In his fortnightly column MARK SEDDON reflects on the death of Major Oak and why such ancient trees matter to us
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Palestine refuses to be pushed around by the US
Faced with defeat in Syria and elsewhere in the region, Saudi Prince Mohammed has chosen Lebanon as Riyadh’s next battleground. JOHN HAYLETT reports on the rapidly deteriorating political realities
The world’s largest communist party marked its 105th birthday this week — and remains true to its principles and firm in its course, says OLIVER VARGAS
The left has become too reliant on persuasion and too detached from the workplaces and communities it seeks to represent, argues NICK TROY
RAMZY BAROUD highlights how Israel’s ambassador sought to shut down UN officials documenting sexual violence and abuses against Palestinians
The US-Israeli conflict with Iran has had far-reaching consequences, including a boost to Pakistan’s regional standing, argues ROGER McKENZIE
The recent heatwaves revealed how ill-prepared Britain remains for a hotter future – and how unequal the ability to cope with it has become, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
The drive to strengthen European defence is reshaping relations between France, Germany, Italy and Britain, says NICK WRIGHT
IMAGES of worms turning came to mind this week when Mahmoud Abbas told the Trump administration he would freeze all communications with the US if it closed the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) offices in Washington.
The Palestinian president was squeezed for threatening to take Israel to the International Criminal Court for war crimes committed against civilians in Gaza and its colonial expansionism on the West Bank.
The US State Department, which renews PLO permission to operate in Washington on a half-yearly basis, refused the latest application last week, provoking fury from Abbas and other PLO officials.
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The US-Israeli conflict with Iran has had far-reaching consequences, including a boost to Pakistan’s regional standing, argues ROGER McKENZIE
ANN CZERNIK looks back over the last two years of carnage that began with the unprecedented October 7 operation and considers the rhetoric from both sides in light of the massacre carried out by Israel that has united the world in horror
