Last night, thousands of Georgians gathered around Parliament. In the morning, the government deployed special forces against peaceful protesters to allow the Georgian Dream MPs into the parliament for the final committee hearing on the Russian law.

Lone refugee aged 12 still missing year after vanishing from hotel Home Office has finally admitted after trying to block my FOI request Patricia Durr #CareForEveryChild 🧡 from Every Child Protected Against Trafficking 🧡 says it's a 'child protection scandal in need of independent inquiry and investigation'
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In letter first obtained by The National, Republican senators express 'shock' that White House would withhold supplies from its ally

Ellie Sennett reports
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Phew.

A UN source said the prospect of a negotiation breakthrough was “not high”, with part of the blame resting on Hamas’s refusal to accept the deal. “The Palestinian delegation couldn’t understand that this is not a game.' thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2024…

Gaza witness Ghassan Abu Sitta prevented from entering France thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2024/0…

I spent this week in Upper Nile & Diel, North Jonglei #SouthSudan witnessing the immense humanitarian needs due to continuous violence & conflicts.

More than 650K people fled war-torn #Sudan for South Sudan, and I witnessed yet again new arrivals to Malakal this morning.

There is more to say, but for now let me tell you how proud I am of our Columbia Journalism students, whom I've watched report non-stop for days, sleep on floors, support one another & give their all to bearing witness under dire conditions: pulitzer.org/news/statement… The Pulitzer Prizes

Fascinating The Atlantic piece from 1968 about campus protests: 'I doubt if we have ever had a generation or at least a minority of one — that has engaged itself so earnestly on the side of principled action, that valued people so dearly and possessions so little, that cared…

🧵EXCLUSIVE: #SaudiArabia has stepped up arrest of citizens & residents for social media posts deemed problematic by security services. The focus has been on those about #Israel & #Gaza war as Arab rulers worry about national security threats post Oct 7 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

#GazaSolidarityEncampment : In a dramatic turn of events late Tuesday night, #ColumbiaUniversity students witnessed their peers being taken into custody after the university's president called on the NYPD to disperse protesters occupying Hamilton Hall. Undeterred by arrests,…

The Biden administration’s official policy is to oppose the normalization of Assad, chiefly through sanctions, until he stops the slaughter. But behind the scenes, the administration is quietly but deliberately loosening that pressure, according to lawmakers in both parties and…

Huge turnout at today’s rally against Georgian Dream’s Russian law with second hearing vote planned tomorrow. Georgian people are clearly against Russian takeover pushed by Ivanishvili and his masters.

Ambassador Husam Zomlot draws on London's streets for hope and insists that Palestinian politics is the business of the Palestinians alone
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The Independent Rachel Savage Thomas Graham Eleanor These are troubled times for the industry. This a wonderful opportunity to impress the judges, have an adventure, and produce some journalism that will live with you forever
ENDS

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Apply for the Rupert Cornwell award at The Independent - it’s a great opportunity for freelance foreign correspondents under 30. independent.co.uk/news/media/rup…

The Independent has opened applications for its award honoring the memory of my late husband, the journalist Rupert Cornwell. This is a great opportunity for aspiring young journalists to try foreign reporting and get their work published. Details here: independent.co.uk/news/media/rup…

I was at the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution in Lisbon today, where many say the spirit of the revolution, which was triggered by the frustration with the country’s colonial wars, lives on in the Palestinian cause.
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With a heavy heart I announce that my 18-year-old younger sister, Lara Sayegh, was killed today on her way from Gaza City to the south. She and my mother were reaching Egypt for safety. My angel collapsed as she was walking on the “safe route” past the Israeli checkpoint, in an…