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The War We Don’t Discuss: Protests and Vigils Planned in Solidarity with Sudan Amid Call for Media Attention
Activists are calling for the media to shine a spotlight on the state of the war and Sudan’s humanitarian crisis
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The Dilemma Facing Civil Servants Over the UK’s Arms Sales to Israel
Former British diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall, who resigned from the Foreign Office in 2019 as she felt unable to represent the Government’s Brexit stance, unpicks the questions of law and morality facing those working inside Whitehall
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Machine Learning and the Carnage in Gaza
The Israeli army is using an AI-assisted targeting system called Lavender in Gaza. Are we really willing to entrust an algorithm with the lives and deaths of human beings?
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Brits Want the UK to Ban Arms Sales to Israel But its Political Leaders Aren’t Listening
A new poll commissioned by Byline Times suggests that supporters of all political parties now back an embargo on all arms sales to Israel
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‘Trump’s Second Presidential Run and the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Have a Lot In Common’
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Bridge collapsed after one part of the structure was hit by a ship. The disaster is a perfect metaphor for the crisis Europe may face if Trump is re-elected, writes Alexandra Hall
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International War Criminals are Safe from Arrest in UK – But a Leading Lawyer Plans to Change That
Helena Kennedy KC is set to introduce a Bill to the House of Lords so those suspected of atrocities can be arrested in Britain
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Chancellor Scholz Must Change Course and Support Ukraine to Win
An Open Letter to Germany’s Leaders from International and German Experts
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Does American Reluctance to Aid Ukraine Foreshadow a New Isolationism?
If recent polls show Americans are increasingly reluctant to provide military aid to Ukraine, how willing would it be to defend NATO allies from a Russian attack?
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Remembering Pierre: ‘Being Around him was Like Standing in a Shaft of Sunlight’
Anita McNaught pays tribute to an exceptional TV news cameraman who was killed two years ago in the first weeks of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
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The Hallmark of Russian Occupation – Torture
Paul Niland argues that those calling for a negotiated peace in Ukraine fundamentally misunderstand how Russian torture, rape, and other war crimes make such a peace impossible
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After George Galloway’s Rochdale Victory: What Does His Workers’ Party Actually Stand for?
Those wishing an end to the war crimes in Gaza have gained a supporting voice in parliament with George Galloway’s Workers’ Party. But what of those opposing Putin’s war on Ukraine?
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‘Who Are the Extremists Who Would Tear Us Apart?’
Mustafa Al-Dabbagh argues that it is the Government, not those calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, which is using extremist and divisive rhetoric
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UK News Coverage of Conflict in Israel and Gaza Showed ‘Overwhelming’ Bias, Report Finds
The Centre for Media Monitoring found that, in the month after the 7 October attacks, pro-Israeli sources were quoted more often and challenged less frequently than Palestinians
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‘People Die Because Aid is Delayed’: How Indifference is Killing Ukrainians
As Ukraine is outnumbered 7 to 1 on some parts of the frontline, volunteers explain the dangers they face as right wing politicians in the EU and the US stifle aid
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‘Nothing Will Change for Muslims Unless there is a Reckoning with Britain’s Normalised Islamophobia’
As Rishi Sunak talks of ‘mob rule’, political and media discussion of the violence in Gaza appears to be triggering an increase in hostilities towards Muslims here in the UK
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Brutality and Hope: Two Years of Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine
On the eve of the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Paul Niland argues that, despite exhaustion, Ukraine has learned to fight smarter – and that is reason for hope
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Can North Korea Sustain a War Economy – With Putin’s Help?
Six years on from the famous handshake between the leaders of North and South Korea, is a war still likely?
