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Trump tariffs: No deal for Netanyahu!

by our Arab affairs correspondent

Benjamin Netanyahu went to Washington hoping that Trump would lift the penalty tariffs on Israel that the USA is imposing on the rest of the world. But the Israeli leader went home empty-handed after meeting his master in the White House this week.

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Defend Kiril Molchanov!!

by John Maryon

Poland continues brutal repression against independent journalists. In the summer of 2024, Poland and Ukraine concluded a special co-operation agreement, according to which Polish law enforcement agencies have full authority on the territory of Ukraine and can carry out any activities at the request of Ukrainian officials. A separate part of this agreement de fines co-operation during hybrid war fare, countering the spread of unwanted information and propaganda.

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Editorials

Don’t stop at Steel

The unions have welcomed the Government’s efforts to save what’s left of the steel industry.

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No one is above the law

Ten British nationals have been accused of committing war crimes while serving in the Israeli army in Gaza. They are accused of crimes including murder, extermination, attacking civilians, and the deportation or forcible transfer of a population. A team of legal experts, including prominent human rights lawyer Michael Mansfield, have submitted a dossier to the Metropolitan Police war-crimes team on behalf of the Gaza-based Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) and the Public Interest Law Centre (PILC), which is based in Britain.

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