Lindsey Hilsum
Migrants or refugees: what’s the right word?
After I reported on scenes of desperation at the Greece/Macedonia border, there was nearly as much outrage about the use of language as the plight of the people.
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Africa and coronavirus: Why did we think the continent would be brought to its knees?
How have so many African nations managed to contain the coronavirus and why we have we left them out of the Covid conversation?
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Lindsey Hilsum
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Islamists squeezed as Kurds and Syrian government attack
Kurdish fighters reportedly advance to within 30 miles of the Islamic State group’s stronghold of Raqqa, while pro-Assad forces battle Sunni militants on the Lebanese border.
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Indonesia's executions: a weak president acting tough
The execution of eight convicted drug traffickers by Malaysia is a demonstration of the underlying weakness of the country’s President.
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After Paris: Cameron meets to discuss UK terror law
David Cameron is to meet with intelligence and security chiefs to discuss Britain’s response to the terror attacks in France, the day after joining one million marchers on the streets of Paris.
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Hong Kong demonstrators defiant as protests grow
Hong Kong democracy protesters defy volleys of tear gas and police baton charges to stand firm in the global financial hub, in an attempt to challenge Beijing’s demands to restrict free elections.
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Paul Mason
Why Gaza will prove to be a game-changing event
I don’t have any answers, but anybody who thinks there can be anything “permanent” in the disorder thus created is crazy.
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Alex Thomson
The Blair-Sisi Project
Tony Blair’s people insist he will earn no money from his advising of “President” Sisi of Egypt, who seized power in the recent coup and sealed it in a phony election.
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Cameroon to probe World Cup match-fixing claims
Cameroon faces allegations that seven of the country’s players were involved in match-fixing at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
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Paul Mason
Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Ukraine: what happens next in a world without framework?
The question is no longer what Tony Blair did, or what President Obama should do, but what are we all going to do?
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Muslim Brotherhood supporters sentenced to death
An Egyptian court sentences 529 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death on charges including murder.
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Yasser Arafat ‘was not poisoned’, says Russia
Russia announces that former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died of natural causes, not radiation poisoning – but the Palestinian ambassador to Moscow says an investigation will continue.
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Cease use of violence against Egypt protesters, says Hague
It is claimed as many as 100 supporters of ousted President Morsi have been shot dead by security forces, as William Hague condemns the latest violence in Egypt’s capital, Cairo.
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At home with the bin Ladens: leaked report revelations
Gardening competitions and cowboy hats – a leaked report into the killing of Osama bin Laden gives an unusual glimpse into the family life of the terrorist leader on the run.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Sheikh Tamim, 33, takes over in world’s richest country
The truth of the matter is that the Qatari succession is opaque, and no-one outside the royal family has a clear idea of what this transition means.
