UK must impose sanctions on Israel to meet legal obligations, say more than 800 lawyers

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Exclusive: Letter to PM signed by retired supreme court justices among others says lack of action will imperil international legal system

The UK must impose sanctions on the Israeli government and its ministers and also consider suspending it from the UN to meet its “fundamental international legal obligations”, more than 800 lawyers, academics and retired senior judges, including former supreme court justices, have said.

In a letter to the prime minister, they welcome Keir Starmer’s joint statement last week with the leaders of France and Canada warning that they were prepared to take “concrete actions” against Israel. But they urge him to act without delay as “urgent and decisive action is required to avert the destruction of the Palestinian people of Gaza”.

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Ukraine says Russia launched its biggest drone attack yet, part of an escalating campaign – AP News

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  1. Ukraine says Russia launched its biggest drone attack yet, part of an escalating campaign  AP News
  2. Russia Defies Trump With Largest-Ever Drone-and-Missile Attack on Ukraine  WSJ
  3. Russia escalates assault on Ukraine with massive drone attacks on cities  PBS
  4. Russia hits Ukraine with the largest drone-and-missile attack of the war so far  NPR
  5. Russia attacks Ukraine for third night in a row, Ukrainian officials say  Reuters
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Man arrested after people hit by car at Liverpool FC parade – latest updates

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Police urge people not to speculate about incident in city centre after white British man, 53, is arrested

Steve Rotheram, mayor of the Liverpool city region, has thanked first responders for their “swift action” on a “difficult day”.

He said: “Our hearts go out to all of those affected, especially those who have been injured. Thank you, as ever, to the first responders for their professionalism and swift action.

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At Hate-filled Jerusalem March, Israel’s Far Right Paraded Its True Goal for the Gaza War – Haaretz

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  1. At Hate-filled Jerusalem March, Israel's Far Right Paraded Its True Goal for the Gaza War  Haaretz
  2. Far-right marchers attack Palestinians as Israel marks taking of Jerusalem  BBC
  3. Thousands of Israeli nationalists chant 'death to Arabs' during annual procession through Jerusalem  PBS
  4. Thousands of Israelis join violent, racist march through Jerusalem’s Muslim quarter  The Guardian
  5. Far-right Israelis confront Palestinians, other Israelis in violent Jerusalem march  NBC News
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Thousands of Israeli nationalists chant ‘death to Arabs’ during annual procession through Jerusalem – PBS

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  1. Thousands of Israeli nationalists chant 'death to Arabs' during annual procession through Jerusalem  PBS
  2. Far-right marchers attack Palestinians as Israel marks taking of Jerusalem  BBC
  3. Thousands of Israelis join violent, racist march through Jerusalem’s Muslim quarter  The Guardian
  4. Far-right Israelis confront Palestinians, other Israelis in violent Jerusalem march  NBC News
  5. At This Year's Festivities, Jerusalem Day Normalized Calls for Genocide  Haaretz
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What to Know About the Deportees the Trump Administration Wants to Send to South Sudan – The New York Times

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  1. What to Know About the Deportees the Trump Administration Wants to Send to South Sudan  The New York Times
  2. Trump admin deportations to South Sudan violated court order, judge rules  Axios
  3. A look at the deportees on plane that headed for South Sudan from US  AP News
  4. Trump administration holding migrants in Djibouti after judge blocks deporting them to South Sudan, president says  CBS News
  5. Court halts Trump administration’s effort to send eight men to South Sudan  The Guardian
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Thousands of Israelis join violent, racist march through Jerusalem’s Muslim quarter

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State-backed flag day march shut down Palestinian life in Old City to celebrate Israel’s 1967 annexation of East Jerusalem

Thousands of Israelis have joined a state-funded march through the Muslim quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem, where large groups chanted racist slogans including “Gaza is ours”, “death to the Arabs” and “may their villages burn”.

The annual march, paid for and promoted by the Jerusalem city government, celebrates Israel’s capture and occupation of East Jerusalem and its holy sites in the war of 1967. The Israeli takeover is not recognised internationally.

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Four former Volkswagen managers convicted of fraud in ‘dieselgate’ trial

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Braunschweig court gives two former executives prison sentences for roles in emissions test-cheating scandal

A German court has convicted four former Volkswagen managers of fraud and given two of them prison sentences for their part in the “dieselgate” emissions test-cheating scandal that erupted almost a decade ago.

The former head of development Heinz-Jakob Neusser received a suspended jail term of one year and three months from the court in the city of Braunschweig, according to the news agency Bloomberg.

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