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A Hezbollah official has acknowledged that a truck full of explosives seized by Lebanese authorities last week belonged to the militant group and said the explosives were intended for use against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, not for assassinations
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“Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” The judge asked.
“I don’t know,” Angel, 13, replied before bursting into tears. He stared ahead stoically and continued to cry, eventually saying: “I have no one. I have nothing.”
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In 2023, NPR ran a big story about the danger of glacier melt creating a huge lake of water that could one day flood a Nepalese valley… apps.npr.org/arctic-ice-melt…
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"He was a man of great integrity, humanity... He had a kind of infectious decency which lifted people up."
James Naughtie reflects on the life and legacy of broadcaster Edward Stourton, who has died aged 68.
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Feeling so sad at the news of the death of Ed Stourton.
He was a very important figure for all of us on the daily news programmes on @BBCRadio4. One of those people you're really glad to have around. All substance, minimum ego, deeply knowledgeable, totally reliable.
And he was one of the nicest of colleagues as well. He'll be missed.
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🗣️ "My Mum and Dad don't know, I told them that I went to sleep at 10pm."
English school children reveal the excuses they used to watch England's historic win in Mexico 😅 🏴
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One of the most chilling stories you’ll read.
Exclusive: On Facebook, she was a beloved Damascus hairdresser with 7,000 followers. Inside prison, survivors knew her as the guard with the green pipe.
Exemplary reporting by @PalomaDinechin in @newlinesmag: newlinesmag.com/reportage/in…
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Israel carried out a “triple attack” on health workers in southern Lebanon, killing at least three paramedics.
One of them is Fadel Serhan. We spent days with him and his team earlier this month as they described how they worked in fear of being attacked.
Today, they were.
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From “defecating squirrels”, White Parrots and 4-hour Putin press conferences to racing round the globe, being questioned by Russian police and repeatedly harassed by state TV crews, Our Man In Moscow charts 12 months in the life of the BBC’s Moscow team and Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg – most of it shot ourselves given no other BBC teams could get into Russia.
For those in the UK, you can watch it at 8pm on BBC1 tonight or right now on iPlayer:
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Inside the lucrative industry of online 'auditors' targeting migrant hotels in the UK
Viral content creators across the UK are cashing in on protests targeting migrants and asylum hotels.
Who are these so-called hotel 'auditors' and what are their true motivations as right-wing groups take aim at asylum seekers?
Channel 4 News investigates the potentially lucrative trend of 'citizen journalism' and confronts one auditor who has amassed hundreds of thousands of followers.
Warning, this report contains offensive language.
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Lebanese village mourns children and father killed in Israeli strike
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A Rape Case Highlights Sexual Violence in Syria
After a young Alawite woman was attacked by men in security uniforms, the state’s failure to protect its people is becoming ever clearer.
Kamal Shahin reports for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/a-…
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One of Lebanon’s most celebrated composers & musicians Ziad Rahbani - as well as the son & curator of the musical legacy of his legendary mother Fairouz - has died at the age of 69 - his music remains an essential part of the soundtrack of life in Lebanon #زياد_رحباني
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A joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters
ALT JOINT STATEMENT ON GAZA FROM AFP, AP, BBC NEWS AND REUTERS “We are desperately concerned for our journalists in Gaza, who are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families. For many months, these independent journalists have been the world’s eyes and ears on the ground in Gaza. They are now facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering. “Journalists endure many deprivations and hardships in warzones. We are deeply alarmed that the threat of starvation is now one of them. “We once again urge the Israeli authorities to allow journalists in and out of Gaza. It is essential that adequate food supplies reach the people there.”
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Gaza aid contractor tells BBC he saw colleagues fire on hungry Palestinians bbc.in/44JEp6u
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Israel has bombed the gates of the Evin Prison in Tehran.
Anoosheh Ashoori was detained in Evin prison - he shares his concern for the wellbeing of the inmates and his friends currently imprisoned.
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Striking headline
"We’re Just Human Incubators to Them" - The Cut
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Official photo from the Trump-Sharaa meeting. Imagine going back in time to 2010 and trying to explain this to someone. Surreal
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A Syrian man known as by his alias, The Gravedigger, publicly revealed his identity on Sunday at the Arab Conference at Harvard. open.substack.com/pub/debamo…