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Rwanda Creates Nearly a Million Refugees Since Signing Asylum Deal with UK Government
The Rwanda-backed M23 is continuing its campaign of mass rape and murder in the DRC – with the UK turning a blind-eye
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The Upside Down: History Is More than Its Set Pieces
John Mitchinson explores how the lessons of the Crimean War still resonate today
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‘It Is No Coincidence Israel Chose US Super Bowl to Launch Latest Bombing Spree On Palestinians’
The western powers have expressed increasing concern over the conduct of Israel’s campaign in Gaza but applied no consequences in practice, writes former diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
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‘Sudan is Neither Cursed nor a Lost Cause’
Barney Cullum argues that Sudan’s corruption-fuelled civil war has a large cast of enablers, including British businesses, undermining the health of the nation
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‘UK Elections Could Cause Britain’s Support for Ukraine to Falter’
A surge for right-wing populist party Reform UK at the election could mean anti-Ukraine positions become mainstream
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Roman Abramovich and Foreign Office in Disagreement on how to Spend Frozen Cash from Chelsea FC Sale
Neither can agree where the money should be used to help Ukraine, according to new parliamentary report
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The International Court of Justice on Gaza: ‘Good, but Not Good Enough’
The compromise ruling from the ICJ in the Hague could slow the violence against Gaza’s citizens, but catastrophe still looms
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The Palestinians and Israel: A Modern Day ‘Trail of Tears’
The treatment of Native Americans more than 100 years ago cannot provide an exact comparison to the situation of Palestinians today – but there are striking similarities, writes Alexandra Hall Hall
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Russia’s Goals in Ukraine: Debunking the ‘Special Military Operation’
Almost two years after its full-scale invasion, Paul Niland examines what Russia claims is the purpose of waging war on Ukraine
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‘Netanyahu’s Pre-Occupation with Political Survival Exposed Israel to October 7 Attack’
Two months on from the horrors of ‘Black Saturday’, the question of why a country normally so sensitive to risk was caught off guard has an answer that undermines the future prospects of Israel’s prime minister.
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‘Selling Weapons to Israel Could Make UK Complicit in War Crimes’
Yasmine Ahmed, UK Director of Human Rights Watch argues that allies of Israel and backers of Palestinian armed groups should suspend arms sales while war crimes are being committed
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The Israel-Hamas War: Searching for Moral Clarity Amid Conflict
Former British diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall reflects on the complexities involved in the conflict and why there are no easy answers – if any
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Time to Welcome Ukraine into NATO
In the midst of war, Ukraine has made exceptional progress on meeting the requirements for joining the alliance argues Mark Temnycky
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We Need to Move Beyond ‘As Long as it Takes’ in Ukraine’s War Against Putin
After two years of stoic resistance against Russian forces, Ukrainians feel they are being abandoned and false narratives of failure are damaging their campaign
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‘Populists Learn From Each Other’: Is the World Heading for a Tipping Point in 2024?
The prospect of another Trump presidency in the US, rising authoritarianism and multiple complex conflicts around the world make for a depressing picture
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‘Why We Must Stand Up Against Those Fanning the Flames of Hate’
Labour MP Naz Shah received a wave of hatred and abuse after resigning as one of Keir Starmer’s Shadow Ministers over the issue of a ceasefire in Palestine
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Revealed: The British Army is Training Soldiers From Countries that have had Recent Coups
Dr Iain Overton, executive director of charity Action on Armed Violence, reveals new evidence of British-trained cadets from countries that have had military coups or have poor human rights records
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Government Faces Court Action Over Arms Sales to Israel Amid Claims of Gaza “Genocide”
‘There should be no doubt that [UK-made] weapons are at acute risk of being used to commit further criminal acts and, possibly genocide’
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MPs Slam Parliament’s Slow Rebuilding Programme Progress – As Executives Receive Hundreds of Thousands in Bonuses
The Public Accounts Committee delivers a stinging rebuke to the Delivery Authority, tasked with the rebuilding scheme
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‘Israel’s Actions in Gaza Will Come Back to Haunt It’
Israel’s concept of itself as a peaceful and democratic nation risks being irrevocably damaged by such excessive violence, writes former British diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
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‘They are Cutting Down the Cemetery Trees for Firewood’: Life in the Middle of Gaza Amid War
‘The cemetery has no more space for dead bodies. The graves are full’, British-Palestinian journalist Hamza Elbuhaisi tells Byline Times
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Why Ukraine Won’t Negotiate with the ‘F**king Terrorist Putin’
With its history of treaty violation and oppression of occupied Ukrainians, Zelensky would be foolish to trust the Kremlin. And is winning a strategic war over Crimea
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Conservative Government’s Rhetoric on Palestine Protests is ‘Stoking Far-Right Threat’ and Putting ‘Fundamental Rights at Risk’
Organisers believe the Met Police is being strong-armed into opposing the Gaza protests.
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Will Anti-Jewish Riots in Dagestan Destabilise Putin’s Regime?
The events at the Makhachkala airport are directly related to the Kremlin’s inability to preserve stability, writes Nikola Mikovic
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Did Russia Prepare Hamas for the Attack on Israel?
Russia’s relationship with Hamas is well-known and well-documented
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Former Conservative Party Chair Baroness Sayeeda Warsi to Argue ‘Muslims Don’t Matter’ to Politicians and Media in Damning Speech
Amid rising attacks on Muslims in the UK, the former Faith Minister launches a thinly-veiled broadside against Sunak’s Government, and calls for a new civil rights movement in Britain
