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Tapping foreign capital
Pakistan entered FY27 with a somewhat stronger external position, but also with a debt burden that leaves little room for complacency. The country’s external debt stock stood at Rs24.1 trillion, or $138.85 billion, at the end of July 2026, according to the latest State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data. The federal government’s external debt alone was $87.03bn, of which $77.2bn represented long-term obligations. The debt’s composition also tells an important story. According to International Monetary
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French TV programme pulled after actress speaks out on Gaza
France Televisions has removed the replay of a programme after actress Adèle Haenel denounced the Gaza genocide.
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Yemen: The Houthis test Iran's regional influence
Iran-backed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia have intensified as fighting spreads around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital chokepoint for global trade and oil shipments. On FRANCE 24, Sanaa Center for Strategic Studies chairman Farea Al-Muslimi argued this could mark "the last round in Yemen's current war", unpacking the Houthis' ties with Iran and the growing pressure on Washington as the group targets US allies while Donald Trump heads into a crucial election.
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In Algeria, new focus on English in schools rekindles debate over French colonial legacy
In Algeria, new focus on English in schools rekindles debate over French colonial legacy Tassa Adidi on Fri, 09/04/2026 - 13:43 Move to make English the first foreign language taught in schools is hailed by some as a sovereign break with France Students wave Algerian national flags during the morning assembly on the first day of school in Algiers, on 19 September 2023 (AFP) Off English is taking up an increasingly prominent place in Algeria’s education system at the expense of French – a shi
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The next UN secretary-general: Who would want ‘the most impossible job on earth’?
The next UN secretary-general: Who would want ‘the most impossible job on earth’? Sondos Asem on Mon, 07/20/2026 - 16:22 Eight candidates are battling to replace Antonio Guterres as the organisation comes under pressure from the US and Israel among others UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres attends a meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the G7 leaders' summit in Hiroshima in May 2023 (AFP) On In April 1953, Norwegian UN secretary-general Trygve Lie was at New York’s Idlewil
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The battle to save the dying heart of rural France: the village bistro
Once central to rural life, cafe-bistros are closing in the face of depopulation and falling alcohol consumption, but campaigners are seeking new ways forward It is just past noon on a midweek day, and already every table at Au Bon Acceuil cafe-bistro in the northern Burgundy village of Saint-Martin-sur-Ouanne is taken. The three-course lunch menu today – including a choice of a hefty chunk of steak with chips or a meaty lasagne – is just €18, but villagers are not only here for the food. Contin
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'Immoral and self-destructive' — Zelensky blasts EU for considering lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs
"Five hundred Shahed drones per day is certainly not the right time to even begin a discussion about easing sanctions," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 12, after France reportedly joined Slovakia in calling to delist Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov.
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Pakistan urges UN to close gaps in fight against evolving terror threat
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan on Saturday urged the UN Security Council to strengthen its counter-terrorism mechanisms and close gaps in sanctions regimes as a new UN assessment warned that terrorist groups were rapidly adapting their propaganda, recruitment and financing methods. The UN report specifically highlights the proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as an example of how terrorist groups increasingly use propaganda to reinforce their operations, exploit local grievances, build legitima
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France explains why it wants EU sanctions on Russian oligarch Usmanov lifted
France says its request to remove Alisher Usmanov from the EU sanctions list is linked to a national security issue and a request from international partners.
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BRICS: What is in the joint statement from the 11 members?
Members of the 11-nation BRICS group including China, Russia, Iran and India called for calm in the Middle East at a summit in New Delhi on Saturday, overcoming earlier divisions to issue a joint statement. Chinese President Xi Jinping, who joined Russian, Iranian, Indian and other leaders in India's capital, told the summit that the Middle East war "does not serve the common interests of the international community". France 24's Andrew Hilliar tells us more.
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EU sanctions rollover stalls over Russian oligarch Usmanov as Paris backs Bratislava’s demand to delist him
Ambassadors broke up with no agreement on renewing the measures, and they have one sitting left before every restriction on the list runs out on its own.
