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Phone intercepts shine more light on Jordanian prince’s alleged coup attempt

 

Discussions took place before Prince Hamzah was put under house arrest

 

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Senior figures attack ‘obstruction’ of ICC’s Palestine investigation

 

Exclusive: Open letter signed by dozens of European ex-officials calls for end to ‘unwarranted public criticism’ of inquiry into alleged war crimes

 

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Why Israeli progressives have started to talk about ‘apartheid’

 

When I first heard this argument from Palestinians 20 years ago, I rejected it. But the evidence is mounting before our eyes

 

Thu 3 Jun 2021 06.00 BST

Michael Sfard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/03/israeli-apartheid-israel-jewish-supremacy-occupied-territories

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‘Shameful’: Bolsonaro denounced for hosting Copa América amid pandemic

 

  • Brazil president accused of mishandling Covid outbreak
  • Football tournament moved from Colombia and Argentina

 

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
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A global agreement on corporate tax is in sight – let’s make sure it happens

 

As G7 finance ministers meet in London, we have a chance to get multinational businesses to pay their fair share

 

Fri 4 Jun 2021 06.00 BSTLast modified on Fri 4 Jun 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

America’s gun obsession is rooted in slavery

 

A series of slave revolts terrified white residents and helped fuel the rationale for gun ownership

 

Fri 4 Jun 2021 11.00 BST

Carol Anderson  (Charles Howard Candler professor of African American studies at Emory University. She is the author of White Rage and The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America)

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/04/america-gun-obsession-slavery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe’s biggest economies ramp up pressure for deal to curb corporate tax abuse

 

France, Germany, Italy and Spain sign letter saying critical moment has been reached to strike a blow against tax avoidance

 

Richard Partington Economics correspondent
Fri 4 Jun 2021 14.16 BST
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Amsterdam residents offered free book on city’s links with slavery

 

Deputy mayor says citizens ‘need to know the facts and not be afraid of the conversation’

 

Daniel Boffey in Brussels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Palestinians welcome end of Netanyahu era – but fear more of the same

 

Relief in the occupied territories is mixed with sense that ‘nothing will change’

 

 
Hazem Balousha in Gaza, Sufian Taha in Jerusalem, and Peter Beaumont
Fri 4 Jun 2021 06.00 BST
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

An anti-Netanyahu coalition government would suggest Israelis are ready for change

 

A government led by Naftali Bennett would not be progressive, but political paralysis has only deepened the occupation

 

Wed 2 Jun 2021 12.21 BST

Dahlia Scheindlin

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/02/anti-netanyahu-coalition-government-israelis-ready-for-change

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Netanyahu embodied dishonest, divisive demagoguery. If he’s gone, good riddance

 

Although the new coalition taking shape may not agree on much, the prime minister’s downfall is long overdue

 

Fri 4 Jun 2021 17.15 BST

Jonathan Freedland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/04/netanyahu-exit-israel-problems-coalition-prime-minister

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Don’t expect Netanyahu’s departure to alter the course of politics in Israel

 

None of the coalition leaders has any interest in resolving the Palestinian issue

 

Sun 6 Jun 2021 10.30 BST

Daniella Peled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/06/dont-expect-netanyahu-departure-to-alter-the-course-of-politics-in-israel

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Frontex turning ‘blind eye’ to human rights violations, says former deputy

 

Gil Arias Fernández says EU border agency, which is under investigation for illegal migrant pushbacks, cannot stop far-right infiltrating its ranks

 

José Bautista and Ana Rojas from Fundación porCausa
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The conflict in the Middle East is sustained by the silencing of Palestinians

 

Throughout history, our story has been narrated by others who treat our rights as less deserving of recognition

 

Thu 10 Jun 2021 11.00 BST

Ghada Karmi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/10/conflict-middle-east-silencing-palestinians-rights

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Peru’s knife-edge election could be good news for Latin America’s left

 

The socialist candidate Pedro Castillo is on the verge of victory, but a hostile elite could stymie his agenda

 

Sat 12 Jun 2021 12.00 BST

Tony Wood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/12/perus-knife-edge-election-could-be-good-news-for-latin-americas-left

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Jair Bolsonaro fined for not wearing mask at São Paulo biker rally

 

Brazilian president broke local rules as he led thousands of supporters through city’s streets

 

 

 
 
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Fear and anger in Canada after Muslim family is killed: ‘How many more people have to die?’

 

Mourners attend vigil to honour four members of Afzaal family who were killed in a truck attack Sunday night in London, Ontario

 

Fatima Syed in London, Ontario
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The Observer view on Iran’s rigged presidential election

 

It is not only Iranians who will suffer if a hardliner wins, it could have profound consequences for world peace

 

Sun 13 Jun 2021 06.30 BST

Observer editorial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/13/the-observer-view-on-iran-election

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‘Serious concerns’: UK education row as Israel-Palestine textbooks pulled

 

Fears children not being educated on conflict amid claims of bias in content of history textbooks

 

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Behind the spectacle of the G7 summit, global tax reform was the big event

 

Before world leaders met in Cornwall, finance ministers had made an agreement that could spell the end of tax havens

 

Mon 14 Jun 2021 15.02 BSTLast modified on Mon 14 Jun 2

Simon Jenkins

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/14/g7-global-tax-reform-finance-ministers

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New Israeli government is just as bad as the last, says Palestinian PM

 

Mohammad Shtayyeh condemns Naftali Bennett’s announcements in support of Israeli settlements

 

Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem, and agencies
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Thousands of women and children flee Haiti gang violence, Unicef says

 

UN agency says 8,500 abandon homes in Port-au-Prince

Families ‘caught in crossfire’ sleeping on concrete floors

 

AP in Port-au-Prince
Tue 15 Jun 2021 16.18 BST
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Peru election: socialist Pedro Castillo claims victory ahead of official result

 

The son of peasant farmers says ‘a new time has begun’ as vote count gives him narrow lead against rightwing rival Keiko Fujimori

 

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Iran hardliners fight to ensure Ebrahim Raisi wins presidential election

 

Polls predict low voter turnout over Iranian regime’s efforts to engineer result

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
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Outcry as Saudi Arabia executes young Shia man for ‘rebellion’

 

Rights groups say Mustafa bin Hashim bin Isa al-Darwish was a minor when alleged offences committed

 

Associated Press
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Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding president, dies aged 97

 

One of Africa’s last surviving liberation leaders dies in hospital in Lusaka while being treated for pneumonia

 

Jason Burke Africa correspondent
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Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi hailed as Iran’s new president

 

Three main rivals congratulate candidate whose election is likely to unlock talks on reviving nuclear deal

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
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US Palestinian business owners speak up for Gaza amid swell of support

 

Some businesses owners have been reluctant to make political statements for fear of turning customers off – but perceptions are changing

 

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‘They beat him’: fear and anger at latest police killing in Tunis

 

Protests erupt again in Tunisian capital after man ‘beaten to death’ amid claims of police impunity

 

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Fresh protests in Brazil against Bolsonaro’s handling of Covid pandemic

 

Country’s death toll nears 500,000 as opposition to the president grows and vaccination rates remain low

 

Flávia Milhorance in Rio de Janeiro
Sat 19 Jun 2021 20.01 BSTLast modified on Sat 19 Jun 20
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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