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Ethiopia: 56 people killed in airstrike at camp for internally displaced

 

At least 30 wounded as aid workers report seeing children among casualties in Tigray region

 

Reuters in Addis Ababa
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I’ve been held at Guantánamo for 20 years without trial. Mr Biden, please set me free

 

Despite how many times, under how many presidential administrations, I have been disappointed, I hold out hope

 

 

Mon 10 Jan 2022 11.29 GMT

Khalid Qasim (Yemeni national... Khalid Qasim has been detained without charge or trial at Guantánamo Bay since 2002. His art has been exhibited at John Jay College and Cuny in New York)

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/10/held-guantanamo-20-years-without-trial-biden-please-let-me-free

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aung San Suu Kyi handed four-year jail term in military ‘courtroom circus’

 

Critics say series of charges over Covid rules and walkie-talkie possession designed to remove her as political threat

 

Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok
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Ukraine crisis: tense talks between US and Russia open in Geneva

 

Secretary of state Antony Blinken says week of talks is moment of truth for Vladimir Putin

 

 
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‘The Timothy McVeighs are still there’: fears over extremism in US military

 

Experts caution the defense department’s safeguards don’t go far enough and that ‘we’re behind the ball on what we know’

 

Sergio Olmos
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Quebec plans to impose a ‘health contribution’ tax on the unvaccinated

 

The tax comes amid a new wave of coronavirus in the province and would be for those who refuse the jab for non-medical reasons

 

Leyland Cecco in Toronto
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Palestinian man to end hunger strike after Israel agrees to release

 

Hisham Abu Hawash, who has been held without charge for more than a year, began refusing food in August

 

Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem
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German court jails former Syrian intelligence officer for life

 

Anwar Raslan found to have overseen murder of at least 27 people and torture of at least 4,000 at Damascus prison

 

Philip Oltermann in Berlin@philipoltermannThu 13 Jan 2022 11.12 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
An obvious expression of president Bashar al-Assad  regime....The man is still in power despite almost 11 years of civil war
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

‘In our teens, we dreamed of making peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Then my friend was shot’

 

At a summer camp for kids from conflict zones, I met my brave, funny friend Aseel. He was Palestinian. I was Israeli. When he was killed by police, my hope for our future died with him

 

Thu 13 Jan 2022 06.00 GMT

by Roy Cohen

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jan/13/peace-middle-east-friend-summer-camp-israel

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Increased repression and violence a sign of weakness, says Human Rights Watch

 

Watchdog’s latest report argues autocrats around the world are getting desperate as opponents form coalitions to challenge them

 

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Palestinian-American man, 80, found dead after Israeli raid in West Bank

 

US state department says it is seeking clarification over detention of Omar Abdalmajeed As’ad

 

Reuters in Jiljiya
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US claims Russia planning ‘false-flag’ operation to justify Ukraine invasion

 

  • Officials: Moscow has already positioned saboteurs in Ukraine
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  • Allegation arrives on day Ukraine hit by ‘massive’ cyber-attack

 

Julian Borger in Washington and Luke Harding in Kyiv
Fri 14 Jan 2022 16.21 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Calls to strip Prince Andrew of Duke of York title

 

Local MP says position is ‘untenable’ and association with city must end in light of US sexual assault allegations

 

Mark Brown North of England correspondent
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Here’s how to repay developing nations for colonialism – and fight the climate crisis

 

The IMF allots voting rights and emergency funds according to an outdated and unfair quota system established in 1944, before most colonies were free. Let’s change it

 

Fri 14 Jan 2022 11.19 GMT

Michael Franczak and Olúfẹ́mi O Táíwò

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/14/heres-how-to-repay-developing-nations-for-colonialism-and-fight-the-climate-crisis

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Guns, ammo … even a boat: how Oath Keepers plotted an armed coup

 

Unsealed court documents provide the most detailed account to date of the alleged level of planning by far-right militia

 

