempt to buy the democratic process?

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The GuardianScandalUnited Kingdom
Reform’s Robert Jenrick ‘very confident’ £72m donations are ‘perfectly legal’ – as it happened

Reform’s Robert Jenrick ‘very confident’ £72m donations are ‘perfectly legal’ – as it happened

Party’s economic spokesperson says donations are a ‘breakthrough moment’ as Labour’s Angela Rayner warns of possible retrospective actionWill also point out here that across the Sunday politics shows this morning, neither Labour nor the Tories ruled out accepting such huge sums from crypto-billionaires in the future.Nigel Farage says that donations just go to putting Reform on a “more level playing field” with the more established parties.

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The GuardianStage ArtsUSA
Kennedy Center leaders say Trump’s name on facade may avoid ‘fiscal collapse’

Kennedy Center leaders say Trump’s name on facade may avoid ‘fiscal collapse’

Center’s Trump-installed leaders also say it is on brink of bankruptcy and could close as early as Tuesday Leaders of the John F Kennedy Center for ⁠the Performing Arts say it is on the brink of bankruptcy and could ⁠close as early ⁠as ​Tuesday, the Washington Post reported on Sunday. The center’s Donald Trump-installed leaders argued that putting the president’s name on its facade may be the only way ⁠to avoid imminent and “certain fiscal collapse”, according to the newspaper, ​citing documents it ‌obtained.

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The GuardianDiplomacyLondon
UK ministers urged to act after US flies out diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of children

UK ministers urged to act after US flies out diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of children

US officials reportedly raided envoy’s London home and took him to American airbase without warning Met policeBritish ministers face calls to act after US authorities secretly flew out of the UK a diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of children.US officials reportedly raided the diplomat’s London flat last month before taking him to an American airbase and flying him out of the country, without warning the Metropolitan police.

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The GuardianMarketsSouth America
‘Carbon fever’ threatens hard-won Indigenous rights in Bolivian Amazon

‘Carbon fever’ threatens hard-won Indigenous rights in Bolivian Amazon

Leaders in Pando region denounce opaque deals over carbon credits as government and companies rush to monetise Amazon rainforest after 2024 rulingIn the village plazas of Pando, a remote northern Amazonian region of Bolivia, the main talk is no longer just about the next harvest. One pressing issue is the “invisible air” being sold to foreigners who regularly visit their communities.In June 2024, the country’s constitutional court on a funding mechanism linked to carbon markets. Since then, Indigenous leaders of three ethnic groups – the Tacana, Ese Ejja and Cabineño – have complained about companies and foundations that arrive with offers of “climate solutions”, often during the ever more frequent droughts or floods.

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The GuardianWar & ConflictUnited Kingdom
Military aircraft reportedly blamed for UK air traffic control outage

Military aircraft reportedly blamed for UK air traffic control outage

Meltdown that grounded thousands of flights caused by ‘spurious’ flight data being entered into system, report saysThe air traffic control outage that caused thousands of flights to be grounded across the UK earlier in the week was caused by a military aircraft entering “spurious” flight data into the system, according to a report.Hundreds of thousands of passengers were affected after more than 2,000 flights were cancelled on Tuesday when the system used by the National Air Traffic Services (Nats) shut down for four hours.

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The TelegraphPoliticiansUnited Kingdom
Michael O’Leary demands sacking of ‘incompetent’ air traffic control chief

Michael O’Leary demands sacking of ‘incompetent’ air traffic control chief

Michael O’Leary, the Ryanair boss, has called on the Transport Secretary to sack the UK’s “incompetent” air traffic control boss. Mr O’Leary has written to Heidi Alexander urging her to dismiss Martin Rolfe, the chief executive of the air traffic control body National Air Traffic Services (Nats), after a computer meltdown led to more than 2,000 flights being cancelled this week.

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The GuardianHumanitySouth Africa
A spoonful of sugar: how South Africa’s weigh-and-pay shops are tackling ‘poverty tax’ head on

A spoonful of sugar: how South Africa’s weigh-and-pay shops are tackling ‘poverty tax’ head on

Run by a social enterprise, the six shops operate from shipping containers across Johannesburg’s Alexandra township and sell food and household goods by weight in small, affordable amountsEvery morning, on her way to the laundry shop she runs in Johannesburg’s Alexandra township, Tsholofelo Mphela stops at a bright yellow shipping container to buy a few spoonfuls of sugar.Inside, shelves are lined with large jars of beans, rice and maize meal, and clear boxes filled with breakfast cereal and loose teabags. A tap dispenses cooking oil by the millilitre. The cashier weighs Mphela’s purchase before ringing it up for a few rand.

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