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Government defends decision to proscribe protest group after mass arrests at a demonstration in Westminster over the weekendSpeaking ahead of A-level results day on Thursday, Bridget Phillipson said it was a “national disgrace” that so many young people – especially white working-class pupils – were unable to get the required grades for university.Phillipson said:It is a national disgrace that so many young people are written off and don’t get what they need to achieve and thrive.Far too many young people, particularly white working-class British students, don’t get the exam results that they need at GCSE or A-level to allow them

Committee to Protect Journalists says those responsible for death of Anas al-Sharif and four colleagues must be held to accountAnas al-Sharif among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrikeActivists staged a protest on the roof of a Microsoft datacentre in the Netherlands after revelations the Israeli military is storing large volumes of data in the country.Images posted on social media showed some of the activists blocking access to the large Microsoft facility in the north-west of the country on Sunday, while others scaled the building’s roof and lit flares. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/aug/11/israel-gaza-war-anas-al-sharif-al-jazeera-benjamin-netanyahu-live-news-updates Author : Hayden Vernon Publish date

Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospitalA prominent Al Jazeera journalist who had previously been threatened by Israel has been killed along with four colleagues in an Israeli airstrike.Anas al-Sharif, who was one of Al Jazeera’s most recognisable faces in Gaza, was killed while inside a tent for journalists outside al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Sunday night. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/10/prominent-al-jazeera-journalist-killed-in-israeli-airstrike-on-gaza Author : Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem Publish date : 2025-08-11 06:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Liu Jianchao, the envoy in charge of managing ties with foreign political parties, was reportedly detained in late JulyLiu Jianchao, a senior Chinese diplomat widely seen as a potential future foreign minister, has been detained by authorities for questioning, the Wall Street Journal has reported.Liu was taken away after returning to Beijing in late July from an overseas work trip, it reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/11/liu-jianchao-china-diplomat-detained-beijing Author : Reuters Publish date : 2025-08-11 03:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.