Photos: What a year of ceasefire in Gaza looks like – NPR

  1. Photos: What a year of ceasefire in Gaza looks like  NPR
  2. In three years, Israel's war on Gaza hasn't just changed the Middle East, it's changed the world | Steve Bloomfield  The Guardian
  3. A U.S.-brokered ceasefire was supposed to end the war in Gaza. A year later, progress has stalled  Los Angeles Times
  4. 'The Trump plan changed nothing': One year later, Gaza still lives in ruins, under bombs  Le Monde.fr
  5. One year on, Gaza ceasefire exists ‘in name only,’ aid groups say amid near-daily Israeli strikes  NBC News
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Ukrainian Drones Strike Major Rostov Oil Hub, Sparking Blaze – Kyiv Post

  1. Ukrainian Drones Strike Major Rostov Oil Hub, Sparking Blaze  Kyiv Post
  2. Trump’s deal with Putin will not deter Zelensky from playing his strongest card  The Telegraph
  3. Zelensky confirms strikes on oil refineries in Omsk and Ukhta, one more data center  Ukrinform
  4. Ukraine says it hit Russia's largest oil refinery  Reuters
  5. Ukraine Strikes Samara Oil Blending Hub for Second Time  Kyiv Post
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Recruitment boss accused of being behind ‘doxxing’ campaign against RNLI and anti-racism activists

Tom Watson, of Worcester, alleged to be behind Big Time Charlie X account that created so-called Traitorbase

The owner of a recruitment firm has been accused of being at the centre of a so-called “doxxing” campaign against the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), anti-racism activists and business executives who recruit black, Asian and minority ethnic workers.

Tom Watson, from Worcester, is alleged to be behind an X account calling itself “Big Time Charlie”, which was deactivated shortly after he was named by the campaign group Hope Not Hate.

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‘If voters aren’t better off by the next election, we’re screwed’: Labour insiders voice fears over budget

Some say party risks ‘looking twee’ by focusing on small fixes amid growing nervousness that budget lacks ambition

In the days since Labour’s annual conference, party insiders have been sharing a word cloud produced by the pollsters More in Common, which shows the phrases voters most associate with Andy Burnham.

Such polling is rarely flattering for politicians, and the prime minister’s version had its fair share of negatives. But one of the most prominent words in the cloud – and the one that has caught the imagination of Labour strategists – was “trying”.

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