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Syrian activist Raed Fares shot dead in Idlib
An influential Syrian activist, who took on both the regime of Bashar al-Assad and Islamist forces, has been murdered. Gunmen shot Raed Fares and a colleague in Kafr Nabl, a town in the south of Idlib province, the only remaining rebel-held enclave in Syria.
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UAE considering clemency for Briton convicted of spying
A British academic convicted of spying in the United Arab Emirates was thrown a lifeline today when the UAE’s London ambassador said the government was considering whether to grant him clemency. Matthew Hedges, who denies the charge, was given a life sentence on Wednesday. The ambassador defended the Emirates’ judicial system, saying Mr Hedges was convicted on…
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Russian envoy says relations with UK ‘very low’
Moscow’s Ambassador to the UK has been speaking to the press for the first time since the investigative website Bellingcat unmasked what they say are the two men suspected of carrying out the Salisbury poisoning. Russia insists they are Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, tourists intent on seeing Salisbury’s famous cathedral with its wonderful spire. But Bellingcat published documents this week identifying…
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FactCheck: Russia is spreading discredited theories about the Salisbury attack
Some of the points being raised by official Russian spokesmen are theories that have already been debunked.
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Russian and Syrian warplanes bomb rebel-held Idlib
The UN has called for restraint ahead of this week’s talks between Russia, Iran and Turkey about a Syrian government offensive which many fear could spark a humanitarian disaster.
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Is Google search “rigged” against Trump?
Is Google News really “suppressing voices of Conservatives”?
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Last Syrian rebels face imminent onslaught
Britain has decided to end a scheme funding Syrian opposition groups, saying the situation on the ground was making it too risky to carry on. Emergency humanitarian relief will continue, as the last pockets of rebel territory face an imminent onslaught from President Assad’s forces. Jan Egeland, who chairs the UN taskforce on humanitarian access…
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Long Read: The Arron Banks allegations
The full Channel 4 News investigation into the man who bankrolled Brexit – and his African diamond mine empire.
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Economist Andrew Lilico on Brexit: ‘No deal would mean brief period of considerable disruption’
Madeleina Kay is an ambassador for the Young European Movement, Andrew Lilico is executive director of the analysis firm, Europe Economics, and Chris Philp is a Conservative MP.
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Exclusive: Court documents claim new Arron Banks links with Russia
Documents filed in a South African court by Arron Banks’ former business partner allege he sought funds from Russians.
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The world watches as Trump and Putin meet in Helsinki
The world’s two disrupters-in-chief started the day trying to out-disrupt each other – President Putin’s opening gambit, arriving an hour late, leaving President Trump twiddling his famously small thumbs. But at their joint press conference it was all talk of co-operation and understanding, President Trump criticising not Russian interference in the US elections, but the…
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Ivo Daalder: Trump must confront Putin over Skripal “chemical weapon attack”
Former US Ambassador to Nato, Ivo Daalder, discusses President Trump’s approach to the summit. Are Donald Trump’s calls on NATO to spend 4 per cent of GDP on defence realistic?
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Syrian government forces bombard rebel fighters in Deraa
In Syria, fighting has produced one of the biggest movements of people in recent times. Government forces have been waging a renewed assault against rebel fighters in the country’s south west. Since mid-June, towns in and around the province of Deraa have come under constant bombardment from regime forces,backed by President Assad’s Russian and Iranian allies.…
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From Syria’s front line with Israel: Will Islamists be defeated?
A diplomatic effort is underway tonight to avert further bloodshed across southern Syria. President Assad’s army is poised to expel a variety of rebels and Islamist insurgent groups from a swathe of land bordering Jordan and Israel. Tensions are between Israel and Syria are higher than for generations. In particular, where Syria’s Golan Heights –…
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Sergei Skripal discharged from hospital
Two and a half months after being poisoned, the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal was discharged from hospital today. He’s been taken to an undisclosed location for the next stage of his recovery It’s not been announced whether he’ll be joining his daughter, Yulia, who was also exposed to the deadly nerve agent attack in…
