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The Palestinian school under siege – podcastThe Palestinian school under siege – podcast
At least five pupils at a village school in the West Bank have been killed in the last year by settlers and soldiers. Emma Graham-Harrison reports on how the school found itself on the frontline, while a teacher explains what life is like for staff and students. Waheed Abu Naim ...
Saudi Arabia warns of ‘red line’ after Houthi drone intercepted close to holy city of MeccaSaudi Arabia warns of ‘red line’ after Houthi drone intercepted close to holy city of Mecca
The Iran-aligned militant group rejected the suggestion it had targeted Mecca, while the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation condemned the attack Saudi Arabia’s air defences intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca on Tuesday before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city, according to a spokesperson for the ...
Iran war cost US $38bn and significantly depleted missile stockpile, report findsIran war cost US $38bn and significantly depleted missile stockpile, report finds
Damaging budget report estimates cost would grow $3bn per month and stockpile could take five years to rebuild The war in Iran has cost the US at least $38bn and left its stockpile of defensive missiles so depleted it could take five years to rebuild, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office ...
‘This should be condemned by any thinking human’: film industry rallies behind NAZA directors‘This should be condemned by any thinking human’: film industry rallies behind NAZA directors
Backing comes after Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor were threatened with having their citizenship revoked and accused of treason Film industry heavyweights across the globe have expressed solidarity with Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the Oscar-winning Israeli directors of documentary NAZA, who have been threatened with having their citizenship revoked ...
Houthis threaten more Saudi strikes as UN warns of humanitarian crisis in YemenHouthis threaten more Saudi strikes as UN warns of humanitarian crisis in Yemen
Estimated 100,000 Yemenis displaced amid renewed fighting as Qatar sounds alarm over Bab al-Mandab strait Saudi cities faced the threat of a second day of Houthi attacks as fighting across Yemen led the UN to warn of a humanitarian crisis with 100,000 Yemenis already displaced. As oil prices remained well ...
The love of her life died at sea hunting shipwrecks. Now she’s taking the helmThe love of her life died at sea hunting shipwrecks. Now she’s taking the helm
After Jennifer Sellitti lost her partner Joe Mazraani, she thought everything was over. Then she inherited his ship After Joe died, Jennifer Sellitti felt as though she were living underwater. Other people became murky, their words muffled. She slept constantly; unconsciousness was a blessing. On the worst days, memories bowled ...
AI safety requires more than just slowing our pace | Stuart RussellAI safety requires more than just slowing our pace | Stuart Russell
Safety requirements are non-negotiable. They depend on meeting concrete goals, not just adjusting a timeline It has been a week of high drama in AI, precipitated by the resignation of the AI safety researcher Jacob Coxon from Anthropic. This followed several weeks of increasingly lurid and disturbing revelations about the ...
Legend of Destruction review – starry voices grace animated telling of the Jewish revolt against the RomansLegend of Destruction review – starry voices grace animated telling of the Jewish revolt against the Romans
Eight years in the making, the innovative film uses painted still images – it’s like being read a graphic novel by a cast including Oscar Isaac, Evangeline Lilly and Elliott Gould This Israeli animated film has been largely hanging around in limbo since it was finished in 2021 after taking ...
Leading legal experts say sanctions on Israel ‘fall far short’ of UK obligationsLeading legal experts say sanctions on Israel ‘fall far short’ of UK obligations
More than 130 counsels and KCs sign letter to PM saying international law requires further measures to stop illegal settlements More than 130 legal experts, including 18 king’s counsel (KCs), have written to Andy Burnham saying that sanctions on Israeli settlements “fall far short” of Britain’s obligations under the international ...