Matt Frei
Lose, lose for Obama – and Palestinians too
Matt Frei mulls over why the Americans have put the boot into Palestinian statehood.
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Death of Gaddafi marks ‘new era’ for Libya
The world reacts to the end of Colonel Gaddafi’s 42-year grip on Libya as the US warns of “difficult days ahead” following his death. Meanwhile, Gaddafi’s burial has been delayed.
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Shares fall after early rally
After partially recovering in early trading, shares in markets across Europe have fallen by between 1.5 per cent and 2.5 per cent, with the FTSE slumping below the 5000 mark.
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Matt Frei
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Niqab fines for women who defied French ban
Two women who continued to wear a veil covering their faces, despite a ban on the practice, are fined by a French court.
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Obama warns Palestinians: no short cut to statehood
US President Barack Obama makes a last-ditch attempt to head off the Palestinians’ bid for statehood at the United Nations, saying there is “no short cut” to solving the decades-long conflict.
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DSK says sexual encounter with hotel maid was wrong
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn says his sexual liaison with a hotel maid was a “moral failing”.
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Gaddafi urges supporters ‘fight on’
Muammar Gaddafi urged his supporters to fight on as world leaders freed up billions of dollars to help Libya’s new rulers rebuild the North African state.
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FactCheck: Is Britain Nato’s top gun in Libya?
Britain “won’t be left behind” in the grab for Libyan oil contracts, William Hague said today, as world leaders flocked to Paris to plot out the new Libya. And why should we? Rumours are rife that Libya’s new government plans to hand the French the keys to 35 per cent of the country’s oil. And we’ve done just as much to help Libya as the French, haven’t we? Hmm not exactly, FactCheck discovers.
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Leaders meet in Paris for ‘friends of Libya’ summit
As world leaders meet for a key summit on Libya, one analyst tells Channel 4 News there is a diplomatic scramble to establish Libya’s new government and avoid a “terrific embarrassment”.
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LIVE BLOG: The hunt for Gaddafi
All the latest from the Channel 4 News team in Libya, plus video, comment and analysis. Add your voice to the live blog.
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World leaders call for Assad to step down
US President Barack Obama, David Cameron and other EU leaders have called on Syrian president Assad to relinquish power.
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ECB holds crisis talks to calm markets
As the European Central Bank prepares for emergency talks, David Cameron joins world leaders in a battle to calm economic fears ahead of stock markets opening on Monday.
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Why the eurozone crisis is a political crisis
As eurozone leaders convene for an emergency meeting in Brussels, we ask: is the eurozone in trouble because there is no single authority above sovereign state level capable of controlling the euro?
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‘No ifs, no buts’ on Afghan withdrawal
Ministers say the pace of withdrawing British soldiers from Afghanistan before 2015 will be determined by events on the ground, as US President Barack Obama announces a large-scale pullout of forces.
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Obama announces troop cuts in Afghanistan
France follows US President Barack Obama by outlining a phased withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. Gary Gibbon looks at the political strategies at play in ending the decade-long war.
