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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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Infantino could have stood up for the World Cup - but he said 'chill, relax'

'Have you lost control?' - BBC sports editor Dan Roan asks Gianni Infantino Listening to Fifa president Gianni Infantino and you would think the controversy surrounding the 2026 World Cup in recent days had been insignificant. "Just, you know, chill, relax," Infantino told a news conference at the Azteca Stadium on the eve of Thursday's opening match between Mexico and South Africa.

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The GuardianPoliticiansUSA

UFC champion says he has been banned from White House fight over criticisms of Trump

Sean Strickland claims he was not cleared to attend the UFC event because he ‘made fun of Israel and Epstein’The only current US UFC champion says he has been barred from Sunday’s fight card on the south lawn of the White House because he dared to criticize Donald Trump, Israel and Jeffrey Epstein.On Tuesday night, middleweight champion Sean Strickland that he had been informed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that he had not been cleared to attend the event by the White House.

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Daily PostHumanityNigeria

SMBLF raises alarm over worsening insecurity, mass kidnappings in Nigeria

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has raised alarm over what it described as “the growing impunity and disturbing ease with which terrorists and bandits are carrying out mass kidnappings across Nigeria, especially the abduction of school children in recent weeks.” A joint statement issued by Oba Oladipo Olaitan, Leader, Afenifere; Dr Bitrus […]

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The GuardianHumanityIsrael & Palestine

Video shows family’s car slowing before Israeli troops shot dead Palestinian baby

Footage appears to contradict Israeli military’s account of killing of seven-month-old Sam Abu Haikal in West BankFootage has emerged that appears to contradict the Israeli military’s account of the shooting that killed seven-month-old Sam Abu Haikal in his mother’s arms, showing the family’s car slowing near a military post before soldiers opened fire.On Friday, the caused outrage, after soldiers opened fire on the family’s vehicle despite it having complied with an order to stop. Sam was killed and his mother, Daniyah Abu Haikal, and father, Fahed Abu Haikal, were both injured.

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The GuardianHealth AlertsUnited Kingdom

David Sullivan’s contact with West Ham women’s and youth teams restricted since 2023

‘Temporary agreement’ in place since Football Association safeguarding investigation began three years agoDavid Sullivan has faced restrictions on his contact with West Ham’s women’s and youth teams since 2023 because of a safeguarding investigation.The Football Association began an inquiry three years ago after receiving a complaint, which the Guardian understands involves an allegation of sexual misconduct unrelated to football.

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The GuardianHealthcareSouth Africa

‘The patients scattered’: how gun crime cuts off healthcare for South Africa’s poorest

Cities see surge in attacks and extortion demands at clinics in townships, leaving patients and staff vulnerableThe three gunmen showed up just 10 minutes after the security guards had arrived for the early morning shift. Tshiamo Nere* admits he was “frozen” with shock and could only stare as the men aimed their weapons at him and two colleagues at Khayelitsha’s Town Two clinic in Cape Town, as screaming nurses and patients fled.They had a message, the men told the unarmed guards. “They demanded a protection fee from the security company that employs us to guard the clinic,” Nere says. “The patients, frightened, scattered; and nurses ran for their lives.”

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The GuardianPoliticiansIran

Stolen Revolution by Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Yeganeh Torbati review – Iran’s recent history explained

This account of the Islamic Republic and its discontents told via six contrasting lives should be required readingIt’s difficult in 2026 to talk about Iran without confronting a lot of crude certainty. The average non-Iranian gets their information in snippets, filtered by algorithms. The Iranian diaspora is too fractured and traumatised to educate everyone. And the regime has muffled the voices inside its borders, responding to every major uprising with internet blackouts that hide both the people’s rage and its own violent response. Meanwhile, its own network of misinformation spreads lies – that protesters are foreign instruments, that the unrest is manufactured by outsiders – exploiting legitimate western anxieties about intervention, Islamophobia, sanctions, oil and Israeli imperialism.Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Yeganeh Torbati’s powerful history of the Islamic republic is a badly needed corrective because it is at once an engrossing story and a balanced, meticulously researched primer on modern Iran (the clearest I’ve ever read). And it is dramatic, personal and often heartbreaking, told through six lives lived at the forefront of the Iranian people’s almost five-decade struggle with a corrupt regime that has stolen their freedoms, votes and many thousands of their lives.

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The GuardianHumanityLondon

It was Britain’s most expensive house. Why is its only resident a homeless man who lives on the porch?

