Israel says it will prevent ‘public displays of joy’ by families when Palestinians are released as part of Gaza ceasefire Israel-Gaza war – live updates The family of Zina Barber, a 24-year-old Palestinian woman held in a jail for more than a year, were preparing for her to be released […]
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Three-phase deal requires new negotiations to advance and is highly vulnerable amid little trust between the sides Israel-Gaza war – live updates The hours-long delay in implementing the Gaza ceasefire agreement is not a good omen for a deal that many fear could be doomed to failure as it moves […]
President-elect tells thousands of supporters at rally: ‘You’re gonna have a lot of fun watching television’ An exultant Donald Trump has promised to act with “historic speed and strength” when he returns to the White House on Monday, teeing up a barrage of executive orders targeting illegal immigration, transgender rights […]
PM says US has promised Israel will have the weaponry it needs to return to military campaign if necessary In an update on the previous post, the Israeli military said sirens sounded in central Israel on Saturday as it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen. Explosions were heard over Jerusalem […]
Home Office official says data protection laws caused the cost of its forced removal programme to increase The Conservative government spent more than £130m on IT and data systems for the scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, which will never be used, the Observer can reveal. Digital tools needed […]
To admirers, Biden will remain one of the most consequential one-term presidents in US history – to detractors, he was undone by a fatal flaw His back straight, his voice steady, Joe Biden stood at the US Capitol just days after a violent insurrection and declared: “Democracy has prevailed.” Fast […]
Wife of actor Mark Rylance worked in various roles at Shakespeare’s Globe and had been diagnosed with cancer The director and composer Claire van Kampen, the wife of the actor Mark Rylance, has died at the age of 71 after being diagnosed with cancer. She died in the central German […]
Mikel Arteta looked like he had seen a ghost. With his side leading 2-0 against Aston Villa thanks to goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz, the Arsenal manager must have felt they were within touching distance of a cathartic victory that would keep up the pressure on Liverpool. But […]
Agreement earlier approved by the security cabinet will pause 15-month war in Gaza for an initial six weeks Middle East crisis – live updates The Israeli government has ratified a ceasefire deal to exchange dozens of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinians in Israeli jails and pause the 15-month war […]
Striker was part of United’s much-fabled ‘Holy Trinity’ Bryan Robson leads tributes to ‘one of football’s giants’ Great names from Manchester United and Scotland have paid tribute to Denis Law, a legendary figure for both club and country, following his death at the age of 84. Law, who was diagnosed […]