Why Israel is losing the social media war over Gaza
For the first time in a major Arab-Israeli conflict, the world has access to non-traditional sources of reality such as Twitter – and it means Israel is losing the battle for hearts and minds.
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For the first time in a major Arab-Israeli conflict, the world has access to non-traditional sources of reality such as Twitter – and it means Israel is losing the battle for hearts and minds.
The pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine say they have not found the black boxes belonging to the downed flight MH17 and have not touched the site, leaving many bodies exposed to the elements.
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President Barack Obama says the United States believes Flight MH17 was shot down, killing 298 innocent people in an act he describes as “an outrage of unspeakable proportions”.
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With Stephen Crabb in the cabinet, beards return to the Tory frontbench for the first time since 1905. If this starts a new trend, Conservative MPs can look to their “fur-fathers” for inspiration…
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The former high court judge Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss will head a non-statutory inquiry into how institutions handled historic complaints of child sex abuse.
Seventy years ago, the world was convinced that Louis Zamperini had died after the Olympic track star’s bomber aircraft crashed in the Pacific Ocean.
Hundreds of passengers experience heavy delays as they are evacuated from a broken down train in the Channel Tunnel.
As France and Germany prepare for their last-eight encounter in Brazil, we look back at one of the most exciting – and notorious – matches ever, the 1982 World Cup semi-final in Spain.