2-8A Rutland Gate had jewel-encrusted bathroom suites and gold wastepaper bins in its 45 rooms, but has lain empty for years. With many people desperate for secure housing, what does the abandonment of this palace tell us about the UK?When it last changed hands, in 2020, 2-8A Rutland Gate was Britain’s most expensive house, . The word “house” hardly does it justice; palace is probably more accurate. It is in Knightsbridge, one of the most glamorous parts of London, and has 45 rooms, four lifts, an indoor pool and 116 windows, 68 of which overlook Hyde Park.But no one is enjoying those views. This palace has been empty for years.

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The GuardianWar & Conflict

Middle East crisis live: US military launches second day of airstrikes at ‘multiple targets’ in Iran

The strikes began at 5.15pm EST on Wednesday – after midnight on Thursday local time – ‘at the Commander in Chief’s direction’, Centcom saysIf the US genuinely wants a deal it will have to engage with Iranian demands on sanctions relief, says Danny Citrinowicz, the former head of the Iran branch of Israeli military intelligence.Today’s exchange of strikes shows how easily both Iran and the US can slide towards another round of escalation, says Citrinowicz, who is now a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council.If Washington is unwilling to accept that reality, it should recognize the likely alternative: continued confrontations with Iran that could eventually spiral beyond anyone’s control and lead to military conflict under less favorable conditions.Even a limited military campaign designed to weaken Iran would not fundamentally alter Tehran’s negotiating position. It has not happened in the past, and there is little reason to believe it would happen now. Iran emerges from the latest exchange of blows convinced that it can absorb pressure and respond to attacks.”Legal and moral responsibility of all countries in the region (especially those located along the southern shores of the Persian Gulf) to prevent the US military and Israel from using their territory or facilities to plan, organise, execute, or support hostile actions against Iran.

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The IndependentScandalUnited Kingdom

Justice Committee warns court reform could favour repeat offenders

Download our app Government plans for court reform could inadvertently make it more likely for defendants with previous convictions to face a jury trial compared to those with clean records, an "unintended consequence" highlighted by a Justice Committee report. This disparity stems from the proposed trial allocation process, which considers the likely sentence length; previous convictions are an aggravating factor, leading to longer potential jail terms and thus increasing the chances of a jury trial.

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HaaretzWar & ConflictIslamic World

Third War or Just Another Rodeo? How Israel and Iran Ended Up Here Again

Third War or Just Another Rodeo? How Israel and Iran Ended Up Here AgainHaaretz08.06.2026 | 20:51Share in TwitterGift this article SaveSave article to reading listSend in e-mailSend in e-mail Share in FacebookShare in Twitter Send in e-mailSend in e-mail Go to comments3 Print article SaveSave article to reading list Zen ReadShare in TwitterGift this article SaveSave article to reading listSend in e-mailSend in e-mail Share in FacebookShare in Twitter Send in e-mailSend in e-mail Go to comments3 Print article SaveSave article to reading list Zen ReadHaaretzJun 8, 2026 | 20:51Get email notification for articles from Haaretz FollowJun 8, 2026 | 20:51HaaretzJun 8, 2026 | 20:51Get email notification for articles from Haaretz FollowJun 8, 2026 | 20:51Israel and Iran exchanged direct attacks on Sunday night, shattering a cease-fire that had held since April 8.Late Sunday, Iran launched missiles at Israel in what it said was retaliation for an Israeli strike on Hezbollah in Beirut.

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Trump details ‘secret mission’ in Strait of Hormuz and declares ‘it’s over for Iran’

Download our app President Donald Trump says the United States has been secretly removing millions of barrels of crude oil from Iranian control on a nightly basis, a fact he stated Iran was unaware of until his public announcement. He was addressing inflation data at an Oval Office bill signing ceremony Wednesday when he said claimed inflation would plummet “as soon as this war is over.” He then said he would tell reporters “something you don’t know.” “Do you know we've been taking out millions of barrels of oil?

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The GuardianWar & ConflictEngland

Cars burn in Belfast, bricks fly in Southampton – and the ubiquitous cry of ‘civil war’ goes up again | John Harris

For most, what we see in real life is mundane. But those who wish to fan the flames of anti-immigrant feeling share a different image onlineIt was the summer of 2024 when it all decisively started, with the horrific murders in Southport, countrywide violence and that a British civil war was somehow “inevitable”. A year later came a hot season of , protests outside hotels used to accommodate asylum seekers, the of the word “tinderbox” and constant predictions of widespread riots that never actually materialised. Now here we are again, in the aftermath of the of Henry Nowak and frightening violence and arson in Belfast, and the civil war predictions seem to be increasing by the hour.The archive of such material is already bulging. In August 2024, amid the riots, a that 32% of people thought a UK civil war was either “very” or “somewhat” likely. A year later, the UK was only “random viral posts away from riots and prairie fires getting out of control”. Even Labour’s Lisa Nandy that the north of England was so tense “it could go up in flames”.John Harris is a Guardian columnist

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