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French broadcaster pulls replay after actress calls Israel genocide
French broadcaster pulls replay after actress calls Israel genocide French public broadcaster France Télévisions has removed the online replay of a France 5 programme after actress Adèle Haenel used the broadcast to say that Israel’s was committing a genocide on Palestinians and France was complicit. In a video shared by Quds News Network, Haenel appeared on La Grande Librairie on 9 September and used a closing segment to call for sanctions against Israel and freedom for Palestine. She said h
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Group in Yemen used Claude AI for missile projects, Anthropic says
• Identifies cell of threat actors running three weapons development programmes • Claims it banned accounts as soon as it detected illegal activity PARIS: A group in Yemen attempted to use Anthropic’s Claude chatbot to build guided rockets and missiles, the US firm has revealed, as Houthi forces are on the offensive in the country. In a report published on Thursday on how it had prevented illegal uses of Claude in several countries, the leading US AI firm said it had “identified a cell of threat
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EU ambassadors fail to extend sanctions against Russia due to opposition from Slovakia and France
EU ambassadors have failed to extend sanctions against Russia as Slovakia and France seek to delist oligarchs Usmanov and Fridman, RFE/RL reports.
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Zack Polanski urges investigation into Israeli settlement-linked sponsor of Bayeux Tapestry exhibition
Zack Polanski urges investigation into Israeli settlement-linked sponsor of Bayeux Tapestry exhibition Imran Mulla on Fri, 09/11/2026 - 11:03 Billionaire sponsor of landmark British Museum show donated to community centre in West Bank settlement now under UK sanctions Green Party leader Zack Polanski reacts at the Gorton & Denton byelection count and declaration event at Manchester Central Convention Complex on 26 February 2026 (AFP) Off Green Party leader Zack Polanski has urged the UK gove
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Trump uses 9/11 memorial speech to defend war in Iran
Donald Trump used part of his speech at a 9/11 anniversary ceremony at the Pentagon to defend his administration’s ongoing war in Iran. “On days like 9/11, we learn what a country is truly made of. We’re learning right now what we’re made of,” the president said. “We’re still sending terrorists where they belong – to hell.” France 24’s Fraser Jackson and Philip Turle take a look at his remarks.
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Yemen's Houthis used Claude AI to build guided weapons
PARIS: A group in Yemen attempted to use Anthropic’s Claude chatbot to build guided rockets and missiles, the US firm has revealed, as Iran-backed Houthi rebels are on the offensive in the country. In a report published Thursday on how it had prevented illegal uses of Claude in several countries, Anthropic said it had “identified a cell of threat actors based in northern Yemen running three weapons development programs.” Those were “a guided rocket that used a commodity phone-class flight comput
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9/11, 25 years on: 'A time for reflection about the way the world has gone'
Twenty-five years after the deadliest attack on US soil, Americans will pause on Friday to commemorate the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. But it is also a moment for the global community to reflect on the legacy of September 11 and the world has changed since, says France 24's Philip Turle.
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UK sanctions on Israeli settlements include those in Syria's Golan Heights
UK sanctions on Israeli settlements include those in Syria's Golan Heights Daniel Tester on Fri, 09/11/2026 - 12:46 UK government sources tell MEE the occupied Golan Heights and East Jerusalem will be covered by the new measures Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband during Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons, central London, on September 9, 2026. (AFP) Off The UK's new sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements include those in
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Britain's settlement trade ban is cosmetic. For it to work, it must sanction Israel
Britain's settlement trade ban is cosmetic. For it to work, it must sanction Israel Jonathan Cook on Thu, 09/10/2026 - 19:06 The UK may end up assisting Tel Aviv by reinforcing a preposterous distinction between 'illegal' Jewish settlements and a supposedly 'law-abiding' Israel British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is pictured with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio prior to a meeting in Washington, on 5 August 2026 (Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP) On Ed Miliband, Britain’s foreign secretary,
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Jabaroot: Behind the hacker group's claim of a 70,000‑name leak in Morocco's police and intelligence
Jabaroot: Behind the hacker group's claim of a 70,000‑name leak in Morocco's police and intelligence Hugo Martin on Fri, 09/11/2026 - 09:47 Alleged breach raises security concerns and unanswered questions about the collective's identity and motives at a critical time for Rabat A member of the special forces of Morocco’s General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance of (DGST) during the General Directorate of National Security's (DGSN) open days in Fes, Morocco, on 21 May 2023 (Fadel Senna/
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Nepal: Rescue efforts continue in the aftermath of a flash flooding disaster
Two weeks after the devastating flash floods, the number of dead and missing continues to rise. At Kathmandu’s public hospital, as well as outside the military base in Bidur, hundreds of photographs of missing people have been put up. Hundreds of families come forward, hoping for news – good or bad – of one or more loved ones. A race against time is underway: helping survivors, finding those still alive and identifying the victims. Rescue teams have been carrying out repeated helicopter flights,
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Did the War on Terror succeed? Or did Washington fall into al Qaeda’s trap?
