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Yemeni military says it has retaken Mokha and 'secured' Red Sea waterway
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UK ‘threatens to expel 27 Israeli diplomats’ over Jerusalem consulate
Tit-for-tat expulsions expected after relations deteriorate as a result of UK ban on goods from illegal settlements The UK has threatened to expel one Israeli diplomat for every British diplomat forced to leave Israel as a result of Israel’s decision to close the UK consulate in East Jerusalem later this week. This could mean as many as 27 Israeli diplomats being expelled from the UK, a step that would arguably mark the lowest point in British-Israeli diplomatic relations since the formation of the state of Israel. Continue reading...
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Far right on the march and Lula’s failures: key drivers of Flávio Bolsonaro’s Brazil surge
Experts say strength of evangelical church and perception that Lula is too old also helped propel Jair Bolsonaro’s son to first-round election win On Sunday night, as the scale of the far-right triumph in Brazil sank in, an adapted football chant rang out in one of Rio’s most leftwing areas. “Let’s turn this around, Lu-laaaaa! Let’s turn this around, Lu-laaaaa! Let’s turn this around, Lu-laaaaa!” crestfallen progressives bellowed while drowning their sorrows after witnessing an excruciating election setback for their leader, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Continue reading...
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Mecca alliance agrees to activate collective deterrence measures
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What is ‘Herod’s Pool’, and why is Israel developing it in the West Bank?
Israel is developing a reservoir on land in the occupied West Bank, with water syphoned off from Palestinians.
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Rubio: No direct link between US bombers removal and UK base incident
Rubio visits Iceland, says no direct link between the removal of US bombers and suspicions of a terrorist act in the UK
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Spain calls snap election amid housing crisis
Mounting anger over Spain’s housing crisis have led Prime Minister Sanchez to call an early election on November 29