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‘You have no humanity if you don’t feel something inside you, just hurt when you see that’ – education secretary on Ukraine war
The education secretary Nadhim Zahawi is an Iraqi Kurd who left his home country when he was just 11, his family fearing for their lives under Saddam Hussein.
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Farewell to departing editor Ben de Pear
We don’t often spend time recognising the off-screen team,- who are really the ones who make this programme what it is. So we wanted to take a moment to mention our departing editor Ben de Pear, who has led the programme for the last decade.
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Julian Assange can be extradited to US, says court
Julian Assange can be extradited to the United States, according to a new legal ruling.
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How the Poland-Belarus border became new frontline for illegal European migration
An eighth person has died attempting to cross into Poland in what has become the new frontline for desperate migrants trying to make it illegally into Europe.
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Former US secretary of state Colin Powell dies of Covid complications at 84
Colin Powell, the first Black person to become America’s Secretary of State, has died at 84, from Covid-related complications.
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IS ‘Beatle’ Alexanda Kotey admits terror offences in US
A British extremist accused of conspiring to kidnap and murder Western hostages in Iraq and Syria faces life behind bars, after pleading guilty to a series of charges in a US federal court.
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Does Afghanistan withdrawal mean the end of US nation building?
After imperial Britain and the Soviet Union, Afghanistan has now seen off America, supposedly the world’s mightiest military.
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FactCheck: Raab incorrectly claims scale of UK Afghan evacuation is unprecedented
There are several examples of much larger evacuations, even in UK history.
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Afghanistan war: British veterans express ‘sadness and anger’ at Taliban advances
UK combat troops largely left Afghanistan in October 2014, but hundreds remained to train and assist Afghan forces. Now, watching the Taliban advance and violence escalate from afar, veterans are pondering their legacy.
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Jon Snow to step down as Channel 4 News presenter at end of 2021
Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow has decided to step down from his role from the end of the year after 32-years at the helm of the flagship news programme.
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Pope makes powerful plea for peaceful coexistence in historic meeting with top Shi’a cleric
The Pope has held an historic meeting with Iraq’s top Shi’a cleric where he made a powerful appeal for peaceful coexistence. Pope Francis thanked the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani for speaking up “in defence of the weakest and most persecuted” during some of the most turbulent times in Iraq’s history.
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Series 6, Episode 16: David Dimbleby
David Dimbleby is a British journalist who has covered major news events for the BBC for over 40 years.
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FactCheck: Starmer contradicted Corbyn on the Salisbury attack
Keir Starmer said the Salisbury attack “deserves to be condemned by all of us without reservation – without reservation”.
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Iranians head to the polls for parliamentary elections – Jon Snow reports from Tehran
Tomorrow’s election takes Iran into uncharted waters. It takes place after many of the candidates were disqualified by the ruling authority.
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Thousands take to the streets in Baghdad
In Iraq, several months of protests in central Baghdad have received new impetus since the assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.