PRESS REVIEW: Friday, September 11– 25 years on from 9/11, the international press reflects on the war on terror, its legacy and its failings. In France, the far-right National Rally party tries desperately to distance itself from the overtly racist comments of one of its security officials, made while on duty for his day job as a police officer. Finally, a fossilised feather may give us new insights into why birds survived the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs.
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From Pakistan to Uzbekistan: how China’s J-10CE is widening its overseas reach
Battle-testing modern weapon systems can come at a steep price: a country must send its forces to war. But for China’s 4.5-generation J-10CE fighter aircraft, exports have opened another route. Pakistan provided the aircraft’s first major combat test during its four-day conflict with India in May 2025, when Islamabad’s J-10CEs were used in an air battle. Two US officials told Reuters that at least two Indian aircraft were downed, including a French-built Rafale – though the precise losses,...
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Israel destroys Hezbollah tunnel network in south Lebanon, triggering tremor
Israel said Thursday it demolished key tunnels built by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group beneath the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, triggering a 4.1 magnitude tremor. Agence France-Presse journalists in the area heard several explosions. In a video shared by Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz, a huge fireball can be seen rising into the night sky. The explosion comes a few days after Israeli authorities claimed to have taken control of the Ali al-Taher ridge, saying that the.
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Iran-backed Houthi rebels take strategic port city in Yemen, raising threat to Red Sea shipping
The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group on Thursday took over Yemen’s port city of Mokha, an area vital to controlling shipping through the Red Sea, Houthi and Yemeni officials said. Mokha is about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a waterway that connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden and through which about 12% of the world’s goods are typically shipped. FRANCE 24's Nick Rushworth reports.
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Iran raises fuel prices for heavy users
The rise of the price of fuel is an issue for both the United States and Iran in this conflict. US president Donald Trump has conceded that prices will not fall before the midterm elections where the US voters could hold him to account. Meanwhile in Iran where many communities have been bombed since February 28th, there's now the added problem of incresing fuel prices. FRANCE 24's Ali al Basha sent this report.
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French govt warns right-wing TV channel about using expelled pro-Putin pundit
France's government on Thursday condemned the return of expelled Russian commentator Xenia Federova to conservative TV channel, CNews, for alleged Kremlin ties. Federova was formally expelled from France in August over claims she was a Kremlin agent and accusations that she spread Kremlin propaganda on French television and radio.
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Trump highlights his own record at midterm Republican convention
President Donald Trump capped Wednesday’s opening night of the unusual Republican midterm convention by slamming Democrats as extremists and staunchly defending the war in Iran while making the extraordinary pledge to pay every adult American $5,000 if his party retains its control of both chambers of Congress after November. It reflected Trump’s apparent calculation that he needs bold moves to revive Republicans’ chances as Democrats try to take advantage of his low approval ratings in close ra
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Ethiopia's Tigray rebels accuse govt of new drone strike
Rebel Tigrayan authorities accused Ethiopia of another drone strike in the country's northern region on Tuesday. The federal government has launched multiple drone strikes in Tigray in recent weeks and massed troops at the regional border, raising fears of a return to the civil war of 2020-2022 that killed some 600,000 people. FRANCE 24's Tom Canetti reports.