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Canadian premier tests positive day after rejecting Covid measures

 

Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe said he tested positive even as region resumes events, hockey games and in-person learning

 

Leyland Cecco in Toronto
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Syrian survivors cling to hope Raslan case will mark end of regime’s impunity

 

Analysis: sentencing of former colonel to life by German court may not be last ***** in Assad’s armour

 

 
Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent
Fri 14 Jan 2022 05.00 GMT
 
 
 
 
Dictator Bashar al-Assad  considers Syria the same way his dad Hafez did....HIs very own turf for him to do as he pleases ( and who gives a xxxx about the people...)
 
 
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Ethiopia: Tigray on brink of humanitarian disaster, UN says

 

Supplies for more than 5 million people in need of food are running out, says World Food Programme

 

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‘They want to make an example’: Cuba protesters hit with severe sentences

 

Six months after demonstrations, courts have quietly started imposing harsh charges such as sedition

 

Ed Augustin in Havana
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Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly near to plea bargain in corruption trial

 

Former Israeli PM understood to be in advanced talks with state attorney’s office over admitting to two counts of breach of trust

 

Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem
Sun 16 Jan 2022 12.21 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Kazakhstan authorities raise death toll from unrest to 225

 

Prosecutor says dead include security forces and ‘armed bandits’, with toll dramatically increased from previous figures

 

Guardian staff and agencies
Sun 16 Jan 2022 02.57 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
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Revealed: the Flint water poisoning charges that never came to light

 

The former criminal prosecution team investigating the Flint water crisis was building a racketeering case against state officials. Then the team was dismantled

 

Jordan Chariton and Charlie LeDuff
Mon 17 Jan 2022 10.00 GMT
 
 
 
 
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Israeli police in standoff with Palestinians over Sheikh Jarrah eviction

 

Man has reportedly threatened to set himself on fire if removal order in Jerusalem district is carried out

 

Agence France-Presse in Jerusalem
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Silvio Berlusconi courts parliamentarians in Italy presidential bid

 

Former Italian prime minister’s charm offensive risks stoking tensions within coalition

 

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Malta’s Roberta Metsola elected EU parliament president

 

First woman to lead assembly in 20 years wins broad support despite anti-abortion views

 

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
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Fear and defiance on Ukraine’s frontline: ‘We don’t like dictators here’

 

With ageing Soviet-era rockets and a depleted, elderly fleet, Ukraine’s military hold their breath for Moscow’s next move

 

Luke Harding in Mariupol
Wed 19 Jan 2022 14.45 GMT
 
 
 
Vid
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Prince Andrew’s social media accounts deleted as he fights US lawsuit

 

Twitter and YouTube pages no longer accessible, while royal website refers to his role in the past tense

 

Wed 19 Jan 2022 15.20 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Israeli police demolish Palestinian family’s Sheikh Jarrah home

 

Family of 15 evicted in East Jerusalem neighbourhood that was a flashpoint for 2021 fighting

 

Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem
Wed 19 Jan 2022 12.17 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

UK judge rules age assessment of asylum seekers was unlawful

 

Two asylum seekers wrongly assessed as adults by Home Office social workers have won a victory in the high court

 

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‘His family robbed the country’: personality cult of ex-Kazakh leader crumbles

 

Anger over corruption and economic inequality is largely directed at Nursultan Nazarbayev and family

 

Pjotr Sauer in Shamalgan
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China warns US after tracking warship in South China Sea

 

People’s Liberation Army says USS Benfold ‘illegally entered’ Chinese waters

 

Helen Davidson in Taipei, and agencies
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Keynes warned the world against using economic sanctions. His alternative is worth considering

 

In 1924, the economist argued that aiding our allies is more effective than sanctioning our foes. That lesson should be heeded today

 

Thu 20 Jan 2022 11.12 GMT

Nicholas Mulder

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/20/keynes-warned-the-world-against-using-economic-sanctions-his-alternative-is-worth-considering

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