2025 • Jul 31
Minister dismisses peers’ claims that UK recognition of Palestine may break international law
Gareth Thomas says move is ‘political judgment’ after challenge from 40 members of House of Lords
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2025 • Jul 30
Israel’s new measures do nothing to stop the starvation crisis in Gaza, say aid workers
Humanitarian workers say airdrops and corridors to allow trucks into region have done little to stop the rising death tollAid workers have said Israel’s new measures – meant to improve the h...
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2025 • Jul 30
Children and elderly people most vulnerable as Gaza famine deepens, warn experts
Aid agencies, governments and UN’s food security monitor report evidence of worsening starvation, particularly among under-fivesHumanitarian experts and doctors are warning that children, el...
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2025 • Jul 30
14 nations join France in push to recognise Palestinian state
Declaration could herald wave of future recognitions, including by Canada, Australia and New ZealandFrance and 14 other countries have co-signed a declaration that suggests a wave of future ...
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2025 • Jul 30
Wednesday briefing: Facing the reality of Gaza’s ‘unfolding’ famine
In today’s newsletter: As Keir Starmer announces caveated plans to recognise the Palestinian state, and UN-backed experts say the ‘worst-case scenario’ is under way, is opening the borders to allow...
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2025 • Jul 30
‘Moral momentum’: Ed Husic says Australia should immediately join UK in preparing to recognise Palestinian state
Labor MP says recognising statehood would deprive Hamas – ‘built largely on grievance’ – of power over Gaza and speed up peace process
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2025 • Jul 30
Harvard to comply with Trump officials’ demand to turn over employment forms
University to bend to administration demands but says it currently won’t share records of staff in student-only rolesHarvard University said on Tuesday that it will comply with the demands o...
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2025 • Jul 29
UCLA agrees to $6.5m settlement with Jewish students over pro-Palestinian protests
Lawsuit alleges protesters made antisemitic threats with the ‘knowledge and acquiescence’ of university officials The University of California, Los Angeles, will pay nearly $6.5m to settle a...
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2025 • Jul 29
From safety first to Palestine first, Keir Starmer shows some leadership | John Crace
The PM is to lead recognition of a Palestinian state – a good day for him, the UK and the starving people of GazaWhat a difference a week makes. Last Tuesday, Keir Starmer batted away all in...
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2025 • Jul 29
‘The war needs to end’: is the US right turning on Israel?
Longstanding ties between US conservatives and Israel face strain as war’s toll and internal rifts reshape the rightAs the Israel...
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2025 • Jul 29
UK to recognise state of Palestine in September unless Israel holds to ceasefire
Cabinet agrees to support Middle East roadmap at emergency meetingThe UK will formally recognise the state of Palestine this September as a result of the “increasingly intolerable” situation...
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2025 • Jul 29
Famine under way in Gaza, UN-backed experts say, as war death toll passes 60,000
IPC says ‘worst-case scenario of famine’ is playing out as it calls for urgent ceasefire to alleviate ‘widespread starvation’Gaza has passed two grim landmarks on a single day, as UN-backed ...
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