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Sudan war: Chad denies allegations of logistical support to RSF rebels
On Tuesday in Geneva, Chad once again denied any involvement in the war in Sudan, while taking part in the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council. N’Djamena has repeatedly been accused of serving as a logistical rear base for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces and has consistently rejected those allegations. FRANCE 24’s Harold Girard reports.
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US demands NATO allies help dismantle International Criminal Court — media
According to the report, the Netherlands and France had raised their voices in the court’s defense
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I was 18 when they sent me to Guantanamo. The system that allowed it never went away
I was 18 when they sent me to Guantanamo. The system that allowed it never went away Mansoor Adayfi on Wed, 09/09/2026 - 20:45 Mansoor Adayfi was a student when the 'war on terror' turned him into a number. Twenty-five years later, he argues that the machinery behind his imprisonment has found new targets Growing up as a child in Yemen, I never thought the day would come when I would share my story with a global audience. But little did I know that I would be caught in the violent crosshairs
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Settlement trade ban: Burnham succeeds in weeks where Starmer failed for years
Settlement trade ban: Burnham succeeds in weeks where Starmer failed for years Peter Oborne on Wed, 09/09/2026 - 16:05 While more action is still needed, these sanctions go a long way towards bringing Britain in line with ICJ ruling on Israeli occupation British Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks in the House of Commons on 9 September 2026 (House of Commons/AFP) On Less than two months have passed since Andy Burnham was installed as British prime minister. He has taken a more relaxed tone th
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Russian drones kill at least nine in strikes targeting warehouses and ports in Ukraine – Europe live
The strikes come after it was revealed that Ukraine’s president Volodomyr Zelenskyy’s plane was almost by a drone when leaving Moldova this week At least nine people died in overnight Russian strikes on Ukraine, targeting warehouses and ports across the country. Five people were reported dead and 24 injured in the Sumy region, with four killed and 19 injured in a separate attack on Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Mykolaiv. “Over the past 24 hours, our warriors struck eight Russian infrastructure fac
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Labor friends of Palestine criticise Australia’s decision not to join sanctions on Israeli settlements in West Bank
Australia declined to join move by UK, Canada and France in banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements Labor party members have criticised the federal government for not following the UK, Canada and France in banning trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, urging Penny Wong to mount a stronger response to violence against Palestinians. The Labor Friends of Palestine group wrote to the foreign minister on Wednesday, calling for Australia to join a coordinated approach with allies an
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Democratic Party overwhelmingly opposed to current Israeli regime, California governor says
Democratic Party overwhelmingly opposed to current Israeli regime, California governor says MEE staff on Thu, 09/10/2026 - 06:24 Gavin Newsom, a 2028 presidential hopeful, said the condemnation of what Bibi Netanyahu is doing is almost universal Newsom said that everyone agrees Gaza has been a 'moral catastrophe'. (AFP) Off California Governor Gavin Newsom, a 2028 presidential hopeful, has said that Democratic Party was overwhelmingly opposed to the current Israeli regime and wanted a “secur
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Majority of British adults approve of settlement ban, YouGov survey says
Majority of British adults approve of settlement ban, YouGov survey says MEE staff on Thu, 09/10/2026 - 05:21 Green and Labour voters back the sanctions most strongly, with even Conservative approval narrowly outweighing disapproval UK announced sanctions on Israeli settlements and a ban on all arms licences and other exports that "materially contribute to the occupation". (AFP) Off A majority of British adults approve of the UK government’s decision to ban the import of goods from Israeli s
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PM to highlight efforts to end US-Iran war at UNGA
• Bangladesh assumes presidency as General Assembly formally opens in New York • Trump to speak on opening day; PM Shehbaz’s speech on 25th; Pezeshkian’s attendance ‘not yet confirmed’ • Renewal on the cards as tenure of panel monitoring Iran sanctions expires during UNGA session WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is due to arrive in New York later this month for the UN General Assembly, where he is expected to highlight Pakistan’s efforts to find a peaceful solution to the ongoing US-Ira
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Ukrainian troops training in Poland with French instructors
Ukrainian service members are undergoing intensive training in Poland with the participation of French instructors as part of the EUMAM Ukraine military assistance mission.
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Aid cuts force clinic closures across Sudan
In tonight's edition, funding cuts are forcing dozens of health clinics in Sudan to close, aid groups warn. Also, an AI and Africa conference has kicked off in South Korea's capital. And we have a poke around the Rwanda Space Agency as Paris hosts its very first international space summit.
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IAEA board refers Iran to UN Security Council over nuclear ‘non-compliance’
The symbolic escalation has been initiated by the United States, Germany, France and the United Kingdom.
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Houthi offensive on Bab al-Mandeb may bring 'tremendous leverage', analyst explains
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen on Wednesday said the Iran-backed Houthis had launched fresh attacks on the kingdom's south, after the rebels launched an offensive seeking to control the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Adam Baron, Fellow at the New America Foundation, says that "if you have both groups able to disrupt maritime shipping both in the Red Sea and the Gulf, this would be a tremendous exercise of leverage to put pressure for a resolution".
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Iran strikes ships, expands no-go zone outside Hormuz strait
Iran said it attacked more than a dozen vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, as it announced an expansion of a no-go zone outside the strategic waterway it has blockaded for months. The fresh attacks and fighting with the United States have sent oil prices above $100 per barrel again as Tehran chokes off the strait and Washington presses a counter-blockade of Iranian ports. FRANCE 24's Reza Sayah reports from Tehran.
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Pakistan among Arab, Muslim nations welcoming UK ban on imports from illegal Israeli settlements
Pakistan, along with seven other Arab and Muslim countries, on Wednesday welcomed the United Kingdom’s decision to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. UK imposed the trade measures on Tuesday, alongside Canada and France. The decision was announced by British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, who accused the Israeli government of turning a “blind eye” to what he called “ethnic cleansing” by settlers in the West Bank. Meanwhile, a joint statement by the foreign ministers
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Pakistan among Arab and Muslim nations welcoming British ban on goods from Israeli settlers
Pakistan, along with seven other Arab and Muslim nations, on Wednesday welcomed the United Kingdom’s decision to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. UK imposed the trade measures on Tuesday, alongside Canada and France. The decision was announced by British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, who accused the Israeli government of turning a “blind eye” to what he called “ethnic cleansing” by settlers in the West Bank. The joint statement by the foreign ministers of Pakistan
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FATF warns of emerging risks to economies from rising online gaming, gambling operations
ISLAMABAD: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has warned of emerging risks to economies from rising online gaming and gambling operations, while sharing new risk indicators with countries to combat money laundering and terror financing. “As gaming and gambling services become increasingly digital, cross-border and interconnected, new money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing risks are emerging,” said the FATF, the Paris-based global watchdog on money laundering, terro
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Sanctions on Israeli settlements: Here’s what Europe is saying and doing
Sanctions on Israeli settlements: Here’s what Europe is saying and doing Relations between Israel and European states have deteriorated after the UK led moves on Tuesday to impose sanctions against Israeli settlements. In London, UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, using some of the harshest language by a government minister about Israel, said that the decision came amid the “ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in areas of the West Bank perpetrated by settler terrorists”. In Paris, meanwhile, his op
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Sanctions on Israeli settlements: Here’s what Europe is saying and doing
Sanctions on Israeli settlements: Here’s what Europe is saying and doing Daniel Tester on Tue, 09/08/2026 - 15:20 The announcement by the UK against the West Bank occupation echoes unease in France, Spain, Ireland and Norway, among others The Israeli government wants to build settlements in the E1 corridor in the occupied West Bank, pictured here in September 2026 (AFP) On Relations between Israel and European states have deteriorated after the UK led moves on Tuesday to impose sanctions aga
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